Adults (18+)

Objective 4: Establish core competencies and standards for developing hiring materials and resources for CAs and DOC leadership to assist in hiring qualified analysts and for trainings CAs in software tools, key methodological topics, and data sharing.??
Courses?

Objective 7: Develop training, resources, and communities of practice to implement standards.
Report and Model Code Repositories
In November, CSG Justice Center staff began uploading reports from states that have agreed to have their reports hosted on the site. These include Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas, and Vermont.
Community Forum and Office Hours

Objective 4: Establish core competencies and standards for developing hiring materials and resources for CAs and DOC leadership to assist in hiring qualified analysts and for trainings CAs in software tools, key methodological topics, and data sharing.??

Objective 7: Develop training, resources, and communities of practice to implement standards.?????

Report and Model Code Repositories?

In October, DSpace, the model code repository infrastructure vendor, released a test report repository to CSG Justice Center staff. CSG Justice Center staff reached out to states for approval to host reports on the repository, with 10 states agreeing so far. CSG Justice Center staff began uploading reports from states that agreed to have their reports hosted on the site.

Job Descriptions

Objective 4: Establish core competencies and standards for developing hiring materials and resources for CAs and DOC leadership to assist in hiring qualified analysts and for trainings CAs in software tools, key methodological topics, and data sharing.???

Courses?

Objective 1: Individualized Technical Assistance to Grantees

Objective 2: Technology Development Technical Assistance

In December, the Recidiviz team conducted a site visit to San Antonio and Temple, TX to gain feedback from parole officers regarding the technology tool, as well as learn how staff utilize supervision level downgrades, early discharges, and annual reporting to support their clients. The team shared their findings with TDCJ leadership and determined the next steps for the tool rollout.

Objective 1: Individualized Technical Assistance to Grantees
In November, TDCJ reported that they successfully graduated 29 participants from cohort 5 on October 29 and 23 graduates from cohort 6 on November 7. TDCJ reported that since its implementation in April 2024, graduated 116 participants have successfully from the Anger Management on Parole program.

Objective 2: Technology Development Technical Assistance
In November, the Recidiviz team continued to ingest TDCJ data and met with the TDCJ IT team to ask questions and confirm that they met TDCJ's cybersecurity requirements.
A TDCJ Parole District Director will act as a conduit between Recidiviz and Parole Officers who will serve as "trusted testers" for UXR when the tool pilot is launched.

In October, TDCJ reported they successfully filled the vacant Community Corrections Officer (CCO) position. The selected applicant began on October 1, 2024, and is currently shadowing the CCO facilitating cohorts five and 6 of the Anger Management on Parole program. . The new applicant will receive their caseload during the next cycle of programming offered.