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Attachment B Orange County, North Carolina 15 Assessment of Jail Alternative Programs SCOPE OF SERVICES Major Tasks The tasks that follow are those proposed as necessary to conduct a study and subsequent assessment of that current alternative to incarceration programs operating in Orange County in order to assess, among other things, the impact each has or may have on the inmate population of the Orange County Jail. These programs include: 1. Pretrial Release 2. Pretrial Diversion 3. Drug Court 4. Family Court 5. Adult Probation [NCDOC Division of Community Corrections] PHASE I- ASSESSMENT PROCESS Task 1. Meet with program administrators and designated staff members to: • Understand program history, organization, purpose & objectives • Identify the processes of program referral, criteria for acceptance, and participation requirements • Collect available statistics, program data, annual reports, etc. to ascertain levels of participation and outcomes Task 2. Meet with designated County Courts, Criminal Justice, and related Human Services System officials to discuss the referenced programs to identify and /or determine: [See list of suggested Interviewees below] • Individual (and /or agency) level of involvement with the program(s); as participant, advisor /advocate, referral resource, etc. • Are the judges using the programs, which ones, and why? • Opinions as to program benefits and /or experienced outcomes • Recommendations for enhancement, expansion, or improvement • Quantitative data regarding program(s) impact on the County's jail population Task 3. With regards to the programs surveyed; and based on the meetings conducted and information gathered: • Provide a narrative description and overview of activities occurring within each program • Identify and quantify the staffing for each program • Identify the level of offender participation in each program (pending availability of data) for at least the past three (3) years • Identify recidivism rates of individuals completing the programs within the past 3 -5 years (pending availability of data). • Provide a summary of the remarks offered by the Court and Justice System officials interviewed • Identify program costs and current source(s) of funding for at least the past three (3) years • Identify revenue received by the program via grants, participant payments, etc. (pending availability of data) for at least the past three (3) years • Identify current and recent year individual program costs per participant Solutions for Local Government, Inc.