Outline for a Transition Center
Carl Reddick
Gary Weeber
Background and
Need
Offenders have
underlying habits, attitudes, beliefs and associations that place them at risk
of engaging in criminal activity and subsequent incarceration.
They remain in, or return to their communities from jail or prison,
with the original beliefs that condoned or contributed to their criminal
behavior in the first place. In
addition, many offenders and their families have never considered themselves
as legitimate members of their community, leading to a lack of trust and under
utilization of community resources. That “outsider” thinking pattern,
which is based on a system of beliefs, contributes to behavior that often
leads to additional criminal abuse of their family and community, and an
unwillingness to seek available services.
When offenders are required to seek services, there is a high rate of
drop out and failure, in part, because there is no initial work with offenders
to change those negative habits, attitudes, beliefs, and associations.
Rural communities like Lincoln County present additional
issues. The County is
economically depressed, the high school dropout rate is high, many jobs are
minimum wage and seasonal, and public transportation is very limited. Many offenders do not have cars; many do not have driver's
licenses, telephones or permanent and stable residences.
Isolation is commonplace. If social services are sought, the geographic
and rural barriers outlined above have limited offender follow through.
In addition, the lack of coordinated community efforts of single-focus
services fail to address the multiple problems and needs that the offender
presents, given a lifestyle entrenched in criminal attitudes, associations and
belief systems.
Lincoln
County currently has over 600 adult offenders under community supervision of
which approximately 350 are determined to be the highest risk.
The Department of Community Corrections has only enough personnel and
resources to enforce imposed court-ordered conditions and monitor for
additional law violations. An average of approximately 35 offenders begin
their supervision every month. Many
of these offenders are released from incarceration with no residence, no job,
no source of income, and no transition plan.
No attention is given to criminogenic factors, including their family
issues and the impact on the community to which they return.
Effective community supervision requires, in part, a
focus on short-term public safety that includes working closely with law
enforcement, the community, and other agencies to directly intervene in
behavior presenting an immediate risk. It
also includes, however, a focus on long-term public safety that can truly be
accomplished only through offender behavior change.
Behavior change in offenders involves addressing
specific criminogenic factors through incremental stages and holding them
accountable to the conditions of supervision.
If effective, this focused intervention progressively leads to
significant change in behavior, and pro-social lifestyles begin to develop.
The focus of this project is to identify those stages and move (or
‘passport’) the offender from one stage to the next.
This process eventually passports the offender from a history based
upon faulty belief systems and destructive behavior to a lifestyle that is
productive and constructively integrated into the community.
In addition, the interventions and services must be systematic and
involve the participation and commitment of the community…its agencies and
its citizens.
This County has been able to use partnerships among
stakeholders to work toward accomplishing countywide goals in the past.
However, in the past no single agency in Lincoln County has led the
effort to coordinate services to this mandated criminal population.
The Project creates the coordinated community based focus that will
bring existing agencies together in partnership; establishes a focus and
common language that recognizes criminogenic factors as the focus for changing
offender behavior; provides a well-coordinated and focused intervention that
address those criminogenic factors, expands interventions and services to the
families of offenders (including the children at risk of future criminal
activity); and engages the community as an active participant in aggressively
pursuing a safer and healthier environment.
Mission
Statement---Improve
public health and safety through a coordinated, community-based, multi-agency
approach that:
·
Identifies risk issues in offenders and involved family
members;
·
Holds adult offenders accountable for their beliefs and
behaviors;
·
Provides immediate residential controls, services, and
individualized case planning to offenders in transition or in need of
community intervention; and
·
Directly connects offenders and family members to onsite and
community services that address risk.
The
Project will be centralized and staffed at the Community Justice Transition
Center [CJTC]. A Community Transition Team [CTT] will consist of Center staff
and representatives of agencies formally participating in the Project, as
demonstrated by Letter of Agreement. Examples
of participant agencies include Lincoln County Health and Human Services;
Oregon State Department of Human Services; Newport Police Department, Lincoln
County Sheriff’s Office; Community Services Consortium, Oregon State
Employment Office; Centro De Ayuda; and Crossroads/LCCIP.
The Team will serve to provide project oversight, ongoing problem
resolution, and evolving design.
