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Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Corrections Division

Community Corrections Campus

Community Corrections

Day ReportingLPCC Education Programs

GPS Offender TrackingJuvenile Day Reporting

Truancy


A non-residential alternative jail sentence or pre-trialstatus, which allows participants to stay at home, as longas they meet all of the Day Reporting Program’s selectioncriteria. The program is viewed as providing close supervision, case management, and treatment in a manner that keeps offenders employed and is less expensive for the community.

Day Reporting Program Description


• GED Education & Academic Enhancement• Addiction Treatment & Counseling• Evidence-based Cognitive Behavioral Groups• Life Skills Training • Transitional Services• Drug Testing • Case Management & Monitoring

Day Reporting Program Structure


Day Reporting

Day Reporting is a service provider to offenders from other corrections programs.

Day Reporting

Work Release

GPS Offender Monitoring

REHAB Volunteers Totals

2008 169 127 54 N/A 3 353

2009 190 287 169 5 16 667


Education Programs

• 536 participated in Community Corrections and LPCC Education

Programs

• 40 out of 58 qualifying passed GED exam

• 46% percent tested scored below 5th grade level

• 33% of literacy participants upgraded to the 6th grade level or above

• 1 literacy participant passed GED


• One of the biggest factors in an offender returning to jail is not having a job.

• Day Reporting transitional services provides offenders with the ability to obtain or have a job.

Day Reporting Transitional Services

Program Unemployed at Enrollment

Jobs Obtained

Day Reporting 110 107

GPS Offender Tracking 114 91


Day Reporting Transitional Services

Interview SkillsMock InterviewsResume WritingJob Fairs Job LeadsJob PlacementFinancial Management

Assistance with Bank AccountsMedical & Dental ReferralsHousingID’s & Social Security CardsSSI AssistanceClothingFood


GPS Offender Tracking

• GPS offenders are monitored by a one piece ankle bracelet equipped with a state of the art global positioning satellite (GPS) monitor.

• Monitors use cell towers for tracking along with satellite tracking which is added security as satellites alone can lose tracking inside buildings.


Software equipped with Google and Microsoft mapping.



Alerts sent to caseworkers via email or text message for device tampering, communication loss or if offender is in an unauthorized area.



• Growth presents challenges. More referrals and pressure to divert offenders into diversion programs has meant a higher number of participants without jobs and a higher incidence of positive drug screens.

• Higher unemployment among GPS Offender Tracking participants meant that they spend more time enrolled in other programs on campus.


56% enrollment growth in one year


GPS Offender Tracking Program 2008 2009

Employment Training 2 72GED Prep 18 70Substance Abuse Education 15 153

Treatment Services 13 37AA/NA Meetings 12 95Mental Health Services 4 26



• 1,259 Participants

• 78% Success Rate

• 35% Recidivism

• $301,312 in Offender Paid Child Support

GPS Offender Tracking 2002 – 2009


The sheriff’s office has entered into a contract with the Lafayette Parish School Board in providing a structured alternative day program which serves out-of-school youth who need intensive behavioral modification in order to succeed in a traditional school environment.

Juvenile Day Reporting



• Last Resort Program• Next Step Expulsion/Detention• 47% on Probation• 58% Substance Abuse Issues• 19% Mental Health Issues• 57% of graduates are still in school or have

obtained a GED


• Physical Training• Educational Instruction• Moral Reconation Therapy• Team Building Skills• Social Skills Development• Drug Testing• Individual Case Management• LEAP Testing• Referrals to Community-based Organizations


Program Components


In 2009, sheriff’s office deputies from Community Corrections, the Bailiff’s office and POP assisted the Lafayette Parish School Board in locating truants and made 100% of those requests.

Visited 464 100%

Contacted 247 53%

Returned to School after Contact 199 81%

Contacted who were referred to DA’s office

48 19%

Truancy



Community Corrections Challenges

• Unemployment• Lack of skills• Lack of education• Environmental stability• Providing structure to offenders• Absence of parental involvement


Develop prospective employer data-base to assist offenders in finding employment.

Increase the number of JDRP participants who pass the 8th grade LEAP.

Provide a graduated system of penalties for program non-compliance in GPSOT.

2010 Community Corrections Goals

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