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Alternative Sanctions

Alternative Sanctions. Changing Lives to Ensure a Safer Florida Trust*Respect*Accountability*Integrity*Leadership. Why have Alternative Sanctions?. There is no evidence that “punishment/incarceration” works in reducing future crime. Reducing Recidivism.

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Alternative Sanctions

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  1. Alternative Sanctions Changing Lives to Ensure a Safer Florida Trust*Respect*Accountability*Integrity*Leadership

  2. Why have Alternative Sanctions?

  3. There is no evidence that “punishment/incarceration” works in reducing future crime

  4. Reducing Recidivism • Future violations are prevented when there is little time delay between behavior and response. Prevent future Crimes

  5. Reducing Recidivism 3rd Positive Increased supervision Offender participates in his/her sanction 2nd Positive Residential 1st Positive DT- OP treatment Sanctions are graduated

  6. BENEFITS • Reduced court dockets for probation violations on technical violation • Reduced prosecutor/public defender resources dedicated to technical violation • Reduced jail population • Allow the offender to remain engaged in employment/school/family while complying with imposed sanction.

  7. Implementation of Alternative Sanctions

  8. What practices would promote effective and cost-efficient community-based alternatives to jail and prison without jeopardizing public safety.

  9. Alternative Sanctions Established • Provides the Court with an administrative diversion option to handle non-violent first and second time probation violators. • Technical violations are addressed administratively with pre-determined sanctions. Sanctions may vary from one circuit or judge to another. • Identified technical violations and appropriate sanctions are established with the court and formalized utilizing an administrative order.

  10. Alternative Sanctions Criteria • Limited to technical violations for non-violent offenders • No lengthy or violent criminal history • No sex offenders • No new arrest • No absconders • No violations for “no contact” • No offenders with three or more previous violations

  11. Alternative Sanctions Violations/Sanction Matrix

  12. Alternative Sanctions Violations/Sanction Matrix

  13. Alternative Sanctions Administrative Order

  14. Alternative Sanctions Administrative Order

  15. Alternative Sanctions How does it work? Offender Commits Identified Technical Violations • Offender meets with their officer: • Waiver of Formal VOP/VOCC Hearing, Admission of Violation, and Acceptance of Sanctions (ASP/TVN) • Order approving Alternative Sanctions Admits VOP chooses to participate in the ASP YES NO VOP is processed. Offender goes to jail. Court approves sanction NO YES Continues on Supervision

  16. Offender must sign an admission/wavier

  17. Alternative Sanctions Order

  18. Results

  19. Alternative Sanctions Top Five Violations

  20. Alternative Sanctions

  21. Alternative Sanctions Cost Savings

  22. Questions ???

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