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2008 Annual Report

2008 Annual Report. Justice Assistance October 7, 2008. General Administration. Continued the Management Information System (MIS) upgrade in areas of hardware and software. Completed the telephone system upgrade. General Administration (Cont.).

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2008 Annual Report

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  1. 2008 Annual Report Justice Assistance October 7, 2008

  2. General Administration • Continued the Management Information System (MIS) upgrade in areas of hardware and software. • Completed the telephone system upgrade.

  3. General Administration (Cont.) • Reconfigured and upgraded office meeting and training space. • Launched www.justiceassistance.org • Continued to improve the organization’s development capabilities and successfully completed our first direct mail campaign.

  4. General Administration (Cont.) • Continued to provide technical assistance to develop the Rhode Island Victim Assistance Portal. • Continued to provide technical assistance in the design of a low cost, single unit Global Positioning System to track sex offenders.

  5. General Administration (Cont.) • Continued the National Institute of Health initiative to study the causes and treatment of domestic violence in collaboration with Brown University and Butler Hospital.

  6. General Administration (Cont.) • Continued representation on the State Justice Commission. • Continued representation on the Batterers’ Intervention Oversight Committee. • Continued representation on the Joint Legislative Commission to Study Sex Offender Legislation in Rhode Island.

  7. General Administration (Cont.) • 14% increase in domestic violence referrals. • 22% increase in restitution collection.

  8. Personnel • Increased wages for all professional and support staff for 5th consecutive year – surpassing our goal of raising wages to 85% of the comparable state positions. • Implemented in-house quality assurance and error-free evaluation process to employee wages.

  9. Fiscal • Increased private program income by 2%. The fourth consecutive increase. • Decreased current liabilities by 64%. • Completed our first direct mail annual fund campaign.

  10. Fiscal (Cont.) • 22% increase in service fee collection. • 14% increase in special event fundraising. • Decreased dependence upon government support by 11%, or 34% of the total operating budget.

  11. New Initiatives: GPS-ACTS • Worked collaboratively with Lighthouse Computer Services to develop an inter-operational, single unit, GPS Advanced Criminal Tracking System.

  12. GPS-ACTS (Cont.) • Enter into a agreement with Omnilink to manufacture the GPS device. • Entered into an agreement with Shanix to interface GPS-ACTS with CCTV security cameras.

  13. GPS-ACTS (Cont.) • Entered into negotiations with Science Applications International Corporation to expand business model beyond Rhode Island. • Congressman Patrick Kennedy announced a $200,000 ‘earmark’ grant to continue GPS-ACTS research and development.

  14. Program Status Summary • 6,793 clients received program services in fiscal year 2008. 1,813 were new court-based enrollments.

  15. Program Status Summary Restitution Collection • $157,959 in restitution was collected in fiscal year 2008. An average collection rate of $351 per client. • The restitution collection rate totaled 76%.

  16. Program Status Summary Community Service • 17,847 community service hours were completed in fiscal year 2008. An average of 31 hours per client. • The community service completion rate totaled 95%.

  17. Program Status Summary Domestic Violence • Domestic assault related offenses resulted in 659 referrals to specialized counseling.

  18. Program Status Summary Mental Health • 203 clients who committed controlled substance related offenses were referred to treatment. • 71 clients were referred to mental health counseling services.

  19. Program Status Summary Other • 950 clients were referred to other agencies for specialized services. • 106 clients were provided with escort services to court or parole hearings.

  20. Program Status SummaryOther Cont. • 503 clients were notified of their case status in fiscal year 2008. • 2,307 clients were provided with justice system orientation in fiscal year 2008.

  21. Program Status SummaryVictim Services • 393 clients submitted victim impact forms. • 17 clients were provided with specialized crisis counseling in fiscal year 2008.

  22. JUSTICE ASSISTANCEDistrict Court ReferralsFive Year Comparison • FY04: 1,982 • FY05: 1,970 • FY06: 1,869 • FY07: 2,006 • FY08: 1,813

  23. JUSTICE ASSISTANCEAIDS Testing/EducationFive Year Comparison • FY04: 33 • FY05: 32 • FY06: 41 • FY07: 14 • FY08: 17

  24. JUSTICE ASSITANCEMental Health/Substance Abuse Counseling Five Year Comparison • FY04: 586 • FY05: 463 • FY06: 269 • FY07: 302 • FY08: 274

  25. JUSTICE ASSISTANCECommunity Service Five Year Comparison • FY04: 18,733 Hrs • FY05: 15,325 Hrs • FY06: 17,605 Hrs • FY07: 29,555 Hrs • FY08: 17,847 Hrs

  26. JUSTICE ASSISTANCEDomestic Violence Counseling Five Year Comparison • FY04: 601 • FY05: 650 • FY06: 635 • FY07: 579 • FY08: 659

  27. JUSTICE ASSISTANCERestitution Collection Five Year Comparison • FY04: $101,306 • FY05: $136,589 • FY06: $147,107 • FY07: $129,632 • FY08: $157,959

  28. JUSTICE ASSISTANCERestitution Claims Five Year Comparison • FY04: 310 • FY05: 414 • FY06: 284 • FY07: 275 • FY08: 287

  29. JUSTICE ASSISTANCERestitution Per Client Five Year Comparison • FY04: $326.79 • FY05: $329.93 • FY06: $517.98 • FY07: $471.39 • FY08: $351.04

  30. JUSTICE ASSISTANCERestitution Collection Rate Five Year Comparison • FY04: 39% • FY05: 58% • FY06: 94% • FY07: 86% • FY08: 76%

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