Goals
1.
Provide both residential structure and programming resources for
mandated offenders who will be screened and assessed for criminogenic factors
related to criminal behavior.
2.
Increase short-term public safety by the CTT and its partner agencies
working together and providing swift and sure sanctions for dangerous or
threatening behaviors.
3.
Create multiple partnerships in the delivery of services among local
agencies so that resources are efficiently utilized and a holistic approach to
community health and safety is achieved.
4.
Initiate a direct and strategic bridge between the participating
offender and existing community services through a central case management and
assessment system.
5.
Make available to the highest risk adult offenders under parole and
probation supervision in Lincoln County the tools and skills necessary to
change habits, associations, attitudes, and belief systems that have supported
their illegal behaviors, and to move toward a healthy and non-offending
lifestyle.
6.
Initiate outreach to families of participating offenders to determine
needed services and offer resources to assist them in achieving a safer and
healthier transition process affecting the entire family.
7.
Provide ongoing cross training within the CTT and other community
service providers to provide common language and ensure well-coordinated
service delivery system when dealing with this population in the community.
8.
Provide the opportunity for community meetings at a centralized
location, with a primary focus on public health and safety programs,
continuing education and training.
9.
Develop and maintain an evaluation component to assess follow-up and
measure project success through the increase of positive social behaviors and
the reduction of recidivism.
Objectives
1.
Provide residential units for 30 offenders that are in transition from
prison, county jail or residential treatment; in critical need of short-term
shelter; and/ or in need of short-term controlled living due to supervision
conformance problems. In some
cases, this will serve as an appropriate alternative to the use of local jail
beds.
2.
______ offenders will participate in the CJTP by ___________.
3.
CTT will develop and implement formal partnerships with ______ agencies
operating out of Lincoln County in the delivery of services to CJTP
participants and their families.
4.
_________of all CJTP participants who complete mandated programming in
their case plan will not be re-arrested for new felony or misdemeanor
offenses within _________ months.
5.
___________ percent reduction in the use of jail beds as a sanction.
6.
_________ percent follow through with case plan by CJTC participants based on addressing criminogenic
factors for _______ months after release from the CJTC.
7.
_______ percent employment of CJTP participants within _______ months
after release from CJTC.
8.
________percent reports improvements in marital and family
relationships of CJTP participants _____months after release from the CJTC.
9.
_______ percent of CJTP
participants evidence change in attitude, behavior and associations upon
release from the CJTC and _______percent evidence change
within ___ months after release from the CJTP.
10. _______
percent report sobriety for those participants assessed to have a substance
abuse issue _____ months after participants' release from the CJTC .
11. _______
percent of the CJTP participants will demonstrate adequate housing, food, and
physical health _____after release from the CJTC .
12. ________percent
of CJTP participants assessed to have mental health disorders will
demonstrate improvement in mental and emotional functioning within _____
months after release from the CJTC.
13. _______
percent improvement reported in parenting behavior for those CJTP participants
who participate in family based programs _____ after release from the CJTC.
14. _____percent
of the community offender population will be screened for substance
abuse and/or mental health problems, family risk issues, employment and/or educational needs, and
physical health issues.
Measurable
Outcomes [Measurable Outputs
(The
specific numerical/percentage Objectives above and Measurable Outcomes will be
developed through Technical Assistance)
Target
Populations
q
Offenders who are in transition from prison,
jail or residential treatment or require short term sanctioning, shelter or
community controls at the CJTC.
q
A
non-residential population of high risk probationers and parolees,
q
Families
of offenders who will be involved in case planning and benefit from parenting
and other programming initiated at the CJTC.
Community and Residential Programming
RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT:
The
CJTC will have residential capacity for 30 persons.
These will consist of a mixture of dormitory and 2 person units.
