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Sequential Intercept Model
Basis for LA County’s re-imagining of the justice system & push
to more community-based, upstream prevention
Sequential Intercept Model
Basis for LA County’s re-imagining of the justice system
& push to more community-based, upstream prevention
Prevention Services
Intercept 00
Healthy Community
Reports & Infrastructure
What Is Intercept 00?
Intercept 00 encompasses community-based responses & support programs addressing or preventing the underlying problems that increase likelihood of justice system involvement: poor mental or physical health, homelessness, poverty, trauma, unemployment, and more.
What are the Solutions?
Solutions include government investment in robust community-based systems of care, social supports, housing and anti-poverty initiatives.
LA County Initiatives
Care First, Community Investment (aka “Measure J”)
Care First Community Investment (CFCI)
The Board of Supervisors has committed to advancing Care First, Jails Last and CFCI is a significant investment to achieve that vision. Click the link below to learn more about CFCI and view the approved Spending Plans for Years 1 and 2.
Prevention Services
Intercept 00
Healthy Community
Reports & Infrastructure
What Is Intercept 00?
Intercept 00 encompasses community-based responses & support programs addressing or preventing the underlying problems that increase likelihood of justice system involvement: poor mental or physical health, homelessness, poverty, trauma, unemployment, and more.
What are the Solutions?
Solutions include government investment in robust community-based systems of care, social supports, housing and anti-poverty initiatives.
LA County Initiatives
Care First, Community Investment (aka “Measure J”)
Care First Community Investment (CFCI)
The Board of Supervisors has committed to advancing Care First, Jails Last and CFCI is a significant investment to achieve that vision. Click the link below to learn more about CFCI and view the approved Spending Plans for Years 1 and 2.
What Is Intercept 0?
Intercept 0 is considered a gate-keeper to formal interaction with the criminal justice system and focuses on non-law enforcement (“pre-police”) interventions for people with mental health or substance use challenges before they are arrested.
The Goal
Here, the goal is to de-escalate behavioral crises and avoid a police response altogether, thereby preventing any collateral consequences of a police encounter, arrest, conviction and/or incarceration.
LA County Initiatives
Alternative Crisis Response (co-chair with Department of Mental Health)
Prevention Services
Intercept 0
Community Response
& Intervention
Prevention Services
Intercept 0
Community Response
& Intervention
What Is Intercept 0?
Intercept 0 is considered a gate-keeper to formal interaction with the criminal justice system and focuses on non-law enforcement (“pre-police”) interventions for people with mental health or substance use challenges before they are arrested.
The Goal
Here, the goal is to de-escalate behavioral crises and avoid a police response altogether, thereby preventing any collateral consequences of a police encounter, arrest, conviction and/or incarceration.
LA County Initiatives
Alternative Crisis Response (co-chair with Department of Mental Health)
Pretrial Services
Intercept 1
Law Enforcement
Contact Up to Arrest
What Is Intercept 1?
Intercept 1 is centered around police-led interventions at the “pre-arrest” stage that help individuals avoid the consequences of arrest and booking.
Diversion Programs
Diversion programs in this intercept empower law enforcement to avoid unnecessary arrests for low-level offenses and instead refer individuals to services.
Example LA County Initiatives (not exhaustive)
- Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion, aka LEAD (Office of Diversion & Reentry)
- LA Door (LA City Attorney)
- Homeless Liaison Program (Santa Monica PD)
Pretrial Services
Intercept 1
Law Enforcement
Contact Up to Arrest
What Is Intercept 1?
Intercept 1 is centered around police-led interventions at the “pre-arrest” stage that help individuals avoid the consequences of arrest and booking.
Diversion Programs
Diversion programs in this intercept empower law enforcement to avoid unnecessary arrests for low-level offenses and instead refer individuals to services.
LA County Initiatives (not exhaustive)
- Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion, aka LEAD (Office of Diversion & Reentry)
- LA Door (LA City Attorney)
- Homeless Liaison Program (Santa Monica PD)
What Is Intercept 2?
Intercept 2 focuses on prosecutor-led “post-arrest” diversion options, with prosecuting agencies offering the chance to postpone filing charges in exchange for individuals voluntarily completing a treatment program or fulfilling some other set of requirements.
Type of Diversion
This type of diversion is also described as “pre-filing”
(before the prosecutor files formal charges).
Prefiling Diversion (PFD)
ATI Prefiling Diversion Program diverts individuals detained for non-serious/non-violent misdemeanors and felonies to community supports, in lieu of criminal charges being filed (which could entail prosecution and jail time).
