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State of CT Judicial Branch
Court Support Services Division
Major Initiatives Update
Presented to the Criminal Justice Policy Advisory Commission
September 14, 2007
9/14/2007State of Connecticut Judicial BranchCourt Support Services Division
Incarceration Rates for Technical ViolatorsCox, Bantley, and Roscoe (2006)
23%
7%
12%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
PTP Comaprison Group PTP TVU
Research Group
Pe
rce
nt
Inc
arc
era
ted
70 percent reduction for in incarceration rate for PTP technical violators
Program Evaluation Outcomes for PTP and TVU
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PTP and TVU ExpansionRevolving Technical Services Fund
Approximately ~$3.1m appropriation during 2007 legislative session
Funding will support the ongoing expansion of the PTP and TVU special probation programs
As many as 40 additional probation officers will be hired
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Percent of Total Eligible Population Served by PTP and TVU Current vs. Projected
31%
57%
47%
94%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Current % of Total Eligible Projected % of Eligible
Perc
ent PTP
TVU
Probation Transition Program and Technical Violation Units
Current and Projected Status
Current and Projected Staffing Probation Transition Program and Technical Violation Unit
22
40
22
44
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Current Staffing Projected Staffing
Staffing
Num
ber o
f Sta
ff
PTP
TVU
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Intensive Pretrial Supervision Track
Target Population: Incarcerated defendants awaiting residential treatment
Staffing: 5 Veteran Probation Officers Nearly 350 Referrals since inception 53% Success Rate Remaining Challenges
Increasing out-patient treatment services to support more releases
Continue to educate the court on the IPST as an alternative to residential treatment and pretrial incarceration
9/14/2007State of Connecticut Judicial BranchCourt Support Services Division
Number of Inmates on the Jail Reinterview Residential Treatment Waitlist
275
233225
208203
209 213220
212221
230 233228 225
100
120
140
160
180
200
220
240
260
280
300
Date
In
mat
es
18% Reduction in Waiting List from April 9 to September 10
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Mental Health Case Management
Staffing: 10 Veteran Probation Officers Officers began taking cases on July 9, 2007 Next Steps:
Establish clinical services in AICs via DMHAS local mental health authorities
9/14/2007State of Connecticut Judicial BranchCourt Support Services Division
Mental Health Case Managment Current Statewide CaseloadAs of 9/11/2007
264
350
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
Current Active Probationers Statewide Caseload Cap
Num
ber
Caseloads are projected to be at maximum capacity by end of September
9/14/2007State of Connecticut Judicial BranchCourt Support Services Division
Bail Decision Aid Research (Hedlund, 2007)
Use of the Decision Aid in 357 cases resulted in:
• Fewer FTA’s (17% Comparison group vs. 12 % for Decision Aid group)
• More use of conditional release recommendations (21% for Comparison group vs. 64% for Decision Aid group)
• More bail commissioner recommendations matching court orders (49% for Comparison group vs. 65% for Decision Aid group)
• Lower percentage of cases held in pre-trial jails (43%% for Comparison group vs. 25% for Decision Aid group)
9/14/2007State of Connecticut Judicial BranchCourt Support Services Division
Bail Decision Aid Bail Decision Aid
$600k appropriation in 2007 legislative session to support three additional staff and additional pre-trial services
Automated database and statewide use beginning in October 2007
Target Population: Moderate risk defendants who score -3 or higher on the Bail Risk Assessment