TDCJ-CJAD Data Manual - Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Appendix B: Program CodesNon-Residential Codes (Cont.)NEDPSCTPTRNon-academic Education Program: A program that only provides non-academic education courses and/orclasses. That is, programs that do not emphasize academic skills acquisition, but rather have a specificshorter-term training goal. This category should be used to report programs that provide life skills classes,parenting classes, financial management classes, vocational/technical education, and other non-academicactivities (i.e., HIV/AIDS education) designed to teach and inform participants of various issues. Pleasenote: Education services that are designed to raise the academic level of the participant should not beincluded in this category.Progressive Sanctions Court: An intervention strategy involving regular judicial review and monitoring ofoffender compliance to community supervision with appropriate, timely and consistent use of sanctions andincentives.Pretrial Services: Any program that provides programs or supervision services to an individual chargedwith a criminal offense at the pre-adjudication level (does not include offenders on deferred adjudicationcommunity supervision).PTRM Pretrial, Mentally Impaired/DD/MR: Pretrial Services Program as described above with a targetpopulation of Mentally Impaired, Developmentally Disabled and/or Mentally Retarded.SAESATSOPSXCVSVSubstance Abuse Education: Programs designed to inform offenders about the physical, psychological,emotional, and social consequences of alcohol and drug use. Common examples include DWI classes,drug education, and alcohol education classes. Does not include counseling, treatment, or therapy providedby a licensed treatment professional in this category.Substance Abuse Program: Non-residential substance abuse programs provided by or through the CSCDincluding, but not limited to, outpatient and/or aftercare. Such programs emphasize group/individualcounseling for the cessation of alcohol or other drug abuse. This category does not include AA and NAgroups because they are support groups and there is no cost associated with them.Service Oriented Proposal: An indicator for tracking program proposals that are not specifically for aprogram, but rather a group of services that are not designed to serve a distinct group of clients (i.e., presentenceinvestigations, orientation/intake, DP/CCP funded basic supervision services). Includes abscondercases. Please do not use this category if another category is more appropriate.Sex Offender Continuum: This program category includes sex offender counseling and all services otherthan intensive supervision of sex offenders. Sex Offender Continuum Programs are programs that serve sexoffenders through strategies other than specialized caseloads. This would include in-house and contractedcounseling programs specifically for sex offenders.Victim Services: Comprehensive services provided to victims of crime by sheriffs, police departments,district attorneys, community supervision and corrections departments and parole offices.Programs and Interventions Reported on the MCSCR:This section applies to programs that page three of the MCSCR tracks. All programs fitting the programdescriptions below must be reported on the MCSCR, regardless of funding source.DCTELMDrug Courts: Drug Courts are a type of intensive supervision of defendants that consists of judicially-ledsubstance abuse treatment programs for those whose offense history or assessment indicates that they maybenefit from this option. It may be both pre- and post-adjudication.Electronic Monitoring: A tool/device used to monitor the absence or presence of individuals at a givenlocation, at a specified time. Electronic monitoring is typically used in conjunction with non-residentialsupervision programs to enhance supervision.- 96 ­