[Tribal-drug-courts] post ajudication vs. pre ajudication

[Ruben A. Baca]

Good Morning Adrian,

Originally the program was voluntary / pre adjudication.  Apparently, it's been mentioned that early in the life of the program,  the prosecution office at the time wasn't filling petitions when participants did not comply with the program. I imagine that made it difficult to hold participants accountable for the actions or lack thereof.  Currently, we work with participants post adjudication. I feel that working with participants who admit to the allegations in the petitions is a first step. Most of the time it takes a while for a parent to admit or realize that they are responsible for the situation they are in. Having the court order the recommendations from social services lays out a path that needs to be followed. When I meet with parents for an intake, we'll go over the court order and I explain how the program can help them comply with the order. A con, is that in all of our cases, the children are removed. Pre adjudication leaves the possibility that children can remain in the home while parents work on sobriety, is this a pro or con?  In any situation removing children is a traumatic event,  so if removal can be avoided than that is a good thing. Hope this helps, please feel free to contact me any time you have questions.

Respectfully,


Ruben A. Baca.
Family Healing to Wellness Court Coordinator
Gila River Indian Community Court
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721 West Seed Farm Road
P.O. Box 368
Sacaton, AZ  85147
Business#: (520) 562-9860, ext. 9918
Ruben.baca at gric.nsn.us<mailto:Yolanda.Johnson2 at gric.nsn.us>


From: Tribal-drug-courts [mailto:tribal-drug-courts-bounces at tribal-institute.org] On Behalf Of Adrian Hale
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 8:25 AM
To: 'tribal-drug-courts at tribal-institute.org'
Subject: [Tribal-drug-courts] post ajudication vs. pre ajudication

Good morning,
Does your Healing to Wellness Program do post or pre adjudication when a participant starts the HTWC?? Pros or cons?
Thank you,


Adrian Hale
Healing to Wellness Court Coordinator
PBP Judicial Center
11444 158th Road
Mayetta KS 66509
Office: (785)966-2242
Fax: (785)966-2662
Email: AdrianH at pbpnation.org<mailto:AdrianH at pbpnation.org>


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