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Strategies for Successful Supervision and ReEntry

Strategies for Successful Supervision and ReEntry. The Ohio Parole Board’s implementation of Select Strategies Presented by: Cynthia Mausser Chair. The 13 strategies. Define Success as Recidivism Reduction and Measure Performance: Adopt Risk Reduction & Behavior Change Strategies

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Strategies for Successful Supervision and ReEntry

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  1. Strategies for Successful Supervision and ReEntry The Ohio Parole Board’s implementation of Select Strategies Presented by: Cynthia Mausser Chair

  2. The 13 strategies • Define Success as Recidivism Reduction and Measure Performance: • Adopt Risk Reduction & Behavior Change Strategies • Measure Performance by reintegration outcome • Tailor Conditions of Supervision • Realistic, Relevant & Research-Based • Focus Resources on Higher Risk Offenders

  3. The 13 Strategies, cont’d • Frontload Supervision Resources • Begin case planning in the institution • Concentrate resources in the first few days & weeks • Implement Earned Discharge • Provide incentives to meet case-specific goals • Supervise Offenders in their Communities • Organize caseloads by neighborhood

  4. The 13 Strategies, cont’d • Engage Partners to Expand Intervention Capacity • Partner with other community organizations • Assess Criminal Risk and Need Factors • Use a reliable instrument and link to case plan • Balance Surveillance and Treatment in Case Plans • Combine surveillance and treatment

  5. The 13 Strategies, cont’d • Involve Offenders in the Supervision Process • Offender is active participant in development of case plan • Engage Informal Social Controls • Incorporate offenders’ support networks into supervision • Use Incentives and Rewards • Use positive reinforcement as supervision tool (4:1) • Respond to Violations with Swift & Certain Sanctions

  6. OhioParoleBoardDeveloping a Strategic Plan • Division of Parole and Community Services in Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction • Comprised of Parole Board, Field Services, Bureau of Adult Detention, Bureau of Community Services and Office of Victim Services • Deputy Director established Overriding Goal to reduce recidivism by 5% over a year • Each section head was tasked with developing a Strategic Plan to support the overriding goal • Guidelines were to adhere to risk/needs principles, engage family members & use positive reinforcement

  7. Strategic Plan • Planning sessions • Organized by Facilitator and Deputy Director • Key management staff involved • Focused on identifying 3-5 attainable, realistic goals that would support overriding goal

  8. Strategic Plan • Final Product • Implement standardized Parole Board info at orientation classes • Promote supervision compliance through post release contacts with 25% of monthly parole releases • Utilize risk/needs principles in decision making

  9. Promote Supervision Compliance through Post Release Contacts • Rationale: • PBM rarely utilized historically as a positive supervision resource • PBM rarely had the opportunity to experience success of offenders • Change practice of offenders’ contact with PBM occurring only when returned to institution

  10. Promote Supervision Compliance through Post Release Contacts • Related Strategies : • #3 Focus Resources on Higher Risk Offenders • Contacts concentrated on high risk offenders • #8 Assess Criminal Risk and Need Factors • Utilize contact checklist that incorporates criminogenic needs • #12 Use Incentives and Rewards • PBM contact utilized to promote positive behavior and encourage compliance • Tool to help support the 4:1 positive contact ratio

  11. Promote Supervision Compliance through Post Release Contacts • Contact Implementation • PBM met with Field Regional Administrator • Contact types based on needs of Region • Examples of contacts • Office visits • Community ReEntry Management Team member • Program meetings • Halfway houses • Tracking and sharing activities • Discuss at monthly staff meetings • PBM includes description of contacts in monthly report

  12. Utilize Risk/Needs Principles in Decision Making • Rationale • Consider institutional programming efforts when imposing Special Conditions • Credit offenders who complete institutional programs with removal of supervision programming requirement • Ensure that criminogenic needs are being addressed when Hearing Officers conduct summonses with offenders who are engaging in violation behavior

  13. Utilize Risk/Needs Principles in Decision Making • Related Strategies • #2 Tailor Conditions of Supervision • Desire to have fewer, more meaningful conditions • Overlapping and/or unnecessary conditions • Remove conditions that merely convey information • Examine reasons for imposing particular types of conditions, timing of conditions and consequences (especially financial burden) of imposing conditions • Develop process for imposing Special Conditions

  14. Tailor Conditions of Supervision • Developed Workgroup and Charter • Tasked with addressing problem areas of conditions and special conditions • Membership included both Field and Parole Board Staff • Work in Progress • Currently, have reduced the number of conditions from 16 to 6 • Suggested process for imposing Special Conditions • PB will not impose SC if offender completed approved program as suggested in RAP • #5 Implement Earned Discharge • Field staff must seek PB approval to impose SC

  15. Related Strategies • #4 Frontload Supervision Activities • Pilot Project with I Team unit: • Interview conducted by PBPO at institution 30 days prior to release • Risk Instrument completed • Marital status, Education, Employment, Drug and Alcohol use, prior criminal history (arrests, convictions, supervision) • Rated as Low, Low-Moderate, Moderate, High

  16. Frontload Supervision Activities • Needs Instrument completed • Ten Needs areas assessed • No need, low need, moderate need, high need • Moderate and high need areas identified • Community resource information provided to offender to address need areas • Information Provided to Supervising PO prior to release • Beneficial information received by PO that would not have otherwise been shared • Expansion plan • Frontloading implemented statewide • Offender will receive “credit” toward SAP for any RAP programs completed

  17. Related Strategies • #13 Respond to Violations with Swift and Certain Sanctions • Sanction Grid developed and implemented in 2005 • PBS is an option prior to revocation hearing • No parameters in place for conducting summons • Develop checklist that incorporates criminogenic needs • When Hearing Officer addressing violation behavior needs should be addressed as well as a means for gaining supervision compliance

  18. Conclusion • Many of the concepts in the 13 Strategies can be implemented by Parole Boards • Parole Board staff are supportive and enjoy participating in these new activities that emphasize the positive aspects of supervision and promote success • Offenders receive information and support from additional resources

  19. QUESTIONS?

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