Offender Aid And Restoration Of Charlottesville-Albe Marle Inc

Programs: Local probation - the local probation program provides probation supervision for offenders referred from the city of charlottesville and the counties of albemarle, fluvanna, goochland, greene, louisa, madison, nelson, and orange. The primary focus of this program is to divert local responsible offenders (misdemeanors and class 5 and 6 felons) from the local jails and require them to complete the following court ordered requirements: community service, payment of restitution and/or court costs, and specific treatment interventions. Typical treatment interventions are substance abuse treatment and drug and alcohol screening, domestic violence intervention, substance abuse education, anger management, and mental health counseling. The local probation program is designed to ensure the offender's strict compliance with the courts order while assisting the offender to address specific issues with the goal of reducing recidivism.

reentry program - the reentry program was the first program offered at oar in 1971. This program focuses on the reintegration of incarcerated adults into the community. The goal of this program is to provide a network of transitional and reentry services targeted to the offender population to reduce the barriers to successful reintegration into the community. Throughout this last year, the program continued to make strides to be on the forefront of community-based reentry programs in virginia. As the program moves forward, the organization looks to implement evidence-based practices and principles to reach our ultimate goal: ensuring clients have the opportunity for success. These practices revolve around "what works" helping to reduce recidivism. The program operates in two distinct areas in an attempt to provide reentry services that match the needs of the pre-release inmates and the post-release ex-offender population.

pretrial services - the pretrial program provides supervision of defendants from arrest to trial for the city of charlottesville and the counties of albemarle, fluvanna, greene, louisa, madison, nelson, and orange. The fundamental focus of this program is to reduce the number of defendants held in the local jails prior to their trial and to ensure that the system is equitable. By providing accurate and current background investigative infomration on a defendent, the pretrial program assists local judges in making more informed and risk based release and bond decisions. Services are primarily targeted for those arrested for non-violent crimes or those that receive a bail, but remain detained in the jail following an initial bond hearing. Pretrial services also provide community supervision to defendants released on bond in order to ensure compliance with specific court-ordered conditions.