BSCC - Board of State and Community Corrections Rehabilitation and Reentry Programs Questions and Answers Flashcards
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What is the primary mission of the BSCC's Title 15 minimum standards as they relate to rehabilitation programming?
Answer: To ensure jails provide programs that reduce recidivism and prepare inmates for successful reentry
Title 15 minimum standards require that county jails provide programs and services designed to reduce recidivism and help inmates successfully reintegrate into the community upon release.
Which federal grant program administered through BSCC funds county jails and juvenile facilities to implement evidence-based rehabilitative programs?
Answer: SB 678 Community Corrections Performance Incentives Act
SB 678, the Community Corrections Performance Incentives Act, provides fiscal incentives to counties to implement evidence-based supervision and rehabilitative practices that reduce felony probation failures and state prison admissions.
What does 'evidence-based practice' mean in a correctional reentry context?
Answer: Implementing programs and practices that have been proven through research to reduce recidivism
Evidence-based practices in corrections refer to programs and interventions supported by rigorous research demonstrating their effectiveness in reducing reoffending.
A reentry plan for a releasing inmate should MOST importantly address which area first?
Answer: Stable housing, employment, treatment linkage, and family support
Effective reentry planning prioritizes stabilizing the key criminogenic needs—housing, employment, substance abuse treatment, and social support—that research shows most directly impact successful reintegration.
Which of the following is considered a 'criminogenic need' that corrections officers and case managers should target to reduce recidivism?
Answer: Antisocial peers and companions
Antisocial peers are one of the Central Eight criminogenic needs identified by research as dynamic risk factors directly linked to criminal behavior that can be addressed through targeted interventions.
California's AB 1950 (2020) significantly affected probation terms by doing which of the following?
Answer: Limiting most misdemeanor probation to one year and felony probation to two years
AB 1950 limited misdemeanor probation to one year and most felony probation to two years, reducing long supervision periods that research showed had little benefit after the first two years.