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P-28
Recidivism Reduction
Day Reporting Centers —
As part of SB174 , Day Reporting Centers are to be evaluated for program fidelity every 5 years . Recommendations from the 2019 Evaluation , which was conducted by the University of Georgia , included refining assessment and case management processes , to ensure quality and consistency and expanding and formalizing community partnerships to enhance services . During this fiscal year , training was developed and implemented for formalized treatment planning processes , analyzing assessment results , and case management and documentation . Counseling and Programming components were added to the Comprehensive Audit Review to aid in ensuring that case management functions are maximized in order to address needs . we have increased the percentage of DRC sites with formal vocational partnerships from 4 ( 13 %) to 18 ( 56 %) during FY21 .
Through the challenges of the pandemic , our Day Reporting Centers transitioned to virtual programming and conducted 23 commencement ceremonies , with a total of 622 graduates during FY21 .
In order to enhance local partnerships ,