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I am sure that for many of you it is hard to believe that TASC will be twenty years old in October of 1993! This is a very important year for us and an appropriate time to recall our history, review our accomplishments, and plan, with your support, for the future. The Birmingham Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime (TASC) Program began July 1, 1973 as an LEAA demonstration grant to the Alabama Department of Mental Health. During the demonstration grant it was clear that without TASC intervention, the criminal justice system and the treatment community had limited means of identifying and reaching drug abusers within the criminal justice system. The program created broad support among judges, the district attorney, probation officers, police, and the treatment community. Consequently, in 1978, the program was brought into affiliation with the UAB Department of Psychiatry's Drug Abuse Program. The City of Birmingham and Jefferson County committed funds to help continue the program. Their loyal support has continued since that time. Birmingham TASC is currently the oldest of 195 TASC programs in 26 states and two U.S. territories. It continues to serve as a model for new programs around the country. Since its inception TASC has screened over 31,000 offenders and placed over 14,000 in drug treatment.

Since 1985 Birmingham TASC has been supported primarily by a series of federal, state, and foundation research and program demonstration grants. This funding has enabled TASC to grow and develop into a national model recognized by the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the National Institute of Drug Abuse, and the federal Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.

TASC currently operates multiple court alternatives and community corrections type programs in Jefferson County. These activities provide a continuum of services from the Juvenile TASC/ ASAP Program at Family Cou~t, to Supervised PreTrial Release, to Correctional Drug Treatment Aftercare for parolees. The)- include research, drug treatment, case management, basic education, mentoring, and job placement services for offenders. During 1992, a total of 4,767 offenders received TASC services. More offenders received a wide range of services than at any time in our history. In our 20th year, the Alabama Legislature will decide whether or not to address prison crowding by funding Community Corrections Programs. The Jefferson County delegation will consider local bills to fund TASC. We believe our programs represent a carefully managed balance of supervision and rehabilitation approaches. These programs represent the core elements ofa comprehensive Community Corrections program for Jefferson County, which addresses drug use and associated criminal behavior in a responsible, realistic, and cost effective way. We function only because of the cooperation and support of multiple agencies and individuals in the criminal justice and social services systems. We thank all of you for making this our best year yet.

Foster Cook, Director UAB Substance Abuse Programs Treatment Alternatives To Street'-Crime

PROGRAM STAFF

FOSTER COOK - DIRECTOR

RALPH HENDRIX - PROGRAM COORDINATOR

JEFFERSON COUNTY SUPERVISED PRETRIAL RELEASE

Norma Ramsey - Coordinator Kharybah Williams - Case Manager Junie Richard - Case Manager Terri Wilkinson - Case Manager Paul Cleveland - Case Manager

FAMILY COURT ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM (ASAP)

David Kilmer - Coordinator Deidra Underwood - Case Manager Eric Shepherd - Case Manager Emmett Moore - Case Manager David Hunter - Counselor Alfreda Miller - Counselor David Cauthen - Counselor

RESEARCH CONSULTANTS

Bill Cox - Data and Training Dr. Ronald Feinstein - Juv. Detention Project Dr. Norman Huggins - Adult TASC Dr. John Balcarek - Acupuncture Project

RESEARCH ASSOCIATES

Dr. James Inciardi - University of Delaware Dianne Naftel - The Rand Corporation Archie Johnson - The Rand Corporation Broderick Jones - The Rand Corporation Dr. Douglas Longshore - UCLA Dr. Douglas Anglin - UCLA Doug Young - The VERA Institute Dr. Duane McBride - Andrews University

ADULT TASC

Terri Walton - Case Manager Zanetta Thomas - Case Manager Darah Moore - Case Manager Terry Cauthen - Case Manager Cynthia Nelson - Case Manager Beth Early - Case Manager James Gay - Case Manager Kelli Gilpin - Case Manager Karen Kegler - Case Manager

JEFFERSON COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING PROJECT

Steve Longenecker - Coordinator Rennie Hardy - Case Manager Heidi Harp - Case Manager Robin Persons - Jobs Coordinator Lisa Bonner - Case Manager

DRUG USE FORECASTING PROJECT

Noel LeOl~ard - Adult Coordinator Linda Gabe - Data Editor David Kilmer - Juvenile Coordinator Linda Nieft - Data Management Doug Smith - Reports

VOLUNTEERS I CLIENT ADVOCATES

Mr. Otis Levert Agee Ms. Peggy Marquis Andrews Mr. David A verhart Mr. James Alvin Blakney Mr. William P. Brensinger Mr. Herbie Brewer Ms. LeTangelon Broadnax Rev. Dr. Chester E. Brown Mr. Sam Cargo Mr. Winston Chapman Mr. John F. Coiro, Jr. Ms. Joycelyn L. Coke Rev. Howard W. Counts Mr. Timothy N. Darden Rev. Robert E. Dawson Mr. Randy A. Dempsey Mr. David Eason Ms. Barbara Edwards Karen P. Effinger Mr. Mark Gaines, Jr. Mr. Orlando Garrett Terry Gensemer Rev. Milton T. Glor Mr. Don Gomez Mr. Robert W. "Squire" Gwin Mr. Jack Hale Rev. Eddie Lee Hall Ms. Gloria Hall Mr. Hank Hamilton Mr. Dave Hatcher, Jr. Mr. Edward Hawkins Mr. Jeff Herren Dr. Harry Hitchcock Mr. Loman Hood Ms. Juanita J. Hom Mr. John Hrabowski Mr. Richard Jaffe Mr. Clyde Jones Mr. Michael L. Jones

