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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0621.002 2016-2018 .ZY OF N•'• '.o°f•: '''.!�'•. Phone: (808)323-4277 Maile Medeiros David :�.•�,� •, •: \,'�''- Fax: (808) 329-4786 Council District 6 J "��,��`��' ' Portion N. S. Kona/Ka`u/Volcano ' *E :' =%••'�01. ' Email: maile.david@havvaiicounty.gov ,TE OF'N.'';' HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai`i West Hawai`i Civic Center, Bldg. A ,--., 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy. o Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 967401=7 @ CO cp--<. n DATE: December 18, 2017 c,' -_r_ TO: Valerie T. Poindexter, Council Chairman FROM: tMaile David, Council Member, District 6; and ItKaren Eoff, Council Member, District 7 RE: PowerPoint Presentation, Communication 621 Attached is a copy of a PowerPoint presentation that will be provided at the December 20, 2017 Council meeting, Judge Melvin Fujino, Judge for the Third Circuit Court, and Drug Court Coordinator Grayson Hashida regarding the Big Island Drug Court And Big Island Veterans Treatment Court Programs. The presentation is expected to be approximately 30 minutes in length. It would be greatly appreciated if this document could be processed and copies made available for the meeting. Mahalo a nui loa. cc: Laura Murashige Donna Goodenow Comm. No. CO.2-1••Z, Ref. To: csuL�-�. Ref. Dote OEC 2 0 2017 Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai`i County Is an Equal Opportunity Provider And Employer I Big Island Veterans Treatment Court 0 0 Mission Statement The mission of Big Island Veterans Treatment Court (BIVTC) is to help veterans in the judicial system build positive, constructive lives while still holding them accountable for their conduct. Goals and Objectives • To promote public safety by reducing recidivism by veteran offenders on the Big Island. • To reduce jail admissions and average length of incarceration for veteran offenders. • To shorten the response time of the judicial system to violations by veteran offenders. • To provide timely court screening, assessment, intervention, and appropriate treatment to veteran offenders by a court supervised program. • To enhance collaboration between the judicial system, law enforcement, substance abuse treatment agencies, health care providers, social services, mental health interests, Department of Veteran Affairs, veterans and veteran's family support organizations, veteran volunteer mentors and public policy makers. Ten Key Components of the BIVTC Key Component #1: BIVTC integrates alcohol, drug treatment, and mental health services with justice system case processing • The BIVTC promotes sobriety, recovery, and stability through a coordinated response to a veteran's dependency on alcohol, drugs, and/or management of their mental illness. Realization of these goals requires a team approach. This approach includes the cooperation and collaboration of the traditional partners found in drug treatment courts and mental health treatment courts with the addition of the Department of Veteran Affairs, veterans, and veterans family support organizations, and veteran volunteer mentors. Ten Key Components of the BIVTC Key Component #2: Using a non -adversarial approach, prosecution and defense counsel promote public safety while protecting participants' due process rights • To facilitate the veterans' progress in treatment, the prosecutor and defense counsel shed their traditional adversarial courtroom relationship and work together as a team. Once a veteran is accepted into the treatment court program, the team's focus is on the veteran's recovery and law-abiding behavior not on the merits of the pending case. Ten Key Components of the BIVTC Key Component #3: Eligible participants are identified early and promptly placed in the BIVTC • Early identification of veterans entering the criminal justice system is an integral part of the process of placement in the BIVTC. Arrest can be a traumatic event in a person's life. It creates an immediate crisis and can compel recognition of inappropriate behavior into the open, making denial by the veteran for the need for treatment difficult. Ten Key Components of the BIVTC Key Component #4: BIVTC provide access to a continuum of alcohol, drug, mental health and other related treatment and rehabilitation services While primarily concerned with criminal activity, use of Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) use, and mental illness, the BIVTC team also considers co- occurring problems such as primary medical problems, transmittable