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Key Initiatives 2009 & 2010
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To reduce recidivism and promote public
safety, assigned staff at each program is responsible to
implement and refine an approved plan of evidence-based
strategies geared to increase client success.
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To assertively seek funding and
programmatic opportunities at all levels to enable our
clients to succeed in being more productive citizens. The
state-mandated juvenile justice graduated sanctions grant
that funds intake, intensive supervision and case management
is the most critical target area for advocacy at this time.
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To successfully implement the new SB-14
Risk Reduction Initiative grant program of evidence based
strategies to reduce probation revocations in Community
Corrections 20% by 2010.
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To improve management of adjudicated youth
who have committed sex offenses, a multi-disciplinary team
of professionals who work with these youth has been
established and a federal grant has been obtained to
implement and refine strategies to improve services and
enhance public safety through 2009.
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To participate as a pilot site with the
Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority in a federally-funded
re-entry grant project titled Project S.T.A.R. (Success
Through Achieving Reintegration). The mission is to
implement proven practices to reduce recidivism of juveniles
transitioning from correctional facilities to the community
by 2011.
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To work with the MacArthur Foundation
Models for Change, DMC Action Network, and state and local
partners to study, design and implement strategies to
address the overrepresentation of minority youth who come
into contact with the juvenile justice system.
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To implement Performance Based Standards
at Judge Riddel Boys Ranch and participate in a statewide
project with other residential service providers and the
Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority to benchmark service
delivery and quality standards.
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To maintain and promote respectful and
inclusive workplaces, all staff will complete ongoing
diversity training and continue using the established
M.E.E.T. model to help recognize, respond to, and resolve
day-to-day workplace situations.
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To continue to participate fully in the
planning, implementation, operation and/or monitoring of any
county-approved programs from the Criminal Justice
Alternatives Master Plan to reduce demand for adult
detention services.
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To reduce recidivism and
promote public safety,
assigned staff at each
program is responsible to
implement and refine an
approved plan of
evidence-based strategies
geared to increase client
success.
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Progress: Implementation and refinement of evidence based strategies is underway in every program. Results vary widely between programs given their stages of development and client populations. Early results clearly demonstrate that more adults and juveniles are experiencing success with the new strategies. In order to change community supervision services for juvenile offenders, new office space with classrooms for cognitive skills groups were secured and staff relocated in August 2009.
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To assertively seek
funding and programmatic
opportunities at all levels
to enable our clients to
succeed in being more
productive citizens. The
current economy and state
budget crisis poses
significant challenges and
reduced funding for offender
programs and services. We
will demonstrate leadership
through this crisis to
provide policy-makers with
accurate information and
recommendations that promote
public safety and long-term
fiscal responsibility.
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Progress: Accomplished on July 1, 2008 in both adult and juvenile community corrections with significant infusion of approximately $1M in each area to implement evidence-based practices. Unfortunately, the recession and high rate of unemployment has resulted in many hardships for our clients, staff and many services have been cut due to budget. Significant progress has been made changing the philosophy and practices in our work with clients.
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To successfully
implement the new SB-14 Risk
Reduction Initiative grant
program of evidence-based
strategies to reduce
probation revocations in
Community Corrections 20% by
2010.
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Progress: Accomplished in SFY 2008 (29%
reduction) but not in SFY 2009 (15.6% reduction). The
program experienced substantial growth in clients due to
fewer revocations and increased admissions. While this was
occurring, funding was reduced, staffing and services were
cut, caseloads got far too high and client unemployment and
underemployment reached an all time high. During the fall
2009 evaluation data was used with our Advisory Board to
refine and target the intensive strategies to a smaller
group and reduce supervision and services to lower risk
clients.
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To improve management
of adjudicated youth who
have committed sex offenses,
a multi-disciplinary team of
professionals who work with
these youth has been
established and a federal
grant has been obtained to
implement and refine
strategies to improve
services and enhance public
safety through 2009.
-
To participate as a
pilot site with the Kansas
Juvenile Justice Authority
in a federally-funded
re-entry grant project
titled Project S.T.A.R.
(Success Through Achieving
Reintegration). The mission
is to implement proven
practices to reduce
recidivism of juveniles
transitioning from
correctional facilities to
the community by 2011.
-
To work with the
MacArthur Foundation Models
for Change, DMC Action
Network, and state and local
partners to study, design
and implement strategies to
address the
overrepresentation of
minority youth who come into
contact with the juvenile
justice system.
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To implement
Performance Based Standards
at Judge Riddel Boys Ranch
in order to refine
operations and improve
results. Continue to
participate in a statewide
project with other
residential service
providers and the Kansas
Juvenile Justice Authority
to benchmark service
delivery and quality
standards.
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To continue to
participate fully in the
planning, implementation,
operation and/or monitoring
of any county-approved
programs from the Criminal
Justice Alternatives Master
Plan to reduce demand for
adult detention services.
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Progress: A new Adult Felony Drug Court
program was approved by the BOCC and assigned to the
department to administer, develop and implement from the
ground up. The program began accepting referrals late in
2008, acquired permanent office space and began full
operation in June 2009. Planning was also completed to
expand Pretrial Services to serve more clients from the
Municipal Courts. Changes were implemented in August 2009
and have resulted in a dramatic increase in the average
daily population (194 to 248 comparing the last quarters of
2008 and 2009).
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To maintain and
promote respectful and
inclusive workplaces, all
staff will complete ongoing
diversity training and
continue using the
established M.E.E.T. model
to help recognize, respond
to, and resolve day-to-day
workplace situations.
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