Program Evaluation PaperW5
Correctional program
Individuals re-entering society from institutional or community corrections
These people are those who already arrested for one or more times and they already receive any type of community correction program
Aim: This population is choose for the program due to high ratio of relapse and re-entry in jails
Gender: All including LGBT people
Age Range: people from 15 to 50 are added in this program
This program is designed for those people who arrested more than two times and entered in the jail due to relapse which is called re-entry. According to statistics 6000,000 people released annually from jails and different researches or reported supported that almost three quarter people are arrested again with in five years of release (American Psychological Association, 2018).
The basic reason to choose this program is the given high ratio of re-entry and to identify the risks, and needs of this population so that the program would be designed according to the need of these people.
All the gender will be equally treated in this program LGBT people are more specifically added because these people face identity related issues in the society. As well as more than fifteen years of people will be included in this program.
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Risks to the population
Mental health risks
Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Mood related problems, self destructive behaviors, and suicidal thoughts
Behavioral Risks
Anti social or A social behaviors, less self control etc.
Emotional Risks
Emotional instability, aggressive, low self-esteem, and destructive etc.
Social and Sexual problems
This population is more prone to face high level of psychological problems because their mental health largely damaged due to their aptitudes and abilities along with their skills. According to researches criminal people have above average intelligence quotient that’s why it is necessary to develop programs which can help to support these people to manage their mental health risks. Most common mental health risks are stress, anxiety, depression, eating disorders , mood disorders, and personality problems as well.
Researches support that people with criminal issues having different behavioral issues for example population of re-entry more prone for anti social behavior in which they will totally against the society or A social behavior in which they can cut down from the society and not like to meet friends and try to avoid gatherings.
At the same pace this population face the emotional risks for example this population is more prone to face anger related issues, self control problem and as well as self-esteem will ultimately effected due to these all emotional instabilities.
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Needs of the Population
Mental Health
Social Support
Family support
Support programs on regular bases
Financial or employment opportunities
The basic reason which cause relapse or re-entry is that these people get very less support from family and friends moreover self blaming also bring them back in jails. There primary need is mental health support which can be provided through mental health support by adding psychologist, psychiatrist, counsellor, or therapist etc. social support could not be provided directly but by improvement in self esteem these people can get social support such as support from family and friends by bringing change in thoughts, behaviors and positive attitudes. Psychological support programs are required more severely after release from jail because in that practical situation where they need to implement the learned skills due to lack of application of knowledge these people relapse.
Financial or employment support can make these people able to manage them selves and will help them to utilize there skills in positive way.
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Goals Of Program
Help Offenders to identify their problems
Help Offenders to identify their needs
Control the ratio of re-entry
Help them to learn to deal with problems
Make them able to live normal life
It is necessary to set goals before design the program because setting of goals help to determine the way that how goals will be achieved. Thus this program also set the goals that it will help offenders to deal with their problems either these problems are psychological problems, social problems or emotional problems.
The goal of this program is that not only skills or training will be provided but the focus would be on the application that after release from jail how they can control there self stable.
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Mission Statement of Program
“The re-entry Corrections program will enhances public safety, by supporting their mental health, by promotion of positive change in offender behavior, and reintegrates offenders into the community
This mission statement is depicting that how and why this program is necessary and how it will help to offenders and it will support offenders by providing them rehabilitation facilities, social skills and emotional skills as well. At the end offenders will be able to adjust in society through this re-entry correction program.
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Objectives of Program
For offenders, to increase public safety through reduced recidivism
For offenders, to safety and peace of mind by providing accurate, timely information and support
For the public, to inform and educate through effective communication
For department employees, to increase pride through increased professionalism
Objectives of the program are designed according to the goals and mission statement and these objectives are based on all stakeholders of the programs such as employees, public and offenders. This program will provide offenders safety which will help to control recidivism. Recidivism will be controlled by providing them peace of mind, rehabilitation facility, social support and other supportive programs.
Public will be educated that how to deal with offenders such as through counselling programs friends and family of offenders will be learn that how they can deal with offenders to support him to keep away from crimes.
This program will ultimately increases the professionalism in whole team and it will give pride by serving society positively.
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Design of program
Rehabilitation services
Assessment, psychological plan, mental health
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Counselling
Emotional stability, social problems, and behavioral problems
Firstly this program will provide rehabilitation services in jail to those people who visit jail more than one time. Individual sessions will be conducted to assess the mental health and psychological problems of offenders. After assessment treatment plan will be designed for offenders. Psychological therapies or sessions will be designed equally for LGBT which can help them to deal with their identity related or social or emotional issues. This is designed because according to world health organization more than 70 percent offenders experience mental health issues and iff their issues are resolves the chances of their come back are strong (World Heath Organization, 2017).
Counselling sessions will be designed after assessment for those who need emotional support, social support and other behavioral support for example needed to increase self esteem, self control, need to learn assertive behavior or need to manage their anger. All will be deal by counsellors of the program.
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Design of program
Educational facilities
Educational facilities will be provide offenders who are less than twenty years.
Vocational services
To deal with financial problems of offenders different information technology, technical, and other vocational services will be provided
The program is designed for age range of 15 to so on. It means that educational facility is also needed to design so according to this requirement classes will be conducted in jails to deliver education to the offender those who are less than 20 years of age. This facility will be provided by considering the education as basic need of youngsters.
Vocational services will be designed for all on the base of equality of gender and age equality. Different technical programs such as interior designing, event management, hair salon training, beauty courses and other cooking or other courses will be provided. Researches supported that vocational training or financial facilities play crucial role to assist offenders (Howard, 2018)
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Value based Training
Design programs for faith and belief system of offenders
Make them spiritually strong
Make them able to follow social and cultural norms
Evoke them ethically and morally
Researches are supported that there are a lot of problems with ethical and moral character of offenders so that this program is designed and for this purpose major aspect is that previous offenders who are still living a sober life will help to deal with these ethical and moral problems (CCA, 2018).
Cultivating and nurturing the spirituality of inmates is a proven way to help reawaken or develop a moral and ethical foundation. Faith-based programs can extend hope and lead to changes in thinking patterns, thereby helping inmates serve their time in productive ways as they prepare to lead meaningful lives upon release.
These programs will be designed in form of classes and all offenders are necessary to attend these classes.
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Efficiency of Program
This program will help to control the recidivism because it is covering the basic four aspects of life, physical, psychological, emotional and social elements.
This program will help to improve the quality of life of offenders because it is dealing with all major areas of the problems which they experience in their lives. It is not only providing them psychological or mental health services but also heling to empower in social life by learning different new skills to manage their financial life.
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References
American Psychological Association. (2018, March 21). From prisons to communities: Confronting re-entry challenges and social inequality. Retrieved from American Psychological Association: https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/resources/indicator/2018/03/prisons-to-communities
CCA. (2018, April 12). Faith-Based Programs. Retrieved from CCA: http://www.correctionscorp.com/inmate-services/inmate-reentry-preparation/faith-based-programs
Howard, T. (2018, July 18). How financial literacy can assist offender rehabilitation. Retrieved from Correction: https://www.correctionsone.com/re-entry-and-recidivism/articles/477851187-How-financial-literacy-can-assist-offender-rehabilitation/
World Heath Organization. (2017, September 11). MENTAL HEALTH AND PRISONS. Retrieved from World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/mental_health/policy/mh_in_prison.pdf
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