Pretrial Services
Intercept 2
Initial Detention
& Filing Decision
Pretrial Services
Intercept 2
Initial Detention
& Filing Decision
What Is Intercept 2?
Intercept 2 focuses on prosecutor-led “post-arrest” diversion options, with prosecuting agencies offering the chance to postpone filing charges in exchange for individuals voluntarily completing a treatment program or fulfilling some other set of requirements.
Type of Diversion
This type of diversion is also described as “pre-filing”
(before the prosecutor files formal charges).
Prefiling Diversion (PFD)
ATI Prefiling Diversion Program diverts individuals detained for non-serious/non-violent misdemeanors and felonies to community supports, in lieu of criminal charges being filed (which could entail prosecution and jail time).
Pretrial Services
Intercept 3
Jail Custody & Court Process
What Is Intercept 3?
If the prosecutor proceeds with the case and files charges, intervention now becomes a collaborative court-led effort at Intercept 3. Though the decision ultimately lies with the judicial officer, ideally the prosecution, defense and judge all agree to defer further proceedings “pre-trial” and allow individuals to avoid any further incarceration – in exchange for completing court-ordered treatment and/or obligations in 1 of 3 ways:
1) Pre-plea:
Pre-plea: without conviction (pleading guilty/no contest)
– with case dismissed upon successful completion of treatment.
2) Post-plea:
Post-plea: after conviction (pleading guilty/no contest)
– with plea then withdrawn & case dismissed upon finishing treatment
3) Alternative sentencing:
Alternative sentencing: after pleading guilty and being sentenced – with jail/prison suspended while completing the obligation/treatment; upon successful completion, any further jail or prison time is deleted from sentence and avoided.
Rapid Diversion Program (RDP)
Pre-plea diversion program targeting individuals with a mental health diagnosis or substance use disorder. Individuals in this program participate in programming, receive housing resources, and are case managed for a period of time recommended by the service provider and approved by the court. Cases are dismissed for individuals who successfully complete the program.
Pretrial Release/PREP Pilot
In response to the Board of Supervisors’ July 13, 2021 board motion, the ATI Office (now part of JCOD) has worked to enhance the Court’s Pretrial Release Evaluation Program (PREP) Pilotand to phase towards larger pretrial reform in JCOD – in particular, increasing service linkage for pretrial defendants. Working with justice partners and Project 180 – a service provider with significant pretrial experience, pretrial services in LA County is evolving to include:
- Needs-based assessments conducted upon request by defense counsel to better understand the individual’s substance use, mental health, and housing needs. This information is used to determine whether the individual is suitable for available housing.
- Dedicated pretrial housing, accommodating up to 30 individuals at a time – to immediately connect individuals to services upon approval from the judge. Individuals found suitable for such support are immediately transported to the housing site directly from jail.
- Proactive engagement with individuals and availability of immediate service linkage to the pretrial population under the PREP Program.
Pretrial Services
Intercept 3
Jail Custody & Court Process
What Is Intercept 3?
If the prosecutor proceeds with the case and files charges, intervention now becomes a collaborative court-led effort at Intercept 3. Though the decision ultimately lies with the judicial officer, ideally the prosecution, defense and judge all agree to defer further proceedings “pre-trial” and allow individuals to avoid any further incarceration – in exchange for completing court-ordered treatment and/or obligations in 1 of 3 ways:
1) Pre-plea:
Pre-plea: without conviction (pleading guilty/no contest)
– with case dismissed upon successful completion of treatment.
2) Post-plea:
Post-plea: after conviction (pleading guilty/no contest)
– with plea then withdrawn & case dismissed upon finishing treatment
3) Alternative sentencing:
Alternative sentencing: after pleading guilty and being sentenced – with jail/prison suspended while completing the obligation/treatment; upon successful completion, any further jail or prison time is deleted from sentence and avoided.
Rapid Diversion Program (RDP)
Pre-plea diversion program targeting individuals with a mental health diagnosis or substance use disorder. Individuals in this program participate in programming, receive housing resources, and are case managed for a period of time recommended by the service provider and approved by the court. Cases are dismissed for individuals who successfully complete the program.