Although it will not be custody, the residents will be subject to
strict schedules and close monitoring. Staffing
will be onsite 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
Residents will be required to pay a room fee of $10 per day and provide
their own meals. Microwave ovens will be available and instruction will be
provided in microwave cooking. This
structured independent living will generally be for an average period of 30
days and will focus on screening, assessment, case-planning, initial
supervision and education, and connection to appropriate community programs
and services. Involvement of
family members, when appropriate, in the case planning and
instruction will be emphasized and the transition to appropriate community
housing will be a priority. In
general the offender populations will include persons transitioning from
prison, jail, or residential treatment; persons requiring a short term
‘control’ sanction in lieu of jail; persons in need of crisis housing;
and, in some circumstances, persons in need of a controlled, pre-trial housing
environment. The type of programming, schedules, and length of stay will
vary based upon the reasons for residence and nature of issues that require
attention while in residence. The
facility will be monitored by staff, cameras and alarms.
It will be locked during non-routine operations hours and residents
departing without authorization will be subject to arrest and jail confinement
due to violations of supervision conditions or custody release conditions.
OFFENDER PROGRAMS COMPONENT OVERVIEW:
Programs will be designed for delivery to both the
higher risk offender supervision population within the local community and the
resident offender population. This
programming is intended to promote long-term public safety by challenging
offender belief systems and to address the criminogenic factors, which have
been demonstrated to most directly relate to criminal behavior.
The Community Justice Transition Center includes three classrooms and
two confidential interview rooms that are available for the delivery of onsite
programs and offender interviews.
No
single program can fully meet the varied needs of the offender.
Employment, substance abuse, and family issues, for example, are all
intertwined within the criminal lifestyle. The Lincoln County Community
Justice Transition Project (CJTP) will identify, develop, and coordinate
existing and original programming to consistently address the criminogenic
factors first surfaced by Dr. Don Andrews from Carleton University and later
implemented by the Canadian Correctional Services[1].
Currently the Oregon Department of Corrections is using the same research to
design statewide institution and transition services. Within the scope of our
local resources, therefore, the CJTP will attempt to address each criminogenic
factor of participating offenders with well coordinated case planning and
monitoring. The
primary criminogenic needs that can be modified are:
1.
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
2.
MARITAL / FAMILY
3.
ASSOCIATIONS / SOCIAL INTERACTION
4.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
5.
COMMUNITY FUNCTIONING
6.
PERSONAL / EMOTIONAL ORIENTATION
7.
ATTITUDE / HABITS
These
are factors that research[2]
consistently shows have a direct correlation between the lack of mastery and
criminal behavior. Also, these are factors that can be addressed and changed
by the offender given the proper instruction and behavioral modeling.[3]
In this sense, they are not the static factors of race, poverty, gender, and
age.
Part
of the Intake process for both residents of the CJTC and for the community
offender population will be a screening to determine the severity of the
various criminogenic factors for each offender.
Based upon that screening, a comprehensive case plan for residents will
be developed that will address critical needs of this population, including
how the problems/ needs will be addressed by what services and in what stages.
The
centralization of initial screening, assessments, and programming will bring
together the various participating agencies and services to assure clear
communication in the development and monitoring of each participant’s case
plan. In part, that will be
achieved through regular case planning review among those involved in
providing services with the assigned Parole and Probation Officer [PO.]
The
following pages are an outline of proposed programming designed to address
these criminogenic factors within each subject area. While the instructional
course may be titled ‘Substance Abuse’, the course will attempt to address
the above listed issues within its’ particular curriculum.
Keep in mind that the primary target population for all
the programming outlined below is the higher risk parole and
probation caseload (approximately 400 offenders) and any of their family
members that would like to participate. Classroom space can be made available
to community partners that choose to utilize the facilities. Therapy will not
be unnecessarily replicated since the intent is to not compete with services
in the local community, but rather to educate offenders about the availability
of such services and/or offer programs on-site when use of this facility would
be beneficial to the provider. The onsite PO will develop the initial resident
comprehensive case plan and serve as a bridge to the monitored community
supervision plan initiated at the CJTC.
The
cognitive / behavioral model that will be employed throughout the programming
that addresses criminogenic factors and all newly developed curricula will be
the Franklin Reality Model [based on the control model in gaining Control by
Robert F. Bennett et al.] All
CJTC onsite staff and community providers will be trained in the use of this
model to promote the use of common language and provide a seamless and
well-coordinated intervention strategy. So
no matter what criminogenic factors and issues are being addressed, attitudes,
habits associations, and beliefs systems are being addressed simultaneously.
