Structure Wisconsin Correctional Service is organized like virtually any other contract service provider, with administration, counselors, and staff, and is a nonprofit organization. Virtually all families complete the program, even though some may continue to have problems in greater degree than others. Courts are the primary referral source. Parents, schools, and self referrals are secondary sources. Kenosha County, Wisconsin, is the program's service area.
Staff consists of one director, four counselors, and two staff personnel.
PACT uses the number of juveniles who are not placed out of the home as a measure of cost-effectiveness. This figure varies each year, but according to Director Manuel Phillip, comparing the number of families that remain together and the number of juveniles who are not placed outside the home provides a tangible number that can be considered a cost savings to the county. The nonmonetary benefits of PACT may be more significant than the monetary benefits. Evaluation PACT is evaluated annually by the Wisconsin Department of Human Services, not only for contract compliance, but for service effectiveness. Replication Mr. Phillip reported that it took about one year to put the pieces of the PACT Program together.