SANTA ANA, CA- (April 29th, 2025)- The Orange County Probation Department (OC Probation) is pleased to announce the significant decline of re-conviction rates of Day Reporting Center (DRCs) program participants.
In 2012, OC Probation opened a DRC in the city of Santa Ana. After a few successful years, a second DRC opened in Westminster in 2017 to serve a larger population in the county. Both DRCs are operated by The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO), who is committed to providing leading, evidence-based rehabilitation programs to individuals while in-custody and post-release into the community.
In data provided by GEO, OC Probation found a positive trend in reduced re-conviction rates between 2014 and 2021 for the individuals who completed the program. Essentially, individuals who successfully completed the DRC programs had a marked decline in their chances of reoffending. This stands as a true testament to OC Probation’s focus on rehabilitation guided by EBP. Additionally, data revealed indicators that OC Probation’s DRCs work. Participants who completed the DRC program had a re-conviction rate of 13%, which dropped to just 3% by 2021. In contrast, those who started the program, but didn’t finish had a re-conviction rate of 42% in 2014, which decreased to 13% in 2021. Finally, participants with a neutral discharge in 2014 had a 32% re-conviction rate, but this dropped to 6% by 2021.
The significant decrease in re-conviction rates for offenders at the DRCs demonstrates the
effectiveness of EBP in supporting offenders to turn their lives around.
