Ten Steps to Transforming Probation Departments To Reduce Recidivism is proudly presented to you by CEQ American Probation and Parole Association. Thank you. We hope that you enjoy your course.
The National Reentry Resource Center (NRRC) designed this course based on A Ten-Step Guide to Transforming Probation Departments to Reduce Recidivism, a report prepared by The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center, with support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), the Pew Center on the States Public Safety Performance Project, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice–Community Justice Assistance Division, and the Travis County Community Supervision and Corrections Department Adult Probation Department. The guide, and subsequently, this course provides a 10-step action plan to help a probation department visualize transformation of its practices from beginning to end and align it with the four practices of recidivism reduction.
Overall Course Objectives, After the welcome and introduction, there are 4 lessons in this course. By the conclusion of all four lessons, you should be able to:• List the 10 steps of the transformation process • Identify key stakeholders in the probation department’s transformation process • Discuss the importance of reviewing and evaluating departmental policies and practices at the beginning of the transformation process• Explain how subcommittees can assist in moving the transformation process forward • Identify issues to examine related to the department’s use of screening and assessment • Describe how to align supervision plans with screening and assessment results • Discuss key aspects related to redesigning the incentive and sanctioning process to address probationer compliance • List recommended topics for staff recidivism reduction training • Differentiate between process and outcome measures for the transformation process • Describe how to retool the personnel evaluation system to reinforce agency-wide recidivism reduction efforts • Plan for ongoing evaluation for continuous improvement
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