5/18/2015 1 VTAC Lake County Specialty Courts Honorable John T. Phillips Chief Judge VTAC Three Specialized Problem Solving Courts Drug Court – 2005 Mental Health Court – 2007 Veterans Treatment and Assistance Court ‐ 2011 VTAC Drug Court Mission: Break the cycle of addiction, break the cycle of crime. Target Population: High Risk/High Need, substance use (or co‐occurring) disordered felony offenders. We are a prison diversion program. Team: Judge, Probation, State’s Attorney, Public Defender, Bridgehouse, Haymarket, Jail Officials, Nicasa and LCHD. Meets weekly to discuss clients appearing in court. Staff incoming cases. Court: Evidence shows interaction with Judge has positive impact on reducing recidivism. Frequency of appearances are determined by phase.
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VTACLake County Veteran Treatment and Assistance Court (VTAC)
SupervisionCase by case and according to risk level.
Reporting can be as high as 3x/week or as low as once per month. High risk clients are automatically referred to surveillance unit for random home visits.
Drug/alcohol testing is done often on co-occurring clients, at least once per week in the field or in the office.