I. Drug Court Activity Underway

No. of Programs Currently Operating:                                         11

No. of Programs Planned:                                                             30

No. of Drug Courts with Alumni Groups:                                      1
 

No. of Tribal Drug Courts with:

Adult Drug Court Programs only                                                     8

Juvenile Programs Only                                                                   1

Combined Juvenile and Adult Programs                                         4
 

II. Summary Program Information
 

Estimated Total No. of Individuals Who Have Enrolled To Date

Tribal Drug Court Programs:                                                             259

Estimated No. of Graduates                                                               23
 
 

III. Justice System Status of Participants

                                                                            Adult                                                                 Juvenile
                                                                            Programs                                                         Programs

-Pretrial Diversion                                                     29%                                                                 25%

-Post Conviction                                                       43%                                                                 50%

-Probation Violators                                                 29%                                                                  25%
 
 

IV. Source of Participant Referrals
 

                                                                            Adult                                                                 Juvenile
                                                                            Programs                                                          Programs

-From the Local Tribal Court                                 All                                                                     All

-From a State Court                                             A few                                                                 A Few
 
 

V. Summary Participant Information
 

Age Range (years):

Adult Programs:

Teens: 35%

20-25: 9%

26-35: 31%

36-45: 2%

46-55: 13%

over 55: 7%
 

Juvenile Programs

Under 13 17%

14-15 31%

16-17 52%
 

Gender (Current Participants/Graduates)

                                    Adult                                         Juvenile

Male                             67%                                           48%

Female:                         33%                                           52%
 

Marital Status (Adult Programs):

Single: 51%

Married: 12%

Divorced: 7%

Separated: 1%

Widowed: --

Living with Significant Other: 29%
 

Parental Status (Adult Programs):

46% of participants were parents of minor children
 

Educational Status at time of Program Entry

Adult Programs:

No high school or GED 34%

High school or GED 40%

Some post-high school training 8%

Some college 17%

College degree 1%

Post college degree --
 

Juvenile Programs:

Grade 6 or below 17%

Grade 7-8 41%

Grade 9-10 38%

Grade 11-12 4%
 

VI. Substance Abuse Characteristics at time of Program entry:

No. of years of drug use at time of program entry

Adult Programs: n/a

Juvenile Programs: 1-2 years reported
 

Age at first use:

Adult Programs: n/a

Juvenile Programs:

10 years old 33%

11 years old 11%

12 Years old 28%

13 Years old 28%

Reported first drug used: alcohol
 

Drug of Choice:                    Adults             Juveniles

Alcohol                                 All                     All

cocaine/crack                        Few                  None

Heroin                                   Few                 None

Inhalants                                Few                 Some

Marijuana                              Some               Few

Methamphetamine                  Few                None

Prescription medications         None           None
 

VII. Special Needs Presented by Juvenile Drug Court Participants

Special Needs of Participants Reported Percentage of Reporting Programs

Noting Special Needs

Severe substance involvement     100%

Desire of participant to develop personal strengths/skills/interests     100%

Immaturity in terms of thought processes/cognitive development     100%

History of abuse/trauma     100%

Fetal alcohol syndrome/effect or drug addicted birth     33%

Academic under-achievement         100%

Participant at below grade reading level     100%

Attention deficit disorder     33%

Other learning disabilities     33%

Physical health problems/allergies     66%

Deficiencies in physical faculties (e.g., eyesight, etc.)     33%

Low sense of personal identity/self esteem     66%

Depression or other mental health condition     66%

Unhealthy peer relationships     100%

Problems in family/living situation that need to be addressed     100%

Need for participant to develop meaningful community ties     100%
 

VIII. Participant Enrollment and Retention Information Reported by Tribal Drug Courts
 

Note: Retention rates among reporting programs vary as a result of the range of eligibility criteria used by drug court programs and the nature and extent of substance abuse and other problems presented by participants. Comparisons among programs should therefore be made with great caution.
 
 
 

State	Jurisdiction	Impl. Date	Enrollment To Date	Retention Rate
AL	Poarch Creek Tribal Drug Court (Atmore)	August 1998	5	100%
AZ	Hualapai Tribal Court (Peach Springs)	January 1998	40	88%
AZ	Kaibab - Paiute Tribal and Juvenile (Pipe Springs)	February 1999	9	100%
AZ	Pascua Yaqui Tribal Ct (Tucson)	August 1998	10	80%
ID	Shoshone Bannock Tribes (juv) (Fort Hall)	October 1997	24	87%
MT	Blackfeet Tribal Ct. (Browning)	January 1998	33	97%
MT	Ft. Belknap Tribal Ct. (Ad/Family) (Ft. Belknap)	March 1998	70	71%
MT	Ft. Peck Wellness Ct (juv) (Poplar)	May 1998	14	79%
NV	Duckwater Tribal Ct (Ad) (Duckwater)	September 1997	12	79%
NV	Duckwater Tribal Ct (Juv) (Duckwater)	September 1997	4	100%
SD	Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe (Adult) (Agency Village)	November 1997	10	90%
SD	Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe (Juv) (Agency Village)	November 1997	7	100%
WA	Makah Tribal Court (Makah)	March 1998	21	95%