Adult Community Corrections Tasks
1.1 Enhance community supervision through appropriate staffing levels. (53-1-202 MCA)
1.2 Maintain contracts with providers that have proven to be effective and safe. (53-1202(2)
(1); 53-1-202 (b); 41-5-1523(2) & 53-1-203 (c) (j) MCA)
2.1 Utilize Administrative Rules when siting or expanding Residential facilities. (53-1-203(9) MCA)
2.2 Better utilize the Department’s Newsletter to share information.
2.3 Include the Department’s Public Information Officer in at least one Division Management Meeting
annually in order to address the Division’s public relation needs.
2.4 Each Unit/Bureau will develop a public relations program with the assistance of the Information Officer.
2.5 Automate the entire Division in an effort to better evaluate programs. (53-1-203(h)(I) MCA)
2.6 Require that all programs under contract with Division have an effective means of measuring
performance. (53-1-203(h) (I) (ii) MCA)
3.1 Provide adequate staffing levels to respond to victim impact statements in the Pre-sentence
investigation process. (46-18-111 MCA)
3.2 Ensure Division staff is specially trained to address the needs and issues of victims.
(46-23-1004 MCA)
3.3 Maintain access to the Criminal Justice Information Network (CJIN) in each region. (46-18-112(b)
MCA)
3.4 Provide adequate staff in Residential Programs, thus allowing for Community Service Projects.
(53-1-201(2) MCA)
3.5 Increase the collection of restitution payments by offenders by 20% by establishing employment
services to offenders. (46-23-1011 & 46-23-7021 MCA)
4.1 Utilize the MASC, BASC and START facilities as an intermediate sanction for offenders who violate conditions of probation, parole, and prerelease or conditional release. (53-1-202(c) & 53-1-202(3) MCA)
5.1 Gain adequate funding to allow for continued community programming especially in the area of substance abuse. (53-1-202(c) & 53-1-202(3)(b) MCA)
5.2 Better utilize the Intensive Supervision Programs as an alternative to imprisonment. (53-1-202(2) (ii) MCA)
5.3 Maintain the utilization of urinalysis monitoring as outlined by federal guidelines. (53-1-201(2); 46-23-215; 46-23-1002 & 46-23-1011(1)(2) MCA)
6.1 Improve the rate of collection of Supervision Fees. (46-23-1031; 45-9-202(ii) & 53-1-203(c) MCA)
6.2 Expand Community Corrections Programs that are cost effective and that serve as a viable alternative to incarceration. (53-1-202(c) & 53-1-202(b) MCA)
6.3 Enhance professionalism, staff salaries, staff retention & recruitment by utilization of the
Competency Based Management Program. (53-1-201(1)(2); 53-1-203(e); 46-23-1002; 46-23-1003(1)(2) &
46-23-1004(6) MCA)
6.4 Maintain over-site of the felony DUI program to measure the program’s effectiveness. (61-8-731 MCA)
6.5 Utilize MASC and BASC to ensure offenders committed to the Department are appropriately placed. (46-18-201 (i) MCA)
6.6 Establish prerelease programs and services in Region 5.
6.7 Develop and provide training to ISP and PRC screening committees.
6.8 Ensure the Methamphetamine programs are properly monitored and provide data indicating effectiveness.
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