Justice Reinvestment and Supervision Practices
5. CRIMINAL THINKING: Probation and parole officers target criminogenic
needs of the people they supervise
No CBT
programming
CBT
programming
CBT programming &
CBT-driven supervision
CURRENT PRACTICE
Officers integrate cognitive-
behavioral interventions
during reporting and target
the thoughts, values, and
attitudes that contribute to
the criminal behavior of
individuals under
supervision.
GOING FORWARD
ā
Fully implement EPICS across all districts
Options should be explored that look at the ability for
community providers to adopt cognitive-behavioral programs
like Thinking for a Change
Examine whether probation and parole officers have the
capacity to offer groups in the probation offices
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