1. Planning for Re-alignment in San Diego
October 20, 2011
Chief Mack Jenkins
San Diego Probation Department
Protect community safety, reduce crime and assist victims, through offender accountability and rehabilitation

2. EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE Strategic Planning
Representation from across the organization
Reviewed all relevant processes to
Improve efficiency
Reduce recidivism

3. Ensure availability of appropriate assessment tools
STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE BASED PROGRAMS: SAN DIEGO COUNTY PROBATION
Protect community safety, reduce crime and assist victims, through offender accountability and rehabilitation
Goal
Objectives
Ensure availability of appropriate tools enabling staff to accurately assess offenders for risk and needs at each stage of the probation process
Conduct gap analysis of general assessment tools in Adult Field Services (AFS) /Juvenile Field Services (JFS) /Institutional Services (IS) in order to identify strengths and weaknesses of tools
Evaluate specialty tools
Provide Information and recommendations to all services regarding use of assessment tools
Disseminate Information in easy to read format
Assign offenders to the appropriate level of supervision based on their risk and need factors
Develop clear and concise standards for re-assignment to other levels of supervision
Design, develop and implement an organizational infrastructure and corresponding framework of practices, protocols, and policies that support Quality Assurance
Develop case plan standards based upon the risk / need assessment and level of supervision
Identify the case planning tool to be used by JFS, AFS and IS
Ensure that there is a seamless continuum between IS and JFS assessments and case planning
Create Needs domains / referral matrices for JFS and AFS
Integrate community resource directory with case planning tool
Ensure that all staff have the training needed to use case planning component of assessment tool and community resource directory appropriately
In support of the “balanced approach”, establish guidelines for incentives and sanctions throughout juvenile, adult and institutions to provide effective responses to offender behavior, in order to reduce recidivism
Develop subject matter experts on EBP incentives / sanctions
Develop incentive and sanctions models for adult, juvenile and institutions
Train Probation staff on incentive/sanctions model
Improve the ability of information technology (IT) to support the department for the purpose of holding offenders accountable, providing rehabilitative services, and supporting evidence based practice
Create a governance committee
Create committee charter
Commence committee meetings
Develop procedures / practices that incorporate staff competencies into the appraisal process
Improve the quality and consistency of programs
Ensure availability of appropriate assessment tools
Ensure that level of supervision matches level of risk
Develop & implement individualized case plans
Develop and implement sanctions and incentives continuum
Create information technology governance committee

4. SB 678 PLAN San Diego County Probation Leadership Academy
In-depth training for Adult Field Services directors and supervisors
Enhance leadership skills to integrate evidence-based practices
Increase Accountability of High-Risk Probationers
Administrative incentive and sanctions continuum
Integrated Behavioral Intervention Strategies (IBIS)

5. SB 678 PLAN Enhanced Comprehensive Services
Services available to address criminogenic needs
Substance abuse treatment
Cognitive Behavioral interventions
Vocational/Educational
Health/Mental Health services
Evaluate the Impact of the SB 678 Plan
Impact of high risk supervision model on recidivism
Impact of SB 678 plan on criminal justice system costs

6. SAN DIEGO COUNTY PROBATION SUPERVISION MODEL
Evidence-Based Practice Strategic Planning
Use Assessment Tools
Match Supervision to Risk Level
Create Individualized Case Plans
Employ Incentives and Sanctions Continuum
Educate Stakeholders
Improve Officer Skills
Manage/Reduce Detention Population
Screen Tools for Diversion Strategies
Explore Detention Alternatives
Supervise Probationers to Reduce Recidivism using
Integrated Behavioral Intervention Strategies (IBIS) and Case Management
Motivational Interviewing
Collaborative style of conversation to strengthen a person’s own motivation to change
Brief
Complementary with other tools
Cognitive Behavioral
Thinking affects behavior
Antisocial and unproductive thinking causes antisocial and unproductive behavior
Thinking can be influenced
We can change how we feel and behave by changing how we think
Incentives and Sanctions
Swift, certain and consistent
Administrative, not adversarial
Proportionate to behavior and risk level
ASSESSMENT
Use empirical assessment tool
Assign to a supervision level by risk
Understand criminogenic needs
PLANNING
Ensure plan is comprehensive, ongoing and dynamic
Include probationer
Pay attention to stage of change
MONITORING
Provide incentives
Apply swift and certain sanctions
Acknowledge relapse triggers
Revise case plan as needed
LINKING
Make appropriate referrals
Use Community Resource Directory
Engage community supports
ADVOCACY
Working with and on behalf of probationers to obtain services and resources
Increase probationer’s belief in the ability to succeed

