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• A Application for Funding Assistance Florida Department of Law Enforcement Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Formula Grant Program E . Project Narrative 1 . Problem Identification : Briefly describe a specific problem to be addressed with subgrant funds in terms of Problem Description , Problem Significance and Needs Assessment , as described in the application instructions . Continue narrative on a second page if necessary . Do not exceed two pages . Use a readable size font , per instructions . The Substance Abuse Council of Indian River County is seeking funding to support Indian River County' s Juvenile Drug Court and Juvenile Court by providing frequent and valid drug testing for Indian River County Juvenile ' s whose criminal justice involvement stems from Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) use . Indian River County continues to experience a high level of drug related activity . For several decades , drug use has shaped the criminal justice system . Drug and drug- related offenses are the most common crime in nearly every community. Drug offenders move through the criminal justice system in a predictable pattern : arrest , prosecution , conviction , incarceration , release . In a few days , weeks , or months , the same person may be picked up on a new charge and the process begins again . These actions do little to curtail the illicit use of drugs and alcohol especially among our youth . As offenders flood the criminal justice system , many are not identified as having problems . In response , a few forward-thinking and innovative jurisdictions began to re-examine the relationship between criminal justice processing and AOD treatment services . Several common sense improvements sprang up spontaneously throughout the Nation . It became increasingly apparent that treatment providers and criminal justice practitioners shared common goals : stopping the illicit use and abuse of all addictive substances and curtailing related criminal activity . Each system possessed unique capabilities and resources that could complement the other and enhance the effectiveness of both if combined in partnership . Thus , the concept of treatment- oriented drug court was born . Drug courts were first implemented in the late 1980 's , but they did not develop in a vacuum . They are an outgrowth of the continuing development of community-based team -oriented approaches that have their roots in innovative programs developed by pretrial , probation , and parole agencies , as well as treatment-based and law enforcement innovations such as community policing programs . It following this thought process that Indian River County has established a juvenile drug court . FDLE Byrne Formula Grant Application Package Grant Application Section H - Page 4 Rule 11 D-9 .006 OCJG — 005 (rev. April 2004)