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Reentry Events for 2009 begin on Justice Sunday, January 18th
Sixth District Community Justice Advisory Network (CJAN) Meeting: Jan. 27, 6:30 p.m. Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
Equal Employment Opportunity Data Posted Pursuant to the No Fear Act Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
Sixth District Community Justice Advisory Network (CJAN) Newsletter Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
(Fall/Winter 2008)
Fenty Administration Introduces Anti-Crime Bill Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF) (Executive Office of the Mayor Press Release, October 3, 2008)
See:  Omnibus Anti-Crime Amendment Act of 2008 Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
D.C. Parole Violators' Stern Arbiter of Second Chances Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
(Washington Post, October 2, 2008)
Faith-Based Initiative Frequently Asked Questions Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
Sixth District Community Justice Advisory Network (CJAN) Newsletter Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
(August 2008)
Great State and Local Sites Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
(Government Computer News, August 28, 2008)
Offender Reentry: What It Means to the Law Enforcement Community Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
(Published in Sheriff Magazine, National Sheriffs' Association, Summer 2008)
Faith-Based Initiative Journal Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
(July 2008)
Ex-offenders Struggle to Stay Connected to Their Kids Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
(Scripps Howard Foundation Wire, August 1, 2008)
Director's Tenure Ends With Praise but No Reappointment
(Washington Post, July 29, 2008)
Paul A. Quander, Jr. to Step Down as CSOSA Director Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
After Prison, New Sets of Barriers: Ex-Inmate Writes Guide to Life Outside
(Washington Post, July 10, 2008)
Risky Business
(The Corrections Connection Network News, June 10, 2008)
CSOSA Wins Analytics Award
(Government Computer News, May 23, 2008)
Accomplishing Public Relations Goals Through Podcasting Microsoft PowerPoint file format
Unity Health Care Opens Re-Entry Health Center Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
Testimony of Director Quander submitted to Congressional Committee on Appropriations
(April 30, 2008) Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
D.C. Leads Nation in Tracking Offenders with GPS Technology
(The Examiner, April 2, 2008)
600 Offenders Now on Satellite (GPS) Tracking in Washington, D.C. Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
(Media Release:  March 31, 2008)
Polygraph Paradox
(Wall Street Journal Online, March 22, 2008)
Man Under Eye of Court Agency Held in Assault, Kidnap Attempt
(Washington Post, February 16, 2008)
DC Police Arrest Suspect In Sex Assault Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
(WUSA9.com)
Testimony of Director Quander before Congressional Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
(March 11, 2008)
 Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
Burglaries on the Decline in the United States
(National Public Radio, March 11, 2008; co-produced by CSOSA Public Affairs)
Strategic Plan and FY 2009 President's Budget
Statement of Director Quander at the Roundtable on Poverty
(January 16, 2008, Council of the District of Columbia Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs)
Money Ball: Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence Project Gets Major Performance Measurement
(Published in Government Technology, January 3, 2008)
What Works? Evidence-Based Practices in Parole and Probation Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
(Published in Journal of Community Corrections, Summer 2007)
So You Want to Podcast?
(USA Services Intergovernmental Newsletter, Fall, 2007)
Podcast How To Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
(Summer/Fall 2007 Edition of TechBeat, National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC),
a program of the National Institute of Justice
)
Mass Orientations: Orienting Criminal Offenders in Washington, DC Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
(Published in Journal of Community Corrections, Summer 2007)
DC Fugitive Safe Surrender
Director Quander's Testimony Before U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
Changes Pledged at N.C. Prison - D.C. Concerns Aired at Hearing
(Washington Post, October 17, 2007)
Some D.C. Fugitives Will Be Allowed to Surrender Without Arrest
(Washington Post, September 27, 2007)
SMART Force:  Business Intelligence Helps District of Columbia
Better Manage Parolees and Those Who Watch Them

