This is a collaborative behavior management program among police officers, treatment managers, and probationers. The goal is to reduce recidivism and substance use.
The program promotes collaborative sessions for police officers to learn from treatment managers techniques for managing problematic behaviors of supervisees so as to reduce punitive reactions to specific offenses. The initial meeting is attended by the director, while the other 12 sessions are held between the officer and the participant, with biweekly supervision by the treatment director.
The program has four components:
1) Defining the responsibilities and rights of agents and participants;
2) Negotiating a weekly behavioral contract to modify problematic behaviors;
3) Monitoring compliance with the contract and applying sanctions or reinforcement; and
4) Establishing a progressive and systematic approach to sanctions and reinforcements to ensure consistency and fairness in treatment.