Traditional Probation & Intensive Supervision ... - Ottawa County

Did Not Complete ProbationAttachment VParticipant Interview ResultsAnswer: Yes• Drug issues• It’s very difficult to get to counseling when they take your license away. If they want you to go, they shouldprovide some transportationAnswer: No• AA was not helpful because I didn’t have an alcohol problem• The material didn’t apply to meQuestion:If ordered to attend counseling/treatment, did you find the counseling/treatment helpful?Responses – Traditional ProbationersCompletedProbationDid NotCompleteProbationTotalYes 70.3% (45) 71.4% (5) 70.4% (50)No 26.6% (17) 28.6% (2) 26.8% (19)Unsure 3.1% (2) 0.0% (0) 2.8% (2)Total 100.0% (64) 100.0% (7) 100.0% (71)Completed ProbationAnswer: Yes• Extremely (2)• I’m still going to counseling• It was fun• Relationship counseling was helpful• A little bit• I believe in getting help with problems• AA was helpful and the Child and Family Services Highway Safety class was okay• I didn’t want to go or pay for it at first, but it was an eye opener• Very helpfulAnswer: No• The counseling doesn’t really help you. I did it on my own, I had to want it.• I was in a group with people who had an alcohol sentence and I could not relate. If I had been in a group withpeople who had a similar charge, it would have been more helpful• Because of my schedule, they switched me to a different group of women who didn’t have the same issues asme. I couldn’t relate to the people who were in my group because they were all married with kids and I amsingle and have no children• It was unnecessary and was for an offense that I did not commit• AA was not helpful• I don’t like being told what to do. I went to counseling for three months more than I had to because I just likedtalking to my counselor.• It was a waste of time• This was my first offense and I had to attend classes that didn’t help me. The classes would be appropriate for3 rd or 4 th time offenders.• I had to go to the same class five times; what good is that going to do for me.• They told me things I learned in the 4 th grade• The counseling content was nothing new