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Orange County Corrections Department

Community CorrectionsUpdate

Cornita A. Riley, Chief of Corrections Dr. Christensen, President, Corrections Partners,

Inc.

June 10, 2014

Presentation Outline

• Overview• Recommendations• Implementation Progress• Next Steps

Presentation Outline

• Overview• Recommendations• Implementation Progress• Next Steps

Overview

• February – Mayor requested external reviews of Home Confinement and Community Corrections

• August 6 – BCC presentation – Matrix Phase I

• July 31 – National Institute of Corrections (NIC) report issued

• October 1 – Contracted with Dr. Gary Christensen for assessment, training and implementation of evidence-based practices

• December 17 – BCC presentation by Richard Brady (Matrix Phase II) and Dr. Christensen (Correctional Partners, Inc.)

2013

Overview

• Reviewed and integrated the Matrix and NIC recommendations

• Total of 71 recommendations grouped into 8 major categories

2013-14

Presentation Outline

• Overview• Recommendations• Implementation Progress• Next Steps

Recommendations

• Assess Offender Risk to Reoffend• Evaluate Internal Resources• Conduct Needs Assessments on Higher Risk Offenders• Evaluate Community Services, Programs, Interventions• Implement Evidence-Based Case Management Practices• Expand Quality Assurance Processes• Transition from Jail to Community (Reentry Model)• Reconstituted the Criminal Justice Public Safety

Coordinating Council

Recommendations

• Assess Offender Risk to Reoffend• Evaluate Internal Resources• Conduct Needs Assessments on Higher Risk Offenders• Evaluate Community Services, Programs, Interventions• Implement Evidence-Based Case Management Practices• Expand Quality Assurance Processes• Transition from Jail to Community (Reentry Model)• Reconstituted the Criminal Justice Public Safety

Coordinating Council

Assess Offender Risk to Reoffend

• Implemented Proxy risk assessment

• Monthly reports generated to provide overview of risk population in jail

• OCCD Validation of Pretrial Risk Assessment

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Recommendations

• Assess Offender Risk to Reoffend• Evaluate Internal Resources• Conduct Needs Assessments on Higher Risk Offenders• Evaluate Community Services, Programs, Interventions• Implement Evidence-Based Case Management Practices• Expand Quality Assurance Processes• Transition from Jail to Community (Reentry Model)• Reconstituted the Criminal Justice Public Safety

Coordinating Council

Evaluate Internal Resources

• Participating on CJPSCC Alternatives to Incarceration Committee– Reviewing feasibility of each CCD program

• Reviewing and revising programs to ensure they are evidence based

• Right-sizing caseloads in CCD– Aligning staffing with levels of supervision

Recommendations

• Assess Offender Risk to Reoffend• Evaluate Internal Resources• Conduct Needs Assessments on Higher Risk Offenders• Evaluate Community Services, Programs, Interventions• Implement Evidence-Based Case Management Practices• Expand Quality Assurance Processes• Transition from Jail to Community (Reentry Model)• Reconstituted the Criminal Justice Public Safety

Coordinating Council

• Implemented by CCD to help determine appropriate programs or interventions

• Implemented Ohio Risk Needs Assessment System (ORAS)

• On-going training for staff and supervisors

Conduct Needs Assessment on Higher Risk Offenders

Recommendations

• Assess Offender Risk to Reoffend• Evaluate Internal Resources• Conduct Needs Assessments on Higher Risk Offenders• Evaluate Community Services, Programs, Interventions• Implement Evidence-Based Case Management Practices• Expand Quality Assurance Processes• Transition from Jail to Community (Reentry Model)• Reconstituted the Criminal Justice Public Safety

Coordinating Council

• Developed database of community providers for referrals

• Reviewing program referrals throughout the community to ensure outcomes are evidence based and relevant

Evaluate Community Services, Programs, Interventions

Recommendations

• Assess Offender Risk to Reoffend• Evaluate Internal Resources• Conduct Needs Assessments on Higher Risk Offenders• Evaluate Community Services, Programs, Interventions• Implement Evidence-Based Case Management Practices• Expand Quality Assurance Processes• Transition from Jail to Community (Reentry Model)• Reconstituted the Criminal Justice Public Safety

Coordinating Council

• Evidence-based case management training for staff and supervisors– Targeted case planning– Structured offender interactions

to develop responsible behavior

Implement Evidence-Based Case Management Practices

Recommendations

• Assess Offender Risk to Reoffend• Evaluate Internal Resources• Conduct Needs Assessments on Higher Risk Offenders• Evaluate Community Services, Programs, Interventions• Implement Evidence-Based Case Management Practices• Expand Quality Assurance Processes• Transition from Jail to Community (Reentry Model)• Reconstituted the Criminal Justice Public Safety

Coordinating Council

• Ongoing evaluations of officer proficiency, accuracy, and consistency of risk and needs assessment tools

• Review of organizational practices, resources, and assignment of offenders by risk to reoffend

Expand Quality Assurance Processes

Recommendations

• Assess Offender Risk to Reoffend• Evaluate Internal Resources• Conduct Needs Assessments on Higher Risk Offenders• Evaluate Community Services, Programs, Interventions• Implement Evidence-Based Case Management Practices• Expand the Quality Assurance Processes• Transition from Jail to Community (Reentry Model)• Reconstituted the Criminal Justice Public Safety

Coordinating Council

• Revised Reentry Model

• Assessing inmate risk/needs – Evaluating internal and

external programs to make appropriate program decisions and post-release referrals

Transition from Jail to Community

Transition from Jail to Community

Recommendations

• Assess Offender Risk to Reoffend• Evaluate Internal Resources• Conduct Needs Assessments on Higher Risk Offenders• Evaluate Community Services, Programs, Interventions• Implement Evidence-Based Case Management Practices• Expand the Quality Assurance Processes• Transition from Jail to Community (Reentry Model)• Reconstituted the Criminal Justice Public Safety

Coordinating Council

• CJPSCC reconstituted by Mayor Jacobs/Judge Perry– First meeting held on March 21, 2014

• Judge Perry elected chairman– Judge Freeman elected co-chair

• Three sub-committees established– Crime Analysis Data– Alternatives to Incarceration– Mental Health/Substance Abuse

Implementation ProgressCriminal Justice Public Safety Coordinating

Council (CJPSCC)

Presentation Outline

• Overview• Recommendations• Implementation Progress• Next Steps

Implementation ProgressSignificant Accomplishments

• Assessing risk of inmates and community offenders

• Supervising community offenders by risk to reoffend

• Evaluating jail transition practices • Using ORAS risk/needs assessment• Addressing consistency issues in CCD

Presentation Outline

• Overview• Recommendations• Implementation Progress• Next Steps

Next Steps

• 18-month process to systematically evaluate current inmate and offender programs

• CJPSCC subcommittee updates in July• CJPSCC and Community Corrections will

collaborate with community partners to implement evidence-based programs and services

Next Steps

• Continue using ORAS to assess criminogenic factors/needs

• Implement evidence-based case management techniques

• Implement the NIC Transition from Jail to the Community Model (Reentry)

Orange County Corrections Department

Community CorrectionsUpdate

Cornita A. Riley, Chief of Corrections Dr. Christensen, President, Corrections Partners,

Inc.

June 10, 2014