Initial hypothesis

People are failing to appear to court appearances and comply with supervision requirements because they forget their appointments.

"They just get sucked into the system." - Probation Case Manager with Criminal Justice Services, Salt Lake County

Cyclical

The potential exists for an individual to become stuck in highly punitive cycles within the justice system, regardless of personal motivations.

61% of jail inmates have prior sentences to probation and 58% of jail inmates have prior sentences to incarceration (Bureau of Justice Statistics, Survey of Inmates in Local Jails, 2002, Table 8, Number of prior sentences to probation or incarceration for jail inmates, 2002 and 1996)

Ensuring success in Pretrial and Probation services have the potential to keep people from serving jail time over and over.

Can we help facilitate success in helping people comply with their supervision?

Introduction / Method