Strong partnerships expand 

the Court Services and Offender 

Supervision Agency’s (CSOSA) 

capacity to effectively supervise 

individuals on probation, parole 

and supervised release in the 

District of Columbia. Since its 

inception, CSOSA has committed to creating community and 

criminal justice partnerships 

that provide the framework for 

instituting community-based 

programs that help reduce recidivism among offenders while 

increasing opportunities for 

them to become productive 

members of society.

 In November 1998, 

CSOSA formed its first 

Community Justice Partnership (CJP) with the 

Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in Police 

Service Area (PSA)704. 

Within the first year of 

the initiative, there was a 36 

percent reduction in Part I 

crime. 

 From October 2000—June 

2001, CSOSA trained approximately 3,200 uniformed officers at the MPD Training Academy on the benefits of collaboration between MPD and 

CSOSA. All new recruits receive 

this training. Also, CSOSA trains 

MPD investigators on how to 

take advantage of the partnership. 

 Through the CJPs, police officers and Community Supervision Officers (CSO) (formerly 

known as probation and parole 

officers) monitor probationers, 

parolees, and supervised releasees in the 

community and engage in comJuly 2004 Community Justice Partnerships 

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• CSOSA implemented its 

first Community Justice 

Partnership (CJP) in Police Service Area (PSA)

704 in 1998. 

• The result of CSOSA’s 

pilot CJP in PSA 704 

was a 36 percent reduction in part I crime 

within the first year. 

• CSOSA has formed Community Justice Partnerships with the Metropolitan Police Department 

(MPD) in all 44 Police 

Service Areas. 

• Police Officers and Community Supervision 

Officers (CSOs) conduct 

accountability tours to 

show offenders that they 

are working together to 

ensure compliance with 

conditions of release. 

• Community Justice Advisory Networks have been 

formed in all Police Districts (1-7) within the 

city. 

• In July 2004 CSOSA and 

the DC Housing Authority entered into an MOU 

to integrate the Housing 

Police into the CJP. 

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Intergovernmental and Public Affairs at (202) 220-5333. 

www.csosa.gov 

ensure compliance with 

conditions of release. 

 

 The confluence of CSOSA’s 

community-based supervision 

with MPD’s Policing for 

Prevention, a community policing 

strategy, provides swift 

interventions and timely 

responses to community 

concerns. CSOSA and MPD have 

established CJPs citywide in all 

44 PSA’s across MPD’s 7 police 

districts. 

 CSOSA and MPD staff have 

been working affirmatively to 

integrate crime prevention 

strategies. Police officers and 

CSOs assigned to the same PSA 

participate in information 

sharing. They also conduct 

Accountability Tours to raise the 

visibility of the CJP and to 

reinforce the message that CSOs 

and police officers are working 

together and sharing 

information. 

 

 PSA Teams further seek to 

prevent crime by hosting Mass 

Orientations, in which police and 

CSOs as well as staff from the 

United States Attorney’s Office 

meet with offenders recently 

ordered or released to 

community supervision. The 

orientation sessions emphasize 

the collaboration between the 

agencies and offer opportunities 

for reducing recidivisim. 

 Through the development of 

networks to help strengthen 

neighborhoods and prevent 

crime, CSOSA also identifies 

resources to help offenders 

reintegrate into the community. 

The goal is to increase 

opportunities for offenders to 

become productive, lawabiding members of their 

communities. 

 Community involvement is the 

key to our success. This is 

fostered through Community 

Justice Advisory Networks 

(CJANs). Through these 

networks, consisting of 

community members, 

faith-based 

organizations and 

business leaders, 

community resources 

are identified, crime 

prevention strategies 

are formulated and 

key public concerns 

are resolved in order to 

improve the quality of life in the 

community. 

 CSOSA has coordinated 

several promising initiatives 

through these community 

justice partnerships and 

networks, including 

employment opportunities for 

offenders, domestic violence 

workshops and community 

clean-ups that involve 

residents and offenders. 

 

 CSOSA is committed to 

establishing partnerships and 

networks with community 

stakeholders to achieve our 

common goal of creating a 

safer environment for the 

citizens of the District of 

Columbia.