King County Criminal Justice Initiatives

King County implemented a range of programs and services in 2003 and 2004 to help people in the criminal justice system with unmet mental health or substance abuse needs connect to treatment services, stable housing, and other supports as alternatives to incarceration.

Goals:

To provide services that are coordinated, effective and efficient that reduce jail time and the rate of re-offenses and offer individuals a better chance for successfully returning to their communities.

Service Programs/Process Improvements Implemented

Co-occurring disorder integrated treatment
Housing vouchers
Mental health treatment vouchers
Methadone vouchers
Intensive outpatient chemical dependency treatment at the King County
Community Center for Alternative Programs (CCAP)
Criminal justice liaisons
Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Treatment and Support Act (ADATSA) application worker
Department of Social and Health Services application worker
Cross-system training
Enhanced screening and assessments in jail

Evaluation Reports Available to Download

The program evaluation reports describe each of the service programs created through the CJI; the jail and clinical outcomes for each program; and client, staff and stakeholder views across programs and for the CJI as a whole. The reports also provide recommendations for the future.

3rd Year Evaluation Executive Summary (doc)
3rd Year Evaluation full report (doc)

2nd Year Executive Summary (42kb PDF)
2nd Year full report (328kb PDF)

1st Year Executive Summary (42kb PDF)
1st Year full report (742kb PDF)

For more information:

For information on the Criminal Justice Initiatives contact Dave Murphy.
For information on the CJI Evaluation contact Debra Srebnik.

Updated: Sep. 15, 2008

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