The goal of the program is to provide rehabilitation alternatives to the Court on behalf of the participants. Those who are accepted by the court are on probation, under the supervision of a probation officer. They must fulfill the conditions of probation, such as attending drug treatment and participating in vocational training to stay out of prison. Others may have other abuse problems such as gambling. Almost all require some form of treatment to live in society in an acceptable and law-abiding way.
Most crimes are property-related such as Burglary, robbery, and drug possession and sales.
The program looks for those who have been convicted of a crime who have motivation, empathy, or concern for the victims and recognition of the wrongfulness of the crime. The staff prepares a defense-based sentencing report which is submitted to the court before sentencing. This report includes relevant information about the defendant and describes the proposed recommendations. Clients must be referred to Client Specific Planning by their defense attorneys at time of plea or conviction through trial. Clients referred to CSP must be facing an incarceration sentence of at least 90 days.