If a test is positive, it is repeated using either the same or a different onsite test. However, if court action is anticipated, samples are sent to a laboratory for confirmation testing. To hold youth accountable. New probation officers attend two classes on drugs. Then supervisors train them on the program's policies and demonstrate procedures for the tests.
Officers maintain logs of testing activities that are reviewed by supervisors monthly.
The department budget contains money for testing, and additional funds are received from offender fines. A local interagency council and a statewide drug and alcohol committee coordinate activities. The judges have been supportive of the program, although a lack of treatment providers is a concern. Some efforts are directed toward compiling uniform statewide rules and procedures. It is a funding alternative to institutionalizing youth, and it provides judges with the means to improve services for youthful offenders in their own communities.