This brochure is designed for use as a planning tool for victims of domestic abuse. It helps people think about what they need to do if or when they leave the abusive situation. Even those who think they wont leave, can read this brochure and develop a personal safety plan for themselves and for their children.
In July 1997, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, through the federal Anti-Drug Abuse Act, awarded grant funding to develop specialized sex offender probation projects in DuPage, Lake, and Winnebago counties. These probation initiatives serve adult offenders and are modeled on the containment approach, which incorporates: " Intensive supervision of offenders including frequent field searches of the their residences and the verification of information verbally obtained from them. " Group therapy, supplemented with individual counseling. " A partnership between probation officers and treatment providers that includes frequent communication and information sharing on each offender. This is a summary of the program evaluation for the grant project.
Despite the documented successes of the Cook County Day Reporting Center in achieving its short-term goals, the longtermoutcomes of program participants have never before been examined. In assessing the longer-term impact of the Cook County Day Reporting Centeron program participants, the Criminal Justice Information Authority examined rearrest and reincarceration rates of participants following their discharge from the program. This report documents the findings of that examination.