NYC DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION: AN OVERVIEW

PREPARED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CORRECTIONS

AND BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Vincent N. Schiraldi, Commissioner

Presentation Overview

 Do No Harm

 Do More Good

 Do It In the Community

2

Do No Harm

Vincent N. Schiraldi, Commissioner

Doing no harm by…

 Reducing Violations  Reducing Failure to Reports   Increasing Early Discharges   Increasing Certificates of Relief  Tackling Warrants  Cleaning up RAP sheets   Increasing Adjustments

4

Do No Harm

Adult Operations: Total Violation Rates - 2009 to 2012

Do No Harm

5

SOURCE: NYC DOP STARS Performance Management Statistics

16.0%

13.9%

8.8% 8.7%

0.0%

2.0%

4.0%

6.0%

8.0%

10.0%

12.0%

14.0%

16.0%

18.0%

20.0%

CY 09 CY 10 CY 11 CY 12

Violation Rate

Decreased 45%

between CY’09 and

CY’12

2012 Violation Rates: NYC/Non-NYC

Do No Harm

7

SOURCE: OPCA State Probation Plan Data Summary, 2013 *Note: Rates reflect the number of probation cases with a violation filed during the year divided by the number of cases sentenced, discharged, or open during the year (including interim cases and cases with an open warrant).

3.1%

11.0%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

NYC (N=48,655) Non-NYC (N=113,936)

Rate of Adult Clients Incarcerated Following a Violation, 2009 to 2012

Do No Harm

8

SOURCE: NYC DOP STARS Performance Management Statistics; N=passthrough population Rates reflect the number of clients incarcerated in jail or prison as a result of a VOP over the number of clients on supervision at any point during the year (passthrough)

7.6% 7.1% 5.1% 4.7%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

CY 09 CY 10 CY 11 CY 12

Incarceration Rate

Decreased 38%

Between CY’09 and

CY’12

N=34,958 N=33,242 N=30,924 N=29,997

Number of Early Discharges Submitted, 2009-2012

9

SOURCE: NYC DOP STARS Performance Management Statistics Do No Harm

Early Discharges as a Percentage of All Adult Client Discharges, 2007-2012

Do No Harm

10

SOURCE: DCJS data

28.1% 28.2%

26.8% 26.7% 26.7% 26.0%

3.0% 3.7% 4.9%

12.3%

18.5%

17.0%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

CY07 CY08 CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 Non-NYC NYC

Felony Rearrest Rates Within a Year of Discharge, Early Discharges vs. MEDs, 2010

Do No Harm

11

SOURCE: OPCA/DCJS

3.0%

4.3%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Early Discharge (2010 Discharges) Maximum Exp Discharge (2010 Discharges)

Breakdown of Adult Probation Clients by Top Conviction Charge– NYC/Non-NYC

Do No Harm

12

28%

56%

64%

42%

8% 2%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

100%

NYC Non-NYC

Other/Unknown Felony Misdemeanor

Source: DCJS/OPCA Probationers Supervised Statewide, December 31, 2011 *Note: Felony/misdemeanor status reflects top conviction charge

N=39,415 N=78,376

3,317

3,971

4,667

3,477

27.5% 32.5%

39.2% 36.3%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

5,000

CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12

Number of Case Opened for Adjustment Rate of Cases Opened for Adjustment

Source:  DOP  STARS  Performance  Management  Sta6s6cs  

Number and Rate of Juvenile Intake Cases Opened for Adjustment, 2009-2012

14

Do No Harm

Percentage of Cases Opened for Adjustment That Successfully Completed Adjustment, 2009 to 2012

15

88% 89% 89% 88%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

2009 (N=3687) 2010 (N=4121) 2011 (N=4644) 2012 (N=3120)

**Source: RCMS Data Warehouse Note: percentages were calculated only out of cases that were closed during the same year. Each N reflects the number of case closures during that year. Do No Harm

Certificate of Relief from Disabilities

  Ongoing COR events in all 5 boroughs – 434 participants   1,983 CORs submitted to the Court in 2012   COR applications submitted at intake into DOP

Do No Harm

Branch Chief Reid Kay helps a client apply for a COR at a Queens DOP COR event.

16

RAP Sheet Cleanup

Three Steps:

1.  Correct errors and supply missing information

2.  Train clients how to accurately describe record

3.  Change systematic processes that result in errors

Do No Harm

17

DOP Warrant Project 19

Do No Harm

811 539

458

205

3,259

1,058

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

5000

Warrants Reviewed to Date Administratively Eligible to Vacate Administratively Vacated

Cleared Warrant

Active Warrant

Felonies

Misdemeanors

15,344 Total Warrants as of June 2012

Chart: Status of Warrants Eligible to Request Court Vacate as of 7/31/13

Total: 1269 (39%)

Total: 744 (59%)

Total: 4,317

VFO Warrants Less Than Two Years Old as of 7/31/13

20

92

36

8

2 1

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Active Warrants Located

Deceased 1 Incarcerated 2 Deported 8 Vacated 36

Total: 47 (51%)

