On October 1, 2014 the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Office of Criminal Justice Services performed a site visit for the purpose of re-certifying the DeKalb County Drug/DUI Court program. The process was to ensure continued compliance with the 10 Key Components and Benchmarks set by the National Association of Drug Court Professionals. The site visit activities included a review of the program’s Policy and Procedures Manual and the Participant Handbook; observing the team meeting and the court session; meeting with the program coordinator, Norene Puckett; and meeting with a group of the program participants. The DeKalb County Drug/DUI Court program demonstrated adherence to the components and the benchmarks and was found to be in full compliance.
In a letter from the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Recovery Court Administrator Liz Ledbetter writes to Judge Bratten H. Cook II, “You and the recovery court team are to be commended for the hard work, dedication and commitment to working with offenders who are experiencing substance abuse/co-occurring disorders by utilizing available resources in order to support and assist them toward becoming productive citizens. The DeKalb County Drug/DUI Court program has maintained certification status which will be applied for four years.”
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