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
Unemployment
with idle time is the single greatest coefficient of criminal behavior.[4]
The CJTP would blend employment education throughout its’ entire curriculum.
However, the specific employment section of the offender training will be a
coordinated community model. Services
would be directed at intake for both the community offender population and the
Transition Center residential population.
Assessment would include a determination of employment skills and
needs.
Every
week, the Oregon Department of Employment would present an overview of
employment services. In general, services currently being offered at the
Employment Department would not be replicated at the CJTC. Rather, instruction
on how to access existing job search software, how to claim benefits, how to
register for employment, introduction to existing classes, registration, and
familiarization with paperwork will be presented to prepare the offender to
efficiently access existing services within the community. A primary emphasis
would be on transitioning the resident offender from the CJTC to
the community. To that end, his familiarization and ability to deal with the
agency would have a bearing on his level of success with their services (2
hours / week).
The CJTP
would provide Employment Skills Classes through with the assistance of the
Employment Department and the Community Services Consortium. These classes
would focus on interview skills and resume writing. They would explore the
connection between offender attitudes toward employment and the ability to
seek and maintain employment. Topics such as dress, enunciation, drug-free
workplace policy, and hygiene would also be addressed (6 hours / week).
Community
agencies and/or volunteers would offer "Life Skill"
classes on budgeting, time-management, problem-solving skills and other areas
individualized to the needs of the offender and family members.
The
Lincoln County Health and Human Services Department would offer routine ‘Food
Handlers Certification’ courses. Each unemployed resident would thereby be
certified to immediately accept employment in the hospitality / tourist
industry that supports the local economy. (2 hours / session)
The
CJTP would also offer an opportunity for Local Temporary Employment Companies
from the private sector to present job opportunities, listings, and upcoming
employment needs to this population each morning for the offenders who have
successfully completed the ‘Employment Skills’ classes (as needed).
The
CJTP would also offer an opportunity for Job Corps to describe its national
trade school programs, enrollment eligibility, student housing rules and
benefits to offenders under the age of 24.
The local of a facility in southern Lincoln County makes this
information particularly relevant to this population.
The
local Community College staff would offer an overview of available classes and
programs, application processes, funding, and prerequisites at their facility.
This may include required trips to the school and literacy testing (2 hours /
weekly).
An
intensive literacy program would be offered by community volunteers, nightly,
at the CJTC for those offenders preparing for GED or other testing (10 hours
per week).
MARITAL / FAMILY
Next in
importance on the scale of criminogenic factors are family issues.[5]
For that reason, creating a “Family Connection” through the participation
of multiple partner agencies is a critical Project priority.
As addressed in the CJTP, the family definition expands to encompass
multi-generational and non-traditional living situations. There is no doubt
that a mobile and addicted offender population affects the domestic partners,
and the children of these partners, in ways that can have a negative impact in
the local community. The incidents of domestic violence in the home and unruly
behavior in the school system are two issues that immediately come to mind.
Sorely lacking in the Lincoln County community are opportunities to teach, and
model, pro-social behavior to absent, abusive, and / or addicted parents
within the local criminal justice system.
The CJTP
would provide nonviolence education to offenders through an agreement between
Lincoln County Community Corrections and a private provider. These sessions,
again, would follow the cognitive / behavioral model for self-change. The
nonviolence education, called "Aggression and Control Class" in
Lincoln County, would be 15 sessions long. These sessions would be delivered
on-site as part of the core educational experience and would be available to
residents and non-residents alike (22.5 hours / over 60 days).
The
Lincoln County Domestic Violence Council would also identify representatives
to provide an overview of local services for males and females in the Lincoln
County area. These services covered would include, but not be limited to,
men’s domestic violence classes, victim advocacy for families, women’s
support groups, children's support groups, family sessions (as deemed
appropriate for this population) and referral assistance for family-based
services in the school district, faith community, minority culture and health
and social service agencies (2 hours / week).
Classes
in Domestic Violence Education would be provided by Crossroads/LCCIP to
offenders convicted of domestic violence and court ordered to participate as
part of their supervision or court deferral.
These classes would be provided to male offenders and would be for a
total of 54 hours over 36 weeks. Female
offender classes are a total of 32 hours over 16 weeks.
