First Judicial District 5-Year Strategic Plan

Fiscal Year 2017 through Fiscal Year 2022

Priorities, Goals, & Desired Outcomes

Strategic Priority #1: Identify and focus resources toward individuals most likely to reoffend.

Strategic Goals:

· Continuously review data and make evidenced based decisions.

· Complete thorough investigations and provide to the court prior to sentencing.

· Support sentencing options that provide individuals an opportunity to change while prioritizing safety to the community.

· Assess all individuals placed under supervision to make informed decisions for supervision levels and programming needs.

· Deploy techniques that enhance offenders’ motivation and capabilities to complete treatment successfully.

· Work with the institutions to effectively transition offenders returning to the community.

Strategic Priority #2: Focus on evidence based and research-informed practices for improved offender success.

Strategic Goals:

· Invest in program models that reduce recidivism.

· Support supervision and treatment opportunities for mentally ill offenders.

· Use cognitive behavioral and social learning models.

· Continuously review and evaluate offender program effectiveness.

· Expand continuous quality improvement processes.

· Measure process, practice, and outcomes.

· Monitor the quality and performance of implemented program models to ensure recidivism reduction outcomes.

· Expand collaboration with other agencies, organizations, and community partners to better utilize resources and improve outcomes.

Strategic Priority #3: Funding and budget focused toward staff resources, training, and equipment to carry out the agency mission at the highest level.

Strategic Goals:

· Improve supervision success rates by providing staffing sufficient to offenders risk and needs.

· Increase the use of “banked” caseloads for lower risk offenders allowing manageable workloads for high risk caseloads.

· Increase residential officer positions to improve accountability and compliance monitoring.

· Adequately staff secretarial, cook, and maintenance positions.

· Allocate and restructure management staff to improve ability to effectively train, support, and provide guidance to staff districtwide.

Desired Outcomes:

· Evidenced based decisions supporting long-term public safety.

· Adequate fiscal support to carry out the agency mission at the highest level.

· Responsible use of taxpayer dollars- offenders will be effectively monitored for compliance and accountability while being provided opportunities for successful supervision.

· Quality Assurance and Continuous Quality Improvement.

Ø Will have regularly scheduled training and booster opportunities.

Ø Case managers will be proficient in the use of assessment instruments.

Ø Offenders will be supervised at an appropriate level.

Ø Offenders will be referred appropriately to interventions, internal as well as external, to effectively address their needs.