Agenda 05/10/2011 Item # 4L
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5/10/2011 Item 4.L.
PROCLAMA TION
the Felony Drug Court Program is a court-supervised drug and alcohol treatment program for
individuals involved in the criminal justice system with a substance abuse problem. This
program is designed to divert cases from the traditional court system, while helping
participants recover from drug and alcohol addiction, stay in recovery and become productive
members of society: and,
Drug Courts are a proven budget solution that benefit all facets of society: and,
Drug Courts are an essential component of our justice system which save vast criminal justice
resources and return individuals to their communities as productive, tax-paying citizens: and,
Drug Courts are the most effective tool in the criminal justice system for saving money,
cutting crime and serving veterans: and,
results of more than 100 program evaluations and at least four meta-analytic studies have
yielded definitive evidence that Drug Courts significantly improve substance-abuse treatment
outcomes, substantially reduce drug abuse and crime, and do so at less expense than any
other justice strategy: and,
Drug Courts facilitate community-wide partnerships, bringing together public safety and
public health professionals in the fight against drug abuse and criminality: and,
the Drug Court movement has grown from the 12 original Drug Courts in 1994 to over 2,500
operational Drug Courts: and,
Drug Courts demonstrate that when one person rises out of drugs and crime, we ALL RISE:
and,
the time has come to put a Drug Court within reach of every eligible person in need: and,
May 16 - 20 marks National Drug Court Commencement Week, which celebrates the promise
of recovery and restored hope to Drug Court graduates and their families.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, that
May 16 through May 20, 2011 be designated as
NATIONAL DRUG COURT COMMENCEMENT WEEK
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 10th Day of May, 2011.
A TrEST:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
FRED COYLE, CHAIRMAN
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DWIGHT E. BROCK, CLERK
5/10/2011 Item 4.L.
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4.L.
Item Summary: Proclamation designating May, 2011 as National Drug Court Month. To
be accepted by Judge Greider and the Collier County Drug Court Team. Sponsored by
Commissioner Henning.
Meeting Date: 5/10/2011
Prepared By
Name: Paula Springs
Title: Executive Aide to the BCC,
5/3/2011 2:37:53 PM
Approved By
Name: ShefjieldMichael
Title: Manager-Business Operations, CMO
Date: 5/3/2011 3 :22:55 PM
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