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How and Why Probation Departments
Should Partner with Families:A Conversation with San Francisco Chief Adult Probation Officer Wendy Still
and New York City Department of Probation Commissioner Vincent Schiraldi
2011CouncilofStateGovernmentsJus8ceCenter
BroughttoyoubytheNa8onalReentryResourceCenterandthe
BureauofJus8ceAssistance,U.S.DepartmentofJus8ce 1
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Presenta(onOutline
INTRODUCTION
MargaretdiZerega,FamilyJus8ceProgramDirector,VeraIns8tuteofJus8ce
MODERATEDDISCUSSION
YaliLincro,PolicyConsultant,FirstFocus;Consultant,SanFranciscoChildrenofIncarceratedParentsPartnershipandtheNewYorkIni8a8ve
forChildrenofIncarceratedParents
WendyS8ll,ChiefAdultProba8onOfficer,CityandCountyofSanFrancisco
VincentSchiraldi,Commissioner,NewYorkCityDepartmentofProba8on
AUDIENCEQUESTIONSANDANSWERS
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BackgroundofModerators
MargaretdiZeregaistheFamilyJus8ceProgramDirector,VeraIns8tuteofJus8ce.Beforestar8ngtheFamilyJus8ceProgramat
Vera,Margaretwasthedirectoroftrainingandtechnicalassistance
atFamilyJus8cewheresheledthedevelopmentoftheRela8onal
InquiryToolaswellasongoingworkwiththeMichiganDepartment
ofCorrec8onsandCaliforniasDivisionofJuvenileJus8ce.Asa
memberoftheReentryResourceCentersadvisoryboard,Margaret
chairstheFamilyandCommunityCommi[ee.Contact:
YaliLincro9isaPrivateChildrensPolicyConsultant.HerclientsincludeFirstFocus,aWashingtonDC-basedchildrensadvocacy
organiza8on.SheisaconsultantfortheSanFranciscoChildrenof
IncarceratedParentsPartnership,theOsborneAssocia8on,and
ArkansasVoicesforChildrenLeBehind.Sheisafoundingmember
oftheAlamedaCountyChildrenofIncarceratedParents
Partnership.andtheMigra8onandChildWelfareNa8onalNetwork.
SherecentlywroteWhenAParentisIncarcerated:APrimerfor
SocialWorkersfortheAnnieE.CaseyFounda8on.Contact:
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AudiencePoll
Whatbestdescribeswhereyouwork?qInsideaprison/jailqParoleorproba8ondepartmentqInthecommunitywithjus8ce-involvedindividuals(nonprofit,faith-based
organiza8on,etc.)
qIdonotinteractdirectlywithincarceratedindividualsortheirfamiliesbutsupportthose
agenciesthatdo
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EightEvidence-basedPrinciplesfor
Effec(veInterven(ons*
AssessActuarialRisk/Needs EnhanceIntrinsicMo8va8on TargetInterven8ons SkillTrainwithDirectedPrac8ce IncreasePosi8veReinforcement EngageOngoingSupportinNaturalCommuni8es MeasureRelevantProcesses/Prac8ces ProvideMeasurementFeedback
*The Crime and Justice Institute, Implementing Evidence-Based Principles in Community Corrections: ThePrinciples of Effective Intervention, available online: http://static.nicic.gov/Library/019342.pdf
See also information on how to Engage Informal Social Controls to Facilitate Community Reintegration in Urban
Institutes Putting Public Safety First: 13 Parole Supervision Strategies to Enhance Reentry Outcomes, available
online: http://www.urban.org/uploadedpdf/411791_public_safety_first.pdf
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FamiliesCanHelpImproveCommunity
SupervisionOutcomes
Familyconnec8onscanmo8vateproba8onerstorefrainfromcommingnewcrimeaswellasprovidethesupporttodoso(Farrall&Calverley,2006).
DuringsixmonthsoffamilycasemanagementatLaBodegadelaFamilia,arrestsrateswere11%,incontrastwith21%inacomparisongroup(Sullivan,2002).
Familyrela8onshipscanbeasignificantinfluenceinpreven8ngrelapseamongparoleesdealingwithaddic8on(Slaght,1999).
Familysupportiden8fiedbyformerlyincarceratedpeopleasmostimportantfactorinsuccessfulreentry(Visher,etal,2004).
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AudiencePoll
Wheredoyouhavethegreatestopportuni8es
toengagefamiliesinyourwork?
qAtthepointofanarrestqPre-trialqDuringincarcera8onqDuringproba8on/parolesupervisionqShapingpoliciesandprac8ce
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BackgroundofPresenters
WendyS(llistheChiefAdultProba8onOfficeroftheCity&CountyofSanFrancisco.Herdepartmentserves7,000adultsoncourt-orderedproba8onsupervisionanddiversionprograms.ChiefS8ll
hasworkedwiththeCaliforniaFederalPrisonHealthCareServices,
andwastheGovernorappointedAssociateDirector-Female
OffenderPrograms&Services,SouthernRegionalPrison
Administratorfor10prisons,ChiefofRegula8onandPolicyand
ChiefFinancialOfficerfortheCaliforniaStateDepartmentof
Correc8onsandRehabilita8on.
