Wayne
County 3rd Circuit Juvenile Drug
Court
STAND
Wayne County Third Judicial Circuit Juvenile Drug Court
(STAND) serves to eliminate a juvenile’s substance abuse and delinquent behavior
by utilizing therapeutic jurisprudence and case management to develop,
coordinate and monitor the juvenile’s treatment. The program has one program coordinator,
three drug court teams with an assigned jurist and probation officer, and 2
probation monitoring agents to service up to 60 participants. Juveniles are referred in both pre- and
post-adjudication status. To be
eligible the youth must be a Wayne County resident, 14-17 yrs old, have a
consenting parent/guardian, have a positive drug screen, have no history of
violence, and have a level II on the ADAD.
STAND uses a system of graduated incentives and sanctions to encourage
progress toward compliance, negative drug screens, school attendance and no
additional delinquency petitions.
When a juvenile
successfully completes all requirements and graduates, the Court dismisses the
original charge.