1. SB 678: Findings from the Field Association for Criminal Justice Research (California) March 20, 2014 Jay Fraser Administrative Office of the Courts Criminal Justice Court Services Office

2. Senate Bill 678 California Community Corrections Incentive Act of 2009 (CCPIA) Goal is to reduce recidivism of felony probationers by using evidence-based practices Accomplishing this goal will produce savings at the state level, reduce prison overcrowding, and enhance public safety

3. Incentive Funding Funding is based on improved probation outcomes as measured by a reduction in probation failures committed to prison/jail Annual revocations are compared to a baseline rate to calculate reduction in people returned to prison/jail Dept. of Finance calculates savings to state from reduction in prison population

4. State Savings and Performance-Based payments Over 3 years, reductions in revocations have resulted in… State Savings:$669.2 million Incentive payments:$322 million

5. Data Sources Quarterly reports (the “QSR”) Self-reported by probation departments Outcome data used for funding calculations Annual Assessment Reported level of EBP implementation Treatment/programming data

6. Annual Assessment Overall EBP implementation has increased statewide – from 40% to 60% Areas of particular growth – RNA use: from 57% to 79% – EBP Supervision:from 50% to 71% – Collaboration:from 46% to 70%

7. Quarterly Statistical Reports PFR has declined from baseline

8. Probation Population Declines

9. Moving forward Annual Legislative Report in May Many of us count the same thing differently – be aware of this when comparing data from different sources Ongoing conversations with BSCC, CPOC, and DOF to improve data quality