Members
of the local faith community whose operations include family services would
offer orientation to this population about additional assistance in the
community (1.5 hours / week).
Parenting
classes, structured for an adult, mandated offender population, would be
offered by private providers or other agency representatives who are part of
the CTT. These classes would follow a cognitive behavioral model based on the
Franklin Reality Model. Parenting classes would offer pro-social behavior
modeling and specific skill building exercise that is readily
usable by this population. Training skills and education would be offered to
both the offender and their family group. At this time it appears that the
bulk of these classes will be offered on-site (22.5 hours over 8 weeks).
ASSOCIATES / SOCIAL INTERACTION
One of
the most critical functions of the CJTP will be to reintegrate the offender
back into the community. In an attempt to forge this historically weak link to
a non-criminal lifestyle the CJTP will rely heavily on the motivational,
behavioral, educational, and mentoring components of the overall curriculum at
the CJTC. As stated previously,
the core of the residential programming will be the Franklin Reality Model, a
cognitive/ behavioral model that will include examining and changing their
system of beliefs and thinking that support their criminal behaviors.
Programming will also require community contacts and associations that
would lead to pro-social interaction.
Cognitive
/ behavioral programming would be an ongoing cornerstone of the CJTP (See
Personal and Emotional Orientation for core classes conducted by CJTP.)
Orientation to motivational programming would be mandated to
the residential and higher risk community supervision population in classes of
12 or less at a time. A component of this orientation would be issues related
to associations and social interaction (2
hours / weekly).
Cultural
issues will be addressed for the Native-American, Hispanic and other
populations. Staff from Centro de Ayuda would design and incorporate cognitive
sessions, consistent with the Franklin Reality Model, for delivery to the
appropriate minority culture attendees. The staff would also model pro-social
behavior, give information on dominant culture issues, and introduce and serve
as a bridge to community resources (2 hours / weekly).
A
mentoring program would be established that would utilize both community
volunteers and CJTP graduates to provide follow up pro-social modeling to
selected offenders in the community. This programming would eventually be
available to provide offender support even past the expiration of the formal
probation supervision. This would
be provided at the CJTC on a scheduled weekly basis (6 hours per week).
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
This
project recognizes the pervasive extent, nature, and patterns of alcohol
and/or drug consumption in the community that will surely undermine any effort
to modify offender’s thinking and behavior. There is simply no substitute
for a strong educational component that weaves assessment and the availability
of therapeutic services throughout the entire supervision process. This effort
must be consistent, culturally competent, and reinforced at every opportunity.
Again, this project is not designed to duplicate community programming. It is
designed to educate and orient offenders about the existence of such
programming, address cognitive objections about such programming through the
ongoing cognitive/ behavioral programming, model a sober and productive
lifestyle and reinforce the treatment obligations originally ordered by the
releasing authority or indicated by screening and assessment.
Screening
for substance abuse issues will be conducted by Lincoln County Health and
Human Services (H&HS) staff utilizing the SASSI [6].
All Lincoln County offenders under the supervision of Community Corrections
will be screened using this tool at the time of their original orientation.
Those showing a substance abuse issue will be individually assessed by staff
from H&HS as part of the dual diagnosis assessment program.
Offenders will be referred by H&HS to programs whose curriculum meets
their needs for intensity and duration (20 hours / week). For resident
offenders, case plans will be developed that address these issues (20 hours
per week).
Substance
abuse counselors, who are local providers and part of the CTT would provide an
overview of local services and register offenders for their programs at their
agency or at the CJTC. Different
curricula would be explained and detailed treatment histories would be
captured and compared with corrections' records, to the extent allowed by
confidentiality legislation (2 hours / week).
Embedded
in the cognitive curriculum at the CJTP would be a strong substance abuse
piece. The CTT will be offering the substance abuse motivational information,
on site, to the entire offender population and interested family members
through the Franklin Reality Model orientation and the Beliefs, Motivation and
Change Class (see Associates/Social Interaction and Attitudes Sections).
Substance
abuse treatment will occur in the community or will be delivered onsite at the
CJTC (20 hours / week),
Urine
testing would be a routine function of this staff and the facility has been
built to handle this function in a consistent and professional manner.