Mr. Lonnie Jerome Jones Mr. Glenn R. Jones Mr. Edgar Key Rev. Calvin Large Mrs. Janet Longenecker Mr. Byrd Martin, Jr. Mr. Dell McKeever Ms. Darah Moore Rev. Larry Moultrie Rev. Famous Murray Mr. Tommy Nail Mr. Roy D. Nix Ms. Cas saundra Noland Ms. J. Richet Pearson Rev. Samuel Pettigrew Ms. Martha (Marti) Pitts Dr. Ernie Porterfield Ms. Magdelyn Pritchard Mr. Jeff Ritch Rev. James A. Robey, Jr. Ms. Latricia R. Sams Ms. Patty Scroggins Mr. James O. Simpkins Ms. Margaret Sisson Rev. Timothy Lee Smith Pauline Smith Mr. Ray W. Sport Rev. Shedrick Stevenson Mr. James Norman Stewart Mrs. Mamie Tate Ms. Mary Posey Thomas Mr. Miree Tolbert Rev. Gerry Turner Mr. Wayne S. Tyus Ms. Inez V. Vest Mr. Ronald Vete Rev. Roland Walker Mr. Larry Watts Mr. John Weatherly, Jr.

MISSION AND PHILOSOPHY

The Birmingham Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime program is a court alternatives program sponsored by the City of Birmingham, Jefferson County, and the UAB Department of Psychiatry's Substance Abuse Programs.

MISSION To reduce the criminality of drug dependent offenders by maximizing the habilitative aspects of the treatment and criminal justice systems.

To work within the justice system to identify, assess, and refer to social services those offenders who are dependent on drugs or alcohol.

To work within the treatment system to support offender participation with criminal justice leverage.

PHILOSOPHY TASC acts as a bridge between:

1) The justice system (with legal sanctions that reflect community concerns for public safety), and;

2) The treatment community (with emphasis on changing individual behavior and reducing the personal suffering associated with substance abuse.)

Through TASC, community-based treatment is made availa.ble to drug dependent offenders who would otherwise burden the justice system with their persistent criminal behavior.

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CURRENT PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS

TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES TO STREET CRIME (TASC)

PURPOSE Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime Programs in the United States developed in response to a growing understanding of the relationship between drugs and crime, and a need to do something about it. TASC began in response to three fundamental assumptions: 1) that significant portions of the populations of major metropolitan areas had serious problems of drug abuse and addiction; 2) that drug addiction is often coupled with a cycle of crime, arrest, incarceration, release, and continued addiction; 3) that the frequency of contact between the addict and the criminal justice system provides viable opportunities to intervene.

The TASC concept evolved to provide a structured linkage between the justice system and the treatment system. The concept met the justice system's need for access to treatment coupled with accountability. It met the treatment system's need for predictable and supportive interaction with the justice system. Since inception, Birmingham TASC has screened over 31,000 offenders and referred 13,380 into community-based alternatives to incarceration.

PROCEDURES All pre-sentence felony offenders applying for probation in Jefferson County are referred for drug testing and substance abuse screening.

Where substance abuse is identified TASC provides a complete assessment, combining clinical evaluation with criminal justice risk assessment. A case management plan is produced outlining service needs. This alternative sentencing plan for community control and rehabilitation services is presented to the sentencing judge for consideration. If approved, the offender is referred for services and monitored for compliance with his or her case management plan. Success or failure, results of ongoing urine tests and other needed information is reported back to the court on a routine basis.

In addition, all parolees returning to Jefferson County are interviewed and drug tested by TASC. Special efforts are made to provide aftercare to inmates treated in Department of Corrections Drug Treatment Programs.

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FISCAL YEAR '91- '92 STATISTICS During the past year TASC screened 2,224 Jefferson County offenders and referred 1,753 to community based interventions. The average client caseload was 961 offenders. A total of 2,742 offenders were served during the year. There were 13,420 reports on offender compliance generated for the criminal justice system. There were 17,223 random urine tests completed.

The typical TASC client during 1992 was black (60%), male (80%), age 21-44 (86%) with a GED or less (76%), employed (65%), earning less than $16K a year (72%). He lived with parents or spouse/children (66%), in a private or public housing residence (91 %).

His drug usage was primarily cocaine or marijuana (59%) taken orally/smoked (78%).

He had a history of prior arrests (68%) but was unlikely to have a prior felony (36%), or to have served time (33%). He is currently on probation or pending probation (85%) on a drug charge (51 %). ( See appendix A)

FUNDING TASC is currently in the last year of a three year, $1,350,000 grant from the federal Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (formerly the ADAMHA Office of Treatment Improvement). This project funded TASC to develop a "model treatment program for non-incarcerated offenders." The project provides funding for case management and treatment services for high risk felony offenders. Probation and parole populations are targeted for services. Enhanced initiatives for halfway housing, OED classes, and independent living apartments have been instituted through contracts with other community-based agencies. A new intensive outpatient program enhanced traditional outpatient treatment services for offenders. Supplementary services for TASC clients include adult literacy and OED preparation classes, vocational counseling, and job placement services. This grant proposal ranked highest of the 175 proposals received by ADAMHA.

Additional funds for TASC are provided by the City of Birmingham, the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, the National Center for Citizens' Participation in the Administration of Justice, and fees paid by the offender. (See appendix B)

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TASC SUPERVISED PRETRIAL RELEASE SERVICES

This project was presented to the Jefferson County Commission in connection with a. comprehensive community corrections plan for Jefferson County. The program, funded by the county with supplementary funding by ADECA, has been operational since July in response to overcrowding in the county jail, high numbers of offenders failing to appear in court and rearrests due to lack of pre-trial supervision. A thorough background check is made on offenders unable to be released by conventional means but appropriate for release if supervised in the community. Offenders released are supervised by case managers and referred to drug treatment or other services.

