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Attachment 3 <br />SCOPE OF SERVICES <br />[Including Post BCC Meeting of 14 May 2013 Revisions] <br />Orange County <br />Assessment of Jail Alternative Programs <br />DRAFT FOR REVIEW <br />Major Tasks <br />The tasks that follow are those proposed as necessary to conduct a study and subsequent assessment of <br />current alternatives to incarceration programs operating in Orange County. The principal purpose being <br />to assess, among other things, the impact each program has had and may have in the future, on the <br />inmate population of the Orange County Jail. <br />These programs identified by the County include: <br />1. Pretrial Release <br />2. Pretrial Diversion <br />3. Drug Court <br />4. Family Court <br />5. Adult Probation [NCDOC Division of Community Corrections] <br />PHASE I- ASSESSMENT PROCESS <br />Task 1. Meet with each of the individual program administrators and designated staff members to: <br />1.1 Understand program history, organization, purpose & objectives. <br />1.2 Identify the processes of program referral, criteria for acceptance, and participation <br />requirements. <br />1.3 Collect available statistics, program data, annual reports, etc. to ascertain levels of <br />participation and outcomes. <br />Task 2. Meet with designated County Courts, Criminal Justice, and related Human Services System <br />officials to discuss the referenced programs to identify, obtain, and /or determine at least the <br />following: [See list of suggested Interviewees below] <br />2.1 Individual (and /or agency) level of involvement with the program(s); as participant, <br />advisor /advocate, referral resource, etc. <br />2.2 Are the judges using the programs, which ones, and why? <br />2.3 Opinions as to program benefits and /or experienced outcomes. <br />2.4 Recommendations for enhancement, expansion, or improvement. <br />2.5 Quantitative data regarding program(s) impact on the County's jail population. <br />Task 3. With regards to the programs surveyed; and based on the meetings conducted and <br />information gathered: <br />3.1 Provide a narrative description and overview of activities occurring within each program <br />3.2 Identify and quantify the staffing for each program. <br />3.3 Identify the level of offender participation in each program (pending availability of data) for <br />at least the past three (3) years. <br />3.4 Identify recidivism rates of individuals completing the programs within the past 3 -5 years. <br />3.5 Provide a summary of the remarks of the Court and Justice System officials interviewed. <br />3.6 Identify program costs and current source(s) of funding for at least the past three (3) years. <br />3.7 Identify revenue received by the program via grants, participant payments, etc. (pending <br />availability of data) for at least the past three (3) years. <br />3.8 Identify current and recent year program costs and associated cost(s) per participant. <br />3.9 In the event a new program or program concept is suggested by any interviewee, that is not <br />included in the list of programs to be studied; it will be identified by name and a brief summary <br />offered for later consideration by the referenced Jail Alternatives "Work Group ". <br />Solutions for Local Government, Inc. 1 <br />