NIC has developed a gender-responsive case management model that is currently being piloted and evaluated in two jurisdictions. The purposes of the model are to reduce re-offending among criminal justice system involved women and to increase the health and well being of the women and their families. The two pilot jurisdictions are the Connecticut Judicial Branch, Court Support Services Division, for women sentenced to probation; and the Utah Department of Corrections for women in transition from prison to community supervision on parole.

NIC is now prepared to expand this initiative to two additional jurisdictions, again one to implement the model in the context of direct sentence to probation and the other in the context of women transitioning from prison to the community. The jurisdictions will receive intensive training and technical assistance for up to two (2) years. The Project requires jurisdictions to work collaboratively with NIC and Orbis Partners, Inc, Dr. Marilyn Van Dieten, to implement the Women Offender Case Management Model.

Unlike the assistance provided in the first pilot sites, NIC does not have the resources to support evaluation of implementation in the new sites. However, technical assistance will be available to help the successful applicants design their own data capture and evaluation components.This announcement describes project services, the selection criteria and the application requirements, and includes the following attachments:

1. Case Management Model for Women Offenders description - Attachment I.
2. The responsibilities of NIC and Orbis Partners, and the responsibilities of the implementation site
   - Attachment II.
3. A description of the training modules for the case management team, the community partners,
   and the agency's supervisors and other coaches - Attachment III.
4. List of gender informed risk and needs assessments for women offenders - Attachment IV.

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NIC welcomes your interest and questions about this Project. Inquiries should be directed to Phyllis Modley, Maureen Buell, or Dr. Marilyn Van Dieten.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Phyllis Modley, Community Corrections Division, 800-995-6423, ext. 4-0099 or 202-514-0099,
  pmodley@bop.gov
• Maureen Buell, Team Leader, Women Offender Initiative, Prisons Division, 800-995-6423, ext. 4-0121
  or 202-514-0121, mbuell@bop.gov
• Dr. Marilyn Van Dieten, Orbis Partners, Inc., 416-539-9300, VANDIETEN@aol.com