What Works Best Practices in Corrections

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Our mission
Advance Successful Offender Reentry to Protect
the Public, Staff, and Offenders from
Victimization
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Protect the Public

• Prevent escapes and maintain accountability of
  offenders in the community
• Reduce recidivism and increase the self
  responsibility of offenders
• Keep citizens informed about corrections issues
  and activities
• Make responsible decisions about the use of
  taxpayer dollars   
• Attend to the needs and concerns of victims   
• Treat members of the public with respect

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Protect the Employees

• Provide current equipment and staffing to insure
  employee safety
• Provide for a safe working environment
• Attend to emotional and physical well being of
  employees   
• Maintain high levels and standards for training  
• Insure policies are sound, current, and
  consistently and fairly enforced
• Treat employees with respect

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Protect the Offenders

• Provide a physically and mentally safe and
  healthy environment for offenders 
• Manage offenders in a firm, fair and consistent
  manner 
• Provide programming, training and education to
  encourage good work habits and pro-social
  interaction   
• Promote pro-social thinking with contemporary
  programming 
• Keep offenders informed about current corrections
  policies and procedures   
• Develop community support and partnerships that
  foster reintegration  
• Treat offenders with respect

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Our Vision

• An Iowa with No Victims

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Our Values and Beliefs

• People can change
• Every person should be treated with dignity and
  respect
• Our efforts help make people safer
• We must work as a team if we are to succeed

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First District Offices
Oelwein Office 1584 S. Frederick Ave. Oelwein, IA
50662
West Union Facility 500 South Pine West Union, IA
52175
Decorah Office 1014 South Mill St. Decorah, IA
52101
First District Counties Allamakee Black
Hawk Buchanan Chickasaw Clayton Delaware Dubuque F
ayette Grundy Howard Winneshiek
Dubuque Office 745 Main St. Dubuque, IA 52001
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Dubuque Facility 1494 Elm Street Dubuque, IA 52001
Judicial District
Judicial District
Judicial District
Manchester Office 106 S. Tama St. Manchester, IA
52057
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Judicial District
Independence Office 210 5th Ave.,
N.E. Independence, IA 50644
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Judicial District
Judicial District
Waterloo Field Services Offices 527 E. 5th
Street and 312 E. 6th Street Waterloo, IA 50703
Waterloo Residential Correctional Facility 310
and 314 E. 6th Street Waterloo, IA 50703
Administrative Office 314 E. 6th
Street Waterloo, IA 50703
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FY 08 Budget (July 2007 June 2008)
Total Budget 16,364,812
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State Appropriation Funds 12,706,033
Local Funds 3,658,779
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Local Funds Federal, County, Offender Fees,
Interest, and Other
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Dilemma Why do we need Community Based
Corrections?

• 90 of our work is to minimize additional
  offenders going to prison
• - Probation
• - Pre-Trial
• Virtually all offenders (96) eventually return
  to the community
• - Parole
• - Work Release
• - Discharge

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First District Field Supervision Type
Positive alternative to prison where offenders
remain in the community and undergo treatment,
referrals and case planning.
Data 6/30/2008
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Western Division Field Services
Counties Black Hawk Grundy
Waterloo Field Services Offices 527 E. 5th
Street and 312 E. 6th Street Waterloo, IA
50703 [phone](319) 234-1745
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Eastern Division Field Services
Manchester Office 210 5th Ave., N.E. Manchester,
IA 52057
Counties Delaware Dubuque
Dubuque Office 745 Main St. Dubuque, IA 52001
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Northeast Division Field Services
Counties Fayette Chickasaw Buchanan Clayton Howar
d Allamakee Winneshiek
Oelwein Office 1584 S. Frederick Oelwein, IA
50662 [phone]
Decorah Office 1014 South Mill St. Decorah, IA
52101 [phone]
Independence Office 210 5th Ave.,
N.E. Independence, IA 50644 [phone]
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Pre-Trial

• Conducts interviews on offenders being held in
  County jails
• Provides offenders alternative to posting bond,
  or remaining in jail
• Make recommendation to the Court regarding
  release status
• Supervise offenders until sentencing or case
  dismissed.

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Pre-Trial Interviews
856 Completed between 7/1/07 and 6/30/08
Data as of 12/01/08
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Pre-Sentence Investigations

• Gathers information on offenders
• Completes LSI assessment
• Makes sentencing recommendations to Court

861 Short-version and 519 Long-version
completed by in FY 08
Data as of 12/01/08
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Probation

• Supervise offenders placed on probation by the
  Court
• Hold offenders accountable through
  treatment/surveillance
• Provides information to the Court Re offender
  progress
• Works with community agencies to meet offender
  needs

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Parole

• Supervise offenders placed on parole by the Board
  of Parole
• Works with community agencies to meet offender
  needs
• Hold offenders accountable through
  treatment/surveillance

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Intensive Supervision

• Supervise high-risk offenders
• Enhance public safety
• Intermediate sanctions
• Change thinking patterns
• Reduce victimization
• Balance treatment and surveillance

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Electronic Monitoring Systems

• Accountability
• Cost-effective tool
• Reduce prison placement
• Decrease criminal activity
• Increase tax-paying offenders in community
• Increase offender self-sufficiency