COMMUNITY FUNCTIONING
The CJTP
needs to maintain a strong community-based aftercare component. Issues such as
housing, deportment, leisure, health, and finance need to be addressed, first
at the educational level and, before release, at the practical level. To that
end a group of community providers has been assembled that is willing to
present information and follow-up services both to the residents of the CJTC
as well as the general probation population and their families.
Lincoln
County HHS staff would screen offenders for AIDS, STDs, TB, and hepatitis and
provide physical health education. (3 hours / week).
The
clergy and volunteers of the faith community would offer education and
orientation about their counseling services and congregation assemblies, This
will be presented in a culturally competent manner. (1 hour / week)
Local
HUD staff (Lincoln County Housing
Authority) would educate offenders about HUD rules and housing availability.
(1 hour / week)
State
Human Services/SS&E representatives would register and/or enroll offenders
for food stamp benefits, the Oregon health plan, and when
appropriate, assessment and services for disabilities as part of a Human
Services Connection component (2 hours / week).
State
Human Services/Child Welfare representatives would educate appropriate
populations about custody issues (1 hour / week).
DMV
representatives would hold an outreach clinic to review drivers license status
and barriers to the legal operation of motor vehicles (2 hours /week).
Local
tribal and Centro de Ayuda employees would provide orientation about
opportunities and services offered through their agencies (2 hours / week).
Successful
Achievements in Living (SAIL) Transition and Support Group [based on the
Franklin Reality Model] would meet weekly at the CJTC in order
to provide continuity and support to this program that is delivered in the
Lincoln County Jail.
Through
the partnership of the Community Services Consortium and partner agencies, a
case planning component (Housing Connection) would be developed with CJTC
residents to develop appropriate housing for offenders and families (as
applicable) as part of the offender’s post-CJTC experience. This
would involve the identification of appropriate housing resources, referral to
managing agencies, and active support of these efforts through agency staffing
support and financial supports.
Basic skills in community work and accountability would be reinforced through the existing Lincoln County Work Crew Program that would operate weekdays from the CJTC. This program is a combined effort of the three Lincoln County agencies (Sheriff’s Office, Public Works and Community Corrections) and is frequently ordered by the Courts as a condition of supervision or utilized by Community Corrections as a sanction (7 hours per day/35 hours per week).
PERSONAL / EMOTIONAL ORIENTATION
A
significant number of offenders are mentally ill or have co-occurring
disorders that have unaddressed cognitive or behavioral issues. Some have
anger, aggression and control issues. Some have disabilities limiting their
intellectual capacity. The CJTP will be a clearing-house to bring assessment
and services to bear on this population so there can be a logical, consistent,
and well-coordinated attempt to provide appropriate levels of control and
services to these offenders.
Part of
the SASSI screening identifies potential mental health issues. Lincoln County
H&HS personnel would perform follow-up assessments and complete
court-ordered assessment, on-site (20 hours / week) as part of the dual
diagnosis assessment program. In time, this service will also be offered to
the families of the offenders as HHS searches for better ways to provide
out-reach services for the entire local community.
Lincoln
County H&HS staff would also ‘reach in’ to Lincoln County Jail with
mentally ill offenders involved with the local criminal justice system. One
option with these offenders will be to medicate and transition those
appropriate offenders out of the jail and into the CJTC. Through the
assistance and direction of Lincoln County H&HS, protocols and procedures
would be developed so that offenders required to take monitored medications
could access these medication at the CJTC as part of this Mental Health
Transition Program (7 hours/ week).
Cognitive
/ Behavioral programming is the cornerstone of efforts by this project to link
the community to the offender, and vice-versa. The offender, typically, has
certain beliefs about his or her ability to function in the world, as they
perceive it.[7]
Embedded in all attempts to reach the offenders will be a common
language and common model designed to challenge belief systems and move the
offender towards behaving in what he or she perceives to be the best interest
of themselves and their families. 'Thinking for a Change' (twenty - 2 hour
sessions,) 'Breaking Barriers' (six - 4 hour sessions,) and 'Belief,
Motivation, and Change' (five - 4 hour sessions.) and other programs will be
mixed and matched to the population, over time depending on the length of stay
and the original assessment of offender needs. As noted previously, every CTT
member offering services to this population will be trained in the Franklin
Reality Model and will integrate the tenets of this model into their
presentations and in services provided to this population. In sum, the effort
to challenge belief systems, motivate, and support participating offenders
toward a healthy, non-offending lifestyle will occur in the classroom, during
any other interaction between staff and offenders, and through offenders'
participation with community service providers.
