Criminal Justice Partnership

1. Criminal Justice Partnership A Different View 2007

2. The Criminal Justice Partnership Act Was Designed to Achieve the Following: • To implement recommendations of the NC Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission by providing community corrections programs which appropriately punish criminal behavior and which offer rehabilitative opportunities. • To expand sentencing options for courts • To promote coordination between State and county community corrections programs • To improve public confidence in community based punishments

3. Historical Highlights • 1995 – First CJP Programs become operational • 1998 – All DOC CJPP staff are moved under the supervision of DCC – Each of the four DCC Divisions have a Community Development Specialist (CDS) AKA:CJPP Coordinator to work with counties within that Division • 02/03 – State budget crisis – CJPP funding was at risk – funding greatly reduced…66% of the programs close for some period of time • 03/04 – A “REBOUNDING” YEAR with the majority of the CJPP REOPENING

4. Who Is Eligible for CJPP ? Intermediate Offenders Including Community Offenders that have violated their probation and have been “sanctioned” to Intermediate supervision Post Release and Parole Offenders DWI offenders are NOT eligible …

5. What if? • You woke up tomorrow morning and suddenly… • There was NO Criminal Justice Partnership Program. • What would that mean to you? • To Offenders? • To Probation Officers in DCC? • To the state of NC?

6. The numbersfor one year alone up to April(FY 06-07) • 5859 men, women, young and old, Blacks, Whites, Hispanics, Asians, and Indians would be on the street or in prison at a huge cost to NC taxpayers • 5003 people would NOT receive individual and group TX for substance abuse • 2683 people would NOT learn new ways of thinking and behaving through CBI

7. More… • Another 162 people would NOT receive help for Domestic Violence and Family Counseling • About 55 would NOT benefit from Parenting skills -- nor would their children • More than 2700 would NOT learn basic Life Skills • More than 5000 would NOT receive their GED or take Adult Education classes

8. Those needing the most help… • Nearly 230 people would NOT enter into residential TX • AND… • A total of 36,368 service hours would be LOST in one year alone.

9. Most Important • 1586 men and women WOULD NOT HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED the CJP PROGRAM in 2006-07 becoming productive residents who benefited themselves, their families, and the citizens of North Carolina Leaving another 2377 still active in the programs today

10. Types of Programs • Day Reporting Centers • Resource Centers • Satellite Substance Abuse Programs • *Other services include and not limited to; Anger management, GED, ABE, Vocational training, Job Development and Retention, Cognitive Behavioral Intervention, Parenting, Life Skills, Budgeting, HIV/Aids Awareness, Fatherhood Programs, Sex offender services, Domestic Violence and Residential Services. (*Services provided by CJPP staff or other agencies in the community)

11. Benefits of CJPP to the community and the Offender • Saves money to local communities for jail and prison cost avoidance • Offenders are able to gain or maintain employment while participating in the program • Addresses drug and alcohol dependencies, provide the tools the offenders need to stay clean and reduce cost associated with substance abuse. • Provides an array of services to address the offender’s needs to make changes in their lives • Provides a continuum of care for outpatient services substance abuse services prior to residential • Reduction in crime by treating the situation proactively • Can improve education levels of the community

12. Officers & CJPP staff asked if CJJP was no longer available what would be the effect? • “It would impact in so many different ways, from removing a vital part of the violation process from Probation to eliminating the partnerships we have with community agencies and resources.” – Brent Whitener, CPPO • “This program eliminates the reasons/excuses for not seeking needed TX.” – Rusty Huffman, PPOIII • “I would personally see it as NC taking at least a 20-year step backward and a failure of the legislators to recognize the potential of community corrections.” – DRC Director

13. The net effect… • “Through united efforts between TASC and CJPP, our communities are safer and our clients are receiving TX. We need CJPP!” – TASC Care Manager • Without CJPP, the impact would be swift. Clients now in the DRC would be back in custody. And their families would lose hope for their loved one to join them as a sober, committed family member.” – Cynthia Barcklow, County manager asst. • “As a Probation officer, the loss of CJPP would be devastating especially since about 99.5% of our offenders have a Substance Abuse problem.” – Karen Long, PPO

14. And finally… • “If the CJP Program ended, our county would have to figure out how to deal with the scores of offenders already struggling in a bad mental health system.” – Jessica Wagner, PPO • “Almost all our female offenders would fall by the wayside.” – Joey King, PPO • “When I think of losing CJPP I think of losing: • A parent spending time with their child instead of time in jail • A father coming home after work • A person making a friend who does not use drugs • Someone getting a paycheck for an honest day’s work • A family working out a problem – Jerry Jackson, JDM

15. Ninety-three (93) Counties now have CJP Programs and (83) Programs