West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 149 - Crime, Delinquency And Correction
Title 149 - LEGISLATIVE RULE GOVERNOR'S COMMITTEE ON CRIME, DELINQUENCY AND CORRECTION
Series 149-04 - Community Corrections Standards
Section 149-4-3 - Community Corrections Programs Standards
Universal Citation: 149 WV Code of State Rules 149-4-3
Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024
3.1. The purpose of this section is to establish the minimum standards of a community corrections program for adult offenders. The Community Corrections Subcommittee will utilize these standards as criteria to determine if a community corrections program is eligible for approval and funding.
3.2. Core Elements. -- Community corrections programs shall include the following four (4) core elements.
3.2.a. Intake and Risk and
Needs Assessment. -- Community corrections programs shall utilize a research
based intake and risk and need assessment tool that addresses the following
elements:
3.2.a.1. Drug and alcohol
screening.
3.2.a.2. Criminal
history.
3.2.a.3. Known
associates.
3.2.a.4. Community
support system.
3.2.a.5. Education
needs.
3.2.a.6. Treatment
needs.
3.2.a.7. Mental health
needs.
3.2.a.8. Employment
needs.
3.2.a.9. Substance abuse
history.
3.2.a.10. Established
criteria to remove an offender from the Community Corrections
Program.
3.2.b. Services.
-- Based upon community corrections program type, necessity and community
availability, community corrections programs shall consider the following
services:
3.2.b.1. Case management.
3.2.b.2. Individual and group treatment.
3.2.b.2.A. Alcohol and drug treatment through
a state certified provider(s).
3.2.b.2.B. Domestic violence counseling
through a licensed provider(s).
3.2.b.2.C. Sex offender treatment through an
educated, experienced and reputable provider(s).
3.2.b.2.D. Anger management
counseling.
3.2.b.2.E. Financial
management counseling.
3.2.b.3. Education.
3.2.b.3.A. General Educational Development
preparation.
3.2.b.3.B. College
preparation.
3.2.b.3.C. Vocational
and technical training.
3.2.b.4. Community service and
restitution.
3.2.b.5. Victim and
offender mediation that meets national standards.
3.2.b.6. Cognitive restructuring.
3.2.b.7. Mental health services that utilizes
a community mental health center or a trained mental health services
provider.
3.2.b.8. Drug and alcohol
screening.
3.2.b.9. Monitoring of
court ordered medications.
3.2.b.10. Home-placement services.
3.2.c. Reentry and Aftercare --
Community corrections programs may link with a local workforce investment board
or similar entity that provides one or more of the following types of services:
3.2.c.1. Job and vocational
training.
3.2.c.2. Job
placement.
3.2.c.3. General
Educational Development testing.
3.2.c.4. Treatment services
3.2.d. Community Corrections
Program Evaluation. -- A written plan shall be developed which measures the
success of a community corrections program that includes the following
elements:
3.2.d.1. Goals.
3.2.d.2. Objectives.
3.2.d.3. Data to be captured regarding each
offender utilizing standardized forms or web based applications to be developed
by the Community Corrections Subcommittee to include but not be limited to the
following:
3.2.d.3.A. Offender full name and
aliases (if applicable).
3.2.d.3.B.
Offender date of birth.
3.2.d.3.C.
Offender race.
3.2.d.3.D. Offender
ethnicity.
3.2.d.3.E. Offender
gender.
3.2.d.3.F. Offender home
county and state at time of offense.
3.2.d.3.G. Highest grade completed by
offender at time of offense.
3.2.d.3.H. Convicted offense(s) of
offender.
3.2.d.3.I. Classification
of offense(s) (misdemeanor or felony).
3.2.d.3.J. Sentencing county.
3.2.d.3.K. Sentencing court (magistrate or
circuit).
3.2.d.3.L. Method of
disposition.
3.2.d.3.M.
Sentence.
3.2.d.3.N. Sentencing
date.
3.2.d.3.O. Date the offender
entered the community corrections program.
3.2.d.3.P. Date the offender failed the
community corrections program (if applicable).
3.2.d.3.Q. Date the offender completed the
community corrections program (if applicable).
3.2.d.3.R. Services received by the
offender.
3.2.d.3.S. Certificates
(achievement, completion, etc) obtained by offender.
3.2.d.3.T. Assessment scores received by the
offender.
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