1. Justice Assistance October 7, 2008 2008 Annual Report

2. General Administration Continued the Management Information System (MIS) upgrade in areas of hardware and software. Completed the telephone system upgrade.

3. General Administration (Cont.) Reconfigured and upgraded office meeting and training space. Launched www.justiceassistance.orgwww.justiceassistance.org Continued to improve the organization’s development capabilities and successfully completed our first direct mail campaign.

4. General Administration (Cont.) Continued to provide technical assistance to develop the Rhode Island Victim Assistance Portal. Continued to provide technical assistance in the design of a low cost, single unit Global Positioning System to track sex offenders.

5. General Administration (Cont.) Continued the National Institute of Health initiative to study the causes and treatment of domestic violence in collaboration with Brown University and Butler Hospital.

6. General Administration (Cont.) Continued representation on the State Justice Commission. Continued representation on the Batterers’ Intervention Oversight Committee. Continued representation on the Joint Legislative Commission to Study Sex Offender Legislation in Rhode Island.

7. General Administration (Cont.) 14% increase in domestic violence referrals. 22% increase in restitution collection.

8. Personnel Increased wages for all professional and support staff for 5 th consecutive year – surpassing our goal of raising wages to 85% of the comparable state positions. Implemented in-house quality assurance and error-free evaluation process to employee wages.

9. Fiscal Increased private program income by 2%. The fourth consecutive increase. Decreased current liabilities by 64%. Completed our first direct mail annual fund campaign.

10. Fiscal (Cont.) 22% increase in service fee collection. 14% increase in special event fundraising. Decreased dependence upon government support by 11%, or 34% of the total operating budget.

11. New Initiatives: GPS-ACTS Worked collaboratively with Lighthouse Computer Services to develop an inter-operational, single unit, GPS Advanced Criminal Tracking System.

12. GPS-ACTS (Cont.) Enter into a agreement with Omnilink to manufacture the GPS device. Entered into an agreement with Shanix to interface GPS-ACTS with CCTV security cameras.

13. GPS-ACTS (Cont.) Entered into negotiations with Science Applications International Corporation to expand business model beyond Rhode Island. Congressman Patrick Kennedy announced a $200,000 ‘earmark’ grant to continue GPS- ACTS research and development.

14. Program Status Summary 6,793 clients received program services in fiscal year 2008. 1,813 were new court- based enrollments.

15. Program Status Summary Restitution Collection $157,959 in restitution was collected in fiscal year 2008. An average collection rate of $351 per client. The restitution collection rate totaled 76%.

16. Program Status Summary Community Service 17,847 community service hours were completed in fiscal year 2008. An average of 31 hours per client. The community service completion rate totaled 95%.

17. Program Status Summary Domestic Violence Domestic assault related offenses resulted in 659 referrals to specialized counseling.

18. Program Status Summary Mental Health 203 clients who committed controlled substance related offenses were referred to treatment. 71 clients were referred to mental health counseling services.

19. Program Status Summary Other 950 clients were referred to other agencies for specialized services. 106 clients were provided with escort services to court or parole hearings.

20. 503 clients were notified of their case status in fiscal year 2008. 2,307 clients were provided with justice system orientation in fiscal year 2008. Program Status Summary Other Cont.

21. Program Status Summary Victim Services 393 clients submitted victim impact forms. 17 clients were provided with specialized crisis counseling in fiscal year 2008.

22. JUSTICE ASSISTANCE District Court Referrals Five Year Comparison FY04: 1,982 FY05: 1,970 FY06: 1,869 FY07: 2,006 FY08: 1,813

23. JUSTICE ASSISTANCE AIDS Testing/Education Five Year Comparison FY04: 33 FY05: 32 FY06: 41 FY07: 14 FY08: 17

24. JUSTICE ASSITANCE Mental Health/Substance Abuse Counseling Five Year Comparison FY04: 586 FY05: 463 FY06: 269 FY07: 302 FY08: 274

25. JUSTICE ASSISTANCE Community Service Five Year Comparison FY04: 18,733 Hrs FY05: 15,325 Hrs FY06: 17,605 Hrs FY07: 29,555 Hrs FY08: 17,847 Hrs

26. JUSTICE ASSISTANCE Domestic Violence Counseling Five Year Comparison FY04: 601 FY05: 650 FY06: 635 FY07: 579 FY08: 659

27. JUSTICE ASSISTANCE Restitution Collection Five Year Comparison FY04: $101,306 FY05: $136,589 FY06: $147,107 FY07: $129,632 FY08: $157,959

28. JUSTICE ASSISTANCE Restitution Claims Five Year Comparison FY04: 310 FY05: 414 FY06: 284 FY07: 275 FY08: 287

29. JUSTICE ASSISTANCE Restitution Per Client Five Year Comparison FY04: $326.79 FY05: $329.93 FY06: $517.98 FY07: $471.39 FY08: $351.04

30. JUSTICE ASSISTANCE Restitution Collection Rate Five Year Comparison FY04: 39% FY05: 58% FY06: 94% FY07: 86% FY08: 76%

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