Pretrial Release/PREP Pilot
In response to the Board of Supervisors’ July 13, 2021 board motion, the ATI Office (now part of JCOD) has worked to enhance the Court’s Pretrial Release Evaluation Program (PREP) Pilotand to phase towards larger pretrial reform in JCOD – in particular, increasing service linkage for pretrial defendants. Working with justice partners and Project 180 – a service provider with significant pretrial experience, pretrial services in LA County is evolving to include:
- Needs-based assessments conducted upon request by defense counsel to better understand the individual’s substance use, mental health, and housing needs. This information is used to determine whether the individual is suitable for available housing.
- Dedicated pretrial housing, accommodating up to 30 individuals at a time – to immediately connect individuals to services upon approval from the judge. Individuals found suitable for such support are immediately transported to the housing site directly from jail.
- Proactive engagement with individuals and availability of immediate service linkage to the pretrial population under the PREP Program.
What Is Intercept 4?
Intercept 4
Whether criminally convicted or not, if individuals are taken into custody, at some point they will be released back into society. Intercept 4 addresses the continuity of care between correctional facilities and community behavioral health providers as people return to their communities. It concludes when someone is linked to ongoing community supports.
LA County Initiatives (not exhaustive)
- Men’s Central Jail Closure & Effort to Divert Mental Health/SUD Segments
- Returning Home Well
Reentry Services
Intercept 4
Reentry Planning & Release
Reentry Services
Intercept 4
Reentry Planning & Release
What Is Intercept 4?
Intercept 4
Whether criminally convicted or not, if individuals are taken into custody, at some point they will be released back into society. Intercept 4 addresses the continuity of care between correctional facilities and community behavioral health providers as people return to their communities. It concludes when someone is linked to ongoing community supports.
LA County Initiatives (not exhaustive)
- Men’s Central Jail Closure & Effort to Divert Mental Health/SUD Segments
- Returning Home Well
Reentry Services
Intercept 5
Supervision in the Community
What Is Intercept 5?
Intercept 5
Intercept 5 focuses on the person’s continued and permanent access to resources, after the transition from jail or prison to the community. This encompasses probation and parole, including such practices as specialized behavioral health caseloads and the use of graduated responses as alternatives to technical violations for problematic behaviors that would traditionally result in jail time.
JCOD Reentry Programs
JCOD provides programming for justice-involved individuals to improve health outcomes, increase self-sufficiency, and reduce recidivism. We partner with community-based and County agencies to provide reentry services that are evidence and data-driven and based on the individual needs of the client. We also support community-based organizations to build their capacity to provide the most effective services and collaborates with County agencies to leverage resources to improve the systems serving the justice-involved population.
Want to see what our team is working on? Click on the tiles below to learn more about JCOD’s reentry programs, and listen to our Reentry team and service providers speak about the work we do:
Explore D.O.O.R.S Program
D.O.O.R.S. is an inclusive creative community of innovative resources for those impacted by the justice system.
Explore RICMS Program
R-ICMS seeks to improve the health and well-being of justice-involved individuals by providing case management…
Explore Reentry Workforce & Education Programs
Programs offer training and paid work experience in sectors that provide career pathway opportunities
Explore Reentry Housing
Learn more about housing programs offered to help support our returning citizens…
Explore POWR Program
The Reentry Division, in partnership with the LA County Probation Department, provides opportunities…
Explore YO! Program
In partnership with the Los Angeles County Probation Department, the Reentry Division has implemented YO!…
Explore LA Training Academy
Wildfire training and career assistance for those facing barriers to employment.
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A COMMUNITY HEALTHWORKER
Additional videos
Hear members of the JCOD team speak about the work they do…
Reentry Services
Intercept 5
Supervision in the Community
What Is Intercept 5?
Intercept 5
Intercept 5 focuses on the person’s continued and permanent access to resources, after the transition from jail or prison to the community. This encompasses probation and parole, including such practices as specialized behavioral health caseloads and the use of graduated responses as alternatives to technical violations for problematic behaviors that would traditionally result in jail time.
Explore D.O.O.R.S Program
D.O.O.R.S. is an inclusive creative community of innovative resources for those impacted by the justice system.
Explore RICMS Program
R-ICMS seeks to improve the health and well-being of justice-involved individuals by providing case management…
Explore Reentry Workforce & Education Programs
Programs offer training and paid work experience in sectors that provide career pathway opportunities
Explore Reentry Housing
Learn more about housing programs offered to help support our returning citizens…
Explore POWR Program
The Reentry Division, in partnership with the LA County Probation Department, provides opportunities…
Explore YO! Program
In partnership with the Los Angeles County Probation Department, the Reentry Division has implemented YO!…
Explore LA Training Academy
Wildfire training and career assistance for those facing barriers to employment.
