Traditional Probation & Intensive Supervision ... - Ottawa County

Attachment VParticipant Interview ResultsAnswer: Other• The whole experience was helpful for me• Growing up and realizing things; it made me aware of my drinking problem• It kept me out of trouble• Learning the value of life helps keep me out of trouble• Meeting new people who were good influences; my other friends were bad influencesDid Not Complete ProbationAnswer: Accountability• The people watching over you and knowing that they would catch you if you messed upAnswer: Relationships• My probation officer was nice, open-minded, gave me slack where possible, and pulled the leash tighter inareas that I needed it• My probation officer is a great person and was very helpful and respectful to meAnswer: Nothing• It was just a lot of driving to appointments and fines. I stopped getting into trouble because I became moremature, it had nothing to do with probation• It was not helpful for me.Responses – ISP ProbationersCompletedProbationDid NotCompleteProbationTotalAccountability 40.0% (2) 0.0% (0) 28.6% (2)Relationships 20.0% (1) 0.0% (0) 14.3% (1)Treatment 40.0% (2) 100.0% (2) 57.1% (4)Total 100.0% (5) 100.0% (2) 100.0% (7)Completed ProbationAnswer: Accountability• The testing and home checks because it held me accountable• AA and the home checks because they taught me that I didn’t need alcohol and they held me accountableAnswer: Relationships• The relationship with my probation officer; my probation officer treated me like a person, not a problem.Answer: Treatment• The counseling helped because I was around others who had the same issues as me• The counseling and ISP (curfews and all the other requirements of ISP)Did Not Complete ProbationAnswer: Treatment• The counseling and AA because they got me to stop drinking• The counseling because it gave me a new way to vent. I no longer had to drink or yell at my husband when Iwas angry