Strategic Plan The plan to address the struggling recidivism statistics is divided into several stages.
These stages must be implemented in the given order to guarantee the improvement of the
situation. Stage 1
. Data integration. It is essential to establish a specialized and centralized data
system. This system will integrate data from COMPAS risk assessment and COMPSTAT
crime data as the individual offender's profiles. This integration is essential to cross-reference
between offenders and factors contributing to recidivism.
Stage 2.
Start a multidisciplinary collaboration. Establish an interdisciplinary task
force with representatives from the correctional agency, law enforcement, mental health
experts, and vocational training experts. This will promote a holistic approach to tackling the
problem. Stage 3.
Conduct a COMPAS risk assessment. Set up a dynamic risk management
system to continuously evaluate the changing risk levels (Jackson & Mendoza, 2020). Stage 4.
COMPSTAT-based interventions. These are important to analyze the crime
hotspots and areas with high recidivism rates. The interventions will be focused on
prevention and rehabilitation (Goff & Buchanan, 2020). Stage 5.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) integration within correctional facilities
(
Barnes et al., 2017)
. This will help with the distorted thinking patterns and negative behavior
identified by COMPAS. CBT can be tailored to specific criminogenic needs and factors that
impact the recidivism rate. Stage 6.
Set up vocational training. Such programs must be aligned with offenders'
needs (Duwe & Henry-Nickie, 2021). This will help with real work experience.
