justice assistance thursday, september 11, 2014. the june rockwell levy foundation continued to...
TRANSCRIPT
Justice Assistance Thursday, September 11,
2014
2014 ANNUAL REPORT
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION: INFRASTRUCTURE
The June Rockwell Levy Foundation continued to support upgrades to the organization’s Management Information System (MIS) in both software and hardware.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION: MEDIA
‘Justice Assistance News’ contact list continues to be constantly revised and updated.
The organization’s webpage (www.justiceassistance.org.) completed its annual redesign and update in June 2014.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION: VICTIMS’ RIGHTS
The organization continued to provide technical assistance to the Rhode Island Victim Assistance Portal. Along with the Department of the Attorney General, the organization continued to manage external use access.
The organization continued to work in partnership with the state court administration to access user end information to include previously restricted client data.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION: STATE REPRESENTATION
The organization remains highlighted as a link on the state court’s webpage.
The organization continues to be represented on the Public Safety Grant Administration Office Policy Board (formerly the Rhode Island Justice Commission).
The organization continues to be represented on the Legislative Batterers Intervention Standards Oversight Commission.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION: RESTITUTION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Seventy-nine percent of all restitution referrals paid in full the amount ordered by the court, 12% of all referrals were current with their payments and 9% were referred back to the court as delinquent.
Fifty-nine percent of all community service referrals fully completed their court ordered requirement, 37% of all referrals were current with their obligation and 4% were referred back to court as delinquent.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION: REFERRALS
Referrals involving individuals who violated the state’s domestic violence statutes totaled 418 – an increase of 92 clients, or 28% over fiscal year 2013.
Ninety-three percent of all domestic violence referrals from the district court successfully completed their batterers intervention program.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION: REFERRALS
Mental health referrals decreased by 2 clients, or 2% in FY2014.
Substance abuse counseling referrals decreased by seventy-nine clients, or 36% in FY2014.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION: QUALITY ASSURANCE
In-house quality assurance and error-free evaluation process entered its 4th year. In FY2014 the organization incorporated a quantitative value to mandatory entries in an effort to make the process less subjective. Salary adjustments remained secondary to improved performance during the post employment assessment review interview.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION: INTERNAL IMPACT ISSUES
Justice Assistance remains authorized to collect restitution in cases involving the State Contractors’ Board. The authorization remains a transitional issue involving the matter of a criminal versus a civil judgment. In 2014 the Department of Attorney General requested notification of all case reviews in an attempt to maintain the criminal status.
Authorization for Justice Assistance to collect restitution in cases involving the Department of Labor and Training cases for ‘Failure to Pay Wages’ remained in effect in 2014. This too is a transitional matter of criminal versus civil sanctioning.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION: INTERNAL IMPACT ISSUES
The organization worked successfully to protect a crime victim’s right to restitution by advocating for the defeat of House Bill H-7371 and House Bill H-7379 calling for the decriminalization of shoplifting and disorderly conduct respectively.
The organization worked successfully to protect a crime victim’s right to restitution by advocating for the defeat of Senate Bill S-2633 and Senate Bill S-2647 calling for the decriminalization of shoplifting and disorderly conduct respectively.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION: EXTERNAL IMPACT ISSUES
The organization successfully advocated for the passage of Senate bill S-2196, entitled, “Social Impact Bonds.” The bill passed the Senate but no companion bill was introduced in the House of Representatives.
The organization advocated for passage of House Bill H-7891 calling for all domestic violence related prosecutions to be completed by the Department of the Attorney General. The bill was “held for further study.”
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION: EXTERNAL IMPACT ISSUES
The organization successfully advocated for a Legislative Community Service Grant in the amount of $16,875 to support the Rhode Island Victim Assistance Portal activities.
The organization successfully advocated for a Legislative Community Service Grant in the amount of $200,000 to support the Office of Community Alternatives Pilot Project.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION: PERSONNEL
The organization improved wages for all professional and support staff for the eleventh consecutive year.
The organization continued to provide health care benefits without requiring an employee co-pay.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION: FISCAL
Salaries continue to exceed comparable state private sector positions by 20% and continue to be within 95% of comparable Rhode Island public sector positions (Source: Non-Profit Management Survey, 2013).
Development staff continues to manage and monitor our direct mail annual fund campaign for optimal cost-benefit efficiencies.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION: FISCAL
The organization’s external debt remained zero.
Rental income remained unchanged from FY2013.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION: FISCAL
Banking/Bookkeeping user fee income
decreased by nine percent.
Non-program income increased by 51%.
Management and consulting fee contracts increased by 99%.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION: FISCAL
Government financial support grew by 57% totaling eighty percent of the overall operating budget – seven percent federal and seventy-three percent state.
Client fee collection increased by 2% - transactions increased by eleven percent.
Special event fundraising increased by 6%.
NEW INITIATIVE: WILLIAM G. BRODY FUND
The William G. Brody Fund, initiated in 2013 to provide financial assistance for indigent clients ordered by the court to receive domestic violence ‘psycho-educational’ counseling, grew by sixty-five percent and is now at twenty-seven percent of its total goal.
NEW INITIATIVE: OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES (OCA) PILOT PROJECT
The OCA Pilot Project, in conjunction with the Brown University Alpert School of Medicine and the School of Public Health as well as Roger Williams University School of Law, accepted its first referral in March.
NEW INITIATIVE: COMPUTER TRIAGE PROGRAM
The MAP-IT computer triage and motivational interviewing program became operational within the OCA pilot project – the first ‘live’ usage of the technology.
PROGRAM STATUS SUMMARY: REFERRALS
Six thousand, nine hundred and seventy clients received program services in FY2014.
