1. 1 Assessment Guided Life Planning: The San Diego SB 618 Prisoner Reentry Experience Criminal Justice Research Division Darlanne Hoctor Mulmat dmu@sandag.org www.sandag.org/cj October 16, 2008

2. 2 Presentation Overview Background on SANDAG and CJRD Description of SB 618 Program Overview of Evaluation Design Use of Assessments Preliminary Assessment Data

3. 3 What is SANDAG? San Diego Association of Governments Regional planning and implementation agency for quality of life issues Governed by a Board of Directors representing the region’s 19 local governments Only council of governments with a Criminal Justice Research Division

4. 4 Program Description Assessment Process Begins Pre-Sentence Life Plan Multi-Disciplinary Team Case Management In Custody & Community In-Prison & Community Services Community Roundtable

5. 5 Assessment Tools Addiction Severity Index (ASI) Test for Adult Basic Education (TABE) Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS) Correctional Offender Management Profiling for Alternative Sanctions (COMPAS) Occupational Information Network (O*NET) and Myers-Briggs

6. 6 Research Overview Process Evaluation: Determine if SB 618 was implemented as planned in San Diego County Impact Assessment: Determine what effect(s) the SB 618 program had on participants

7. 7 Multiple Methodologies Meeting attendance and review of minutes Analysis of standardized assessment information Compilation of services received in prison and community Program partner, key staff, and community surveys Client & family/friend satisfaction questionnaires Follow-up interviews with clients Collection of recidivism data from local and state databases Cost-effectiveness analysis

8. 8 Participant Characteristics Age35.7 Male83% Ethnicity White 43% Black 33% Hispanic 19% Other 5%

9. 9 Participant Characteristics (cont.) Highest Charge Type Property 54% Drug 37% Other 9%

10. 10 Needs: ASI Substance Abuse 52% Drank Alcohol 67% to Point of Intoxication 81% Use Drugs 52% Used Multiple Drugs 53% Used Methamphetamines 51% Used Marijuana 49% Previous Drug Treatment

11. 11 Needs: ASI Social Supports Level of Closeness SlightModerateConsiderable Mother25%74%1% Father51%46%3% Siblings23%73%5% Partner/Spouse24%73%3% Children13%50%37% Friends25%74%2%

12. 12 Needs: ASI Abuse History MalesFemales Emotional32%61% Physical20%54% Sexual3%26%

13. 13 Needs: ASI Severity Index Drug Treatment6.2 Legal Services5.6 Vocational Training4.6 Family/Social Services3.3 Alcohol Treatment2.5 NOTE: Scale: 0 to 9

14. 14 Needs: TABE & CASAS TABE Less than 6.0 15% 6.1 to 9.0 27% 9.1 to 12.8 27% Above high school (12.9) 31% CASAS236.1

15. 15 Summary High Level of Drug Treatment Needs High Level of Education and Life Skills Vocational Needs Need for Social Supports

16. 16 Assessment Guided Life Planning: The San Diego SB 618 Prisoner Reentry Experience Criminal Justice Research Division Darlanne Hoctor Mulmat dmu@sandag.org www.sandag.org/cj October 16, 2008