Missouri Re-Entry Program Analysis of offender release factors from 2005 to 2011 and selected demographics Boone County Prepared for Boone County Offender Transition Network Art Schneider Human Development/Family Studies Specialist University of Missouri

The report analyzes : Nine Factors that have a significant impact on reducing recidivism Seven demographic characteristics of those released

Nine Factors that have a significant impact on reducing recidivism in Missouri

Offenders with and without a high school diploma or GED Statewide for OFFENDERS RELEASED 40,556 High School/GED 26,115 No GED Total % % % Difference Recidivism

Offenders with and without a high school diploma or GED Boone County for Boone County Offenders released: 956 with H.S. GED 590 without H.S. GED 1,546 Total

Vocational Skills –Offenders released as skilled, unskilled Statewide for Skilled as measured by a score of 1 or 2 on DOC vocational classification: Vocationally trained or skilled with a stable employment history Offenders Released: 31,613 Skilled (V1-V2) 35,058 Unskilled V3-V Total % Difference Recidivism

Vocational Skills –Offenders released as skilled, unskilled Boone County for Boone County Offenders released 684 skilled 862 unskilled 1,246 Total

Offenders who completed or did not complete Core Re-entry Program Statewide for Offenders Released 12,390 Completed 103,588 Did not complete % Difference recidivism

Offenders who completed or did not complete Core Re-entry Program Boone County for Boone County Offenders Released 231 Completed Did not complete Total

Offenders with and without mental illness Statewide for Offenders released 54,700 Healthy/Minor Impairment 11,971 Mentally Ill % Difference recidivism

Offenders with and without mental illness Boone County for Boone County offenders released 1,287 Not Mentally Ill 259 Mentally ill

Offenders with and without substance abuse Statewide for Measured by DOC SACA (Substance Abuse Classification Instrument). A score of 3 to 5 indicates the offender requires either a community or institutional drug treatment program. Offenders released 7,473 No abuse 11,419 Occasional abuse 111,902 Substance abuse % Difference recidivism

Offenders with and without substance abuse Boone County for Boone County offenders released 230 No substance abuse 1,316 Substance abuse

Offenders successfully completing a 4 month, 6 month or 12 month drug institutional treatment program. Statewide for % Difference recidivism Offenders released 30,712 Institutional Treatment 67,578 No institutional treatment

Offenders successfully completing a 4 month, 6 month or 12 month drug institutional treatment program. Boone County for Boone County Offenders released 243 Treatment Program 550 No treatment or failed program

Offenders Full-time employed, part-time, unemployed Statewide for % Difference recidivism Offenders released 2,495 Employed full-time 13,715 Employed Part-time Unemployed

All Released 6 months12 months2 years3 years Full-time Part-time Unemployed Total Diff in recidivism Offenders Full-time employed, part-time, unemployed Statewide for Generated below state numbers from the state percentages.

Offenders Full-time employed, part-time, unemployed Boone County for Boone County offenders released 404 Employed 1145 Unemployed

Offenders who avoid or do not avoid drug or alcohol use while under supervision Statewide for % Difference recidivism Offenders released 51,272 No substance abuse 4,130 Substance abuse last six months 5,726 Active substance abuse

Offenders who avoid or do not avoid drug or alcohol use while under supervision Boone County for Offenders released No abuse 151 Active abuse

Offenders under supervision with social problems requiring intervention of probation and parole officer Statewide for Offenders released 2,486 No social problems 18,637 Social problems last six months 40,004 Active social problems % Difference recidivism Social problems include domestic relations, finance, medical and mental health issues

Offenders under supervision with social problems requiring intervention of probation and parole officer Boone County for Offenders released 813 No social problems 736 Active social problems Social problems include domestic relations, finance, medical and mental health issues

Seven demographic characteristics of Offenders released and supervised by Boone County Probation and Parole

Number of offenders released OFFENDERS RELEASED YEAR NUMBER

2011 Gender and Race of offenders released GENDERNUMBERPERCENTAGE FEMALE % MALE % RACENUMBERPERCENTAGE ASIAN4 0.65% BLACK % HISPANIC % NATIVE AMERICAN % WHITE %

Age of offenders released AGENUMBERPERCENTAGE UNDER % % % % % % % % 3 YEARS 10 YEARS 5 YEARS 4 YEARS

Release by most serious offense NUMBEROFFENSEPERCENTAGE 178DRUGS 28.71% 54DWI 8.71% 255NON-VIOLENT 41.13% 20SEX 3.23% 113VIOLENT 18.23%

Release by high school diploma/GED, trained and skilled, with substance abuse, and mental health OFFENSENUMBERPERCENTAGE WITH GED/HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA % TRAINED AND SKILLED 73 13% SUBSTANCE ABUSE537 87% MENTAL HEALTH98 18%

Status of offenders released RELEASE STATUSNUMBERPERCENTAGE PROBATION % PAROLE % CONDITIONAL RELEASE % DISCHARGE %

Recidivism after two years for state and Cooper County Number of offenders released