Recidivism in Pennsylvania: Incentivizing Performance Capital Region Ex-Offenders Support Coaltion (CRESC) April 18, 2013 Bret Bucklen, Director of Planning, Research, and Statistics
Act 196 of 2012: Reinvestment Funding Reinvestment funding streams include: Sentencing Commission for developing sentencing risk assessment tool Grant program for effective policing practices Grant program for effective county probation practices Reimbursement for county diversion of “short mins”
Recidivism Report
Measuring Performance “Performance Contracting” for contract Community Corrections Centers Centers are now required to maintain a baseline recidivism rate Centers that reduce their recidivism rate below the baseline will be paid extra $$ per offender Centers that increase their recidivism rate above the baseline will be in jeopardy of losing their contract
Link To Report “Pennsylvania Department of Corrections: Recidivism Report 2013”: