NCJ Number
156152
Journal
Compiler Dated: (Winter/Spring 1995) Pages: 10-12
Date Published
1995
Length
3 pages
Annotation
The Cook County, Illinois, Sheriff's Department of Community Supervision and Intervention, in conjunction with the Treatment Alternatives for Special Clients, established the Day Reporting Center (DRC) where nonviolent pretrial detainees receive supervision and rehabilitative services instead of jail time.
Abstract
All participants in the DRC are male; 56 percent are 24 years old or younger, and 60 percent enter the program with drug-related issues. The program starts with 15 days of orientation. In 90 hours of educational programming, participants receive instruction in drug and alcohol education; the violence interruption process, which focuses on cultural differences and conflict resolution; HIV/AIDS education; life skills management; and treatment readiness. Participants who continuously test positive for drug use are returned to the county jail or placed in the prerelease center. Program length runs an average of 67 days. Staff members act similarly to probation officers, maintaining daily contact with participants, providing follow-up contact, and talking to family and counseling participants weekly. The center runs on an eight-track program structure; each track provides a regimented schedule of classes and counseling sessions depending on participants' needs. Because the program has been operating for only 2 years, long- term rehabilitation data are not available.