DRUG COURTS, CHIEFS OF POLICE AND SHERIFFS …

1 drug COURTS, CHIEFS . OF POLICE AND SHERIFFS : A B R O A D E R LO O K AT L A W E N F O R C E M E N T. Presented in partnership by the National NADCP. National Association of drug court Professionals Association of drug court Professionals 4900 Seminary Road, Suite 320, Alexandria, VA 22311 and the Department of Justice, Office Phone: 703-575-9400 Fax: 703-575-9402. of Community Oriented Policing Services. drug Courts, CHIEFS of POLICE and SHERIFFS : A Broader Look at Law Enforcement Prepared by the National Association of drug court Professionals. 2003 National Association of drug court Professionals Judge Karen Freeman-Wilson (ret.). chief Executive Officer Lieutenant Cynthia Herriott Project Director Faith Prather, Consultant Susan P. Weinstein chief Counsel NADCP. 4900 Seminary Road Suite 320.

2 Alexandria, VA 22311. (703) 575-9400. (703) 575-9402 Fax This document was prepared under Cooperative Agreement Number 2001-CK-WX-K060 from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Department of Justice. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Department of Justice. drug courts perform their duties without manifestation, by word or conduct, of bias or prejudice, including, but not limited to, bias or prejudice based upon race, gender, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, language or socioeconomic status. i ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. The National Association of drug court Professionals is pleased to provide law enforcement personnel and drug court practitioners nationwide with an overview of linkages between drug courts and law enforcement.

3 NADCP. owes its sincere gratitude to those who participated in a series of focus groups to produce this publication, as well as a host of others who continuously assist NADCP in its law enforcement/ drug court efforts. Without their hard work and keen intellect, this manual would not have been possible. They are: chief Anthany Beatty, Lexington Fayette POLICE Division, Honorable John M. Memmott, 2nd Judicial District, Lexington, KY. Farmington, UT. chief Berry, Oklahoma City POLICE Department, Honorable Leslie Miller, Pima County, Tucson, AZ. Oklahoma City, OK. Honorable Donald R. Moran, Jr., 4th Judicial Circuit, Major Michael Bosse, Lexington Fayette POLICE Division, Jacksonville, FL. Lexington, KY. Honorable Mary C. Noble, Fayette Circuit court , Lexington, KY. Honorable Fredric Buttner, 4th Judicial Circuit, Jacksonville, FL.

4 Honorable Maria Ransdell, Fayette District court , Lexington, KY. sheriff Keith Cain, Daviess County sheriff 's Department, chief Randy Reed, Fort Smith POLICE Department, Fort Owensboro, KY. Smith, AK. Honorable Thomas Castlen, Daviess County, Owensboro, KY. Honorable John Schwartz, Monroe County, Rochester, NY. Honorable Virginia L. Cochran, General District court , Honorable Keith Spaeth, Butler County, Hamilton, OH. Virginia Beach, VA. Honorable James R. Swanson, 23rd Judicial Circuit, Honorable Irvin Condon, Charleston County, Charleston, SC. Roanoke, VA. Honorable Brian Davis, 4th Judicial Circuit, Jacksonville, FL. Lana Taylor, Salt Lake City District Attorney's Office, Salt Honorable David Dolan, 33rd Judicial Circuit, Sikeston, MO. Lake City, UT. Honorable Michael M. Feeder, Misdemeanor drug court , sheriff Terry Wagner, Lancaster County sheriff 's Office, Hudson Falls, NY.

5 Lincoln, NE. Lieutenant Kevin Fielding, Davis County POLICE Honorable Amanda F. Williams, Brunswick Judicial Circuit, Department, Farmington, UT. Brunswick, GA. Honorable Karen B. Flowers, Lancaster County, Lincoln, NE. Honorable Brian Wimes, Jackson County, Kansas City, MO. Honorable Dennis Fuchs, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, UT. Officer Christopher Woodyard, Lexington Fayette POLICE chief Gaskin, Roanoke POLICE Department, Roanoke, VA. Division, Lexington, KY. sheriff Ray Geiger, Nassau County sheriff 's Office, Yulee, FL. This manual could not have come to fruition without Honorable Richard C. Giardino, Fulton County, Johnstown, NY. the valuable contributions, oversight and editorial sheriff Nathaniel Glover, Duval County sheriff 's Office, Jacksonville, FL. work of the following individuals: Lieutenant Tobe Green, Glynn Brunswick POLICE Lieutenant Cynthia Herriott, Rochester POLICE Department, Department, St.

