Challenges of Reentry
Community Supervision Officers (CSOs) in the TIPS Program assist parolees with the challenges they face upon reentry to the community. Some of these challenges may include:
- Community Supervision Obligations and Special Conditions
- Housing
- Employment
- Vocational/Educational Development
- Communication
- Community Support Network
- Substance Abuse and Relapse Prevention
- Health - Physical and Mental
- Triggers - Criminal Activities
- Parenting
- Reconnecting With Family/Significant Others
- Time Management
- Leisure Activities
- Transportation
- Identification
- Being Successful
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Employment Information
As a Federal agency with a distinctly local mission, CSOSA employees perform challenging work that directly affects public safety in the District of Columbia's neighborhoods.