Measure 57 Intensive Treatment Courts | Grant

STATE POLICE, OREGON DEPARTMENT OF

Grant: $13,499,675 - Department of Justice - Jul. 13, 2009

17% voted satisfied - 83% voted not satisfied - 6 vote(s) cast

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Award Description: Abstract In November 2008, Oregon voters passed Measure 57, a citizen initiative that increased prison sentences for non-violent property and drug offenders. The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) will use Oregon's Recovery Act Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) to divert some of the offenders convicted of Measure 57 crimes from prison if they complete intensive drug court type programs. These programs will focus on intensive supervision and treatment, and immediate sanctions and rewards. These programs are expected to serve approximately 720 offenders per year for four years. Goals and objectives Goal 1 To ensure efficient use of public safety resources by offering high risk property offenders a last chance to succeed in the community and to preserve expensive prison beds for violent offenders, and those offenders who cannot succeed in the community. Measurable objective 1 Number of offenders served CJC projects that approximately 1,700 offenders will be convicted of Measure 57 crimes each year. Many of these offenders will not be appropriate for diversion from prison. JAG sub-recipients will report quarterly on numbers of offenders served. CJC expects to serve a minimum of 500 offenders per year, and expects to average 720 offenders per year over the course of the grant period. Measurable objective 2 Program Completion Program completion is important because offenders that complete the program will avoid a minimum prison sentence of 18 months. Those who fail to complete the program, and their probation, successfully are subject to serve the full prison sentence. JAG sub-recipients will report quarterly on numbers of offenders completing the program and numbers not completing. CJC expects a 50% completion rate for this program. Measurable objective 3 Criminal Recidivism JAG recipients will report quarterly on any criminal activity of Last Chance program participants. Additionally, CJC will conduct a rigorous evaluation of this program. CJC will use a random-assignment design in the evaluation, if possible. If a random assignment of participants is not possible, a matched pair quasi experimentally designed comparison group based upon the characteristics of the offenders and their risk to recidivate will be developed.. Goal 2 To preserve and create jobs in community corrections agencies, treatment programs, courts, and jails. Measurable objective Jobs created or preserved JAG funds will be used for treatment, supervision, sanctions, and court coordination. Because the offenders will be on community supervision instead of incarcerated, some of the savings in incarceration will be offset by increased payments to counties for community corrections services, court personnel, and treatment contractors. These funds will save or create jobs for probation officers, clerical staff, and community corrections administration.. Alcohol and Drug Treatment Policy Commission A recent report commissioned by Governor identified problems in the Oregon Alcohol and Drug Treatment system and recommended the creation of a Alcohol and Drug Treatment Policy Commission, which would be charged with producing a plan for the funding and effective delivery of alcohol and drug treatment and prevention services across all human services and public safety agencies

Project Description: This project has not yet started. We have just received federal funds this week. In the next quarter we plan to issue requests for proposals for the Measure 57 Courts, review them and initiate the grants to our subrecipients.

Jobs Summary: None (Total jobs reported: 0)

Project Status: Not Started

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