Traditional Probation & Intensive Supervision ... - Ottawa County

Attachment VParticipant Interview ResultsResponses – ISP ProbationersCompletedProbationDid NotCompleteProbationTotalPositively 66.6% (6) 62.5% (5) 64.7% (11)Negatively 11.1% (1) 37.5% (3) 23.5% (4)Neither 1 22.2% (2) 0.0% (0) 11.8% (2)Total 100.0% (9) 100.0% (8) 100.0% (17)Completed ProbationAnswer: Positively• The Judge was fair and pretty easy to work with• The Judge was fair because of my honesty• The Judge was pretty fair and helped me out• The Judge wasn’t going to let me slide; the Judge wanted me to succeed in my goals and was truly concernedabout seeing me succeedDid Not Complete Probation1. These respondents did not have a relationship with the JudgeAnswer: Positively• I felt the Judge believed I could improve• The Judge was nice and helpful• The Judge was understanding and fair• The Judge was understanding and really wanted to help me• The Judge was fair and willing to hear me outAnswer: Negatively• The Judge put me in jail• The Judge gave no consideration for my individual case• The Judge just does what he/she is told; the Judge didn’t care about meQuestion:Did your relationship with your probation officer negatively or positively affect your attitude? How?Responses – Traditional ProbationersCompletedProbationDid NotCompleteProbationTotalCompleted ProbationPositively 89.3% (67) 50.0% (4) 85.5% (71)Negatively 6.7% (5) 25.0% (2) 8.4% (7)Neither 4.0% (3) 25.0% (2) 6.0% (5)Total 100.0% (75) 100.0% (8) 100.0% (83)Answer: Positively• My probation officer was helpful, easy to talk to, and understanding• My probation officer was friendly, easy to talk to, and seemed interested in my life• My probation officer was very understanding, easy to talk to, and seemed to really care• My probation officer was very helpful, understanding, and easy to talk to• My probation officer was great, easy to talk to, and interested in helping me