Deb Gruver has an article in today’s paper which highlights some causes for probation failure in Kansas. While the article does mention unemployment as a leading cause, Ms. Gruver dedicates the majority of her article to Community Corrections funding and the possibility of using assessments to judge whether or not probation is appropriate.
GC thanks Ms. Gruver for putting the spotlight on this issue; however, the root causes for recidivism are not discussed. I have emailed Ms. Gruver in hopes of opening a dialog that will benefit probationers and our community as a whole.
I encourage my readers to comment on the article, which can be found here. Reduction Sought in Probation Failure Rate
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