(Government Computer News, September 24, 2007)
Back From Behind Bars
Homelessness, Unemployment and Familiar Temptations Greet the 2,000 Prisoners Who Return to the District Each Year
(Washington Post, September 2, 2007)
Community Resources:
Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
A Guide to Resources Within CSOSA [197KB]
Food Assistance for the Homeless [183KB]
Faith-Based Offender Reentry Programs in Washington, DCAdobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
(Published in Sheriff Magazine, National Sheriffs' Association, May-June 2007)
A Capital Strategy
(The Corrections Connection Network News, June 11, 2007)
The Housing Landscape for Returning Prisoners in the District of Columbia
(The Urban Institute, prepared for The Fannie Mae Foundation) 
Call to Action: How Programs in Three Cities Responded to the Prisoner Reentry Crisis
(Public/Private Ventures)
Female Ex-OffendersAudio
(WAMU American University Radio: The Kojo Nnamdi Show, April 30, 2007)
Domestic Violence Prevention in Washington, DCAdobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
(Published in Sheriff Magazine, National Sheriffs' Association, January-February 2007)
Returning From Prison to Washington, D.C.; "We Make Transition Possible"Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
(Published in Journal of Community Corrections, International Community Corrections Association, Fall 2006)
Sustainable Community Involvement: A Solution to NIMBY in Community Corrections?Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
(Published in Community Corrections Report, January-February 2007)
In or Out Of the Game? A Battle-Scarred Hustler Waits for a Second Act
(Washington Post, December 31, 2006)
Fact Sheet: CSOSA Mission & Critical Success FactorsAdobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
Connecting to Care: Addressing Unmet Need in HIVAdobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
(
Featuring CSOSA's Community Resource Video Conference, AIDS Action Foundation)
"The Violence Must Stop": Violence Reduction and Gang Call-Ins in Washington, D.C.Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
(Published in Sheriff Magazine, National Sheriffs' Association, November-December 2006)
The Core Mission: Partnerships for Public Safety
(Weed & Seed In-Sites Magazine, Community Capacity Development Office, U.S. Dept. of Justice)
Sex Offenders Told to Stay Away From Kids on Halloween Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
(NBC4.com, November 1, 2006)
Church Helps Ex-Cons to Live on the Outside
(Washington Post, October 26, 2006) 
Distribution of D.C. Inmates Housed in Bureau of Prisons Facilities Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
(October, 2006)
Program Targets Rehab Help for Federal Inmates
(NPR, September 27, 2006)
D.C. Center Aims to Combat Recidivism
(The Examiner, September 26, 2006)
Offender Reentry and Sanctions Center Opens in Washington, D.C. - Media Release Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
A Drug Program Only Reached Through Prison
(Washington Post, September 20, 2006)
CSOSA's Reentry and Sanctions Center
Managing the Mentally Ill Offender
(The Corrections Connection Network News, September 15, 2006)
We Fix the Complexities of Life Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
(The Corrections Connection Network News, September 11, 2006)
Illegal Substance Collection Unit - An Overview Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
Over 2,000 Inmates Released Each Year: Coming 'Home' Not Easy Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
(The Afro American Newspapers, August 2, 2006)
Offender Reentry in Washington, DC - Fact Sheet Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF) [383KB]
National Media Resources for Criminal Justice Information
Capturing a Probation Agency's Successes
TV Show Explores Supervised Offenders and Those Who Guide Their Return to Society
(Washington Post, June 5, 2006)
Female Sex Offenders - Part 2Video
(NBC4.com, May 10, 2006)
Female Sex Offenders Making HeadlinesVideo
(NBC4.com, May 9, 2006)
Female Sex Offender Speaks OutVideo
(WUSA9.com, May 8, 2006)
We Save Neighborhoods: Parole and Probation Patrols in Washington, D.C.
(National Crime Prevention Council:  What Works, March 2006)
Supervising Criminal Offenders in Washington, D.C. Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
(Published in Corrections Today Magazine, February 2006)
Silhouette image of woman holding hand to headVictim Services Program
New CSOSA Field Office Located at 910 Rhode Island Avenue, NE
AUTO Screener: An Intelligent Way of Assessing Offender Risk Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
(The Corrections Connection Network News, January 30, 2006)
Sex Offender Supervision in the Nation's Capitol Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
(Published in Sheriff Magazine, National Sheriffs' Association, February 2006)
Life After Jail: The Challenges Women Face
(WTOP Radio, January 27, 2006)
CSOSA Partners with Breaking the Chain Foundation, Making the Grade Tutorial Services, LLC and Covenant Baptist Church to Open Homework Center for Adult Offenders and their Children 
Electronic Trail Leads to Arrest in D.C. Hotel Holdups
(Washington Post, October 1, 2005) 
Officials Consider Electronic Tracking Device
Technology Keeps Tabs on Sex Offenders [NBC4.com, September 21, 2005]
SMART Computers: The Cutting Edge of Offender Supervision Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File Format (PDF)
[Technology Network at Corrections.com, September 2005]
SMART Offenders
[Summer 2005 Edition of TechBeat, the award-winning quarterly news magazine of the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) system, a program of the National Institute of Justice]
CCNN interviewed Director Paul A. Quander Jr. about Offender Re-entry - 07/29/2005 Click here to listen to audio file
[
Audio provided by The Corrections Connection News Network (CCNN) at Corrections.com]

The criminal justice process is carried out by a number of discrete but related entities that work together to enforce the rule of law while ensuring the justice system is accessible and fair to all.  Law enforcement, the courts, corrections, and parole authorities each have a leadership role to play in controlling crime and ensuring public safety.  The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency coordinates closely with these entities and fulfills its role in the criminal justice process by:

  • Providing supervisory and treatment services to over 26,000 individuals on pretrial release, probation and parole; and

  • Assisting federal and local courts in determining eligibility for release.

Given that 70 percent of convicted offenders serve all or part of their sentence in the community, effective service to the courts and supervision of pretrial defendants and convicted offenders is critical to public safety.

 


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