RELATIONSHIPS( Continued)
OFFICER-SUPERVISEE RELATIONSHIPS ARE IMPORTANT FOR OUTCOMES
4. Jail Impact Study
Incarceration, even for short periods, interferes with employment, disrupts treatment, and isolates people from their support systems. Furthermore, a key ingredient in effective supervision services is a positive working relationship between officers and their clients; however, an overreliance on jails hinders the relationship-building process. For example, the Probation Options Management( POM) Act, an administrative process for officers to bypass courts and jails when resolving technical violations, is vastly underutilized across the state. Therefore, we are conducting a Jail Impact Study to inform strategies for reducing jail use without compromising public safety. We are in the first two stages of this research project.
Jail Sanctions Assess the relationship between the use of jail sanctions and the likelihood of recidivism upon release. Research Partners: Mathew Gayman, Georgia State University( GSU); Karen Nielsen, Georgia State University( GSU)
Household Member Incarceration
Examine the association between experiencing the incarceration of a household member during childhood and legal system involvement as an adult.
Research Partner: Eric Wright, Georgia State University( GSU)
5. Person-Centered Supervision Fidelity Assessment Instrument
Community Supervision Officers( CSOs) are unreasonably expected to implement myriad evidence-based practices( EBPs) simultaneously. In effort to support EBPs as a means of promoting and enhancing better service delivery, DCS has implemented a Person-Centered Supervision Model, in which this approach organizes various EBPs( e. g., Risk-Need- Responsivity, Procedural Justice, Motivational Interviewing, etc.) into an easy-to-understand conceptual framework. In other words, PCS is our overarching strategy for putting principles into practice.
By focusing on the fidelity of EBP implementation, we can improve services and enhance public safety outcomes. However, currently, there are no studies that have holistically assessed the effectiveness of the PCS approach. Therefore, we partnered with UGA to evaluate the effectiveness and fidelity of the PCS model.
Research Partners: Orion Mowbray, University of Georgia( UGA)
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