Transcript City of St. Louis Drug Court, MO

City of St. Louis
Drug Court
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Reduce Waiting & No-Shows  Increase Admissions & Continuation
St. Louis Drug Court -AIM
• Reduce Admission Docket
below the 41 case baseline.
• Reduce number of days from
screening to admission below
41 day baseline.
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St. Louis Drug Court-CHANGE
• Started the docket at
8:30 a.m.
• Post Plea cases received
admission approval &
30 day deadline.
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Screen –Admission Days
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Pre-Plea
41
11
18
10
13
14
17
Post
41
24
20
23
26
40
24
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St. Louis Drug CourtNEXT STEPS
•ADOPTED
•ADAPTED
•RE-ADOPTED
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Cost Savings- Impact
$48,929.00
Month
# Confined
Admits
# Days Saved
$ Saved
July
August
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
18
7
5
11
11
6
322
175
64
166
140
56
$17,066.
$9,275.
$3,392.
$8,798.
$7,430.
$2,968.
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CommunicationA Moving Target!!!
• UNILATERAL DECISIONS – Negative to
Team Efforts.
• Used “WALK THROUGH” for other
projects.
• Used “Round Table” Dialogue to reach
consensus.
• Turn to Data to Indicate Need for
Change & Problem Solving.
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