Additional videos
Hear members of the JCOD team speak about the work they do…
Other Programs
Incubation Academy
The Los Angeles County Incubation Academy provides training, funding and technical assistance to new and existing community-based organizations, especially those who serve underrepresented and justice-involved people. Building the capacity of service providers is foundational to justice reform efforts countywide and the County’s vision of offering care-first alternatives and treatments to more people.
We are excited to announce the third cohort of our Incubation Academy. The organizations selected for this cohort are focused on services that help people reenter the community, and some organizations (shown in bold below) also provide housing for people exiting the justice system.
FOURTH INCUBATION ACADEMY COHORT (REENTRY SERVICES)
- 2nd Call
- Ascencia
- Alliance for Community Empowerment (ACE)
- Community Bridge Housing Corp.
- Fear for Breakfast
- Flintridge Center
- Changes the Faces of Homelessness
- Mikayla’s House of Hope
- Fresh Start Sober Living
- The Golden Path
- New Opportunities Organization
- Partnership for Reentry Program (PREP)
- Reclaim-Possibility
- Brothers Again Banging Youth (BABY)
- Defy Ventures
- Housing Advocates USA
- Impact Counseling Group
- Just Us 4 Youth
- Psyches of Color, Inc.
- Youth Incentive Programs Inc.
- Sunrise Community Outreach Center, Inc
- Timelist Group
- NoHo Home Alliance
- Joy Youth Services
- Pathways to Kinship
THIRD INCUBATION ACADEMY COHORT (REENTRY SERVICES)
- Dream Catchers
- Sistah Friends
- Community Reflections
- Vermont Village CDC
- Renaissance South LA Inc
- Haven Neighborhood
- Lyfe
- Los Angeles Metropolitan Churches
- Made New Foundation
- Advancing the Seed
- Doing More than Yesterday
- Free From Hardship
- Asian Americans for Housing and Environmental Justice
- Families Uniting Families
- Resilient Agency
- Ten Toes In
- Therapeutic Play Foundation
- Community Action League
- Open Paths Counseling
- New Reflections
- Brown’s Bridge Housing (FBG Group)
Second Incubation Academy Cohort (REENTRY SERVICES)
- 1st Home For U
- Fathers and Mothers Who Care
- Homies Unidos
- Kennedy Austin Foundation
- Leimert Food Distribution and Re-entry Collaborative / Huma House
- Paving The Way Foundation
- Pride In Truth
- The house of Inez
- Transformational Living Homes
- Women In Transition Re-Entry Project Inc.
- Mass Liberation
- Centro CHA Inc. (Long Beach Community Hispanic Association)
- Measure of Hearts Foundation
- South Central United
- The Reverence Project
- Uncle Dave’s housing
- Unite a Nation
- Mildrie’s Road Foundation Inc.
- Anchor of Hope International Ministries, Inc.
- Nehemiah Project LA
- Nanas & Pappas Nest LLC
- Olive Support Services
- Project Hope Ca Inc.
- Abundant Blessings
- Whole Systems Learning
- Life Builders Incorporated
Inaugural Incubation Academy Cohort
- The AMAAD Institute
- Anti-Recidivism Coalition
- Inglewood Wrapping Arms Around The Community
- T.D.D. Supportive Living, Inc.
- Tomorrows Options Todays Shelter Inc.
- Unseen Faces Foundation
- Reclaiming Americas Communities Through Empowerment (RACE)
- Fair Opportunity for Change, Inc.
- Raise A Village La
- Men Taking Over Reforming Society, Inc.
- Turning Point Alcohol And Drug Education Program, Inc
- MMBI / Moving Mountains by Illumination
- The Francisco Homes
- Dream Live Hope Foundation
- Sustainable Futures Project
- Color Us Purple, LLC (Transitional / Interim Housing)
- A Step to Freedom
- A Better You
- Positive Outlook Housing Corp.
- Grace Mercy and Hope
Additional (LISC) Resources:
- Presentation from LISC Listening Session #1 – April 21, 2021
- LISC LA Website: https://www.lisc.org/la-incubation-academy/
- LISC Stories: https://www.lisc.org/our-stories/story/justice-george-floyd/
- For direct inquiries about the Incubation Academy, contact LISC at: ATI@LISC.ORG
If you’re interested in participating in the Academy, click here to apply.