New court-based referrals totaled one thousand, two hundred and ninety-eight.
PROGRAM STATUS SUMMARY: RESTITUTION COLLECTION
In FY2014, $135,769 in restitution was collected – nine percent below the organization’s four year average.
In FY2014, restitution referrals decreased by 116 clients, or 22% below the organization’s four year average.
The average restitution ordered per client totaled Three hundred and seventy-seven dollars – one hundred and forty one percent above the organization’s four year average.
PROGRAM STATUS SUMMARY: COMMUNITY SERVICE
Ten thousand and thirteen community service hours were ordered in FY2014 – 20% below the organization’s four year average.
In FY2014, community service referrals decreased by 92 clients, or 19% below the organization’s four year average.
The average community service hours ordered per client totaled 26 hours - .25% above the organization’s four year average.
PROGRAM STATUS SUMMARY: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
In FY2014, 418 domestic assault related offenses resulted in referrals to specialized counseling, an increase of 92 clients, or 28% over FY2013 and equal to the organization’s four year average.
Three hundred and forty-seven clients, or 83%, of all referrals successfully completed or are on target to complete their court ordered batterers’ intervention requirement.
PROGRAM STATUS SUMMARY:SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING
In FY2014, 139 clients who committed controlled substance related offenses were referred to treatment – thirty-two percent below the organization’s four year average.
PROGRAM STATUS SUMMARY: MENTAL HEALTH
Eighty-three clients were referred to mental health counseling services in FY2014.
PROGRAM STATUS SUMMARY:VICTIM SERVICES
470 clients submitted victim impact/statement of loss forms.
804 clients were provided with specialized services.
PROGRAM STATUS SUMMARY: OTHER SERVICES
652 clients were referred to other agencies for specialized services.
834 clients were notified of their case status in FY2014.
907 clients were provided follow-up services and justice system orientation.
JUSTICE ASSISTANCE DISTRICT COURT REFERRALS
FY2010: 1,258
FY2011: 1,600
FY2012: 1,748
FY2013: 1,601
FY2014: 1,330
FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014
0
500
1000
1500
2000FIVE-YEAR COMPARISON
JUSTICE ASSISTANCERESTITUTION CLAIMS
FY2010: 555
FY2011: 481
FY2012: 537
FY2013: 583
FY2014: 420
FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014
200250300350400450500550600
FIVE-YEAR COMPARISON
JUSTICE ASSISTANCERESTITUTION COLLECTION
FY2010: $140,089
FY2011: $128,233
FY2012: $146,451
FY2013: $159,141
FY2014: $135,769
FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014
$0
$40,000
$80,000
$120,000
$160,000
FIVE-YEAR COMPARISON
JUSTICE ASSISTANCERESTITUTION ORDERED PER CLIENT
FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
FY2010: $254 FY2011: $267 FY2012: $273 FY2013: $273 FY2014: $377
FIVE-YEAR COMPARISON
JUSTICE ASSISTANCERESTITUTION COLLECTION RATE
PIF C D
FY2010: 64%-27%-9%
FY2011: 69%-26%-5%
FY2012: 63%-28%-9%
FY2013: 69%-22%-9%
FY2014: 79%-12%-9%
FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%
FIVE-YEAR COMPARISON
Paid-in-full CurrentDelinquent
JUSTICE ASSISTANCECOMMUNITY SERVICE REFERRALS
FY2010: 464 FY2011: 494 FY2012: 455 FY2013: 491 FY2014: 384
FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY20140
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
FIVE-YEAR COMPARISON
JUSTICE ASSISTANCECOMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS ORDERED
FY2010: 12,465 Hours
FY2011: 14,061 Hours
FY2012: 11,489 Hours
FY2013: 12,339 Hours
FY2014: 10,013 Hours
FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014
02,0004,0006,0008,000
10,00012,00014,00016,000
FIVE-YEAR COMPARISON
JUSTICE ASSISTANCECOMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS PER CLIENT
FY2010: 25 Hours FY2011: 28 Hours FY2012: 25 Hours FY2013: 25 Hours FY2014: 26 Hours
FY20
10
FY20
11
FY20
12
FY20
13
FY20
1423.5
2424.5
2525.5
2626.5
2727.5
28
FIVE-YEAR COMPARISON
JUSTICE ASSISTANCECOMMUNITY SERVICE COMPLETION RATE
P C NP
FY2010: 74%-24%-2%
FY2011: 63%-36%-1%
FY2012: 75%-24%-1%
FY2013: 84%-15%-1%
FY2014: 59%-37%-4%
FY20
10
FY20
11
FY20
12
FY20
13
FY20
14
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
FIVE-YEAR COMPARISONPositiveCurrentNon-Positive
JUSTICE ASSISTANCEDOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELING
FY2010: 545 FY2011: 514 FY2012: 286 FY2013: 326 FY2014: 418
FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
FIVE-YEAR COMPARISON
JUSTICE ASSISTANCESUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING
FY2010: 203 FY2011: 205 FY2012: 204 FY2013: 218 FY2014: 139 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014
0
50
100
150
200
250
FIVE YEAR COMPARISON
JUSTICE ASSISTANCEMENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
FY2010: 69 FY2011: 81 FY2012: 83 FY2013: 85 FY2014: 83
FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014
30
40
50
60
70
80
90FIVE-YEAR COMPARISON
JUSTICE ASSISTANCEANGER MANAGEMENT COUNSELING
FY2010: 58 FY2011: 49 FY2012: 42 FY2013: 44 FY2014: 23
FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014
20
30
40
50
60
70FIVE-YEAR COMPARISON
THE END