FINAL SF and NYC Probation Webinar Nov 21 Slides

8/2/2019 FINAL SF and NYC Probation Webinar Nov 21 Slides

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How and Why Probation Departments

Should Partner with Families:A Conversation with San Francisco Chief Adult Probation Officer Wendy Still

and New York City Department of Probation Commissioner Vincent Schiraldi

2011CouncilofStateGovernmentsJus8ceCenter

BroughttoyoubytheNa8onalReentryResourceCenterandthe

BureauofJus8ceAssistance,U.S.DepartmentofJus8ce 1


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Presenta(onOutline

INTRODUCTION

MargaretdiZerega,FamilyJus8ceProgramDirector,VeraIns8tuteofJus8ce

MODERATEDDISCUSSION

YaliLincro,PolicyConsultant,FirstFocus;Consultant,SanFranciscoChildrenofIncarceratedParentsPartnershipandtheNewYorkIni8a8ve

forChildrenofIncarceratedParents

WendyS8ll,ChiefAdultProba8onOfficer,CityandCountyofSanFrancisco

VincentSchiraldi,Commissioner,NewYorkCityDepartmentofProba8on

AUDIENCEQUESTIONSANDANSWERS

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BackgroundofModerators

MargaretdiZeregaistheFamilyJus8ceProgramDirector,VeraIns8tuteofJus8ce.Beforestar8ngtheFamilyJus8ceProgramat

Vera,Margaretwasthedirectoroftrainingandtechnicalassistance

atFamilyJus8cewheresheledthedevelopmentoftheRela8onal

InquiryToolaswellasongoingworkwiththeMichiganDepartment

ofCorrec8onsandCaliforniasDivisionofJuvenileJus8ce.Asa

memberoftheReentryResourceCentersadvisoryboard,Margaret

chairstheFamilyandCommunityCommi[ee.Contact:

[email protected]

YaliLincro9isaPrivateChildrensPolicyConsultant.HerclientsincludeFirstFocus,aWashingtonDC-basedchildrensadvocacy

organiza8on.SheisaconsultantfortheSanFranciscoChildrenof

IncarceratedParentsPartnership,theOsborneAssocia8on,and

ArkansasVoicesforChildrenLeBehind.Sheisafoundingmember

oftheAlamedaCountyChildrenofIncarceratedParents

Partnership.andtheMigra8onandChildWelfareNa8onalNetwork.

SherecentlywroteWhenAParentisIncarcerated:APrimerfor

SocialWorkersfortheAnnieE.CaseyFounda8on.Contact:

[email protected]

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AudiencePoll

Whatbestdescribeswhereyouwork?qInsideaprison/jailqParoleorproba8ondepartmentqInthecommunitywithjus8ce-involvedindividuals(nonprofit,faith-based

organiza8on,etc.)

qIdonotinteractdirectlywithincarceratedindividualsortheirfamiliesbutsupportthose

agenciesthatdo


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EightEvidence-basedPrinciplesfor

Effec(veInterven(ons*

AssessActuarialRisk/Needs EnhanceIntrinsicMo8va8on TargetInterven8ons SkillTrainwithDirectedPrac8ce IncreasePosi8veReinforcement EngageOngoingSupportinNaturalCommuni8es MeasureRelevantProcesses/Prac8ces ProvideMeasurementFeedback

*The Crime and Justice Institute, Implementing Evidence-Based Principles in Community Corrections: ThePrinciples of Effective Intervention, available online: http://static.nicic.gov/Library/019342.pdf

See also information on how to Engage Informal Social Controls to Facilitate Community Reintegration in Urban

Institutes Putting Public Safety First: 13 Parole Supervision Strategies to Enhance Reentry Outcomes, available

online: http://www.urban.org/uploadedpdf/411791_public_safety_first.pdf

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FamiliesCanHelpImproveCommunity

SupervisionOutcomes

Familyconnec8onscanmo8vateproba8onerstorefrainfromcommingnewcrimeaswellasprovidethesupporttodoso(Farrall&Calverley,2006).

DuringsixmonthsoffamilycasemanagementatLaBodegadelaFamilia,arrestsrateswere11%,incontrastwith21%inacomparisongroup(Sullivan,2002).

Familyrela8onshipscanbeasignificantinfluenceinpreven8ngrelapseamongparoleesdealingwithaddic8on(Slaght,1999).

Familysupportiden8fiedbyformerlyincarceratedpeopleasmostimportantfactorinsuccessfulreentry(Visher,etal,2004).

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AudiencePoll

Wheredoyouhavethegreatestopportuni8es

toengagefamiliesinyourwork?

qAtthepointofanarrestqPre-trialqDuringincarcera8onqDuringproba8on/parolesupervisionqShapingpoliciesandprac8ce

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BackgroundofPresenters

WendyS(llistheChiefAdultProba8onOfficeroftheCity&CountyofSanFrancisco.Herdepartmentserves7,000adultsoncourt-orderedproba8onsupervisionanddiversionprograms.ChiefS8ll

hasworkedwiththeCaliforniaFederalPrisonHealthCareServices,

andwastheGovernorappointedAssociateDirector-Female

OffenderPrograms&Services,SouthernRegionalPrison

Administratorfor10prisons,ChiefofRegula8onandPolicyand

ChiefFinancialOfficerfortheCaliforniaStateDepartmentof

Correc8onsandRehabilita8on.

