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16-98-306. Collection of data.

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16-98-306. Collection of data.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-98-306

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Stable record: arkansas_code:legal_authorities:16-98-306
Source file: gov.ar.code.title.16.odt
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16-98-306. Collection of data. (a)(1) An approved drug court program shall collect and provide monthly data on drug court applicants and all participants as required by the Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee in accordance with the rules promulgated under § 10-3-2901. (2) The data shall include: (A) The total number of applicants; (B) The total number of participants; (C) The total number of successful applicants; (D) The total number of successful participants; (E) The total number of unsuccessful participants and the reason why each unsuccessful participant did not complete the drug court program; (F) Information about what happened to each unsuccessful participant; (G) The total number of participants who were arrested for a new criminal offense while in the drug court program; (H) The total number of participants who were convicted of a new criminal offense while in the drug court program; (I) The total number of participants who committed a violation of one (1) or more conditions of the drug court program and the resulting sanction; (J) The results of the initial risk-needs assessment or other appropriate clinical assessment conducted on each participant; (K) The total amount of time each program participant was in the drug court program; and (L) Any other data or information as required by the Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee in accordance with the rules promulgated under § 10-3-2901. (b) The data collected for evaluation purposes under subsection (a) of this section shall: (1) Include a minimum standard data set developed and specified by the Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee; and (2) Be maintained in the court files or be otherwise accessible by the courts and the Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee. (c)(1) As directed by the Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee, after an individual is discharged either upon completion or termination of a drug court program, the drug court program shall conduct, as much as practical, follow-up contacts with and reviews of former drug court participants for key outcome indicators of drug use, recidivism, and employment. (2)(A) The follow-up contacts with and reviews of former drug court participants shall be conducted as frequently and for a period of time as determined by the Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee based upon the nature of the drug court program and the nature of the participants. (B) The follow-up contacts with and reviews of former drug court participants are not extensions of the drug court's jurisdiction over the drug court participants. (d) For purposes of standardized measurement of success of drug court programs across the state, the Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee shall adopt an operational definition of terms such as “recidivism”, “retention”, “relapses”, “restarts”, “sanctions imposed”, and “incentives given” to be used in any evaluation and report of drug court programs. (e) Each drug court program shall provide to the Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee all information requested by the Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee. (f) The Division of Drug Court Programs, the Division of Community Correction, the Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services of the Department of Human Services, and the Arkansas Crime Information Center shall work together to share and make available data to provide a comprehensive data management system for the state's drug court programs. (g) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall collect monthly data reports submitted by approved drug courts and provide the monthly data reports to the Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee. (h) The Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee shall: (1) Submit a report by July 1 of each year summarizing the data collected and outcomes achieved by all approved drug courts; and (2) Contract with a third-party evaluator every three (3) years to conduct an evaluation on the effectiveness of the drug court program in complying with the key components of § 16-98-302(b).

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10-3-2901. Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee.

10-3-2901. Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee. (a) There is created a Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee. (b) The committee shall consist of the following members: (1) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or the Chief Justice's designee who shall serve as Chair of the Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee; (2) The Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts or the director's designee; (3) Three (3) circuit court judges who preside over a specialty court program as defined under § 16-10-139(a) to be appointed by the Arkansas Judicial Council, Inc.; (4) Three (3) district court judges who preside over a specialty court program as defined under § 16-10-139(a) to be appointed by the Arkansas District Judges Council, Inc.; (5) One (1) circuit court judge who presides over a juvenile drug court program to be appointed by the Arkansas Judicial Council, Inc.; (6) The Director of the Department of Community Correction or the director's designee; (7) The Secretary of the Department of Human Services or the secretary's designee; (8) The Director of the Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services of the Department of Human Services or the director's designee; (9) A prosecutor appointed by the Prosecutor Coordinator; (10) A public defender appointed by the Executive Director of the Arkansas Public Defender Commission; (11) A member of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; (12) A member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and (13) The Arkansas Drug Director or the director's designee. (c) The chair or the chair's designee shall promptly call the first meeting within thirty (30) days after April 1, 2015. (d)(1) The committee sha

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 10-3-2901

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16-98-302. Purpose and intent.

16-98-302. Purpose and intent. (a) There is a critical need for judicial intervention and support for effective treatment programs that reduce the incidence of drug use, drug addiction, and family separation due to parental substance abuse and drug-related crimes. It is the intent of the General Assembly for this subchapter to enhance public safety by facilitating the creation, expansion, and coordination of drug court programs. (b) The goals of the drug court programs in this state shall be consistent with the standards adopted by the United States Department of Justice and recommended by the National Association of Drug Court Professionals and shall include the following key components: (1) Integration of substance abuse treatment with justice system case processing; (2) Use of a nonadversarial approach in which prosecution and defense promote public safety while protecting the right of the accused to due process; (3) Early identification, with the use of a validated risk-needs assessement, of eligible moderate-to-high-risk participants and prompt placement of eligible participants; (4) Access to a continuum of treatment, rehabilitation, and related services; (5) Frequent testing for alcohol and illicit drugs; (6) A coordinated strategy among the judge, prosecution, defense, and treatment providers to govern offender compliance; (7) Ongoing judicial interaction with each participant; (8) Monitoring and evaluation of the achievement of program goals and effectiveness; (9) Continuing interdisciplinary education to promote effective planning, implementation, and operation; and (10) Development of partnerships with public agencies and community-based organizations to generate local support and enhance drug court effectiveness. (c)(1) Drug court p

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-98-302

Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 16-98-302. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.