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Corrections Continuum

• Team approach to ensure fair, consistent,
  effective decisions
• Reduces revocation hearings
• Uses intermediate community based sanctions
• Provides guidance to ensure offenders are being
  supervised at appropriate level
• Provides immediate response to offender needs

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Western Division Residential Facility
Waterloo Residential Correctional Facility 310
and 314 E. 6th Street Waterloo, IA 50703 (319)
291-2015
Counties Black Hawk Grundy
Capacity 150 Male 125 Female 25
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Northeast Division Residential Facility
Counties Fayette Chickasaw Buchanan Clayton Howard
Allamakee Winneshiek
West Union Facility 500 South Pine West Union, IA
52175 [phone]
Capacity 48 Male 40 Female 8
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Eastern Division Residential Facility
Dubuque Facility 1494 Elm Street Dubuque, IA 52001
Counties Delaware Dubuque
Capacity 80 Male 72 Female 8
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Residential FacilitySupervision Type
Accountability and Treatment in a Highly
Structured Environment to increase pro-social
behavior and reduce future criminal activity.
Data 6/30/08
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Offender Programming
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Cognitive BehavioralApproach to Treatment

• Assess the offender!
• Formulate Case-plan
• Feelings Behavior are related

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Programming Substance Abuse

• 91 suffer from substance abuse
• We use community resources
• And use programs targeting substance abuse
• Operating While Intoxicated
• Transitions Program (Chronic Substance Abuse )
• Treatment Alternative Street Crime (Northeast
  Iowa)

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Programming Mental HealthDual Diagnosis
Offenders

• Dual Status (Mental Health and Substance Abuse
  issues)
• Jail Alternative
• Difficult population
• Integrate treatment
• Educate
• Pro-social Activities
• Aftercare Program

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Programming Mental Health Re-Entry Program

• 96 of offenders return from prison
• Safe/Successful transition
• Different needs
• Grant funded/DHS
• Community Accountability Board

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Education/Employment

• Low education vocational skills among 8
  attributes linked to criminal behavior
• 40 of offenders in our district do not have a
  high school diploma
• Waterloo Dubuque have educational instructors

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Programming Sex Offender

• Topics
• Communication
• Interpersonal relationships
• Human sexuality
• Victim Empathy
• Dynamics
• Deviant cycle
• Relapse prevention
• Social skills

• Education
• Group Therapy
• Individual Therapy
• Female Offender Group
• Family Groups

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Programming Violator Aftercare

• Transition from State Violator Program to
  Community Supervision
• Groups Cognitive Reinforcement
• Positive peer support
• Intensive supervision

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Programming Batterer Education

• Anger management
• Stop abusive patterns
• Work in cooperation with Victim Advocates,
  Medical Services, Family and Children Services
• Moving On a curriculum used in a group setting

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Programming Individualized Learning Center

• GED
• Resumes
• Employment search
• JESNESS (assessment tool)
• Community Service

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Community Service
Total hours of community service performed in
the First District during FY '08 33,000

• Victim reparation
• Responsibility
• Paying back loss to community
• Volunteer hours to non-profit groups

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Programming Restorative Justice

• Supplemental services to probation/parole offices
• Victim services (VOIS)

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What Works Best Practices in Corrections
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What is What Works?

• A set of guiding principles designed to direct
  Corrections toward becoming increasingly
  effective and efficient with both offenders and
  staff.
• Based upon Social Learning theory. A
  triangulation of dynamic factors behavior,
  environmental and cognitive structures, each
  impacting the other.

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Why use What Works?

• To reduce recidivism rates by assisting in
  changing an offenders cognitive processes in
  order to pro-socially impact behavior.
• In order to move from monitoring offenders to
  managing offenders in the community.

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Nine proven practices in What Works research

• Programs are designed and implemented around
  proven theoretical models with a full continuum
  of services (assessment to evaluation).
• Programs are supported by qualified and involved
  leadership who understand the program objectives.

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Nine proven practices in What Works research

• Programs use standardized and valid assessment
  tools to measure the risk and need for
  appropriate program assignment.
• Programs target crime-producing attributes and
  use proven treatment models to prepare offenders
  to return to the community.

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Nine proven practices in What Works research

• Programs are delivered in a manner consistent
  with the ability, motivation and learning style
  of the individual being treated and the delivery
  staff.
• Programs are delivered by qualified staff that is
  well trained in the program being offered and who
  deliver the program as designed.

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Nine proven practices in What Works research

• Programs are evaluated to ensure quality.
• Programs are supported by community and policy
  maker partnerships.
• Programs target high risk offenders

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Message from THE Director
The First Judicial District Department of
Correctional Services is committed to reducing
victimization and keeping the citizens informed
of correction's issues and activities.  The
department provides a continuum of supervision,
assessment, and programming options, which are
individualized for each person under community
supervision.  The services are implemented
according to evidence-based principles to achieve
the best possible outcomes  
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Message from the Director . . . The department
understands the importance of teamwork and
collaborates with many community partners to
provide services in the most efficient and
cost-effective manner possible.  We are concerned
about the needs of victims and work with victim
service agencies to help address their needs. 
Supervision and services are provided to about
5,200 offenders by the 201 dedicated and
well-trained professionals who work for the
department.  We serve a diverse population and
value a diverse work force.  We encourage
minorities and people fluent in other languages,
as well as English, to apply for job and
volunteer opportunities. 
Karen Herkelman Director First Judicial District
Department of Correctional Services