The team then advises either the court or the releasing authority on the appropriate conditions to be included in supervision orders. The conditions usually include more contacts, more intense work with the identified offender and a condition of compliance with the project itself. The effort attempts to increase the amount of supervision and offer programs that are based on the principles of effective correctional practice. Included as part of the supervision is a constant screening of the offender by police criminal intelligence units. Enforcement is an essential element in the project and is aided by a fast-track return to court arrangement.
Noncompliance usually leads to a custodial sentence.
They were not operating a soft option, which might be construed by the public as letting offenders off lightly. Most community corrections agencies are trying to present their alternatives as not being soft on crime. More agencies are beginning to consider both successful completion of a community sanction and, when necessary, the apprehension of future criminal acts through enforcement of conditions that lead to technical violations as success. The project, according to Johnson and Tyson, is an effort to halt the criminal careers of specific offenders by gaining compliance with the conditions of probation and when offenders fail to comply, increasing custodial sanctions. Stafford noted that early results indicate success in achieving a reduction in re-offending.