(g) (1) A judge of a drug court may, on his or her own initiative or at the request of an offender, order the dismissal of a case and the sealing of the protocol if: (e) the accreditation and certification of treatment providers and treatment facilities serving participants in the Drug Court Program; (iii) existing drug treatment programmes currently in place and implemented by courts, district prisons or prison services; and (D) The Drug Court Program Judge, after considering the offender`s criminal history, determines that the dismissal of the case and the sealing of the cases are appropriate. (2) (A) Except as provided in subsection (g) (2) (B) of this section, the program judge of the drug court may order the sealing and rejection of the offence belonging to a target group, with the written consent of the other Arkansas court, if the perpetrator has pleaded guilty or if nolo contendere has been convicted of a target group crime pursuant to section 16-93-1202 (10) (A) ( (i). (3) Unless the Drug Court Program Judge has ordered otherwise, sealing shall be carried out in accordance with this subsection, as described in the Complete Criminal Record Sealing Act, 2013, § 16-90-1401 et seq. (A) the offender has successfully completed an addiction court program as determined by the drug court program judge; (v) Provide intensive short- and long-term inpatient treatment to participants in the drug court programme; and (a) (1) Each judicial district of that State shall have the right to establish a drug court programme under this subchapter. (i) establish standards for the classification of a participant in a drug court program as a high- or medium-risk offender; For more information: Arkansas Adult Drug Court Recidivism Study/Cost Benefit Analysis. www.dcc.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/publications/DrugCourtRecidivismPerformanceNov2014.pdf (accessed July 10, 2017). (D) To serve as a link between drug enforcement judges and other government agencies that provide services to drug court programmes; Arkansas Department of Correction Annual Report 2015. adc.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/Annual_Report_2015_rev1.pdf (accessed July 10, 2017). Faulkner County uses a five-phase program. The first phase is the most intensive and includes regular drug testing and sessions with counsellors and probation officers.
Participants must also participate in Alcoholics Anonymous and/or Narcotics Anonymous or any other external support group, depending on their individual circumstances, and the participant must provide proof of participation. If the participant does not participate in the required external support group, this is a violation of the participant`s drug court agreement. The second, third and fourth phases of the program have the same requirements as the first, with the difference of fewer drug tests and fewer meetings with counsellors and probation officers. As participants go through each stage of the program, they show that they are willing to take on additional responsibilities. Participants are also encouraged to find work if possible. A fifth phase gives the participant more time to pay fines, fees, costs and reimbursement, with less supervision. All financial obligations must be paid before the end of the program. The transition to the fifth phase must be approved by employees and is based on the individual`s past performance. The fifth phase was created to provide some oversight while the person pays fines, fees, costs and reimbursements related to their case.
In all drug courts, it is of the utmost importance and mandatory to stay away from drugs during registration. Participants are regularly tested for drug use, especially in the first phase. Those who test positive for drug use have more time in drug court than those who test negative. If participants have too many positive drug tests, they may be deprived of probation and then sent to prison. A participant who tests positive for drugs is often given non-profit time instead of having their probation revoked. (b) (1) A drug court program includes services provided by the Community Corrections Division, the Department of Social Services and the Courts Administrative Office.
