Arkansas Adult Drug Court Project to to improve, enhance, and expand adult treatment court services in the state.

The Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts seeks federal funds over 48 months for a Statewide Enhancement award. While other specialty courts may benefit from this enhancement, the proposed enhancements are focus on adult drug courts. Arkansas has a total of 95 specialty courts, 46 of which are adult drug courts, and include pre-, post-, and hybrid-adjudication models. The grant application proposes seven enhancements: conduct the Arkansas Statewide Specialty Court Conference ; create and disseminate specialty court role-specific training videos; enhance the statewide data collection/information management system; implement a validated risk and need assessment tool statewide; update the Arkansas Drug Court Standards/Benchmarks to reflect the newly revised national standards; revise the statewide drug court certification protocol; and conduct statewide certification of drug courts.