Since implementation in July of 1992 to the end of the calendar year, 1,879 arrestees were screened; 576 were interviewed and evaluated, and 231 were released under TASC recommended conditions. At the end of the year 139 were being actively supervised and 42 had successfully completed the program. Only 4 had failed to appear in court and there were only 11 with new offenses. It is important to recognize that these are not "lightweights" who would be released anyway but "mediumweights" who are only released after a plan of conditions and supervision is developed.

An accounting of savings to the county has been made. The number of days on release with conditions prior to trial have been calculated. Twelve thousand forty-nine jail days have been eliminated. At $34.91 per inmate day, provided by the Sheriffs office, the program has saved the county $420,630 through December 31, 1992. Hopefully, new capital construction costs will be avoided. Other system and community benefits are reduced rearrests, less drug use, early drug treatment interventions and employment opportunities for the offender, a reduction in the backlog of court cases and other system improvements. (See appendix D)

TASC PRETRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAM

This project is funded by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) and paid by the offender. It implements the drug diversion section of the Mandatory Drug Treatment Act passed in the 1990 legislative session. This act was written and promoted by TASC and provides for diversion to treatment for first time, minor drug offenders. This program is a joint effort between TASC and the District Attorney's office. Approximately 40 applicants are assessed monthly for eligibility in the program. If accepted, treatment, referral, urinalysis monitoring and case management are provided. During Fiscal Year 1992, 300 defendants were diverted by TASC.

If defendants successfully complete their case management plan, their cases are dropped and they avoid a felony conviction. If they fail to comply and continue to use drugs, their cases are reinstituted. The program has eliminated some court backlogs, reduced the number of probation investigations required, and expedited the justice process. It has also placed offenders into drug treatment much sooner than would have been the case in routine processing. It has saved the state court time, probation, supervision, etc.

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JEFFERSON COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING PROJECT

This demonstration grant targeting pri·son bound offenders began in September, 1990, funded through the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation. The program was designed as a forerunner of a Community Corrections Program for Jefferson County. This effort targets high risk offenders who would normally be institutionalized. Case developers, employed by the project, design Client Specific Alternative Sentencing Plans to submit to the court. Innovative sentencing strategies that utilize community resources, unpaid community service, shock sentencing and restitution are presented as alternatives to incarceration. This effort complements judicial training of Alabama judges at Yale University Law School in the use of the programs sentencing concepts. An advisory committee of judges, attorneys, and citizens was convened as advisors to the project. To date, 142 sentencing plans have been presented and 113 have been accepted. There are currently 30 cases pending completion of a sentencing plan. When a sentencing plan is accepted the individual enters into an individualized, comprehensive and highly structured community based program. To date, the majority of clients have been supervised through the combined case management efforts of the project staff and TASC. Remarkably, of 113 offenders diverted from prison, only 29 have been revoked for rearrest or not following through with the conditions set out in their plans.

A major component of the program has been the enlistment of 75 volunteer, third party supervisors. Training for these supervisors consists of a seven week, twenty hour program which is coordinated with Prison Fellowship. This effort has become a county-wide initiative to develop volunteers to work with offenders and their families in prison and in the community. Last year 80 third party supervisors, offenders, ministers, judges, probation officers, staff and friends of the project met at Sardis Baptist Church to honor the offenders and third party supervisors. It has always been clear to TASC that a critical link with offender success is the relationship which develops between the helpers and those getting help. The use of third party supervisors, or mentors, has provided for many of these offenders the critical difference between success and failure.

Volunteers also assist in our new TASC Job Referral Program. This program serves offenders in any of the TASC related projects. Through this effort a network of potential employers and a contingent of trained volunteers screen, place, and monitor offenders on the job. Dozens of employers have signed written agreements to consider offenders for employment. One hundred and forty-six clients have attended pre-employment orientation between December 1992 and March 1993. One hundred and twenty-three attended their job interview. Sixty-three, more than half, procured employment. Five active volunteers function as interviewers or employer recruiters. Offenders can be highly motivated employees in many work situations. TASC supports this effort through random drug screening and case management at no cost to the employer. Volunteers relay this information back to the employer, maintain regular contact, and assist with any problems. This has been an extremely effective adjunct to our other programs. (See Appendix E)

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.JUVENILE TASC/ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM (ASAP)

TASC, under contract with Family Court, have assisted in the development of an Adolescent Substance Abuse Program. The program is structured under the TASC model providing screening, assessment, drug testing, and case management services. Adolescents referred to treatment must possess at least one of the following characteristics: 1) a positive urine screen, 2) a drug or alcohol related charge, and 3) a disclosed or reported history of drug use. All of those screened are under Juvenile Court supervision.

The program is organized in twelve week modules, with an additional twelve weeks of aftercare when appropriate. Treatment options are numerous and varied enough to ensure flexible and appropriate treatment and education for young people at all levels of use. The program provides intensive case management including, but not limited to: court appearances by case managers to reinforce program involvement; instructional and informational group sessions involving the family; rigorous, regular contact with clients, probation officers, and case managers when clients miss appointments and urinalysis screenings.

During the first two years of the program, 2,507 juveniles were screened by project staff. Of this number, 837 users were identified, placed on urinalysis, and referred to outpatient treatment, residential treatment, and/or drug education. Within the juvenile population, 18 % of those tested (detainees and court referrals) were positive for some drug. Marijuana remained the drug of choice among this population, accounting for 62 % of all positive screens. Cocaine was second with 14%. Other popular drugs and combinations of drugs included marijuana/cocaine (5%), benzodiazepines (5%), and marijuana/benzodiazepines (4%). While this popUlation was not screened for alcohol use, virtually 100% of those referred to treatment disclosed alcohol use in their drug histories.

