Polk County’s Drug, Alcohol, Problem Gambling and Suicide Prevention Program serves Polk County by reducing and preventing the negative effects of drug, alcohol and gambling addiction through a variety of strategies including positive youth development, raising awareness, evidence based parenting classes, community assessments and surveys, media campaigns, supporting policy development, and education.
A. The professional judgment of criminal justice system decision-makers is enhanced when informed by evidence-based knowledge.
B. Every point of interaction in the justice system offers an opportunity for harm reduction.
C. Systems achieve better outcomes when they operate collaboratively.
D. The criminal justice system will continually learn and improve when professionals make decisions based on the collection, analysis, and use of data and other information.
E. Accountability of offenders.
The Polk County LADPC shall be comprised of a minimum of eleven (11) voting members, who shall be appointed by the Polk County Board of Commissioners and serve at the Board of Commissioners' pleasure.
Minimum of five (5) Member-at-Large people shall be appointed by consensus of the Standing Members, subject to ratification by the Polk County Board of Commissioners. Selection of At-Large Members shall, to the extent possible, comply with the guidelines of ORS 430.342.