6 Simons, GA. Rochester, NY. Honorable Charles Hill, Oklahoma City and County, Susan P. Weinstein, chief Counsel, National Association Oklahoma City, OK. of drug court Professionals, Alexandria, VA. Officer Robert Horton, City of Hamilton POLICE Department, Hamilton, OH. No publication takes place without the hard work Commissioner Sylvester M. Johnson, Philadelphia POLICE and dedication of one person who makes it a reality. Department, Philadelphia, PA. That person synthesizes vast amounts of information, chief Drew Juden, Department of Public Safety, Sikeston, MO. researches important information and writes the Sergeant Deetta Kleinow, Kansas City POLICE Department, substantive piece of work. To that end, NDCI. Kansas City, MO. acknowledges the unselfish devotion to this sheriff Scott Lancaster, Clay County sheriff 's Office, Green publication and recognizes the outstanding work Cove Springs, FL.

7 Of the following person in producing this publication: Honorable Jack Lehman, Clark County, Las Vegas, NV. Captain Kevin G. Lenahan, Fulton County sheriff 's Office, Faith Prather, , Professor, State University of New York Johnstown, NY. at Brockport, Brockport, NY. Deputy sheriff Judy Lowe, Glynn County sheriff 's Office, Brunswick, GA. Finally, NADCP is grateful to the Office of Community Honorable James R. Marschewski, 12th Judicial Circuit, Oriented Policing Services, Department of Justice Fort Smith, AK. for the support that made this publication possible. Deputy sheriff Gia Martinez, Salt Lake City POLICE Department, Salt Lake City, UT. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS. CHAPTER 1. drug court : A Model of Community Policing ..2. Why is drug court an Effective Community Policing Strategy?.

8 2. The Benefits of drug court as a Community Policing Strategy ..4. CHAPTER 2. drug Courts and Law Enforcement Linkages ..7. CHAPTER 3. Identifying and Breaking Down Barriers ..13. Why is Law Enforcement Reluctant to Embrace drug court ? ..13. General Resource Legal CHAPTER 4. Introducing Law Enforcement to drug CHAPTER 5. Creating A Mindset for drug court : Recommended Best Practices ..28. Re-Entry Conclusion ..32. APPENDIX. Profiles of Law Enforcement Linkages ..33. CHAPTER 1. drug court : A Model of Community Policing Community policing is not a program but a mindset. For the first time in history, drug treatment courts Together, how can we change the community? are growing faster than drug prosecution Commissioner Sylvester M. Johnson, Philadelphia POLICE Judge John R. Schwartz, Rochester drug Treatment Department, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

9 court , Rochester, New York. Often referred to as a marriage between treatment Why is drug court an Effective and the court , a drug court is: Community Policing Strategy? a special court given the responsibility to handle cases involving drug using offenders Moving in New Directions through comprehensive supervision, drug testing, Two major trends are waging a powerful impact on treatment services and immediate sanctions and law enforcement's efforts to confront drug issues in incentives. drug court programs bring the full their communities. The institutionalization of com- weight of all interveners (judges, prosecutors, munity policing, along with the rapid development defense counsel, substance abuse treatment of the drug court program, suggest a whole new specialists, probation officers, law enforcement and way of doing business.)

10 Increasingly, POLICE depart- correctional personnel, educational and vocational ments across the country are taking the position experts, community leaders and others) to bear, that managing drug problems involves more than forcing the offender to deal with his or her sub- just suppressing crime; it is equally as important stance abuse to deal with the underlying causes that drive drug abuse and the criminality of drug using offenders. We're not just dealing with the symptoms. Now we're Citing drugs as the biggest problem in Philadelphia, looking at the roots. It's not just a case. It's a person. Commissioner Sylvester M. Johnson, provided Bruce J. Winick, Professor of Law, University of Miami, perspective on the need to do something different Coral Gables, about the scourge of drugs on the community: In 1995, we had a huge drug bust.