The population screened consisted of black males (54%), white males (23%), black females (14 %), and white females (9 % ). Of the popUlation referred for treatment and/or education, 54 % were black males, 31 % were white males, 10% were black females, and 7% were white females.

The program is funded by a grant from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) in the amount of $150,000. An additional 25 % match is provided by the Jefferson County Commission.

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TASC RESEARCH

TASC collects extensive information on every TASC client entering its programs, as well as random samples of data on new arrestees entering Birmingham City and Jefferson County jails. This information is computerized and downloaded periodically to SPSS for analysis. Extensive TASC data is routinely provided to state Law Enforcement Planning officials (ADECA) to incorporate into the state's drug plan inr federal funding from the Bureau of Justice Assistance.

In addition, TASC was one of three recipients of a nationally competitive Bureau of Justice Assistance research-demonstration project called the Drug Testing Technology-Focused Offender Disposition (FOD) Project. This research-demonstration project demonstrated the utility of an offender profile index to match drug dependent offenders to appropriate levels of drug treatment. During the project, all Jefferson County pre-sentence offenders were drug tested and those testing positive were placed on ongoing urinalysis and treatment. A set of graduated sanctions were developed and imposed as consequences for any continued drug use. Birmingham's sanctions were adopted nationally as standards for this project. Nine hundred pre­sentence offenders and 350 probationers were admitted to the project. Extensive data on offenders and their response to various interventions was collected and analyzed.

TASC was also awarded a grant to become one of several cities chosen to participate in the National Institute of Justice's Drug Use Forecasting (DUF) Project. DUF is an ongoing tracking system that identifies drug use trends in offenders. The objectives of the pr~ject are to provide each city with information for:

a) early detection of drug epidemics, b) planning allocations for law enforcement resources, c) determining needs for treatment, prevention, and education, d) measuring the impact of efforts to reduce drug abuse and related crime.

The DUF project also provides national estimates of illicit drug abuse in offenders and tracks and forecasts local and national drug use trends. To date over 3,600 males and over 1,300 females been interviewed and tested, providing valuable data on drug use, offenders and crime. (See Appendix C)

TASC received a major competition grant in 1991 from the Office of Treatment Improvement (now the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment). This major $1,350,000, three year project has provided a continuum of case management and treatment services for high risk felony offenders. Pre-trial, probation, and parole populations are all targeted for services. Seven thousand, nine hundred and thirty-six bed days have been funded through this project. These include crisis residential beds, new halfway house beds, and supervised independent living apartments. An expanded, intensive outpatient program was begun, enhancing traditional outpatient treatment services for offenders. (This demonstration project will receive both process and outcome evaluations as a model criminal justice program for non-incarcerated offenders.)

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UAB Substance Abuse Programs and TASC have entered into an agreement with UCLA and the Rand Corporation to participate in a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) evaluation of TASC. During 1993 and 1994, two hundred TASC clien1s will be compared to a matched set of controls as they leave the criminal justice system, enter and participate in TASC and community treatment programs. Participants will be evaluated at admission, at six months, and at twelve months to determine changes in their drug abuse behavior, and AIDS risk behavior. This data will reveal whether or not TASC and treatment working together is having a measurable effect.

The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation has funded TASC to investigate the efficacy of acupuncture as a treatment for cocaine withdrawal. Fifty TASC clients will be enrolled in a six week acupuncture treatment program. Those receiving acupuncture will be compared to those receiving traditional treatment services and the matched set of controls in the UCLA/Rand project.

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APPENDIX A

TASC SERVICES

TASC Clients Screened

83-84 84-85 85-86 87 -88 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-92

Fiscal Years

TASC Clients Admitted

2000

83-84 84-85 85-86 87-88 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-92

Fiscal Years

TASC Average Client Caseload

1000 ............................................................................... .r---1,,",=

800 .'

600 .

400 .'

200

o 84-85 85-86 86-87 87-88 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-92

Fiscal Yee,..

TASC Random Urinalysis Tests

Thousands

20 .............................................. Oo ....................... ~:.:.:.:.:.:.y

15

10

.' 5

o 84-85 85-86 86-87 87-88 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-92

Fiscal Yee,..

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T ASC LINKAGES to Resources in the Community

Drug Education

TASC TASC - Drug Testing Program IUAB)

Arrest I- Central - Case

Intake Management -1 Outpatient

I CUAD,AI.thei. Houee,O.kmont)

Urinalysis

Pretrial Monitoring Intensive Outpatient

Diversion - (JCCEO,Ookmont,UAB,

AIDS Testing/ AJethei. HouM)

I Education

-1 Women's Day Treatment

Supervised (AI","'_ Houoe)

Pretrial

Release

H Women's Residential

I (St. Anne'., BrlHld • Roses)

Pre- H Methadone Treatment

Sentence IUAB)

J H Short Term Residential Crisis Stabilization

IAI., ... _ Houoe UAB)

Probation Medium Term Residential

r-- (A1.theta HouM,Mt.Calvary,

I CeuuMlo Houee,lhe Heven,

Purson Hell)

Correc~ions -l Long Tflrm Residential [Tho &idge)

1/2 Way'House

I --- (Fellowahip Hooae, SIlepIoord'o Fold· a.dodon)

Parole -1 3/4 Way House (Fellowonp Houoe •

Gil,**, .nd Birminot-m)

-i Recovery House IRAP, O.kmon1)

Vocational Services ICAP, J.T.P.A .. Voc.R .... b., - Alaball'lO lkIempCoymem Office,

TASe Job Placam«rt Sorvicu,

Volunteer Services cPr/eon F.llo .......... p. AJabama Jail Miniatrv,

Salli. Baptllat ctu?h, Birmingt.m Beptil1

Bibla College, J.ffGfIlOll Cot.rty Alternati ....

