52-1 District Sobriety Court

Novi

The 52-1 District Court in Novi is a DUI Drug Court that targets repeat and high risk drunk driving offenders, who as a group, are at high risk of committing a drinking and driving offense. The goal of Sobriety Court is to reduce alcohol related offenses in this group and to reduce alcohol and drug use generally. The overall program capacity is about 175 participants. All three judges participate in Sobriety Court and actively support the drug court model. Each of the Sobriety Court intensive probation officers are limited to a maximum of 35 cases supervised in the intensive phase and are responsible for the continuation of supervision of participants in the aftercare phase. Three full time probation officers, designated as Sobriety Court intensive probation officers, manage the Sobriety Court caseload. The role of the probation officer has been strengthened and empowered in this model.