citymeetings.nyc

Your guide to NYC's public proceedings.

REMARKS

Commissioner Holmes outlines DOP goals for reducing recidivism and improving client outcomes

0:34:08

·

65 sec

Commissioner Juanita Holmes presents the Department of Probation's key goals, focusing on reducing recidivism, homelessness, and increasing employment among clients. She highlights current employment statistics and emphasizes the importance of mental health support and substance abuse programs.

Goal to reduce recidivism, homelessness, and increase employment among clients
Currently managing about 10,000 adult clients, with 50% employed (18% through DOP programs)
Focus on providing mental health support and substance abuse treatment where needed

Juanita Holmes

0:34:08

The goal for me is to reduce recidivism, reduce homelessness, employment.

0:34:13

If you look at we're managing in adult operations probably almost 10,000 clients.

0:34:20

50% of them are employed.

0:34:24

With that being said, I believe 39%, forty % came to us employed.

0:34:28

So when they were sentenced, they had employment.

0:34:31

But since then we have I believe it's 18% of that 50% that are employed through programs.

0:34:40

So that's about a thousand people that have gotten jobs through programs.

0:34:44

We are really focused on, I know I am and my team shares my vision, seeking employment for them and naturally first of all we want to make sure they have all the mental health support they need.

0:34:55

Substance abuse, there's where we're allowed to do drug testing, the Department of Probation.

0:35:01

As a matter of fact it was a procedure when I walked in that was already in place that reflected that they should be drug tested.

0:35:08

And then there was, I'm going to turn it back over to him because he's a little bit more active.

Amanda Farias

0:35:13

Sure I guess just also just because in interest of time and all the questions that I have to ask, I want to be as I guess more clear as possible.

← Previous Chapter

DOP officials explain reorganization of branches and client grouping

Next Chapter →

Council members inquire about DOP's goal tracking and IT systems implementation