Summer 2014

Domestic On July 1st ... Violence ... the Washington County Board the total department caseload has of Commissioners proclaimed July declined 6% since 2011, primarily 13-19 Community Corrections and due to the reduction in misdemeanor Team Updateby David Bellwood Juvenile Justice Supervision Week. services, we have experienced a After three years as the Domestic The theme for the week was “Be the 22% increase in our felony offender Violence Deferred Sentencing change in your community.” This was population during the same timeframe. coordinator, Carrie Kingsbury has a time to recognize and celebrate YOU, This change is impacting our business decided to step down from that the dedicated and caring individuals and creating a shift in workload. full time position in order to spend who work tirelessly to make our As such, the department is in the more time with her family. The neighborhoods safer and more vibrant process of adding an additional full- good news is that she accepted places to live and raise families. time probation/parole officer for the a .4 case monitor position so we 2014-15 fiscal year. We are optimistic Today in America, there are over have Carrie with us for 16 hours the increased felony caseload will be 5 million adults on community a week! I would like to welcome reflected in the state funding for the supervision. Washington County Christine Barrington as the new 2015-2017 biennium. Domestic Violence Deferred Community Corrections currently Sentencing coordinator. You supervises over 3700 adults on There are few professions in which you can read her biography in this probation or parole/PPS and employs can make real changes in someone’s newsletter. 143 full, part–time, and extra-help life. Working in community corrections community corrections professionals. means you care about others, your The Domestic Violence team is Community supervision and monitoring community as well as the well-being also going through a transition is performed through our Community of your clients’ families. Think about period with the courts. As of July Corrections Center, Center for how good it feels when someone on 1st, Judge Letourneau has taken Counseling and Victims Services, and supervision makes the right choices over for Judge Wipper. He will P&P field supervision activities such as and goes on to finish a degree or gets be presiding over the domestic home contacts, drug testing, making a great job. The decisions you make violence probation violations sure the offender attends counseling every day are changing people’s lives. and the Domestic Violence sessions and helping offenders to find Be the CHANGE in our community, be Deferred Sentencing court. suitable housing and employment. Judge Letourneau has been very proud of what you have accomplished involved with domestic violence Our community caseload is and what promises the future holds for issues and has attended the experiencing a change in volume and your career! demographics between misdemeanor Domestic Violence Intervention Council for many years. and felony classifications. While

Barbecue Celebration 2 Jill’s Story 2 General/Drug Court/IRISS Update 3 2014 Cameron Award Winner 4 New Employees 5 This year our department joined the Barbecue Celebration Juvenile department in the celebration of Community Corrections and Juvenile Justice Supervision Week and hosted a barbecue July 15th at Harkins House. The event was well attended by staff from both departments, along with the following criminal justice partners: Judges Rini, Menchaca, and Thompson, District Attorney Bob Hermann, Commissioner Roy Rogers, County Administrator Bob Davis, Assistant County Administrator Rob Massar, and retired Deputy County Administrator Rod Rice. Community Corrections also celebrated the event by having eight new PPOs take their Oath of Office officiated by the Presiding Court Judge Kirsten Thompson.

Jill’s Story 10 Reasons to Use Alternative Transportation My name is Jill. I am a 39 year old daughter, mother of 2 girls, college graduate, drug addict, 10 plus felonies, and a 2 time visitor to Coffee Creek Correctional 1. Enjoy the outdoors and have fun Institution. I have spent many years in and out of jail; in and out of recovery; and in while biking or walking and out of my family’s lives. Until 2013 I had begun 5 different treatment programs, 2. Get to know your community both residential and outpatient, and completed only one with a certificate. That is while using public transportation until the day Nancy Nylund came to meet me before my release from prison. or engage with your co-workers I said to her “I can’t do this on my own” and her words were “Jill, we are going while carpooling to do this together.” I didn’t see her again until October 25th, 2013. My only 3. Enjoy a no-stress commute while request for that day was that she take me to the noon meeting. From the moment riding MAX, bus or carpooling I reentered the free world I wanted it to be all about recovery. I moved into the 4. Bike or walk to get in shape House of Hope and within 2 weeks had a job. Nancy advocated for my funding for 5. Save your money housing and made sure I had clothing and a bus pass for 3 months. I attended the weekly Mentor groups, weekly MRT groups, and meeting upon meeting. If “it” was 6. Decrease your carbon footprint and suggested….I did it. diminish global warming

It’s been 9 months since I left Coffee Creek, and my life is amazing. I graduated 7. Reduce traffic congestion from Mentor group and MRT, have the same job, and am active in my daughters’ 8. Expand your mind: read a book, and family’s lives. I attend meetings and work steps with a real sponsor. I have or catch up on the news an excellent working relationship with my PO and I continue to maintain the 9. Get some work done or prep for relationship with the Mentors that were developed just a short few months ago. your next meeting