VincentSchiraldiistheNewYorkCityCommissionerofProba8on.andhasmorethan25yearsofexperienceandarecordofreform

andsuccess.HeledWashingtonDC'sDepartmentofYouth

Rehabilita8onServices,whereheturnedatroubledagencythatwas

onthevergeofbeingplacedundercourtsupervisionintoana8onal

model.HisreformswererecentlyrecognizedbyHarvardUniversity's

KennedySchoolofGovernment"Innova8onsinAmerican

Government"awardsprogramforbeingamongthe"Top50"most

innova8veprogramsinthecountry.


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LeadershipandOrganiza(onalCulture

Whatinyourpastexperienceasreformersmakesyousopassionateaboutworkingwithfamilies?

Whatsthebiggestchallengeforproba8onagenciesthataretryingtoadoptafamily-focused

approach?

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TimeofArrest

Proba8onandparoleofficersarelaw

enforcementofficersandcanmakearrestsfor

proba8onandparoleviola8ons.Howcanwe

reducethetraumatochildrenandfamilies

duringanarrest?

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Innova(onsintheField

Tellusabouttwoinnova8onsinyour

departments:

consideringtheimpactofincarcera8ononchildrenandfamiliesduringthepre-sentence

inves8ga8on,suchasthefamilyimpactstatement

makingproba8onofficesmorefamily-orientedbyco-loca8ngthemwithcommunityagencies

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GovernmentalandPhilanthropicPartnerships

Howdopartnershipswithotherchild-and

family-servingagencieshelpyourdepartment

becomemorefamily-focused?

ChildwelfareSheriffsdepartmentJuvenilejus8ceSchoolsPrivatefunders

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County-basedReentry

Howcananemphasisoncounty-basedreentry

taskforcesgeneratefamily-focusedstrategies

forreentry?

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DataCollec(on

Howhasyourdatacollec8onsystembeen

revisedtoreflectyournewprac8cesand

policies?Whatnewfamilyinforma8ondoyou

thinkisimportanttotrack?

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Resources Chris8neTonerandTracyMullins,Implemen'ngtheFamilySupportApproachfor

CommunitySupervision.(200)Availableonline:

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/pdf/FamilySupport_CommunitySupervision.pdf.

NYIni8a8veforChildrenofIncarceratedParents/OsborneAssocia8on,ACalltoAc'on:SafeguardingNewYorksChildrenofIncarceratedParents.Availableonline:

www.osborneny.org/NYCIP/ACalltoAc8onNYCIP.Osborne2011.pdf.

RyanShanahanandSandraVillalobosAgudelo,ClosetoHome:BuildingonFamilySupportforPeopleLeavingJail.(Oct2011).Availableonline:

ww.vera.org/content/close-home-building-family-support-people-leaving-jail.

VideoofhowtheOklahomaDepartmentofCorrec8onsisintegra8ngafamily-focusedapproachduringincarcera8onandcommunitysupervision:

www.vera.org/videos/family-jus8ce-program.

ChildrenofIncarceratedParents:AnAc'onPlanforFederalPolicymakers,publishedbytheCouncilofStateGovernmentsJus8ceCenter,

www.reentrypolicy.org/jc_publica8ons/federa_ac8on_plan_.

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ResourcesforFamilies

SanFranciscoRe-entryCouncil,GengOutandStayingOutAGuideforSanFranciscoResourcesforPeopleleavingJailsandPrisons.Availableonline:h[p://sfreentry.com/resource-guide/.

Na8onalResourceCenteronChildren&FamiliesoftheIncarceratedhasanumberofresourcesforChildrenandFamilies:

h[p://fcnetwork.org/resources/library/children-of-prisoners-library.

Rise-AMagazineByandForParentsintheChildWelfareSystem(Summer200IssueParen8ngfromPrison).Availableonline:h[p://www.risemagazine.org/issues/Issue_10/issue_10.html.

LegalServicesforPrisonerswithChildren,IncarceratedParentsManual:YourLegalRightsandResponsibili'es(2007).Availableonline:www.prisonerswithchildren.org.

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(646)33-5745

www.na8onalreentryresourcecenter.org

Thispresenta8onwaspreparedbytheNa8onalReentryResourceCenter,

in partnership with Margaret diZerega, Yali Lincro, Wendy S8ll, and

VincentSchiraldi.Presenta8ons are not externally reviewedfor formor

content.Thestatementsreflecttheviewsoftheauthorsandshouldnot

beconsideredtheofficialposi8onoftheCSGJus8ceCenter,themembers

oftheCouncilofStateGovernments,ortheU.S.DepartmentofJus8ce.

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