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Louisiana's Drug Courts: 2000

2000

ACT No. 11, 2nd Ex. Session

AN ACT Making appropriations for the ordinary expenses of the executive branch of state government, pensions, public schools, public roads, public charities, and state institutions and providing with respect to the expenditure of said appropriations.

 

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Objective: To maintain Drug Court treatment
for court diverted individuals in Jefferson
Parish and provide treatment services to 170
clients.
Performance Indicator:
Number of clients receiving Drug
Court treatment services 170

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Objective: To admit 1,621 individuals to its
Drug Court programs and have a 60% retention
rate.
Performance Indicators:
Total number of admissions 1,621
Annual cost per treatment slot -
juvenile $3,600
Annual cost per treatment slot - adult $2,500
Retention rate (percent remaining in
treatment for a minimum of
12 months) 60%
Recidivism rate 10%