Module 1: Getting Started

Module 2: Leadership, Vision and Organizational Culture

Module 3: Collaborative Structure and Joint Ownership

Module 4: Data-Driven Understanding of Local Reentry

Module 5: Targeted Intervention Strategies

Module 6: Screening and Assessment

Module 7: Transition Plan Development

Module 8: Targeted Transition Interventions

Module 9: Self-Evaluation and Sustainability

Reentry Revisited

Let’s revisit what we have learned so far in the Self-Evaluation and Sustainability module. Please answer the following question.

Which of the following is not a technique to maintain sustainability of the TJC initiative in your community?

Public education and outreach.

Using MOUs to clarify agency roles in the TJC initiative.

Relying on outside consultants to maintain the momentum of the TJC initiative.

Setting up information exchange and data sharing among agencies.

Summary

Sustainability of the TJC initiative can only be realized when collaborative partnerships are built formally around a common purpose and approach to individuals transitioning from jail to the community. Many efforts are part of such an implementation and must be evaluated to ensure that scarce local resources are being spent wisely and in the best interests of the overarching system goals. Sustainability is enhanced dramatically when intended outcomes are proven to have taken place, expenditures are justified, and quality of life in the local community is improved. Such a synthesis of outcomes shows the worth of an implementation and embeds its practices in organizational and system culture.  

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