Court DUI program gets $50,000 grant

NEWS: The grant will allow the DUI Treatment Court Program retain a counselor focusing on specific participant problems.

DELANCEY IS LIVE AT N-H-P'SSOUTHERN COMMAND - WITH A LOOKAT HOW THIS PROGRAM WORKS.KALYNA - THE OFFICERS WITH THED- U-I TASK FORCE WORKTIRELESSLY TO GET IPAIREDDRIVERS OFF THE STREETS - - BUTONCE THEY GET A PERSON IN CUFFS- THE JUSTICE SYSTEM HAS TODEAL WITH THEM.THIS NEW GRANT - - HELPS THATSYSTEM - WORK MORE EFFECTIVELY.IT'S CALLED THE D-U-I TREATMENTCOURT PROGRAM - - AND IT'SDESIGNED TO GUIDE MISDEMEANOROFFENDORS TOWARD DRUG ANDALCOHOL TREATMENT - INSTEAD OFPLEADING DOWN TO A LESSERCHARGE OR CLOGGING UP THE COURTSYSTEM.THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY- IS GIVING THE PROGRAM FIFTYGRAND FOR A COORDINATOR - WHOWILL GET OFFENDERS SPECIALIZEDHELP LIKE MENTAL HEALTHSCREENINGS - SUPPORT PRORGAMS -AND ALSO MONITOR PARTICIPANTSLAST YEAR - 124 PEOPLE WENTTHROUGH IS AND LESS THAN TWOPERCENT RE-OFFENDED.THIS PROGRAM DOES HELP PEOPLE -- BUT IT'S BEST NOT TO FALLINTO IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.AS ALWAYS - - DON'T DRINK ANDDRIVE.SEAN DELANCEY - - 13ACTION NEWS.POLICE IN CALIFORNIA NOW SAY--