Sentonclng Proioct)

T ASe Admissions Primary Charge

Murder !tiITl16 1.9%1

Rape S 8 1.5%) ~ Assault H"':"'·:""""'{}"':",':I ~ 4312.5%)

Robbery .\';),,< """"""""""">""".:".,,,"""" "'/}"',',:/:"",.,,\ (>] 119 16.8%)

Burglary r',:,) ';;;"::::\"":/' ,{'{\>::::))}: :}}"':I 1 01 15.8%) ~

TOP .... :.;.,.,::.;::':",::.:::,',':' .. ::,':',',',:,',':',. ",:r,:,'}:·',":"'.':'::':'.''''':''''·:''''.''''::;''}:'}:::.: .. ,.:::,:,:,:,:,}., . .;,::"::,:;:",:,:":,,,,:,,.:::;,:;:;:1201 111.5%)

RSP h,Y,::)::: :::},'",,),){,(I61 13.5%j

Shoplifting :J 7 1.4%) l FUCC IIWC ~ 16 1.9%~

Theft ~::<,},},<,':',}::,::«F 49 12.8%) ~

Auto Theft I:J 7 1.4%)

Other Felony ho. ::"...,. ",."",:.,.""',:.,,:"":.<:""., ,,"",,;,-,"';',,:, """',},,,,,/: ""',,,,""",/""0:.""",,'1 ~ 94 (5.4%)

Other Misdemeanor tEJ 8 (.5%)

PI e 31.2%)

o 50 100 150

10/1/91·9/30/92 N = 1.753

T ASe Admissions Primary Charge (cont' d)

DUI

VOCS-unspecified

VOCS-possession

VOCS-Forged Script

VOCS-Drug Sales

VOCS-Trafficking

VOCS-Soliciting

Child Abuse

Child Neglect

Licensing Violation

Forgery

Status Offense

None

Unknown

10/1/91·9/30/92 N = 1.753

27 (1.5%)~

16 (.9%) ~

28 11.6%)~

, 33 11.9%)~

19 (1.1%) ~

41.2%) ~

51.3%) ~

21 (1.2%):

. 22 (1.3%) ~

... 25 (1.4%)~

o

22 (1.3%):

1 (.1%)

200 400 600

200 250

800 1000

Murder

Rape

Assault

Robbery

Burglary

TOP

RSP

Shoplifting

FUee IIWe

Theft

Auto Theft

Other Felony

o 10/1/91-9/30/92 N = 606

T ASC Clients on State Probation

2(.3%)

20 (3.3%) ~

36 (5.9%)

20 40 60

T ASC Clients on State Probation (cont'd)

Other Misdemeanor 4 (.7%)~

PI 2 (.3%)~

OUI 12 (2%i

VOeS-unspecified 9 (1.5~)

VOeS-possession

VOeS-Forged Script 6 (1%)~

VOeS-Orug Sales 6 (1%1~

voes-Trafficking 3 (.5%):

VOeS-Soliciting 3 (.5%1:

Forgery 10 (1.7%)

Status Offense 2 (.3%)~

None 1 (.2%1:

0 50 100 150 200 10/1/91-9/30/92 N = 606

80 100

260 (~2.9%1

250 300

Murder

Rape

Assault

Robbery

Burglary

TOP

RSP

Shoplifting

FUCC/IWC

Theft

Auto Theft

Other Felony

DUI

o 10/1/91-9/30/92 N = 307

T ASe Clients on State Parole

6(2%)

:17 (5.5%); · . · . · . · . · .

10 20 30 40

T ASC Clients

:47 (15.3%)

50 60

on State Parole (cont' d)

VOCS-unspecified

VOCS-possession 54 j17.6%)

VOCS-forged script

VOCS-drug sales 22 (1'.2%)

VOCS-trafficking 6 (2%);

Licensing Violation

Forgery 5~(1.6%)

None 1 (.3%)

:

Unknown 1 (.3;%)

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 1011/91-9/30/92 N = 307

70

70

I

Birmingham T ASe Program Clients Served by Race

70r------------------------------------------------,

60

50

40

30

10

o 1988-1989 1989-1990 1990-1991 1991-1992

_Slack ~WM·I

T ASe Legal Status At Admission

Pretrial Pill i-1-4 (2.5%)

Deferred Prosecution \:':"':".::::}.}'::,:::::::::::"::::::::"'.'" ,.,"',,:,',' ,,<,::,,:,.::-"1 300 (17? 1 %)

Pending Probation .,. ,:',.,., ... /. ""'':'''''''" .. ,'""""/""",.:,,,:.,':''''.'::': """:':,:"'"'>:'<:<:::./,,,: .. ( 398 (2~. 7 %)

State Probation

Federal Prob./Parole

Consent Decree

Family Court Prob.

DYS Custody City Probation

Licensing Violation

State Parole

SIR

None

Other

No Answer

3 (.2%j

1 (.1%)

3 12 (.7%)

:J 18 (1fo)

7 (.4%)

:J 23 (1~3%)

1 (.1%)

a 9 (.5~) !ill 22 (1;3%)

2 (.1,*)

o 100 i

200 300 400 500 600 10/1191-9/30/92 N = 1.753

700

APPENDIXB

TASC PROGRAM FUNDING

TASC FUNDING FY '92 - '93

Federal 63%

Local 21 %

Foundations 16%

U A B SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM

GRANTS

Drug Use Forecasting Renewable 10/01/92-09/30/93

City of Birmingham Renewable 07/01/92-6/30/93

Jefferson County Supervised Pretrial Release 04/01/92-03/31/93

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Renewable (3 years) 09/30/90-08/31/93

