How about a R&R & R&R2 program https://www.cognitivecentre.ca/ . Is this something like you all were thinking? The Cognitive Centre developed the internationally accredited cognitive-behavioral Reasoning and Rehabilitation programs. The programs teach skills and values which are antagonistic to antisocial behavior and are essential to the achievement of pro-social competence. Guided by research conducted of R&R, you have R&R2 that is specialized and shorter programs that are tailored to the needs of specific groups of offenders and other antisocial individuals.
L.A. has three prison facilities, one being a state prison, and we could proposal this program for the adult facilities and the two juvenile facilities. This program has seen success and there is a lot of information to help put the project together. The budget would have to cover instructors, training, counselors, researchers, and administrative cost. It seems feasible. If we provided services at just these facilities it would keep overhead way down. Just rent a small office for a training and HQ.
We could also put in the proposal to apply for the Second Chance Act grant to help continue funding.
https://nationalreentryresourcecenter.org/projects/second-chance-act/
Group Project: City Council Presentation
The City of Los Angeles, California has been struggling with a continually climbing crime rate over the past 10 years. The Mayor has authorized an additional budget of 2 million dollars to help address the increasing crime rate. Your group will need to decide how these funds should be used and create a budget, 2-page written proposal, and a PowerPoint presentation outlining how the funds will be used. You will also need to include why you believe your proposed programs or services will help to decrease or stop the increase in crime.
For this assignment you will be split up into groups of 4-5 students (based upon the number of students in the class). Each group will have its own discussion area. You will need to work together in the discussion area to assign roles and responsibilities amongst yourselves. There you can also communicate and decide how your group would like to spend the 2 million dollars in funding, potential programs and/or services that the funds could be used for, and divide out tasks to complete all the assignments. Part of your grade will be on how effectively you communicate with your group members in the discussion board. By the end of this week your group should:
Decide what programs and/or services that your group would like to propose (how the 2 million dollars should be spent).
Assign roles and responsibilities for who will do what to complete the budget, written proposal, and PowerPoint presentation. Note that it may take a few people to complete the PowerPoint presentation with one person combining all the slides together if more than one person works on the PowerPoint.
For additional support and ideas for how to get started, check out the links below to some supplemental videos:
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