Female Intervention Program (probation only)

The Female Intervention Program (FIP) consists of community-based probation services designed specifically for high-risk female offenders. FIP involves intensive face-to-face supervision and utilizes departmental and community resources, including community service restitution, family support services, substance abuse services, Life Skills, electronic monitoring, parent/child progress reviews, group participation in community events such as the S.H.A.R.E. Program (a federal prison program for women), and college field trips. FIP provides a more responsive approach to working with female offenders. In FIP a probation officer supervises 10 - 12 female probationers for a period of six to nine months. Program services are intended to assist female offenders and their families to build more functional and positive relationships, and experience personal growth and development while protecting the community and reducing recidivism.