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Risk Assessment
Internal data from the DCS Office of Strategic Planning and Research suggested that individuals who assessed as an 8 on the risk instrument were disproportionately revoked to incarceration compared to other scores . Cases with risk scores that range from 8-10 receive traditional supervision services from a DCS officer in addition to the monthly reporting requirement . By making this change , DCS began focusing resources on the three highest risk levels and setting an achievable performance goal for caseload carrying officers .
The pandemic has changed daily life for most people and organizations for the foreseeable future . Fortunately for DCS , facilitating change is at the core of the brave men and women who comprise our agency . It is because of these committed change agents that DCS is well-positioned to continue leading the way for innovative approaches to community supervision .