The administrative office of the illinois courts proposes 'emerging adults, violent crimes, and weapons: combatting crime in illinois with swift, certain, fair (SCF).' the purpose is to develop and…

This $900,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.828 - Swift, Certain, and Fair Supervision Program) supports the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC) in developing and implementing innovative Swift, Certain, and Fair (SCF) supervision strategies for emerging adult clients on probation for violent crimes and weapons charges. The goal is to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes for this population.

Key activities include hiring a program coordinator, funding the National Center for State Courts as a research partner, providing training and technical assistance, funding recovery support services, and creating an evaluation plan and final report. AOIC will work with two Illinois probation and court services departments to implement the SCF strategies. The National Center for State Courts will serve as the research and evaluation partner, while the County of McLean will implement the supervision strategies and provide wraparound services to reduce recidivism. The project period is from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027.

The administrative office of the illinois courts proposes 'emerging adults, violent crimes, and weapons: combatting crime in illinois with swift, certain, fair (SCF).' the purpose is to develop and implement SCF supervision strategies in several illinois probation and court services departments to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes for emerging adult clients who are on probation for violent crimes and unlawful use of weapons charges. The administrative office of the illinois courts will also evaluate the effectiveness of the SCF strategies through its researcher-practitioner partnership with the national center for state courts (ncsc). Primary activities include hiring a program coordinator; funding national center for state courts as a research partner; participating in training and technical assistance; funding recovery support services; developing an action plan and evaluation plan; and creating a final report that evaluates the effectiveness of the implemented strategies. Expected outcomes include working with two illinois probation and court services departments that currently serve emerging adult clients but do not utilize SCF techniques.