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:
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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.