I believe that my successes came only because I was willing to surrender, do the 10. The more people use alternative work, created a healthy support system, and had access to the amazing people of transportation, the more convenient the Mentor program and Probation and Parole. I know today that I never have to and accessible it becomes be the person I thought I was…..I have learned to be my authentic Me. General/Drug Court/IRISS Steve Berger Team Update by Sheila Clark Over the past 6 months three new staff have joined the General/Drug Court/ IRISS Team. Jason Jones was hired as a PO from the CCC, is a natural fit and doing a great job. Erin Gladstone was also hired as a PO and came to us from DHS. Erin’s experience with women and children is proving to be very valuable to our team. Although Sue Martin has been with our department for a number of years she is new to our team and is working half -time with IRISS and In January 2014, Steve half –time with the Drug Court. I would like to thank all the team members for Berger assumed leadership welcoming me as a new supervisor and making my job really easy by being a of the Community Corrections well rounded, intelligent group of professionals. department following a nation-wide The newest program to Community Corrections is IRISS. Integrated Reentry recruitment effort by the County Intensive Services and Supervision is a result of HB 3194 which focuses on Administrator’s Office. Steve reducing prison beds on the front end by reducing the population going to served for 12 years in probation prison or on the back end in terms of STTL. The IRISS program objectives are and parole in Washington County to reduce the amount of DOC prison intakes by Washington County and divert before spending 11 years as appropriate offenders to enhanced community supervision; utilize concepts of the Director of Community Risk and Need to determine viable sentence options; create and enforce EBP Corrections for Klamath County. conditions of supervision; and hold offenders accountable through improved In 2010, Steve came back matching of supervision, services, and sanctions based upon the needs of home to Washington County to offenders. There have been 38 referrals for IRISS assessments and 108 cases become the Assistant Director of transferred to the IRISS Team through June 2014. The primary types of IRISS Community Corrections. Steve cases have been New IRISS Intakes, Parole Violations continued and placed is a life long Oregon resident, in IRISS, and Short Term Transitional Leave from DOC. Secondary types of raised in Washington County, and cases are downward departures (prior to January 2014) and Second Look. began his experience in public Since the program began, there have been only 8 revocations: 1 primary and service as a Reserve Deputy with 7 secondary. We provided the Local Public Safety Coordinating Council an the Washington County Sheriff’s IRISS overview in July covering the first six months and will continue to provide Office in 1986. He received his updates and stats for you and our stakeholders. If you have any questions undergraduate degree in Human relating to IRISS, please don’t hesitate in talking with the IRISS Team: Michael Resources Management from Albers, Dawn Montes, Sue Martin, or Sheila Clark. George Fox University and his Master of Science degree in Management and Organizational Leadership from Warner Pacific Kirby Johnson was recently College. Earlier this year Steve hired as the new Senior Deputy and his wife Sandy celebrated 25 County Administrator, working years of marriage with their two with the public safety and justice adult children; Kylan and Casey. partners. His communication style and prior experience with the Steve’s favorite activities include Sheriff’s office provide a strong music, golf, hiking, driving his foundation for future discussions. Smart car, and sharing family We are pleased to have Kirby stories from their rural experiences as our liaison in the County with 4-H, horses, pigs, chickens, Administrative Office. barn building and cutting firewood. Joe Simich 2014 Cameron Award Winner: Joe was selected as Connect to Work Program Assistant Each year since 2005, Vision Action Network has presented the Cameron Award Director in to organizations that embrace collaboration and epitomize a commitment to January, after working across multiple sectors of the community. The 2014 Cameron Award 28 years Winner is the Connect to Work Program. This program systematically connects with Washington County. He has Washington County Drug Court participants to workforce preparation and worked in various positions at employment resources through WorkSource Portland Metro (WSPM). A Connect both the Community Corrections to Work Specialist personally assists the Drug Court participants in obtaining Center and Parole & Probation. transitional employment and rebuilding their work history. Connect to Work His time on the sex crimes and provides credential attainment, referral and navigation through the WorkSource mental health teams, along with system and employment retention services. Collaborative partners in this working at the CCC, has provided program are Washington County Drug Court, Worksystems, Inc., SE Works him with a strong foundation Worksource Portland Metro Southeast, Washington Co. Community Corrections, for this newest adventure. Prior Washington Co. Sheriff’s Department, and Community Mental Health and to joining the department, he Addictions Providers. These services ultimately reduce recidivism, saves prison worked at Nordstroms in Lloyd and jail costs, and assists individuals in attaching to the labor force. A video Center (1981-86), when Lloyd showcasing this successful project can be viewed at Connect to Work. Center was an outdoor mall. Joe attended Oregon State for two years, then transferred to Portland State University where he received a B.S. in Administration Supervision Process of Justice. Joe was born in Central Point, Oregon, and as Evidence-Based Practice moved to NE Portland in 1968. The following article within the APPA Spring 2014 Perspectives “Officer-Offender He grew up in the Rose City Park Relationship Quality Matters: Supervision Process as Evidence-Based Practice” area and is still best friends with (pp. 57-70 ) begins with the following introduction: “To improve public safety and his neighborhood buddies that offender outcomes, correctional practitioners must focus not only on what they he’s known since he was 5 years do in supervision (or “technique”), but also on how they do it (or “process”). old. He loves outdoor actvities, In this article, we (a) differentiate technique from process, (b) describe what exercising and taking walks down high quality relationships are in community supervision and then (c) present the Gorge. One little known fact evidence on the power of relationship quality to protect against recidivism. We is that Joe has two older brothers conclude by offering concrete implications for practice.” The link below will take born on October 30th, 1 year you to the full article supporting our department’s Mission and Values. Our apart, and two sisters born on dual-role relationship as community corrections professionals further serves June 24th, one year apart. What as the foundation for a treatment program targeting behavior change. It is our are the odds? characteristics as “change agents”, promoting professional alliance, that directly correlate to successful completion of supervision and account for approximately 30% of client improvement. http://issuu.com/appainfo/docs/perspectives_v38_ n2/57?e=2618197/4612422 New Employees