diseases, homelessness, basic educational deficits, unemployment and poor job preparation, spouse and family troubles—especially domestic violence—and the ongoing effects of war time trauma. Veteran peer mentors interaction with the BIVTC participants is essential. This relationship promotes camaraderie as well as vital assistance in navigating the veteran's benefits system. Their active, supportive relationship, maintained throughout treatment, provides a positive role model for successful reintegration to society, increases the likelihood that a veteran will remain in treatment and improves the chances for sobriety and law-abiding behavior. Ten Key Components of the BIVTC Key Component #5: Abstinence is monitored by frequent alcohol and other drug testing • Frequent court-ordered AOD testing is essential. An accurate testing program is the most objective and efficient way to establish a framework for accountability and to gauge each participant's progress. Ten Key Components of the BIVTC Key Component #6: A coordinated strategy governs BIVTC responses to participants' compliance • A veteran's progress through the treatment court experience is measured by his or her compliance with the treatment regimen. BIVTC rewards cooperation as well as responds to noncompliance. BIVTC establishes a coordinated strategy, including a continuum of graduated responses, to continuing drug use and other noncompliant behavior. Ten Key Components of the BIVTC Key Component #7: Ongoing judicial interaction with each Veteran is essential • The judge is the leader of the BIVTC team. This active, supervising relationship, maintained throughout treatment, increases the likelihood that a veteran will remain in treatment and improves the chances for sobriety and law-abiding behavior. Ongoing judicial supervision also communicates to veterans that someone in authority cares about them and is closely watching what they do. Ten Key Components of the BIVTC Key Component #8: Monitoring and evaluation measure the achievement of program goals and gauge effectiveness • Management and monitoring systems provide timely and accurate information about program progress. Program monitoring provides oversight and periodic measurements of the program's performance against its stated goals and objectives. Information and conclusions developed from periodic monitoring reports, process evaluation activities, and longitudinal evaluation studies may be used to modify the program. Ten Key Components of the BIVTC Key Component #9: Continuing interdisciplinary education promotes effective BIVTC planning, implementation, and operations • All BIVTC staff should be involved in education and training. Interdisciplinary education exposes criminal justice officials to veteran treatment issues, the Department of Veteran Affairs, veteran volunteer mentors, and treatment staff to criminal justice issues. It also develops shared understandings of the values, goals, and operating procedures of both the veteran administration, treatment, and the justice system components. Ten Key Components of the BIVTC Key Component #10: Forging partnerships Veterans Administration, public agencies, organizations generates local support anc effectiveness among BIVTC, and community-based enhances BIVTC • Because of its unique position in the criminal justice system, BIVTC is well suited to develop coalitions among private community-based organizations, public criminal justice agencies, the Department of Veteran Affairs, veterans and veterans families support organizations, and mental health treatment delivery systems. Forming such coalitions expands the continuum of services available to BIVTC and informs the community about BIVTC concepts. The BIVTC fosters system wide involvement through its commitment to share responsibility with program partners. Target Veteran Population: High risk for recidivism and high treatment need �3 1775``x✓ '9TATE S 0 � �!?77;9;C;J 5�^ nG �SrATEs of 0 Eligibility • Veteran • Charged with or convicted of an offense punishable by a term of imprisonment of one year or more • Not a violent offender • Require treatment for substance abuse, mental health and or neurological/brain trauma issues • High risk for recidivism (reoffending criminal behavior) • Adult (18 years of age or over) Disqualifying Criteria • Presently charged with or previously convicted of an offense during the commission of which the person carried, possessed or used a firearm or other dangerous weapon • Has a prior conviction for a Class A felony • Sex offender Interventions • Frequent and regular