In earlier blogs, we discussed some of the advantages of case planning from a risk-reduction perspective. One of the key challenges in operating from a risk perspective is answering a critical question, Where do mental health symptoms fit when working with justice-involved adolescents and adults?

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Topics: Community Corrections, Evidence Based Practices, Assessment, Risk Principle, Practice Models, responsivity, reentry, high risk client

You might wonder if going paperless is all it’s cracked up to be. Can your agency truly go paperless? Is anything really paperless? The answer is yes and no. Yes, there are plenty of companies who now go paperless every day. However, in the world of community corrections we know the truth. Into everyone’s life a little paper must fall.

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Topics: reentry, paperless office, money savings, staff productivity, going paperless

Common Interests

I learned a hard lesson about “community.” I attempted to zone a community corrections facility without building a relationship with the community first. Rookie mistake. The public hearing wasn’t pretty. It is said that when under attack, human nature is to fight, flight or freeze. This community felt attacked and fought. Hard. And won. While I felt pretty battered at the time, it might be the most important lesson I’ve learned as a professional. I realized that until you understand , really understand, what “community” means, you might want to consider a career other than community corrections.

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Topics: Community, Community Corrections, reentry