Fresno County month data provided to Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC) & ORE future work Owen Research & Evaluation October 26, 2012

1. Post-Release Community Supervision (PRCS) Offenders Released Note: Includes those transferred in before release; does not include those transferred out.

2. Post-Release Community Supervision (PRCS) Warrant—Before Note: Count of PRCS offenders who absconded or failed to appear and a warrant was issued before arriving at probation during the period.

3. Post-Release Community Supervision (PRCS) Closures (6–12 months) Note: Count of PRCS offenders who were successfully closed between 181 and 364 days. These PRCS cases were closed early for having no custodial violations.

6. Post-Release Community Supervision (PRCS) Recidivism Note: Of the PRCS terminations or closures in the reporting month, count of offenders who were convicted of a new felony law violation at some point in their term of supervision.

7. Active Post-Release Community Supervision (PRCS) Offenders Note: Count of PRCS offenders who are being supervised, as of the last day of the reporting month.

8. Active Post-Release Community Supervision (PRCS) Warrant—After Note: Count of PRCS offenders who absconded or failed to appear and a warrant was issued after the person had been under supervision by probation, as of the last day of the reporting month.

h(a) Jail Custody Only Note: Count of offenders sentenced to jail custody only pursuant to 1170(h)(5)(A)PC in the reporting month.

h(b) Split Sentences Note: Count of felony offenders sentenced to jail followed by mandatory supervision pursuant to 1170(h)(5)(B) in the reporting month.

12. Active 1170h(b) Offenders Note: Count of felony offenders sentenced pursuant to 1170(b)(5)(B) PC whose jail custody has ended and they are being supervised by probation as of the last day of the reporting month.

13. New Felony Probation Grants Note: Count of those placed on adult felony probation during the reporting month. This excludes PRCS and 1170(b) sentences.

Chief Probation Officer Dashboard: Collects county-level data from probation departments and reports at

Discussed and Decided at August 15 R&E Meeting Results of interviews with CCP Executive Members Simpler data presentation for CCP monthly meetings Some wanted more advice and “so what” Now moving to a more analytic-outcome based reporting format Need to explore outcome measures and sources Many felt that the R&E Committee should vet data before presenting it to the CCP Focus on outcomes of programs and alternative sentencing: Limits of non-randomized samples and small sample sizes

R&E Committee Agreed to Use the CPOC and Sheriff’s Association data “dashboard” for monthly updates. Meet more often to review data two weeks before the CCP meetings.

Owen Research Evaluation will Plan for “so what” reports re trends and policy recommendations. Design more analytic/outcome-based reports at 4 or 6-month intervals. Plan for these reports to be presented to R&E. Explore additional data sources, for example, – Arrests/Success – Filings – Early releases – Other outcomes

Owen Research Evaluation will Continue to meet with data partners to refine data analysis. Develop & vet Annual Report Design Collaborate with Turning Point to design a process and outcome study (working with Turning Point staff for a data sharing agreement). Have an advisory role to NIC/Urban Institute Transition from Jail to Community (TJC).