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TASK 4.0 PROGRAM REVIEW Thus far in the study process the emphasis will have been upon the evaluation of the dynamics of the criminal justice system and the forecast of potential future needs. A major concern, as the study begins to consider qualitative aspects of the services and programs delivered, will be the effectiveness of the system. The following series of tasks disaggregate the juvenile and adult system components into discreet services and establish a baseline for defining quality of these services and then address methods of managing towards the accomplishment of the quality parameters. Subtask 4.1 Review Alternatives to Traditional Services The Consultant will present recommendations for any alternate sanctions,alternate forms of pre- trial supervision, or diversion options found to be potentially feasible for Indian River County. The results of the needs and issues identification in Phase I will provide the basis for such recommendations. Before developing any recommended implementation guidelines, the Consultant will review any proposed alternatives with the PSCC and all relevant criminal justice system officials to gain consensus concurrence to seek implementation. For those alternatives accepted, the Consultant will develop operating, staffing, and cost guidelines, as well as conceptual program descriptions that will serve as basic implementation guides for whichever agency(ies)will be responsible for each particular alternative. If programs are available that can cost effectively divert offenders from incarceration,the potential numbers of diversions will be estimated so that a comparative benefit/cost assessment can be made. The evaluation of alternative services will be aimed at the incarceration stage of the criminal justice system, but by no means will be the only focus. For example,the assessment will analyze alternative services from street citations in lieu of arrest; alternative dispute resolution in lieu of court.proceedings;and peer, rather than trial, courts to make certain that the future criminal justice system uses scarce resources on defendants that are the greatest risk to the community. This by no means that justice will be reserved for the most dangerous, but is intended to indicate that in a typical system, too often equal resources are expended for minor as well as the most serious offenders. Alternative sanctions are available that can assure that the highest priority is given to those services that insure public safety. Subtask 4.2 Recommend the Mix and Balance of Preferred Programs At this stage, sufficient data will have been gathered for a mix of optional programs and services to be identified throughout the system such that priorities can be set as to the strategy for the Master Plan. The study will define a range of alternative programs and services; the potential participant levels;the cost of implementation; and the benefits anticipated. This information will be compared to the "status quo" so that decision-makers and stakeholders will understand what is gained as well as well as what is lost in any changes in the current methods of service delivery. Included in the Consultant's assessment of the balance of programs will be the determination of any further detention requirements and the potential for substituting alternative community corrections programs such as half-way houses, day reporting centers, and substance treatment centers in lieu of incarceration. The utilization of private service providers will be factored in to the assessment for both adults and juveniles. An interim report will be submitted to the PSCC to document the findings on program alternatives