Do No Harm

Do More Good

Vincent N. Schiraldi, Commissioner

Doing more good by…

 Evidence-Based Policies and Practices  Differentiated Caseloads  Structured Decision-Making Grid  Expanded Continuum of Programs  Assessment

22

Do More Good

Evidence-Based Policies & Practices

Do More Good

23

Differentiated Caseloads 24

Intake

Do More Good

Investigations Intake

Intensive Engagement

Track (Targeted Caseload: 25)

Community Progression Track (Targeted Caseload: 75)

Client Development

Track (Targeted Caseload: 50)

Differentiated Caseloads - Juvenile 25

Do More Good

Disposition SDM Matrix

MOST SERIOUS CURRENT ARREST CHARGE

LIKELIHOOD OF RE-ARREST (PER YLS ASSESSMENT) HIGH OR VERY HIGH MODERATE LOW

CLASS I: A, B felonies (violent & non-violent), violent C felonies

BOX #1 Out of Home Placement1

BOX #2 Out of Home Placement or Alternative to Placement

BOX #3 Alternative to Placement or Probation (To Be Specified)

CLASS II: Non-violent C felonies, violent D felonies

BOX #4 Out of Home Placement or Alternative to Placement

BOX #5 Alternative to Placement or

ESP (Level 3 Probation)

BOX #6 Level 1 or 2 Probation

CLASS III: Non violent D, All E felonies, misd assault and misd weapons possession

BOX #7 Alternative to Placement or

ESP (Level 3 Probation)

BOX #8 Level 1 or 2 Probation

BOX #9 Level 1 Probation

or CD

CLASS IV: A misdemeanors except assault and weapons and all B misdemeanors2

BOX #10 Level 1 or 2 Probation

BOX #11 CD or ACD

BOX #12 ACD or short term one time consequence or Dismissal

26

Do More Good

Expanded Continuum of Programs

  CLIMB – Queens/Brooklyn

  MEARES – Manhattan/The Bronx

  Esperanza

  Young Men’s Initiative   Justice Community

  Justice Scholars

  Arches

  CEPS

  AIM

  PEAK

  ECHOES Do More Good

27

NYC YouthWRAP (Weekend Restoration Assistance Program)

  Created in aftermath of Superstorm Sandy   Community benefit projects in neighborhoods

hit by Sandy   26 winter/spring weekends   7 summer weeks   10 autumn weekends

  500+ stipended participants, ages 14-18   DOP staff & college interns serve as coaches   Assist recovery by working on community

projects   Help to build life and career readiness skills   Emphasize giving back to the community

28

Do More Good

Assessment & Case Planning - Adult

 Citywide rollout of (LSI-R)

 Individual Achievement Plans

29

Do More Good

Assessment & Case Planning - Juvenile

  Citywide Rollout of Youth Level of Service (YLS)

  Individual Action Plans focusing on competency areas:   Education & Employment  Community Programs & Services  Community Responsibility   Positive Activities   Family   Behavior

30

Do More Good

Do It In the Community

Vincent N. Schiraldi, Commissioner

Doing it in the Community by…

Neighborhood Opportunity Network (NeON)

  Networks

  Client Engagement

  Community Engagement

32

Do It In the Community

Neighborhood Opportunity Network (NeON)

Do It In the Community

33

NeON Client

CBO   Faith- Based

Academic

Housing

Employment

NeON

Family &

friends Elected Official

s Community Activists Residents

Law Enforcement

Federal, State, City Agencies

Health & Human Services

Civic

Engagement

Local

Associations

Citywide NGO

Environmental Justice

NeON – Concentrations of Clients by CD 34

Do It In the Community

NeON – Traditional Offices 35

Do It In the Community

NeON - Satellites 36

Do It In the Community

BRONX •  South Bronx NeON Satellite •  Castle Hill – Castle Hill YMCA

QUEENS •  South Jamaica NeON  Satellite •  Far Rockaway - Safe Space

BROOKLYN •  Brownsville NeON  •  East New York NeON •  Bedford-Stuyvesant NeON (Fall 2013)

STATEN ISLAND •  Staten Island NeON

Satellites •  Clifton/Stapleton - YMCA of Greater New York

Counseling Services •  Port Richmond - Camelot Counseling Center •  Mariner’s Harbor - Daytop Village, Inc.

MANHATTAN  •  Harlem NeON  Satellites  •  East Harlem - Exodus Transitional Community •  West Harlem - Fortune Society

NeON Locations

KEY STAT: By the end of 2013, 60% of adult clients (medium and high-risk clients on the Development Track) will be served at one of 7 NeON sites or 7 NeON Satellites.

37

Do It In the Community

NeON Evaluation

  Partner: John Jay College of Criminal Justice

  Goal: 300+ interviews, observations &meetings

  Deliverables:   Continuous feedback   Final report during this administration   Several peer-reviewed articles

Do It In the Community

38

Organizational Excellence

  Training   Leadership Focus

  Professional Development Day   Train the Trainers/Coaching

  Staff Recognition   Stars at STARS

  Probation Week

  All-Staff Assembly and Picnic & Year-End Celebration

  Communications   Staff-driven intranet

  Flickr – 2.1 million views

  Posters

39

Do It In the Community