DeKalb County Swift, Certain and Fair Probation Program

The Swift, Certain, and Fair Sanctions Program (SCF): Replicating the Concepts Behind Project HOPE Program provides funding to states, units of local government, territories, and federally recognized Indian tribes (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) in an effort to enhance public safety, foster collaboration, and to improve the outcomes of individuals under the supervision of community corrections.

The goals of this program are to develop and enhance SCF initiatives and implement the SCF model with fidelity, resulting in reduced recidivism and better outcomes for program participants. SCF approaches are intended to: (a) improve supervision strategies that reduce recidivism; (b) promote and increase collaboration among agencies and officials who work in community corrections and related fields to enhance swift and certain sanctions; (c) enhance the offenders’ perception that the supervision decisions are fair, consistently applied, and consequences are transparent; and (d) improve the outcomes of individuals participating in these initiatives.

The grant recipient will use the funds to develop a pilot project that replicates the Swift, Certain and Fair Sanctions Program and concepts begun with Project HOPE in Hawaii. The probation program will institute immediate sanctions at the time of the violation. The goal is to replicate the results received in other jurisdictions, which will lower recidivism and improve the lives of the probationers and their families.

CA/NCF