Georgia

Technical Assistance:

Georgia Department of Corrections (June 2003): Provided three staff members and four consultants to conduct a strategic planning session for a state-wide working group commissioned by the Parole Board and the Commissioner of Corrections.

Georgia Board of Parole, Pardons, and Probation Division (May 1999): Conducted a site visit to assist with identifying practical strategies and actions to be taken, to consider methods to enhance collaboration among state agencies, and to develop and implement standards for treatment providers and polygraph examiners.

Training:

Conducted a two-day training for DeKalb County, Georgia on sex offender management and reentry in Atlanta, Georgia, December 2005 (48 participants).

Delivered a two-day statewide training on sex offender management to a multidisciplinary audience of top state policymakers including the Parole Board Chair and its members, the acting Commissioner of Corrections, probation and parole staff, institutional staff, treatment providers, and victim advocates in Atlanta, Georgia, June 2003 (165 participants).

OJP Grant Sites:

2004: DeKalb County is within the Metro Atlanta area and the second most populated county in the state of Georgia, and is home to more than 730,000 residents. The goal of this project is to help DeKalb County build a strong continuum of care for managing the increasing service gaps of the juvenile sex offender population. Furthermore, the DeKalb County team seeks to prevent further victimization, halt the development of additional psychosexual problems, and help individual offenders gain control over their sexually abusive behaviors. Through this grant, the DeKalb County team is undergoing a structured cross-system analysis of their current sex offender management practices to identify gaps in their system. The team has already identified several system needs, including the need to enhance a monitoring program of juvenile sex offenders, to develop and implement a program for youth involved with sexual battery, to develop and implement a wrap around service program for youth involved with sexual offenses, and to enhance support of victims of juvenile sex offenders. Following the identification of further strengths and needs, DeKalb County will use grant funds to address these identified gaps and needs in their sex offender management system.

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