How does CSOSA determine who should be subject to drug testing?
By policy, drug testing is conducted on all offenders placed on CSOSA supervision by the Courts and the U.S. Parole Commission (USPC), as well as offenders for whom CSOSA is completing a pre-sentence investigation. Surveillance drug testing is primarily intended to enforce the release condition of abstinence and identify offenders in need of treatment services. Substance abuse is a major factor in supervision failure. Through aggressive surveillance testing, CSOSA can identify and intervene—through sanctions and/or treatment placement—in the offender’s drug use before it escalates to the point of revocation. CSOSA maintains a zero tolerance of drug use. All offenders are placed on a drug testing schedule, with frequency of testing dependent upon prior substance abuse history, supervision risk level, and length of time under CSOSA supervision. In addition, all offenders are subject to random spot testing at any time.
By policy, drug testing is conducted on all offenders placed on CSOSA supervision by the Courts and the U.S. Parole Commission (USPC), as well as offenders for whom CSOSA is completing a pre-sentence investigation. Surveillance drug testing is primarily intended to enforce the release condition of abstinence and identify offenders in need of treatment services. Substance abuse is a major factor in supervision failure. Through aggressive surveillance testing, CSOSA can identify and intervene—through sanctions and/or treatment placement—in the offender’s drug use before it escalates to the point of revocation. CSOSA maintains a zero tolerance of drug use. All offenders are placed on a drug testing schedule, with frequency of testing dependent upon prior substance abuse history, supervision risk level, and length of time under CSOSA supervision. In addition, all offenders are subject to random spot testing at any time.