Subcontracts: Fellowship House Aletheia House Oakmont Shepherd's Fold

TASC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

October 1, 1992

FY '92-'93 SOURCE/PURPOSE AMOUNT

National Institute $67,316.00 of Justice - collect drug use prevalence data on Jefferson County

City of Birmingham - 71,250.00 Adult TASC; administration

Jefferson County - Jail crowding 156,198.00 project; release and supervision of pretrial defendants

ADAMHA/Center for 503,428.00 Substance Abuse Treatment -Post conviction Adult TASC services for probationers and parolees; Corrections Drug Treatment Aftercare; expand drug treatment services

GRANTS

Comprehensive Drug Treatment for Adolescents in Custody (3 years) 10/01/92-09/30/93

Jefferson County Family Court year-to-year 02/01/92-01/31/93

Pre-Trial Services year-to-year 07101/92-06130193

Jefferson County Alternative Sentencing year-to-year 11/01192-10/31193

FY '92-'93 SOURCEI PURPOSE AMOUNT

Department of Health and 95,210.00 Human Services; Maternal, Child Health Bureau - Adolescent Services in Juvenile Detention

ADECA; Jefferson County 158,899.00 Commission - ASAP Program Staff at Family Court; Drug Testing

ADECA - District Attorney's 164,741.00 Drug Diversion Program; Expanded Supervised Pretrial Release; Drug Testing; Bessemer Services

Edna McConnell Clark 180,000.00 Foundation - Community Corrections/Intermediate punishments for prison-bound offenders; acupuncture research; job placement program

TOTAL $1,397,042.00

APPENDIX C

DRUG USE FORECASTING PROGRAM

o

Drug Use in Jefferson County / Birmingham, AI.

% testing positive for any drug at arrest

IilimmM Males _ Females

9/90 : 74%

12/90 ~ 55%~

2191 56%; .

5/91

8/91

11/91

3/92

6/92

9/92 6?

12/92

9/90

12/90

2/91

5/91

8/91

11/91

3/92

6/92

9/92

12/92

80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 20 40 60 80 100 N = 1,858

Cocaine Use (% positive) of Male and Female Offenders

BI Males - Females J

52%

60 50 40 30 20 10

61%

o 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 N = 874

l

Percent Drug Positive Urinalysis By DUF Site 1991

San Diego Philadelphia

Chicago Manhattan

Miami Houston Atlanta

Birmingham Los Angeles

Ft. lauderdale Portland

New Orleans St. Louis

Washington, D.C.

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i~*~lt~l~m Males .. Females

77%

7~%

San Jose Cleveland

Dallas Detroit

Kansas City Denver

San Antonio Indianapolis

Phoenix Omaha

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~ 45 % t~t~wil¥ml : 42 % t~~~~~~~~~~~~~~f~~~~~~~~~~

100 80 60 40 Source: NIJ/Drug Use Forecasting Program

20 o 20 40 60 80 100

Marijuana Use By Adult Males (% positive)

% 50~i --~--~--~--~---~--~--~--~~--~--~

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N = 2,281 testing positive for any drug

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N 819 testing positive for any drug

Juvenile Males, % Testing Positive For Marijuana

25~--~~--~----~----~----~----~--~

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N = 781

Juvenile Males, % Testing Positive For Cocaine

'2~--~~--~----~----~----~----~--~ ~1%

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12/90 3/91 6/91 9191 12/91 4/92 6192 12/92

N = 781

Juvenile Males, % Testing Positive For Any Drug At Arrest

30~--~----------~----------~----~----.

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N = 781

APPENDIXD

TASC

SUPERVISED PRETRIAL RELEASE SERVICES

BACKGROUND AND PROGRESS REPORT

The Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime (TASC) is a court alternatives program sponsored since 1977 by the City of Birmingham, Jefferson County, offender fees and various federal and state granting agencies. The purpose of the program is to provide drug dependent felony offenders in Jefferson County with multiple criminal justice system points of access to an array of community based supervision, treatment, residential, educational and vocational services. TASC serves the District, Circuit, and Family Courts in Birmingham and Bessemer. TASC, in cooperation with the District Attorney's Office, provides drug diversion under Alabama's Mandatory Treatment Act.

The extent of drug abuse among new arrestees is widely evident. Data from quarterly drug tests of Jefferson County arrestees through the National Institute of Justice sponsored Drug Use Forecasting (DUF) project (conducted by TASC) show that 75% of arrestees test positive for drugs. In excess of 50 % test positive for cocaine. The effect of pre-trial supervision on reducing pre-trial misconduct and failure to appear rates is well documented. The benefit of case management and drug testing of offenders released on bond is widely accepted.

The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation and the Alabama Sentencing Institute has provided technical assistance to Alabama counties concerning jail crowding and community corrections strategies. In 1991 a Jefferson County plan was developed and presented to court and county officials. This plan suggested an array of community corrections programs for pretrial and sentenced defendants. It was generally agreed that many of the ideas were good. The consensus, however, was that the county's financial responsibility ends with a finding of guilt and sentencing to state prison, probation, or some of the proposed community corrections alternatives. The plan described a serious problem with county jail overcrowding. It concluded, however, that a carefully developed program of Supervised Pretrial Release could assist the county with the overcrowding problem and hopefully avoid the need to build a new jail. The program would require cooperation and coordination with the Sheriffs' Office, District Attorney's Office, and Circuit Clerk's Office and community resources. The District and Circuit Court Judges' cooperation would be critical to the success of the effort.

The County Commission in response to the plan, agreed to fund UAB / TASC to develop the program. The program would be a one year demonstration project. At the end of that year, the Commission would review whether or not the program had: gained adequate support from the courts to function effectively; had it met it's goal of releasing detainees who otherwise would be in custody and had operated acceptably to protect community safety and return defendants predictably to court.

