About the Report The Report, Part II: Review of the Re-Entry Process:

chapters and policy statements:
About the Report of the Re-Entry Council

Policy Statement 9, Research Highlight 3

Program planners can play a key role in coordinating and monitoring service delivery.

The research literature is limited on the effectiveness of in-prison program planning on re-entry outcomes. However, some research on postrelease case management does point to the important role program planners can play. For example, a study of substance-abusing arrestees found that those who had ongoing case management were more likely to have access to drug treatment and less likely to have committed crimes than individuals in a control group who received only referrals or a single counseling session. [1]   Results of research on case management may vary in part because case management models differ in many aspects, including program emphasis, staffing characteristics, caseload size, and organizational structure. [2]  

TPCI Model: Development of Transition Plan

TPCI describes a transitional accountability plan (TAP) that is developed upon intake based on the criminogenic factors identified through the use of risk-assessment tools that measure both static and dynamic factors. The TAP has three phases, each requiring a different focus: the institutional phase, the re-entry phase, and the community phase. The TAP must clearly outline expectations of the offender, system, and community stakeholders for the transition process.

  1. Shelli B. Rossman et al., Impact of the Opportunity to Succeed (OPTS) Aftercare Program for Substance-Abusers (Washington, DC: The Urban Institute, 1999). back
  2. Shelli B. Rossman et al., Impact of the Opportunity to Succeed (OPTS) Aftercare Program for Substance-Abusers (Washington, DC: The Urban Institute, 1999). back
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