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IN Application for Funding Assistance Florida Department of Law Enforcement Justice Assistance Grant - County-wide w ; fi rn Project Summary Indian River County Drug Testing Program The mission of Indian River County? s Drug Testing program is to support juvenile drug court and juvenile court to stop the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs and related criminal activity in our juveniles . Indian River County?s juvenile drug courts offer a compelling choice for juveniles whose criminal justice involvement stems from AOD use : participation in treatment. In exchange for successful completion of the treatment program , the court may dismiss the original charge , reduce or set aside a sentence , offer some lesser penalty, or offer a combination of these . Drug courts transform the roles of both criminal justice practitioners and AOD treatment providers . Indian River County? s Juvenile Drug Court and Juvenile Court creates an environment with clear and certain rules . The rules are definite , easy to understand , and most important, compliance is within the individual ?s control . The rules are based on the participant ? s performance and are measurable , ie the drug tests reveal drug use or abstinence . The participant? s performance is immediately and directly communicated to the judge , who rewards progress or penalizes noncompliance . The court programs should have the capacity to demonstrate tangible outcomes . Indian River County?s Court will have this ability to demonstrating reductions in AOD use via this drug testing program . Abstinence will be monitored by frequent alcohol and other drug testing . The purpose of this is frequent court-ordered AOD testing is essential . An accurate testing program is the most objective and efficient way to establish a framework for accountability and to gauge each participant's progress . Modern technology offers highly reliable testing to determine if an individual has recently used specific drugs . The Substance Abuse Council continues to utilize a Dade Behring ? V-Twin ? drug screening analyzer utilizing the EMIT® ( Enzyme Multiplied Immunoassay Technique) Technology Principal . It is commonly recognized that alcohol use frequently contributes to relapse among individuals whose primary drug of choice is not alcohol . AOD testing results are objective measures of treatment effectiveness , as well as a source of important information for periodic review of treatment progress . AOD testing helps shape the ongoing interaction between the court and each participant . Timely and accurate test results promote frankness and honesty among all parties . AOD testing is central to the court?s monitoring of participant compliance . It is a main objective of the program . It gives the participant immediate information about his or her own progress , making the participant active and involved in the treatment process rather than a passive recipient of services . Performance Objectives : The Indian River County Drug Testing Program proposes to provide IRC juveniles frequent drug testing according to the following standards . 1 . AOD testing policies and procedures are based on established and tested guidelines . 2 . Testing may be administered randomly or at scheduled intervals , but occurs no less than once a week during the first several months of an individual ?s enrollment . Application Ref # 2006-JAGC-221 Section #2 Page 3 of 4 Contract -JAGC- INRk - -