The program was funded April 1, 1992 and began accepting clients in Birmingham on July 1, 1992. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs' (ADECA) Division of Law Enforcement Planning was approached for additional case managers, support for opening the Bessemer Office and urinalysis testing funds. The Bessemer office was opened September 1st, 1992. Opening the office also provided space for TASC to expand other non-county funded services including state funded, adolescent drug treatment services for Bessemer.

The program involves a two-step process. New arrestees brought into the Jefferson County Jail are screened for release by ROR staff. Based upon their criteria, low risk misdemeanants and low risk felony offenders are released on their recognizance or through conventional release mechanisms. There are no routine conditions attached to these releases other than to report to court. Those offenders who are not released remain for the TASC / SPRS staff as possible candidates for release with supervision. TASC staff then screen these offenders for the possible development of a release with supervision plan. The target popUlation for the project are medium risk offenders who would not be released by ROR or the courts under normal circumstances. Summaries of pretrial participation are available to the court at sentencing. This provides judges with additional information for sentencing the defendant. Case managers develop and present individualized release plans to the court. These plans include conditions of release such as reporting on a regular basis, maintaining employment, restricted living arrangements, drug testing and treatment, etc. Progress reports are made as requested to the Court.

During the nine months of operations in Birmingham and the seven months in Bessemer, 3,496 offenders were screened; 1,796 were excluded by program criteria; 845 of the 1,700 that were eligible we"e interviewed and evaluated for release. Of these, 342 were released with conditions. Of those released, 145 are currently being supervised; 99 have completed their pretrial release consistent with their conditions; 9 had charges dropped or otherwise became ineligible; 66 failed to follow through on conditions and were returned to court. Happily, only 13 have been rearrested on new charges while in the program. The primary purpose of bail is to compel defendants to return to court. Only 10 of the 342 have failed to make their court appearances.

The impact on overall jail census is unclear. It is known that these defendants were not released by conventional means prior to program intervention and would most likely have been in jail until disposition of their case. The 342 offenders released spent a total of 24,240 days out of jail in the program. The financial impact as computed by the per day cost of $34.91 provided by the Sheriffs Department totals $846,218.40 over the nine months of operations.

The program has been extremely successful in addressing jail crowding while assuring community safety. Failure to appear rates at court have been extremely low. Judges have embraced the program as a valuable part of the pretrial process. They have been extremely cooperative with the staff as we have worked together to define and redefine procedures. It seems clear that the approach is supportable and that it addresses the over-lapping problems of jail crowding and lack of pretrial supervision of arrestees released on bond.

T ASe/Supervised Pre Trial Release Screening and Release Report, 7/92-3/93

DETAINEES BIRMINGHAM BESSEMER TOTAL

Screened 2988 508 3496

Total 2373 278 2651 Excluded

Total Considered 615 230 845 For Release

Total Released 237 105 342 With Conditions

T ASe/Supervised Pre Trial Release Case Management Report, 7/92-3/93

STATUS BIRMINGHAM BESSEMER TOTAL

Currently active 90 55 145

Successful 79 20 99

Interrupted 8 1 9

Failed: 42 24 66 non-compliance

Failed: 9 4 13 new charges

Failed: 9 1 10 failure to appear

TASC/Supervised PreTrial Release Financial Impact Statement

CLIENTS, DAYS

Total Active Clients

Total Days

Total Savings To County

Annualized Savings (12 months)

Current Budget

NET SAVINGS

7/92 - 3/93

342

24,240

$846,218.40*

$1,057,772.00

$156,198.00

$901,574.00

*based on # days times $34.91 per day for 9 months.

Does not account for fixed vs. incremental costs nor any capital construction costs avoided.

I

TASC Supervised Pretrial Release Services - CASE FLOW

EXCLUDED.

Held For Other Jurisdiclion Mental Statel Nature Ot Offense

Parolee: No BondI Prior Offense Record Prior FTA's I Prisoner: Dept Ot Correct Probationer: No Bond I Wanted Fug~ive

Program Incapac~y I Bonded Out.

Pending: Awa~ing Release Neutr al: Bonded Out.

No Int

No

Receive Jail Sheet.

Yes

Drop

Active

Current Active.

Rejected - By Case Manager Denied - By Judge.

Failed: Non-Compliance Failed: New Offense

Failed: Faillle To Appear Success Interrupt.

TASC SUPERVISED PRE-TRIAL RELEASE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The Honorable J. W. Patton, III. District Judge

The Honorable O. L. "Pete" Johnson District Judge

The Honorable James H. Hard Circuit Judge Presiding Judge, Criminal Division

Captain Sherrill Latta Jefferson County Jail

Captain James McCreless Jefferson County Sheriff's Department I Birmingham Division

Mr. Roger Brown Chief Deputy Assistant District Attorney

The Honorable Dan J. Reynolds Circuit Judge

The Honorable Robert G. Cahill District Judge

Mr. Woody Rogers Chief Deputy Assistant District Attorney

Major Earl Robbins Jefferson County Sheriff's Department Bessemer Division

Mr. Frank Rogers Chief Deputy Jefferson' County Sheriff's Department

Mr. J. Terrell McElheny Attorney at Law

APPENDIXE

JEFFERSON COUNTY

ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING PROJECT

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JEFFERSON COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING PROJECT (.JCASP)

This project is sponsored by the UAB Department of Psychiatry's Substance Abuse Program and Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime (TASC). It is funded by the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation.

The program is operating from the offices of the TASC Program, and develops client-specific plans for otherwise prison-bound offenders by utilizing the assistance of individuals, agencies, churches, and other resources in the community.