meetings with the Judge • Drug Treatment, mental health treatment, medical treatment follow-up • VA coordination • Intensive probation monitoring by designated probation officer • Random and frequent Drug Testing Interventions (continued) • Quick sanctions and incentives o Incentives shall be given to encourage further positive behaviors that promote progress in participants towards Individual Master Case plan goals, and overall progress in the BIVTC. Incentives can include but are not limited to reduced court appearances, verbal praise, and gift cards from local businesses, movie tickets, etc. • Potential upgrade of VA status Interventions (continued) • Mentors o Under the BIVTC Mentoring program, a trained veteran mentor is paired with a veteran who will be participating in the program. The mentor will be there to provide support to the veteran during the time he/she is undergoing the stress of dealing with the judicial and VA processes. • Additional Assistance with medical treatment, housing, transportation, family dynamics, finances, education, • Team approach o The BIVTC Team shall be comprised of all key members providing services or support to the veteran, including the presiding BIVTC Judge, the BIVTC Coordinator, the Prosecutor, the Public Defender, BIVTC Probation Officer, Veterans Justice Outreach Coordinator and community-based non -VA treatment providers. • Average length of time: 18 Months Three Phases and in the end, the veteran participant Graduates having accomplished the following: o Clean and Sober o Regular attendance at support meetings o Veteran Mentor partnership o Completion of drug treatment and progress related to other treatments (mental health and medical) o Employed or positive progress toward vocational/educational goals o Stable Housing o Full payment of restitution and often full payment of court fines. o Improvements in transportation, family interactions, and possible upgrade in veteran benefit eligibility Hilo Veteran Treatment Court Graduation 0 Kona Veterans Treatment Court Graduation BIVTC : Veterans Day Parade Float The Judiciary is committed to expanding the Big Island Veterans Treatment Court to help more veterans on the Big Island 1011NADCP National Association of LEARN ACT JOIN PARTNER I IEDIIA Drug Court Prof essionois SEARCH HEADLINE JW Drug court and criminal justice reform NADCP CDD Terrence'Nalior discusses how treatment courts became the foundation forjustee reform Read MOre JOIN THE ALL RISE ARMY! FIND A DRUG COURTWHAT'S NEW Click here for an interactive maip of all' 2017 National Drug Court Month! Drug Courts in the U.S. Download Your Field Kit ,A . �..,. c .. , „. aaia DRUG COURTS ARE IN PERIL W11L YOW AC'T? NET map of veterans treatment courts -.,a %- T JL Brans Treatment Court Locations .TM P receives mapping data from a statewide or territorial problem -solving court coordinator or other designated point of contact in all 5o states. the Di; umbia, Guam; Puerta Rico. and the Virgin Islands. Questions regarding inclusion on the map should be directed to your statewide or territorial problem court coordinator. Glick on a state or territory for contact information. Treatment Court locations as of December 31, 2-015 . b 0416, - _W= _ "1r I. .:;; -ice 'A, rr r ' NU NT wt,' _I WL I � rlw Canada_. I AI3 MIS 1 ON .'-W WM Drug Court started on the Big Island in 2002 and the BIVTC Started November 2014 3 year Federal Funding by BJA, successfully ended on September 30, 2017 o 1 full time probation officer, covering both Hilo and Kona o Hilo and Kona BIVTC programs o POS Treatment Monies (Non VA eligible Mental Health Txt & Substance Abuse Txt) o Training, Evaluation, Drug Testing Kits, Lab testing, etc. • Stats Before September 30, 2017: Grant Goals of 24 met and exceeded by Year 2: 26 Veterans on the Big Island Number of Graduates so far: 1 1 graduates Proposal being worked on with Representative Evans to make a request for next year, one, possibly two probation officers (Hilo and Kona), possibly a supervisor position in Kona, and looking for POS treatment monies all specific for Veterans Treatment Court Helping BIVTC Veterans be successful Types of Potential Friends Request: Incentives, Housing Assistance, Transportation (bus coupons, and taxi vouchers to treatment or Court), Clothing, Education, ID, Expenses not covered by Insurance/VA (Substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment, and medical, dental), Utilities, graduation ceremony costs, mentor training , etc. �t * * is is is ,k *�**icicic*� 'k * * * * is is is �.� * 1 * � * 1c is is �' k * * * * is �� y ***�**