Adult Services ~ Intermediate
Sanction
Intermediate
Sanction | Jail Alternative Program | Pretrial Services
*Community Service
*Community Service Work Crews
Community Service~
Community Service is a sentencing alternative that serves the courts and the community by placing nonviolent offenders into unpaid community service positions with non-profit or tax supported community agencies in lieu of jail. After evaluating criteria such as criminal history and severity of the crime, offenders are recommended to this alternative criminal justice program. Community Service benefits:
- The Justice System by providing an equitable, cost-effective sanction, which requires constructive expenditures of offenders’ time, energies and interests. It also gives judges an additional sentencing tool to alleviate jail overcrowding.
- The Offenders as they are able to make non-monetary restitution to society which enables them to maintain family ties and continue working. They also gain work experience, occupational skills, and training.
- The Community by saving taxpayers jail costs and returning thousands of hours of valuable work performed by volunteers.
There are all kinds of work activities for offenders. Participating agencies have work requiring minimal skills such as highway cleanup and parks maintenance; skilled labor like carpentry, landscaping, painting and clerical; or professional work involving tutoring, computer and data entry, or bookkeeping and graphic arts.
During the initial interview, the case manager assesses the offender’s charge, skills, and areas of interest, transportation availability and schedule. Based upon these factors and community needs, appropriate referrals are made. In Boulder County there are more than 250 participating nonprofit
organizations.
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Community Service Work Crews~
Work Crews are an option offered to offenders looking to complete a full day of work and also provides a supervised environment for individuals who may not be suitable for unsupervised placement. Crews meet on weekends to complete the work.
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Community Service is Restorative Justice!
Community Service is a sentencing alternative, which focuses on individual restitution for the offense with an emphasis on contributing to the community. It is a win-win situation, with individuals providing service to others and the community benefiting from their work. The concept of righting wrongs through service is consistent with historical concepts of
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