1. Community Corrections Campus
Day Reporting
LPCC Education Programs
GPS Offender Tracking
Juvenile Day Reporting
Truancy
Corrections for the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office makes up slightly more than half of the entire Sheriff’s Office with a total of 270 employees within the division.

2. Day Reporting Program Description
A non-residential alternative jail sentence or pre-trial
status, which allows participants to stay at home, as long
as they meet all of the Day Reporting Program’s selection
criteria. The program is viewed as providing close supervision, case management, and treatment in a manner that keeps offenders employed and is less expensive for the community.

3. Day Reporting Program Structure
GED Education & Academic Enhancement
Addiction Treatment & Counseling
Evidence-based Cognitive Behavioral Groups
Life Skills Training
Transitional Services
Drug Testing
Case Management & Monitoring

4. Day Reporting
Day Reporting is a service provider to offenders from other corrections programs.
Day Reporting
Work Release
GPS Offender Monitoring
REHAB
Volunteers
Totals
2008
169
127 54
N/A 3
353
2009
190
287 5 16
667

5. Education Programs
536 participated in Community Corrections and LPCC Education Programs
40 out of 58 qualifying passed GED exam
46% percent tested scored below 5th grade level
33% of literacy participants upgraded to the 6th grade level or above
1 literacy participant passed GED

6. Day Reporting Transitional Services
One of the biggest factors in an offender returning to jail is not having a job.
Day Reporting transitional services provides offenders with the ability to obtain or have a job.
Program
Unemployed at Enrollment
Jobs Obtained
Day Reporting
110
107
GPS Offender Tracking
114 91

7. Day Reporting Transitional Services
Interview Skills
Assistance with Bank Accounts
Mock Interviews
Medical & Dental Referrals
Resume Writing
Housing
Job Fairs
ID’s & Social Security Cards
Job Leads
SSI Assistance
Job Placement
Clothing
Financial Management
Food

8. GPS Offender Tracking
GPS offenders are monitored by a one piece ankle bracelet equipped with a state of the art global positioning satellite (GPS) monitor.
Monitors use cell towers for tracking along with satellite tracking which is added security as satellites alone can lose tracking inside buildings.

9. GPS Offender Tracking
Software equipped with Google and Microsoft mapping.

10. GPS Offender Tracking
Alerts sent to caseworkers via or text message for device tampering, communication loss or if offender is in an unauthorized area.

11. GPS Offender Tracking 56% enrollment growth in one year
Growth presents challenges. More referrals and pressure to divert offenders into diversion programs has meant a higher number of participants without jobs and a higher incidence of positive drug screens.
Higher unemployment among GPS Offender Tracking participants meant that they spend more time enrolled in other programs on campus.

12. GPS Offender Tracking GPS Offender Tracking Program 2008 2009
Employment Training 2 72
GED Prep 18 70
Substance Abuse Education 15
153
Treatment Services 13 37
AA/NA Meetings 12 95
Mental Health Services 4 26

13. $301,312 in Offender Paid Child Support
GPS Offender Tracking 2002 – 2009
1,259 Participants
78% Success Rate
35% Recidivism
$301,312 in Offender Paid Child Support

14. Juvenile Day Reporting
The sheriff’s office has entered into a contract with the Lafayette Parish School Board in providing a structured alternative day program which serves out-of-school youth who need intensive behavioral modification in order to succeed in a traditional school environment.

15. Juvenile Day Reporting
Last Resort Program
Next Step Expulsion/Detention
47% on Probation
58% Substance Abuse Issues
19% Mental Health Issues
57% of graduates are still in school or have obtained a GED

16. Juvenile Day Reporting
Program Components
Physical Training
Educational Instruction
Moral Reconation Therapy
Team Building Skills
Social Skills Development
Drug Testing
Individual Case Management
LEAP Testing
Referrals to Community-based Organizations

17. Truancy
In 2009, sheriff’s office deputies from Community Corrections, the Bailiff’s office and POP assisted the Lafayette Parish School Board in locating truants and made 100% of those requests.
Visited
464
100%
Contacted
247
53%
Returned to School after Contact
199
81%
Contacted who were referred to DA’s office 48
19%

18. Community Corrections Challenges
Unemployment
Lack of skills
Lack of education
Environmental stability
Providing structure to offenders
Absence of parental involvement

19. 2010 Community Corrections Goals
Develop prospective employer data-base to assist offenders in finding employment.
Increase the number of JDRP participants who pass the 8th grade LEAP.
Provide a graduated system of penalties for program non-compliance in GPSOT.