Who We Are:
The mission of the Drug Court is to give addicted offenders an intensive and holistic opportunity to recover from their addiction and avoid continued involvement in crime. We accomplish this by effectively assessing the risk and needs of the individual offender, by providing a continuum of treatment, services, supervision, rewards, and sanctions via a non-adversarial partnership betwee
n the Court, probation officers, counselors, and attorneys. About the Program:
Drug Court is a voluntary and intensive supervision prison diversion program targeted at habitual offenders that continue to commit crimes to support their addiction. It generally takes 15-24 month to successfully complete. The program is composed of a team from the Seventh Judicial District Court, Scott County Attorney’s Office, Community Corrections and the treatment community. Goals of the Scott County Drug Court are:
• To provide assessment, education and treatment to drug offenders geared toward providing rehabilitation and long term recovery
• To diminish continued involvement in criminal activity through participation in treatment and effective use of rewards and sanctions where appropriate.
• To monitor compliance in treatment and Court orders through regular Court interaction and community supervision.
• To promote positive interactions between the offender and the Courts, community, and family.
• To retain individuals in the program until successful completion of probation.
• To provide a cost-effective alternative to incarceration through community monitoring and treatment based services.