Christine Barrington who is a case manager for people Tim Miller Christine joined with developmental disabilities. They Tim is joining the P&P as the have a dog named Riley, who is a CCC as a full- case monitor wild-looking mutt. She enjoys running, time Corrections for the Deferred hiking/backpacking, camping, and Specialist. His Sentencing snowboarding. One little known fact previous job was Program. Prior is that she is a quarter Athabaskan as the Parks and to this she was (Alaska Native) and part of her family Rec Director for a case manager with the Oregon still embraces traditions such as: the City of Williams, California. Prior to Dept. of Justice Division of Child potlatches, beading, making fur that he worked for Napa County and Support. Christine earned a BS parkas, hunting, fishing and dog Solano County in their juvenile justice from PSU in Criminology & Criminal mushing. probation departments. He graduated Justice and a Masters from Boston from Sonoma State University in University in Criminal Justice. A Christine Mitchell California with a major in Administration native of Beaverton, she is married Christine was of Justice. Tim shares, “My wife and I to Matt Barrington, a Beverton Police recently hired have six boys ages 6 through 13, and Officer. They have two sons, ages as a full-time one daughter with two grandsons. 2-1/2 years and 7 months. Christine Corrections Anyone wishing to borrow a few of the enjoys running, scrapbooking, and Specialist at kids please feel free to contact me. reading. In her spare time she likes the Community Please. We are in the middle of buying traveling, going to the park with the Corrections our new home with enough room for kids, spending time on the Oregon Center. She previously worked as a our developing football team. I enjoy Coast, and going to as many Oregon Licensed Foster Care Provider, and hiking, paintball, reading, traveling, and State Beaver football games as she with the Lane County Juvenile Justice watching sports (especially the U of can - GO BEAVS! (Her husband is a Center as a Juvenile Group worker, O Ducks, Oakland Raiders, San Jose die hard Ducks fan, so football season Intake Counselor, and in the Parole Sharks, and the Portland Winterhawks.) at their home is a rough one!) One and Probation department. Christine My wife and I were married April 1st, little known fact is that she competed has a B.S. in Psychology and Masters 2014 in Venice, Italy. We kept our plan nationally on a rowing (Crew) team in Counseling Psychology, Family secret and changed our Facebook through high school and part of & Human Services from the U of O. status to married on April 1st. Our college. She’s originally from New York and friends and family thought it was a most of her family resides in New joke as we planned. We uploaded our Kaela Watson Jersey or Florida, but has called photos on April 2nd to let everyone Kaela recently Oregon home for many years. In her know it was true. To get my wife to joined P&P as spare time you can find her golfing, marry me, I agreed to take her to 3 a case monitor, going to Duck football games, Duck football games, 1 Sharks game, working with traveling, and flying. One little know and 1 Raiders game every year.” the DV and sex fact is that she loves felines and takes crimes teams. her two kitties for walks on leashes. Kaela attended the University of Alaska Anchorage where she studied Political Science and Sociology. Prior to joining P&P, she was an Instructional Assistant Cara Pszczolkowski successfully completed with the West Linn-Wilsonville School her Basic Corrections Officer Class at DPSST. District. Born and raised in Alaska, Congratulations, Cara! she grew up in the rural Alaskan bush and other “larger” towns. Kaela got married in September to Andrew,