The south carolina department of probation, parole and pardon services (scdppps)

The South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services (SCDPPPS) was awarded a $792,701 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Swift, Certain, and Fair Supervision Program: Applying the Principles Behind Project HOPE federal grant program (CFDA #16.828).

The grant will fund SCDPPPS to enhance supervision strategies for domestic violence and sex offender specialized caseloads in Anderson, Greenville, and York Counties, South Carolina from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. SCDPPPS will increase the timeliness and consistency of sanctions for individuals on these caseloads to ensure consequences are directly linked to non-compliant behavior. Specialized violation matrices and incentives will be utilized to reward compliant behavior and reduce recidivism.

Will increase the effectiveness of domestic violence and SEX offender specialized caseloads by enhancing supervision strategies through the swift, certain and fair supervision principles to reduce recidivism and improve supervision outcomes. Scdppps will pilot this program in anderson, greenville, and york counties. Scdppps will increase the timeliness of the sanctions administered to ensure individuals connect the sanction to their behavior; utilize specialized caseload specific violation matrices to ensure that sanctions and rewards are applied with consistency and predictability; and enhance the current violation process to ensure incentives are utilized to reward appropriate behavior.