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Drug Control and Substance Abuse Committee

2004 Funding Priorities

Mission Statement

The mission of the Drug Control and Substance Abuse Committee is to encourage proactive and innovative programs and methodologies that reduce and discourage drug use and associated problems, and to enhance all aspects of criminal justice processing, including the incarceration and treatment of offenders and general improvements in justice system operations.

Program Priorities

Law Enforcement Priorities

A.  Statewide and regional partnership efforts to disrupt clandestine methamphetamine manufacturing laboratories, and multi-agency drug task forces who operate in directly in concert with Federal authorities (DEA, FBI, ATF, U. S. Attorney’s Offices) and the State Bureau of Investigation.

B.  New Mobile Forensic Crime Scene Laboratories and Special Response Teams (SRTs) that will be regionally based or provide countywide coverage through cooperative agreements between local jurisdictions. This program will fund initial associated start-up equipment, maintenance, and training costs.
Under this program, salaries or overtime will not be considered for funding.

C.  Statewide and regional partnerships efforts to investigate and disrupt Cyber Crimes, identity theft, child pornography/exploitation, and fraud, the continued improvement and expansion of the capability of the State Bureau of Investigation DNA database, collection, and processing initiative.

D.  Countywide child abuse investigative and/or prosecution units that work in direct consultation with local Social Services, Mental Health agencies, and public school administrators to help in the detection, intervention, evidence collection, arrest, and the prosecution of offenders.
Under this program, vehicles will not be considered for funding.

E.  Provide overtime resources for specially designated detectives and patrol officers involved in the investigation and disruption of street drug sales and criminal activity involving gangs. Eligibility is limited to police departments and Sheriff Offices in cities and/or counties with populations of 50,000 residents or less.
Maximum allowable overtime amount not to exceed $30,000 per agency

Drug Treatment Priorities

F.  Community based Re-entry programs that provide post release follow-up after care, job training and placement services, parenting skills, life skills, and temporary residential services to newly released adult and juvenile offenders. Programs must show a financially cost efficient plan and have established referral contacts with the North Carolina Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

Court/ Corrections Programs

G.  Programs designed to boost prosecution efforts against organized crime gangs, their leadership, intelligence gathering and sharing, and disruption of criminal enterprises and networks of gangs within correctional facilities.

H.  Court ordered diversion programs for substance abuse offenders to include:

  • AOC (Administrative Office of the Courts) sanctioned Drug Treatment Courts.

  • AOC (Administrative Office of the Courts) sanctioned Mental Health Courts.

  • Local Batterer’s Treatment Programs that meet and adhere to the recommended guidelines set by the North Carolina Domestic Violence Council.

Second Year Projects

I.  Second year funding for those eligible special conditioned 2003 Drug Control grantees approved last year

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