STEERING COMMITTEE

The committee will be comprised of executive level personnel from selected agencies that represent the interest of the community at large. Representatives from the following agencies will be a part of the Steering Committee.

A Judicial Representative in the form of a Judge and or an individual representing the Court Clerks.

A Representative from the Prosecutors Office in the form of one of the Prosecutors.

A Representative from the Public Defenders office, or private firm.

A Representative from the Law Enforcement Community.

A Representative from the SummitView Foundation will also be a part of the committee.

The purpose of the committee is to meet and counsel on a regular basis. The committee may establish goals and determine the steps that need to be taken to assure that the goals for the correctional accountability track are being met, or to develop and implement plans to reach established goals.

Committee members shall bring all pertinent information and concerns for the entity that they represent to the committee, so that the information may be disseminated and the concerns explored.

Recommendation made by the committee shall be referred to ___________________ for planning and implementation. ____________________ will examine all recommendations and implement all those recommendations which are economically and logistically feasible.

All Steering Committee members must represent an entity with a responsibility to the community, and be dedicated to assuring the success of the correctional accountability track in deterring first time drug offenders.

The SummitView Foundation reserves the right to exclude individuals from the committee that may be acting with their own agenda and not for the good of the community, or those individuals that may have a conflict of interest.

PLANNING TEAM

The planning team shall be responsible for carrying out the various daily tasks involved in coordinating and running the correctional accountability track. The planning team will coordinate with the Steering Committee to assure successful implementation of the correctional accountability track ideals, guidelines, both long term and short term goals.

The planning team shall consist of SummitView Foundation employees and volunteers. These individuals will be well trained and educated professionals.

State Licensed Probation Officers. As needed, probation officers will participate on the planning team. All participants in the correctional accountability track will be placed on court ordered private probation with the SummitView Foundation. Participants will be tracked, monitored and drug tested by a probation officer. Probation officers shall be responsible for court reporting and updates concerning the correctional accountability track participants.

State Licensed Clinical Therapist. As needed, clinical therapists shall participate on the planning team. Therapists will administer group and individual treatment for drug abuse. Additionally therapists will monitor cooperation, compliancy and overall effectiveness of drug treatment. The therapists will prepare drug assessments and make these assessments as well as any other recommendations available to the presiding judge, and other entities as ordered.

Case Managers. Case managers will assist in all necessary applications as related to the correctional accountability track. Case managers will facilitate all intakes, assessments and billing etc.

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the SummitView Foundation as it relates to the correctional accountability track is as follows. The collective body of SummitView Foundation employees have through there associations and experience in dealing with drug offenders reached the realization that we as a community may have the greatest opportunity to effect change among new offenders.

Currents trends in the criminal justice system have now and in the past stressed penalties and treatment for hardened long term drug abusers. It would seem that by the time an offender reaches the point where treatment in mandated and penalties force an offender to take responsibility for their actions, the offender has become callused and skeptical towards the judicial system.

We feel that a great opportunity for intervention is being missed. Drug education and treatment can be very effective in teaching new offenders good decision making skills as well as helping them to understand addiction and where drugs will ultimately lead them.

Any of the hardened heroine addicts, the intravenous methamphetamine users, the methamphetamine cook, or the forty year old marijuana addict that can