NCJ Number
203380
Journal
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin Volume: 72 Issue: 11 Dated: November 2003 Pages: 20-23
Date Published
November 2003
Length
4 pages
Annotation
This article describes the collaborative partnership between community corrections and community policing in Richland County, OH.
Abstract
In an effort to increase public safety and reduce new crimes by convicted offenders, the Ohio Senate enacted Ohio Senate Bill 2 on July 1, 1996. The goal of the bill was to eliminate indeterminate sentences in favor of a system of determinate sentences and post-release control of offenders. In order to meet the requirements of the bill, Richland County formed a collaborative partnership between community corrections and community policing that focused on increasing supervision of offenders following their release from prison. The article describes the standards of supervision that are upheld under the intensive supervision program, which include restitution to victims, avoiding bars and high drug-trafficking areas, and maintaining treatment requirements. Additionally, the article describes four joint effort operations that have occurred since 1999 to increase supervision efforts. These efforts include joint inspections of local bars for probation violators, joint searches after dark for curfew violators, and joint searches for offenders who had absconded from supervision. The collaborative effort between community corrections and community policing in Richland County is described as successful and effective and new initiatives are currently underway to continue this partnership. Endnotes