The Virginia Department of Corrections Fairfax District 29 State - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The Virginia Department of Corrections Fairfax District 29 State Probation How our efforts benefit the residents of Fairfax County

2 District 29 Fairfax Probation Office • State probation officers • Supervise residents of Fairfax Co. including out-of-state and other probation districts transferring in • Circuit Court convictions only / mostly felonies

3 Just who do we supervise? • Sex Offenders • Murderers • Gang • Assaults • Drugs • And everything else in between!

4 Current Offenses under Supervision in Fairfax County Larceny/Fraud - 622 Drug Sales/Possessions - 617 Sex Offenses - 169 2% 2% 3% 5% Assaults - 128 5% 31% Robbery - 123 6% DUI - 90 6% Burglary - 90 9% Habitual Offender - 58 31% Abduction - 47 Miscellaneous - 173

5 Implementing Evidence Based Practices in VADOC: The Way We Do Business MI Safer COMPAS Communities Offender Case Planning Change and Fewer Victims EPICS Making Better Lower Recidivism Decisions SOARING Successful People ARM

6 Recidivism Rates by Community Supervision Location District 1 Richmond 22.4% District 20 Bedford 12.8 District 2 Norfolk 25.1% District 21 Fredericksburg 26.4 District 3 Portsmouth 23.3% District 22 Martinsville 26.6 District 4 Accomac 15.8% District 23 Virginia Beach 21.3 District 5 Gloucester 21.5 District 24 Farmville 22.2 District 6 Suffolk 15.8 District 25 Leesburg 18.0 District 7 Petersburg 17.6 District 26 Culpeper 22.0 District 8 South Boston 15.0 District 27 Chesterfield 19.1 District 9 Charlottesville 19.8 District 28 Radford 29.3 12.2 ** District 10 Arlington 11.8 District 29 Fairfax District 11 Winchester 19.4 District 30 Hampton 21.1 District 12 Staunton 24.8 District 31 Chesapeake 22.8 District 13 Lynchburg 19.0 District 32 Henrico 20.2 District 14 Danville 23.0 District 33 Warsaw 21.4 District 15 Roanoke 21.9 District 34 Williamsburg 24.9 District 16 Wytheville 20.8 District 35 Manassas 16.8 District 17 Abingdon 19.4 District 36 Alexandria 16.5 District 18 Norton 20.8 District 42 Franklin 23.5 District 19 Newport News 18.5 District 43 Tazewell 27.9

20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 60.0% 50.0% 70.0% 10.0% 0.0% Virginia 22.4% Oklahoma 24.2% South Carolina 24.9% Minnesota 25.0% Three-Year Re-Incarceration Rates: A State West Virginia 25.0% Florida 25.0% Nebraska 25.5% Wyoming 28.2% Nevada 29.2% Ohio 29.3% Michigan 29.8% Maine 30.2% Mississippi 31.4% Alabama 31.9% Idaho 32.0% Massachusetts 32.0% New Jersey 32.0% Comparison Washington 32.2% Louisiana 33.9% Iowa 34.2% North Carolina 35.8% Kansas 35.9% Indiana 37.0% Wisconsin 37.5% Arizona 39.8% North Dakota 39.9% Maryland 40.5% Montana 42.2% New York 42.6% Kentucky 43.3% South Dakota 43.6% Missouri 43.9% California 44.6% Vermont 45.0% New Mexico 46.2% New Hampshire 47.1% Tennessee 47.1% Colorado 50.0% Arkansas 51.8% Rhode Island 52.0% Connecticut 55.0% Pennsylvania 59.5% Utah 60.0% Delaware 64.6% Alaska 66.4% 7

8 Important Collaborations that Benefit the County • Reentry programs - VASAVOR • Drug Court • Diversion First • George Mason University • Fairfax County Re-entry Council

9 Why a Supplement? • Vacancy/Turnover rate • Impact on Staff and Offenders • Important work not being done • Cannot compete with local agencies

10 Compensation • Let’s compare ▫ Starting salary for State Probation Officers - $45,894.00 ▫ Starting salary for Local Probation Court Services is $60,000 est. ▫ Starting salary for Federal Probation Officers – $55,000 to $60,000

11 Benefits to Fairfax County • D29 Probation Officers highly trained and skilled to be able to help offenders change behavior for long term success • Collaborative approach to supervision, i.e. Drug Court, Diversion First, Reentry • Proof that what we’re doing is working • Helping our offenders make positive life changes which will make Fairfax County a safer place to live • Less victims • Lower recidivism