REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Our approach to supervision is dependent upon officers successfully identifying offenders’ risk levels and needs,
and connecting them with resources that will improve their chances of successful, lasting reentry as productive
members of their communities.
The training, technological tools, and caseload organization of our officers help enable them to identify the best available resources to
meet an offender’s specific treatment needs, and to dynamically assist the offender as his or her needs change over time. To hold ourselves
accountable to our high standards of effectiveness, and to check that our programs are producing the intended benefits for the communities
we serve, we will track the following metrics—considered best-practice indicators of success in delivering comprehensive, effective
supervision services.
Performance
Compliance
Measures of supervision effectiveness
Meeting supervision requirements
EMBRACING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES
IMPROVING CHANCES
Scientific corrections research has identified certain practices as most successful
Measuring compliance-related activities
at reducing recidivism. By focusing our work on these evidence-based practices,
will help provide a more comprehensive
we intend to maximize our positive impact. Measurements in the following areas
portrait of the responsiveness of our officers
will help us identify the effectiveness of our efforts:
to offenders’ needs, and the availability of
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION
We want more offenders to successfully complete their supervision terms.
TIME TO FAIL
Despite our intervention efforts, some offenders may fail supervision. For these
offenders, we want to increase the average length of time they remain successful
under supervision.
sufficient support for offenders as they work
to reenter their communities. Examples of
these measures include:
Number of officer/offender interactions
Offenders’ residential stability
Percentage of offenders fulfilling
community service, drug screening, and
financial and administrative obligations.
TREATMENT PROGRAM PARTICIPATION
We want more offenders who need extra support in the areas of cognitive behavior,
mental health, substance abuse, and education to enroll in and complete treatment
programs.
EMPLOYMENT
We want to increase the number of employable offenders who are employed.
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