“We intend to assimilate our offenders back into the community with positive attributes including; a strong sense of individual accountability, the motivation to make the correct decisions, and an understanding of the impact they hold within the community.”

1: This form of a front-end program will allow the offenders a chance at rehabilitation instead of the consequent imprisonment. The rehabilitation will allow for the offenders to improve their lifestyles and the community around them.

2: The specialization of our employees will allow for the maximum amount of reformation, in terms of positive change, to occur. The behavioral specialists will ensure that all forms of cognitive behavioral therapy are beneficial to those in the group.

3: Fervin will be strongly tied to the community with volunteer programs available, employment opportunities, and educational systems that will develop an understanding of how the day center operates.

4: The acceptance of diversity is extremely supported in our program because it will allow for the offenders and staff an opportunity to experience different ideologies.

5: The day center prides itself on new forms of rehabilitation and ensures that each of the offenders gets the proper treatment needed for a successful reintegration into society.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rationale:

The purpose of a vision statement is to set an outline of the organizations goals, values, and implies the vast amount of inspiration we have for the offenders. The use of intermediate sanctions is important in a community in terms of the reduction of jail overcrowding and to provide the offender the opportunity for rehabilitation. James Byrne (2012) claims, “The most overlooked aspect of these intermediate sanctions is the social control mechanism today if found in the relationship between the offender and the community corrections officer” (p.85). That quote is important to understand because it is not measurable in terms of how effective each one of the community corrections officers is at ensuring the reduction of criminal behavior each offender is capable of. Therefore, the social bonds that Fervin creates can eliminate the sense of social control, and implement a sense of autonomy for the offender. This is done directed supervision, specialists, and the use of cognitive behavioral therapy programs. The use of cognitive behavioral therapy at Fervin promotes the organizations aspirations for the offenders to reform, and assimilate back into the community.