7. San Diego County Realignment Goals
Efficiently use jail capacity
 Incorporate reentry principles into in-custody programming
Incorporate evidence-based practices into supervision and case management of Post Release Offenders; encourage judges to use evidence-based practices in sentencing

8. San Diego County Plan Components
1. Enhance Pre-Trial Processes to More Effectively Utilize Current Jail Capacity
2. Improve and Streamline Felony Settlement
3. Encourage the use of Evidence-Based Practices into Sentencing for Felony Offenders
4. Employ Alternative Custody Options and In-custody Programming
5. Provide Evidence-Based Supervision and Intervention Services for Post Release Offenders

9. Component 1 - Enhance Pre-Trial Processes to More Effectively Utilize Current Jail Capacity
Strategies:
Request the Court to consider modifying bail schedules
Use home detention and electronic monitoring
Use Work Furlough for eligible pre-trial inmates
Use of residential treatment beds in lieu of pre-trial custody

10. Component 2 - Improve and Streamline Felony Settlement
Strategies:
Conduct assessments to identify opportunities for early case disposition
Reduce the number of hearings for low-risk offenders
Expand the use of existing Collaborative Courts
Train staff on evidence-based risk assessments
Expedite Proposition 36 Diversion and Deferred Entry of Judgment cases

11. Component 3 - Encourage the Use of Evidence-Based Practices in Sentencing for Felony Offenders
Provide actuarial risk assessment information to all sentencing judges and to the attorneys
Sentencing parties would advocate to judges:
Utilizing actuarial assessments
Existing Court Rules
New legislative provisions
Trainings
Sentencing options for the Judge:  
Felony Probation to the Court
Formal Probation
Split Sentencing and Mandatory Supervision
Full Sentencing
State Prison

12. Component 4 - Employ Alternative Custody Options and In-Custody Programming
Strategies:
Use of alternatives to custody
Work Release/Work Projects / Work Furlough
Home confinement/electronic monitoring
GPS supervision
Sheriff and Probation to explore work and fire camp options
Expand in-custody treatment programming

13. Component 5 - Provide Evidence-Based Supervision and Intervention Services for Post Release Offenders (PROs)
Strategies
Employ Evidence-Based Practices
Risk Based Case Planning and Supervision
A Balanced Approach of Incentives and Sanctions
Intermediate Sanctions
Community based re-entry services
Co-locate Post Release Probation Officers within various police agency offices throughout the County

14. SERVICE PRIORITIES UNDER LOCAL SUPERVISION
Create Day Reporting Centers
Drug Treatment
Residential
Outpatient
Sober Living/Housing
Detox Beds
Mental Health Treatment
Medical/Dental
Employment
Vocational training and placement
Transitional jobs
Cognitive Behavioral Treatment
Literacy/Education
Stabilization Assistance
Work tools, interview clothing, SSI card, bus passes, clothing, groceries, haircuts
Housing

15. PERFORMANCE MEASURES
Protect community safety, reduce crime and assist victims, through offender accountability and rehabilitation
Protect community safety, reduce crime and assist victims, through offender accountability and rehabilitation
Ensure that 70% of juvenile probationers will complete their probation without being convicted of a new crime
Ensure that 60% of adult probationers will complete their probation without being convicted of a new crime

16. Adult Recidivism Rate 2008 - 2011
Year

17. PERFORMANCE MEASURES
Protect community safety, reduce crime and assist victims, through offender accountability and rehabilitation
Protect community safety, reduce crime and assist victims, through offender accountability and rehabilitation
Conduct 5,000 searches of homes of adult and juvenile probationers to ensure that they are not in possession of illegal contraband such as weapons, drugs, child pornography and/or gang related paraphernalia
Contact 95% of available victims and inform them of their right to restitution and a victim impact statement

18. PERFORMANCE MEASURES
Protect community safety, reduce crime and assist victims, through offender accountability and rehabilitation
Protect community safety, reduce crime and assist victims, through offender accountability and rehabilitation
Increase percent of youth in custody over the age of 16 who receive employment readiness services from 73% to 75%
Increase the percent of youth assessed to have substance abuse needs who receive substance abuse services from 77% to 80%

19. Performance Measures and Outcomes
Recidivism
Post Release Offenders
N3s
Use of Jail Space
Length of stay for various populations
Amount and type of in custody programming
Use of risk / need assessment in sentencing, supervision and case management