AWARD RECIPIENT:

New York State Unified Court System - Schenectady County
New York, NY

AWARD AMOUNT:

$436,696*

PURPOSE: The Schenectady County Drug Court Program will use grant funds to implement an adult drug court in an urban, suburban, and rural jurisdiction. The court will serve 115 felony, misdemeanor, and probation-violating nonviolent, substance-abusing offenders annually. The program will last approximately 12 to 18 months, and it will operate based on a post-adjudication model. The program will provide intensive judicial supervision, sanctions and incentives, mandatory drug testing, and aftercare services through the use of a 3-phase structure. The program will help break the cycle of recidivism by drug addicted offenders through intensive supervised treatment and will enable these community members to become productive members of society. The court has established relationships with the NYS Unified Court System, various local substance abuse treatment providers, the Sheriff, City Police Chief, Department of Social Services, District Attorney, Public Defender, Probation Department, Law, Order and Justice, Inc.; County Manager, Council of Community Services, Capitol Region Board of Cooperative Educational Services, and Alliance for Families and Children. The court will conduct process and outcome evaluations, which will evaluate the court's operations and impact on the surrounding community. The court will utilize the NYS Universal Treatment Application, which allows the court to maintain a uniform database throughout the state, while allowing flexibility to suit the needs of the local court.

LOCAL CONTACT:

Michael Magnani
New York State Unified Court System
25 Beaver Street, 11^th Floor
New York, NY 10004
212/428-2109

OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS CONTACT:

Linda Mansour
202/616-3534

* This is a tentative award amount pending final budget review.