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SVORI Grantee: Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority |
SVORI website |
None |
Data management system |
JJA has three data warehouses in which SVORI participants can be flagged |
Local evaluation planned |
Wichita State Unviersity is conducting a local evaluation |
Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority
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Going Home Initiative
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TARGET POPULATION |
Population type |
Male and female juveniles |
Number of targeted prisoners |
201+ |
Inclusion criteria |
Returning to one of five judicial districts; conditional release >6 months; and identified high risk for reoffending (moderate-high risk/moderate-high needs) including substance abuse or mental health problems, history of family disorganization, involvement with delinquent peers, extensive criminal history |
Exclusion criteria |
None |
Pre-release facilities |
Statewide juvenile correctional facilities |
Post-release faclities |
One of five judicial districts: 13th, 18th, 19th (south-central areas of Sedgwick, Cowley, and Butler/Elk/Greenwood counties); and 10th and 29th (northeast areas of Johnson and Wyandotte counties) |
Participation |
Voluntary |
Legal release status |
All participants under Conditional Release |
Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority
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Going Home Initiative
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PROGRAM ORGANIZATION AND SERVICES |
Steering committee |
No formal steering committee; focus groups with key players |
Post-release reentry autority |
KS JJA |
Number of phases |
3 |
Phase 1: Institutional Phase |
Duration: |
10 months (average) |
Assessments: |
Battery of assessments: specific JCF’s risk and needs, mental health, and substance abuse assessments |
Components/services offered within phase: |
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Extensive testing/assessment for first 3–4 weeks |
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Program plan developed by institutional social worker, community case manager, other institution staff, and offender within first 30 days |
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Video-conferencing utilized, as needed |
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Case management by institutional social worker |
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Monthly reports on offender’s progress sent to field personnel |
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Community Reentry Facilitator begins identifying services in community that would meet offender's needs, and serves as liaison between facility and community |
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Specific targeted services include, as needed, substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment, medical and dental services, vocational training, education, community living skills, anger management, faith-based services, psycho-education groups in sex education and parenting, recreation, character education, self-care, social skills training, mentoring, adolescent development and behavior modification, family counseling, and sex offender treatment |
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Coordination of services: |
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Institutional staff coordinate services |
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Phase 2: Community Reintegration/Transition Phase |
Duration: |
Approximately 1 year (30 days pre-release until end of supervision period, which averages 10–12 months) |
Assessments: |
Youth needs assessments |
Components/services offered within phase: |
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30 days prior to release, release plan developed at Family Group Conference by offender, family, Community Reentry Facilitator, institutional case manager, Intensive Supervision Officer/community case manager, Long-Term Support Specialist, and community stakeholders/supporters |
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Video-conferencing utilized, as needed, for Family Group Conference |
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Victim involved in reentry planning process, as appropriate |
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Offender meets with Intensive Supervision Officer/community case manager within 48 hours of release |
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Case management by Intensive Supervision Officer (lead case manager) and Community Reentry Facilitator, who also provide community support |
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Supervision and monitoring by Intensive Supervision Officer, Community Reentry Facilitator, community police officers, school resource officers, and other stakeholders |
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Specific targeted services include, as needed, substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment, medical and dental services, vocational training, education, housing assistance, parenting skills training, domestic violence services, life skills training, anger management, faith-based services, mentoring, and family counseling |
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Coordination of services: |
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Community Reentry Facilitator to coordinate transition from pre-release to post-release and to coordinate resources post-release |
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Phase 3: Long-Term Support Phase |
Duration: |
1 year |
Assessments: |
No specific post-release assessments are used |
Components/services offered within phase: |
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Participant no longer under supervision |
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Long-Term Support Specialist seeks to improve opportunities for offender to connect with community resources |
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Long-Term Support Specialist monitors offender for new arrests 6 months and 12 months after Conditional Release period ends |
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Coordination of services: |
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Long-Term Support Specialist to coordinate resources |
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Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority
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Going Home Initiative
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CHANGES EXPECTED AS A RESULT OF SVORI FUNDING |
System-level changes |
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Broader involvement of agencies |
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Greater mobilization of resources |
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Community Reentry Facilitator to open channels of communication and collaboration among agencies |
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Family and community involvement in offender reentry |
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Integrated effort continues after supervision period |
Individual-level changes |
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Broader involvement of agencies |
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Greater mobilization of resources |
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Community Reentry Facilitator to open channels of communication and collaboration among agencies |
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Family and community involvement in offender reentry |
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Integrated effort continues after supervision period |
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