A Day Reporting Center (DRC) is a one-stop community center for supervision and treatment. Offenders must appear (report)
at the Center every day or several days a week, depending on the level of supervision required.
- Supervision services include alcohol and drug testing, electronic monitoring, and case management.
- Treatment services are evidence-based, cognitive-
behavioral programs. - DRCs have proven to reduce jail overcrowding, lower recidivism, and save taxpayer dollars.
A BI Day Reporting Center is a highly structured, professional environment, typically open seven days a week. Offenders report in to the Center for supervision, intensive case management, treatment and training. The Center’s goal is to break entrenched criminal thinking and behavior. The Center does not provide beds, meals, or medical services. A BI DRC is meant to supplement your existing community supervision efforts of probation, parole or pretrial services.
Offenders referred to a BI Day Reporting Center progress through three levels of supervision, ranging from the most intensive to least intensive level—a tethered approach that corresponds to their behavior and response to programs they attend. Individuals report to the Center within 24 hours of referral or release from the jail, a move to help stabilize participants in the community so they do not revert to negative peer groups or behavior.
BI employs a systematic approach to initiating the offender into the community supervision process. Orientation and rapport development with all referred offenders are critical building blocks for successful use of a BI Day Reporting Center.
Participants are assessed for risks and needs using a standardized, 54-item assessment instrument called the Level of Service Inventory-Revised (LSI-R). This assessment objectively identifies the appropriate level of supervision and support required for this individual.
Day Reporting Center participants are assigned to group classes that fall under five main areas: cognitive skills, anger management, substance abuse programs, employment and educational services. These classes first tackle negative thinking, conflict resolution skills, and substance abuse issues, and then move on to refining skills for employment and education. If participants can be stabilized and then connected with educational or employment opportunities, the likelihood of success in the community is greatly enhanced, a huge benefit to counties.
Participants remain involved with the Day Reporting Center under strict supervision for anywhere from 90 to 180 days, depending on their compliance to program guidelines. Progress forward is performance-based.
Because most participants referred to a BI Day Reporting Center have already demonstrated noncompliant behavior, their failure to follow program guidelines results in swift sanctions. Sanctions may be added by judges, parole or probation officers, including a possible return to incarceration. By holding jail as the sanction of last resort, counties are better able to manage jail capacity and maintain space for highest risk offenders. A consistent response to both negative and positive decisions and behavior is essential. Offenders attending a BI Day Reporting Center know that they are being monitored closely while they also receive positive reinforcement as they progress forward.
See How a Day Reporting Center Works or view Snapshot photos for more details on the day-to-day BI Day Reporting Center environment.
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