The Greater Grand Forks Community Service And Restitution...

The Greater Grand Forks Community Service and Restitution Program is an essential resource to the criminal justice community in the Grand Forks area. The mission statement of the CSRP affirms that the program was designed in order to evaluate the risks and needs of the offender in order to safely place offenders within Grand Forks and the surrounding communities to work community service as not only a benefit to the public but to also provide offenders with an opportunity to exhibit reparation and compensation for the crimes they have committed and act as a deterrent to future criminal acts. The goal of this program is for the Grand Forks community to benefit while the offender works to pay off their debt to society. The objectives of the†¦show more content†¦The judgments received by this office provide details of what the client was charged with, how many hours of community service was sentenced in lieu of jail time and how long the client has to complete the set number of hours. If the offender was sentenced in District or Municipal court the offender is responsible for making contact with the CSRP office within 48 hours of sentencing. Upon, receiving a judgment and once the offender makes contact, the CSRP initiates an interview to obtain information about the offenders’ criminal history and other relevant information needed in order to assess the risks and needs of the offender. All of the information acquired at this interview is then inputted into a database and used for monitoring purposes and work-site placement. The CSRP maintains a list of appropriate community service work-site options that include the phone number, address, hours of operation and contact names for work-site supervisors. Each client receives several different work-site options and is provided with their required deadline dates upon placement. It is up to the client as to whether they wish to work at one or all of the options provided to them. The sites the CSRP works with tak e only certain offenders depending on the type of business, and the cliental that business acquires. Obtaining accurate and useful information is key for placing offenders in appropriate work-site