Red Lake Tribal Courts Rule 25 Assessor and Driving while Under the Influence Class Instructor

The FY 2006 Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program allows American Indian and Alaska Native communities to plan and implement activities that will reduce and control crime associated with the distribution and use of alcohol and controlled substances in tribal communities. Through this program, the recipient will develop new or enhance existing strategies that prevent, interdict, and treat alcohol and drug use by tribal members. Awards will used to develop a project activity team; identify, apprehend, and prosecute those who illegally transport, distribute, and use alcohol and controlled substances; prevent and reduce the number of alcohol and substance-abuse-related crimes, traffic fatalities, and injuries; develop and enhance collaborations with federal, state, tribal, and local criminal justice agencies; integrate tribal and non-tribal services for offenders and their families; and make available culturally appropriate treatment and other services.

The Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians proposes to use this grant to prevent and reduce alcohol and substance abuse related crimes, traffic fatalities, and injuries by hiring a Rule 25 Assessor and a Driving Under the Influence Class Instructor. The certified Rule of 25 Assessor will provide services where an offender can immediately be assessed and recommendeded to either outpatient treatment, inpatient treatment, or a Driving Under the Influence class. The Driving Under the Influence Instructor will provide educational classes designed to modify participants future behavior using such teaching techniques as MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers) discussions, drunk driving accident scene videos, and educational lectures on how the brain reacts to alcohol and other substances.

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