Incubation Academy
The Los Angeles County Incubation Academy provides training, funding and technical assistance to new and existing community-based organizations, especially those who serve underrepresented and justice-involved people. Building the capacity of service providers is foundational to justice reform efforts countywide and the County’s vision of offering care-first alternatives and treatments to more people.
Applications for the second cohort are now closed, but new applicants can still apply on a rolling basis for future cohorts.
THIRD INCUBATION ACADEMY COHORT (REENTRY SERVICES)
- Dream Catchers
- Sistah Friends
- Community Reflections
- Vermont Village CDC
- Renaissance South LA Inc
- Haven Neighborhood
- Lyfe
- Los Angeles Metropolitan Churches
- Made New Foundation
- Advancing the Seed
- Doing More than Yesterday
- Free From Hardship
- Asian Americans for Housing and Environmental Justice
- Families Uniting Families
- Resilient Agency
- Ten Toes In
- Therapeutic Play Foundation
- Community Action League
- Open Paths Counseling
- New Reflections
- Brown’s Bridge Housing (FBG Group)
Second Incubation Academy Cohort (REENTRY SERVICES)
- 1st Home For U
- Fathers and Mothers Who Care
- Homies Unidos
- Kennedy Austin Foundation
- Leimert Food Distribution and Re-entry Collaborative / Huma House
- Paving The Way Foundation
- Pride In Truth
- The house of Inez
- Transformational Living Homes
- Women In Transition Re-Entry Project Inc.
- Mass Liberation
- Centro CHA Inc. (Long Beach Community Hispanic Association)
- Measure of Hearts Foundation
- South Central United
- The Reverence Project
- Uncle Dave’s housing
- Unite a Nation
- Mildrie’s Road Foundation Inc.
- Anchor of Hope International Ministries, Inc.
- Nehemiah Project LA
- Nanas & Pappas Nest LLC
- Olive Support Services
- Project Hope Ca Inc.
- Abundant Blessings
- Whole Systems Learning
- Life Builders Incorporated
Inaugural Incubation Academy Cohort
- The AMAAD Institute
- Anti-Recidivism Coalition
- Inglewood Wrapping Arms Around The Community
- T.D.D. Supportive Living, Inc.
- Tomorrows Options Todays Shelter Inc.
- Unseen Faces Foundation
- Reclaiming Americas Communities Through Empowerment (RACE)
- Fair Opportunity for Change, Inc.
- Raise A Village La
- Men Taking Over Reforming Society, Inc.
- Turning Point Alcohol And Drug Education Program, Inc
- MMBI / Moving Mountains by Illumination
- The Francisco Homes
- Dream Live Hope Foundation
- Sustainable Futures Project
- Color Us Purple, LLC (Transitional / Interim Housing)
- A Step to Freedom
- A Better You
- Positive Outlook Housing Corp.
- Grace Mercy and Hope
Additional Resources:
- Presentation from LISC Listening Session #1 – April 21, 2021 https://www.lisc.org/los-angeles/
- LISC LA Website: https://www.lisc.org/la-incubation-academy/
- LISC Stories: https://www.lisc.org/our-stories/story/justice-george-floyd/
- For direct inquiries about the Incubation Academy, contact LISC at: ATI@LISC.ORG
If you’re interested in participating in the Academy, click here to apply.
Jail Closure Implementation Team
The Los Angeles County jails are filled with people struggling with homelessness, poverty, mental illness and addiction. The justice system is ill-equipped to respond to these human conditions, resulting in far too many people cycling in and out of jail, with no benefit to public safety—instead of getting the support they need to lead healthy and productive lives.
Guided by the Care First, Jail Last vision, the Jail Closure Implementation Team’s (JCIT) goal is to safely and methodically depopulate and eventually close Men’s Central Jail by expanding the continuum of care for individuals being diverted or released from jail, while ensuring public health and safety. This work relies on close collaboration with County departments, other Board initiatives, and vested community stakeholders.
Jail Closure Implementation Team
The Los Angeles County jails are filled with people struggling with homelessness, poverty, mental illness and addiction. The justice system is ill-equipped to respond to these human conditions, resulting in far too many people cycling in and out of jail, with no benefit to public safety—instead of getting the support they need to lead healthy and productive lives.
Guided by the Care First, Jail Last vision, the Jail Closure Implementation Team’s (JCIT) goal is to safely and methodically depopulate and eventually close Men’s Central Jail by expanding the continuum of care for individuals being diverted or released from jail, while ensuring public health and safety. This work relies on close collaboration with County departments, other Board initiatives, and vested community stakeholders.