VincentSchiraldiistheNewYorkCityCommissionerofProba8on.andhasmorethan25yearsofexperienceandarecordofreform
andsuccess.HeledWashingtonDC'sDepartmentofYouth
Rehabilita8onServices,whereheturnedatroubledagencythatwas
onthevergeofbeingplacedundercourtsupervisionintoana8onal
model.HisreformswererecentlyrecognizedbyHarvardUniversity's
KennedySchoolofGovernment"Innova8onsinAmerican
Government"awardsprogramforbeingamongthe"Top50"most
innova8veprogramsinthecountry.
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LeadershipandOrganiza(onalCulture
Whatinyourpastexperienceasreformersmakesyousopassionateaboutworkingwithfamilies?
Whatsthebiggestchallengeforproba8onagenciesthataretryingtoadoptafamily-focused
approach?
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TimeofArrest
Proba8onandparoleofficersarelaw
enforcementofficersandcanmakearrestsfor
proba8onandparoleviola8ons.Howcanwe
reducethetraumatochildrenandfamilies
duringanarrest?
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Innova(onsintheField
Tellusabouttwoinnova8onsinyour
departments:
consideringtheimpactofincarcera8ononchildrenandfamiliesduringthepre-sentence
inves8ga8on,suchasthefamilyimpactstatement
makingproba8onofficesmorefamily-orientedbyco-loca8ngthemwithcommunityagencies
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GovernmentalandPhilanthropicPartnerships
Howdopartnershipswithotherchild-and
family-servingagencieshelpyourdepartment
becomemorefamily-focused?
ChildwelfareSheriffsdepartmentJuvenilejus8ceSchoolsPrivatefunders
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County-basedReentry
Howcananemphasisoncounty-basedreentry
taskforcesgeneratefamily-focusedstrategies
forreentry?
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DataCollec(on
Howhasyourdatacollec8onsystembeen
revisedtoreflectyournewprac8cesand
policies?Whatnewfamilyinforma8ondoyou
thinkisimportanttotrack?
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Resources Chris8neTonerandTracyMullins,Implemen'ngtheFamilySupportApproachfor
CommunitySupervision.(200)Availableonline:
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/pdf/FamilySupport_CommunitySupervision.pdf.
NYIni8a8veforChildrenofIncarceratedParents/OsborneAssocia8on,ACalltoAc'on:SafeguardingNewYorksChildrenofIncarceratedParents.Availableonline:
www.osborneny.org/NYCIP/ACalltoAc8onNYCIP.Osborne2011.pdf.
RyanShanahanandSandraVillalobosAgudelo,ClosetoHome:BuildingonFamilySupportforPeopleLeavingJail.(Oct2011).Availableonline:
ww.vera.org/content/close-home-building-family-support-people-leaving-jail.
VideoofhowtheOklahomaDepartmentofCorrec8onsisintegra8ngafamily-focusedapproachduringincarcera8onandcommunitysupervision:
www.vera.org/videos/family-jus8ce-program.
ChildrenofIncarceratedParents:AnAc'onPlanforFederalPolicymakers,publishedbytheCouncilofStateGovernmentsJus8ceCenter,
www.reentrypolicy.org/jc_publica8ons/federa_ac8on_plan_.
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ResourcesforFamilies
SanFranciscoRe-entryCouncil,GengOutandStayingOutAGuideforSanFranciscoResourcesforPeopleleavingJailsandPrisons.Availableonline:h[p://sfreentry.com/resource-guide/.
Na8onalResourceCenteronChildren&FamiliesoftheIncarceratedhasanumberofresourcesforChildrenandFamilies:
h[p://fcnetwork.org/resources/library/children-of-prisoners-library.
Rise-AMagazineByandForParentsintheChildWelfareSystem(Summer200IssueParen8ngfromPrison).Availableonline:h[p://www.risemagazine.org/issues/Issue_10/issue_10.html.
LegalServicesforPrisonerswithChildren,IncarceratedParentsManual:YourLegalRightsandResponsibili'es(2007).Availableonline:www.prisonerswithchildren.org.
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(646)33-5745
www.na8onalreentryresourcecenter.org
Thispresenta8onwaspreparedbytheNa8onalReentryResourceCenter,
in partnership with Margaret diZerega, Yali Lincro, Wendy S8ll, and
VincentSchiraldi.Presenta8ons are not externally reviewedfor formor
content.Thestatementsreflecttheviewsoftheauthorsandshouldnot
beconsideredtheofficialposi8onoftheCSGJus8ceCenter,themembers
oftheCouncilofStateGovernments,ortheU.S.DepartmentofJus8ce.
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