Transcript Lafayette Parish Sheriff`s Corrections Division

Community Corrections Campus
Community Corrections
Day Reporting
LPCC Education Programs
GPS Offender Tracking
Juvenile Day Reporting
Truancy
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Day Reporting Program Description
A non-residential alternative jail sentence or pre-trial
status, which allows participants to stay at home, as long
as they meet all of the Day Reporting Program’s selection
criteria. The program is viewed as providing close supervision, case
management, and treatment in a manner that keeps offenders employed
and is less expensive for the community.
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Day Reporting Program Structure
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GED Education & Academic Enhancement
Addiction Treatment & Counseling
Evidence-based Cognitive Behavioral Groups
Life Skills Training
Transitional Services
Drug Testing
Case Management & Monitoring
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Day Reporting
Day Reporting is a service provider to offenders from
other corrections programs.
Day
Reporting
Work
Release
GPS
Offender
Monitoring
REHAB
Volunteers
Totals
2008
169
127
54
N/A
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353
2009
190
287
169
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667
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Education Programs
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536 participated in Community Corrections and LPCC Education
Programs
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40 out of 58 qualifying passed GED exam
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46% percent tested scored below 5th grade level
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33% of literacy participants upgraded to the 6th grade level or above
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1 literacy participant passed GED
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Day Reporting Transitional Services
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One of the biggest factors in an offender returning to jail is
not having a job.
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Day Reporting transitional services provides offenders with
the ability to obtain or have a job.
Program
Unemployed at
Enrollment
Jobs Obtained
Day Reporting
110
107
GPS Offender Tracking
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91
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Day Reporting Transitional Services
Interview Skills
Mock Interviews
Resume Writing
Job Fairs
Job Leads
Job Placement
Financial Management
Assistance with Bank Accounts
Medical & Dental Referrals
Housing
ID’s & Social Security Cards
SSI Assistance
Clothing
Food
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GPS Offender Tracking
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GPS offenders are monitored by a one piece ankle bracelet
equipped with a state of the art global positioning satellite
(GPS) monitor.
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Monitors use cell towers for tracking along with satellite
tracking which is added security as satellites alone can lose
tracking inside buildings.
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GPS Offender Tracking
Software equipped with Google and
Microsoft mapping.
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GPS Offender Tracking
Alerts sent to caseworkers via email or
text message for device tampering,
communication loss or if offender is in
an unauthorized area.
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GPS Offender Tracking
56% enrollment growth in one year
• Growth presents challenges. More referrals and pressure to
divert offenders into diversion programs has meant a higher
number of participants without jobs and a higher incidence
of positive drug screens.
• Higher unemployment among GPS Offender Tracking
participants meant that they spend more time enrolled in
other programs on campus.
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GPS Offender Tracking
GPS Offender Tracking Program
Employment Training
2008
2009
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72
GED Prep
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70
Substance Abuse Education
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153
Treatment Services
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37
AA/NA Meetings
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95
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26
Mental Health Services
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GPS Offender Tracking 2002 – 2009
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1,259 Participants
78% Success Rate
35% Recidivism
$301,312 in Offender Paid Child Support
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Juvenile Day Reporting
The sheriff’s office has entered into a contract with the Lafayette
Parish School Board in providing a structured alternative day program
which serves out-of-school youth who need intensive behavioral
modification in order to succeed in a traditional school environment.
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Juvenile Day Reporting
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Last Resort Program
Next Step Expulsion/Detention
47% on Probation
58% Substance Abuse Issues
19% Mental Health Issues
57% of graduates are still in school or have
obtained a GED
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Juvenile Day Reporting
Program Components
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Physical Training
Educational Instruction
Moral Reconation Therapy
Team Building Skills
Social Skills Development
Drug Testing
Individual Case Management
LEAP Testing
Referrals to Community-based Organizations
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Truancy
In 2009, sheriff’s office deputies from Community Corrections,
the Bailiff’s office and POP assisted the Lafayette Parish School
Board in locating truants and made 100% of those requests.
Visited
464
100%
Contacted
247
53%
Returned to School after Contact
199
81%
Contacted who were referred to DA’s
office
48
19%
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Community Corrections Challenges
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Unemployment
Lack of skills
Lack of education
Environmental stability
Providing structure to offenders
Absence of parental involvement
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2010 Community Corrections Goals
 Develop prospective employer data-base to assist offenders
in finding employment.
 Increase the number of JDRP participants who pass the 8th
grade LEAP.
 Provide a graduated system of penalties for program noncompliance in GPSOT.
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