1. Douglas County, KS Criminal Justice Intercept Practices
june 8th, 2017

2. Criminal Justice Flowchart for Douglas County

3. Sequential Intercept Model

4. Law Enforcement Intercepts
National Practices
Douglas County
Crisis Intervention Team
Co-Responder Model
“Mental Health Squad” (Co-Responder Model)
Mental Health First Aid
Cite and Release

5. Initial Detention Intercepts
National Practices
Douglas County
Information links among Jail and Behavioral Health providers
Bert Nash Staff, 2 FT Staff at the county jail
Post booking Diversion Programs
Pre- Arraignment
Assess-Identify-Divert (AID) program, 2 FT Staff at the county jail
Pretrial Services i.e. universal screening, risk assessment, Bond Supervision, Hearing Reminders
Pretrial Services i.e. Risk Assessment, Pre-Trial Monitoring (Bond Supervision) Hearing Reminders
DA diversion
Municipal Court pilot program using case management liaisons (Bert Nash & DCCCA)
Bail Reform
Municipal Court Bail Reform

6. Jail and Courts Intercepts
National Practices
Douglas County
Noncustodial Sentencing
Electronic Monitoring House Arrest
Electronic Monitoring
Problem Solving Courts i.e. Behavioral Health Court
Behavioral Health Court
Day Reporting Centers
Reentry Office at Penn House

7. Reentry Intercepts National Practices Douglas County Reentry Programs
DCCF Reentry Program
Prison half way houses, residential reentry centers
Bert Nash Hospital Transition Services, Bridges, Oxford Houses
Release Planning
Bert Nash staff provides discharge planning for all inmates on psychiatric medications. Sheriff’s Office assists to pay for medications post-release. Reentry staff link released inmates with community agencies.

8. Community Corrections Intercepts
National Practices
Douglas County
Treatment/Services Conditions
Probation, Court Services/Community Corrections
Case Management
Probation Officers on the Behavioral Health Court Treatment Team
Graduated Sanctions
Graduated Sanctions (Juvenile)
MH Liaison to Problem-solving Courts
MH Staff on Behavioral Court Team
Specialized MH Probation caseloads
Probation Officers assigned to the Behavioral Health Court

9. Pretrial Monitoring Program
Pretrial Monitoring full implementation
Estimate impact to jail population
Evaluate resources/staff needed to expand program
Determine financial/budget impact
Dr. Beck 3-month program evaluation
Dr. Beck One-year program evaluation

10. Behavioral Health Court
Behavioral Health Court development/full implementation
KU Consultants 6-month program evaluation
KU consultants 1-year program evaluation
BHC budget/financial review
Analyze impact to jail population
First full case review

11. House Arrest/Judicial System/Forecast
House Arrest Program research, development, budget impact
Resources/Staff hired
Full implementation
Analyze impact to jail population
Judicial system process and practices analysis- Dr. Beck
Dr. Beck report due
Implement recommended improvements
Inmate population analysis and forecast- Dr. Beck
Comprehensive report due

12. Crisis Center program development and process evaluation
KU consultants report due
Mental Health Co-Responder Program implementation
Analyze impact to jail population
Establish criminal justice data routine reporting system
Sheriff’s Office Criminal Justice Data Analyst
Predictive Analysis data project w/ Johnson County
Research development and identify stakeholders
My Resource Connection
CJCC Workgroups ongoing 1-year plan ends
Alternatives to incarceration
Disproportionate minority contact w/ criminal justice system
Disproportionate minority jail population

13. 2017 Douglas County funding of Community Prevention/Human Services
Agency
2017 Budget
Bert Nash Mental Health Center
$2,332,611
Lawrence Dg. Co. Health Department
$1,092,231
Douglas County CASA
$45,500
Health Care Access
$123,000
Heartland Community Health Center
$60,000
Lawrence Community Shelter
$115,000
The Shelter Inc. (Youth Services and Community Programs)
$210,802
Douglas County Legal Aid
$40,000
Van Go, Inc.
$20,000
Just Food
$25,000
Lawrence Dg. Co. Housing Authority
$50,000
Total Community Partner Funding
*total includes some agencies not listed
$7,047,465

14. Total Inmates in Custody on Date of Data Pull 6/8/17
231
Sex
Race
Farm-outs (51)
Case Status
Crime Class
Homeless
Female inmates: 46
Male Inmates: 185
Asian: 1
Black: 52
Native American: 12
White (including Hispanic): 166
10 Jefferson County
1 Anderson County
20 Leavenworth County
17 Jackson County
3 Chase County
Gender: Fem 15 /36 male
Pre-Trial: 148
Sentenced: 82
Charges Not Filed: 1
Felony: 108
Misd: 97
Municipal Remand: 24
Infraction: 2
Inmates: 26

15. Contact Information
Robert Bieniecki
Douglas County Criminal Justice Coordinator –
Office –
Cell –