ATTITUDE
Attitudes
about employment, law enforcement, drugs, children, relationships and a myriad
of other issues sour the best attempts to launch a concerted effort at
establishing a coordinated community response to the issues outlined above.
Early engagement in pro-social activities has been a failure in the histories
of vast majority of this offender population. To address and modify these
attitudes we will again rely on the cognitive curriculum. More than that,
however, we will engage the free time of the offenders in a targeted menu of
pro-social activities. In part
the intent of the below activities and programs will be to create recognition
on the part of the offender of community responsibility.
Orientation
of all offenders at the inception of supervision will include a component on
the Franklin Reality model that will introduce them to the relationship
between beliefs and behavior (2 hours per week).
A
Community Policing sub-station will be located at the CJTC. The Newport police
personnel would be included in the orientation of the offender and their
families and the services provided by the department and police services would
be explained. The officer would encourage this population to access police
services when needed (1 hour / week).
Parole
and Probation staff will offer programming designed to show the offender
‘Being Successful on Supervision’ and access services available through
that department to be delivered at the CJTC and/or as part of the jail SAIL
Program (2 hours / week).
'Thinking
for a Change,' 'Breaking Barriers,' and 'The Belief, Motivation and Change'
Classes would be offered at the CJTC as part of the offender case plan or as a
sanction. Those classes are
intended to expose offenders to new ways of thinking about themselves, their
victims, and their communities. All
of these classes and the enforcement by the entire CTT would focus on
developing pro-social habits, appropriate attitudes and skills, values of work
and self-discipline, motivation for treatment, and a better understanding of
the importance of employment, education and relationships.
The Community Justice Resolution Project would explain non-confrontation skills to neighborhood and legal problems (2 hours / week)
Staff working in the CJTC would hold weekly residents meeting designed to model problem-solving skills when issues arise in and around the center (2 hours / week).
‘Repaying’
the community through local service projects would be a requirement of
residents of the CJTC. A South
Beach Citizens Committee would help identify and assist in neighborhood
improvement projects for a facility work crew to implement (4 hours / week).
A
‘former residents group’ would host a clean and sober social gathering
each week at the center to model leisure activities that are pro-social in
nature. There will be no broadcast television at the center. All videos will
be approved for content by the residents using the skills they have learned
[subject to final approval by CJTC staff] (2 hours / week).
COMMUNITY USE COMPONENT
The
CJTC is intended to provide the space and opportunity for the delivery of
various programs and services that benefit both the general population and the
larger criminal justice system.
Examples
of intended uses include:
q
Newport Police
Department Substation: A substation would be established onsite that will
provide a direct police presence at the facility and in the South Beach
Community.
q
Criminal
Justice Personnel Training: Classrooms would be made available to law
enforcement and criminal justice agencies to provide training for their
respective personnel.
q
Community
Criminal Justice Education: Classrooms would be provided for use by criminal
justice agencies to provide community forums, seminars, and public information
sessions.
q
Supervised
Child Visitation/Exchange: Space would be made available so those agencies
could provide a safe environment for supervised child custody and exchange
programs.
q
Monitored
Medication: Through the assistance and direction of Lincoln County Health and
Human Services, protocols and procedures would be developed so that community
persons required to take monitored medications could access these medication
at the CJTC.
q
Community
Meetings: Space would be available for various community meetings.
This would be available at evenings and on weekends when such space is
not otherwise available in the community.
q
Lincoln County
Transit: Extension of the bus service will expand and use the location of the
CJTC for their turn-around point to allow easy assess for offenders, families
and others to access the CJTC.
For
further information, please contact: Gary
Weeber, Department Director of Parole & Probation 265-8851
ex. 20 or e-mail Gary.Weeber@doc.state.or.us or
Carl
Reddick, Parole and Probation Officer 265-8851
ex. 16, or e-mail Carl.Reddick@doc.state.or.us