When JCASP designs a Client Specific Plan (CSP) and the court accepts it in subsequent disposition of the case, the client enters into an individualized, comprehensive and highly structured community-based program. With constant emphasis on public safety, these plans place numerous responsibilities on the client if he is to successfully complete the program. The plan utilizes community resources to meet each offender's need, with the ultimate goal of positively changing the client's behavior.

Among those community resources and components are:

1. Community Service (community work) 2. Victim Restitution 3. Counseling; Personal and Group 4. Education 5. Employment 6. Residency Restrictions 7. Reporting Requirements 8. Intensive Supervision 9. Substance Abuse Treatment 10. Split Sentences

To ensure that the client complies with his Client Specific Plan, the Jefferson County Alternative Sentencing Project enlists the assistance of a third pru.1y supervisor for the client. This third party supervisor may be an individual volunteer or a community group. The role of the third party supervisor is to establish and maintain a working relationship with the client who has been granted an alternative disposition. He is also to monitor the client's compliance with the conditions of the Client Specific Plan.

Alternative Sentencing Clients in T ASC Primary Charge

Murder Rape

Assault Robbery Burglary

TOP RSP

Shoplifting

, (.9%)

, (9%)

. . ~ 8 (7 .3%)~

29 (26.6%)

FUCC/IWC Theft

Other Felony Other Misdemeanor

VOCS-unspecified VOCS-possession

VOCS-Forged Script

4 (3.7%F

VOCS-Drug Sales VOCS-Trafficking

None

o Average Suspended Sentence is 9.76 years

5

6 (5.~%) . . ;8 (7.3%f

26 f23.9%)

10 15 20 25 30 Sugge.t. TOP and ponenlon chargee we", for those persons

with multlplo prior offenses.

35

Alternative Sentencing Clients in T ASC Prior Arrests

YES ~ 94(86.2%)

NO ~ 15(13.8%) ~ · . · . · . · . · . · . · . · . · . · . · . · . · . · . · .

o 20 40 60 80 100

Alternative Sentencing Clients in T ASC Prior Felonies

YES

NO

o 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

120

80

UAB/TASC .JOB REFERRAL AGENCY

UAB/TAse Job Referral Agency's orientation is a two hour introduction on how our Job Referral Volunteer Coordinator/Agents assist our clients' employment search. This orientation is scheduled once a week, Monday mornings between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. It is designed to relay information to as many as twenty clients, deferring time otherwise needed for individual appointments.

At orientation clients are given instructions to expedite their job search. The first half of the orientation is presented with enthusiasm by Robin Persons, a part-time TASC employee, whose prime goal is to motivate clients who are sincere about procuring employment. Clients are informed Job Referral Volunteer Coordinators act as agents to represent them in their job quest, and remain as mentor and liaison between the employee and the employer. The latter half of the orientation, the Interview Skills Workshop, is facilitated by Wally Hughart, a volunteer who teaches successful interview communication techniques. Clients are prompted regarding appropriate body language, eye contact, and proper attire prior to their interviews.

After orientation, clients schedule their follow-up appointment with a Job Referral Volunteer Coordinator. This appointment is an individual counseling session providing an opportunity for the client and the Job Referral Volunteer Coordinator to get acquainted. An assessment form is filled out by the Coordinator, and clients are referred for employment interviews based on the client's background, skills, interests, motivations, time in treatment, conditions of probation or parole, and hours available for work. The Job Referral Volunteer Coordinator also helps the client complete a "model" job application, obtain a valid photo LD., and a social security card to equip him for employment interviews.

Employer accounts are acquired by cold-calling prospective employers. Upon procuring employer accounts, the employer receives a copy of the "Jefferson County Alternative Sentencing Project UAB/TASC Job Referral Agency" accountability agreement letter.

The agency's employment placement success rate has increased substantially; between December 14, 1992 and April 1, 1993, 146 clients have attended orientation, 123 showed up for their follow-up appointments, and 63, more than half, have procured employment with the following companies:

Alabama Thrift Stores Alabama Food Share ADIA Personnel Services Carriage Cafe Down to Earth Lawn Care The Cabana Cafe Continental Electric Mr. Kim's Commercial Cleaning HealthSouth

Little Caesar's Shoney's Restaurant Pollard Employee Leasing Southside Cafe Arby's Hot and Now Fast Food Restaurant Johnston Castings Ard Construction Jones Manufacturing

Employed clients and current accounts are followed-up upon regularly.

A Treatment Alternative to Street Crime (TASC) Court Alternatives Program Sponsored by

the National Center for Citizen Participation in the Administration of Jusitice and the

University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Psychiatry 3015 7th Avenue South

Birmingham, Aiabama 35233

(205) 934-7431

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prison because there was inadequate community support and no accountability for his or her actions. Some first­time offenders have found themselves on a downward spiral of committing more serious offenses before receiving help. Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime provides the resources that helps these people put their lives back together. There is a coordinated effort between the probation officer, TASe, and a volunteer to promote offender accountability.

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TASC provides a monitoring system where the offender has regular contact with both staff and a trained volunteer. Our volunteer maintains close contact with the employer to assist with problems.

Offenders are highly-motivated employees in many work situations. The offender must retain gainful employment as part of his probation or parole. Each person in this program goes through screening for suitable skills and a motivation to perform the work your company needs. Many times the person has worked in a similar situation and brings skills that are beneficial to your organization. Each client has agreed to random drug screening. We conduct this screening on a regular basis and provide you with monthly updates.

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We want these people to succeed .... lefs all give them a chance for a fresh beginning.

Advantages of Hiring Ex-Offenders: >- Highly-motivated employees >- No-cost random drug screening >- Tax advantages to employers >- Special bonding assistance for employers who must

bond all employees >- Monitoring system which sets goals and checks

compliance to those goals >- Accountability to support group and the justice system >- Opportunity to do "something" about crime