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05-04-2021 Municipal Court UpdateFederal Way Municipal Court "A Community Asset" K= Judge David Larson Judge Rebecca Robertson Courts as Community Assets What do courts do for a community? We assist in maintaining the health and welfare of Federal Way as the third co -equal branch of local government Justly adjudicate criminal and traffic offenses that occur within the city limits of Federal Way Reform individual behavior and choices to prevent crimes or infractions from re -occurring Compassion in balance with accountability Types of Cases All misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors and traffic infractions in the city limits of Federal Way Domestic Violence (Assault, Order Violations, etc.) Criminal Traffic (DUI/Physical Control, etc.) Property Crimes (Theft, Trespass, etc.) Traffic infractions (speeding, etc.) Topics this Evening Response to COVI D- 19 Response to crimes contributed to by addiction and untreated mental illness Response to COVI D-1 9 Kos .eft •.'t 73. 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Community economic impacts include financial losses due to the above crimes Government resources are also challenged with the increased use of EMS, police, emergency rooms, courts, and jails No longer a local issue Individual Impacts Legal Intervention Community Impacts Responses to Impacts Punitive vs. Therapeutic Do it or else vs. seek the rewards of success The court's job is to stop or minimize community impacts The difficulty is that addiction and mental illness speak louder than we do "I run a repair shop., not a junkyard" We Need Both Approaches "Canis" versus the "Won'ts" Cants = Sincere barriers are contributing to criminal behavior Won'ts = Although barriers may exist, the person is not interested in stopping criminal behavior Approaches Sequential Intercept Model Intercept 0 Intercept 1 Intercept 2 Community Services Law Enforcement Initial Detention/ Initial Court Hearings Crisis Lines 911 z First Crisis Care Local Law Arrest Initlal Court Continuum Enforcement Detention t Appearance Intercept 3 Intercept 4 Intercept S Jails/Courts Reentry Community Corrections Specialty Court Prison Reentry parole K aISpQ51tIt UipldApr. Z .veil Court Uiafatian � Jail prolbetion Ree "Justice Involund Therapeutic Intervention" Justice Involved Solutions South Seattle College Academic enrollment assistance Re -Entry conversations to reduce barriers associated with having been in prison or jail Referrals to campus and community -based resources and partners specific to the variety of needs including housing, employment, clothing, personal finances and scholarship information 4W ■ ('.ommunity Court Therapeutic Court Work with the "whole person" and help reduce or eliminate barriers Frequent court appearances to help keep matters on track More time spent with the person to build rapport and self-esteem COVID-19 had a large impact on the court. We lost Valley Cities as care coordinator Pretrial Assessment and Linkage Services PALS Partnership with King County Adult and Juvenile Detention Almost immediate Substance Use Disorder Assessments through Asian Counseling and Referral Services (ACRS) This fills a huge void that has been responsible for so many relapses and failures ACRS works with the "whole person" with wrap around services, education, and employment Paid for with Medicaid funds and with .1 % sales tax money No additional cost to Federal Way taxpayers Dave Murphy - KCDAJF "Federal Way was the first municipal court we approached to start this program with cities because of its reputation. The rollout of PALS by Federal Way went so well that it will serve as the model as we proceed forward with expanding PALS to other cities." Dave Murphy South King County Pretrial Services Manager King County Adult and Juvenile Detention Black Indigenous Growth Gatherers BIGG Brand new and still being formed Grass root coalition of referral sources, providers, and supporters that will coordinate a "whole person" approach with wrap around services, education, and employment for people of color in our community Not a "court" program Winston Bell is the chair of the group Crisis Now and Crisis Center RI International Crisis Centers act as hubs for intervention "...serves as a crisis alternative for First Responders and emergency rooms..." Alternative to jail bookings for qualified cases Saves jail costs and gives us an assessment before coming to court Crisis Now https://crisisnow.com/ Amy Pugsley is RI's Western Regional Vice President SB 5476 Response to the Blake decision Will impact our court Makes drug possession a gross misdemeanor $88 million in funding for intervention $4.5 million for courts to address therapeutic intervention Our own Representative Jamila Taylor will be spearheading efforts to address Blake and its impact on courts and communities Thank You