OFFENDER AID AND RESTORATION OF

THE PURPOSE OF THE OAR-JEFFERSON AREA COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PROGRAM IS TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ARRESTED, IMPRISONED OR RELEASED FROM INCARCERATION TO GAIN AND RETAIN SELF-RESPECTING, SELF-SUSTAINING AND CRIME-FREE LIFESTYLES. SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O.TO FURTHER THIS PURPOSE, THE AGENCY SHALL ENDEAVOR:-TO REDUCE THE RATE OF INCARCERATION, ESPECIALLY FOR NON-VIOLENT CRIMES, WHENEVER CONSTRUCTIVE ALTERNATIVES ARE POSSIBLE; -TO ENCOURAGE OFFENDERS TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILY AND THE COMMUNITY AND TO RECOMPENSE VICTIMS AND SOCIETY;-TO REDUCE THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF INCARCERATION AND PROVIDE PRISONERS AND THEIR FAMILIES OPPORTUNITIES FOR POSITIVE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT;-TO SUPPORT THE OFFENDER'S TRANSITION FROM INCARCERATION TO A SELF-SUFFICIENT, CRIME-FREE LIFE; AND-TO INFORM THE PUBLIC AND PROMOTE ITS SUPPORT OF A MORE EFFECTIVE AND COMPASSIONATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.