Ex-offenders often encounter an atmosphere that discourages them from becoming productive citizens when released in the United States. Studies have shown that within three years of their release, 67.8 percent of ex-offenders are rearrested (Astrada 2018). With almost two million individuals jailed in the United States, recidivism damages both convicts’ dependents and the community as a whole (Anderson et al., 2018). This performance report highlights the areas of compliance and non-compliance for the Florida Re-Entry Subdivision against Recordgone’s mission to address the ex-offenders challenges. Recommendations are also made to improve on the specific areas of non-compliance. The primary intention is to improve the quality of life of ex-offenders by addressing some of the most common challenges ex-convicts face and highlighting the need for community awareness.
Performance Report for Florida Re-Entry Subdivision
The Florida Re-Entry Subdivision is already actively addressing some of the most significant needs of ex-offenders trying to reintegrate into society. The services offered mainly reflect on the organization’s observation that ex-offenders need support as they encounter a range of obstacles upon their release from jail. From a general perspective, the support provided is relevant, considering that individuals with criminal histories often have difficulty finding work and housing (Astrada & Nery, 2021). This report registers that Florida Re-Entry Subdivision provides valuable programs and resources for former offenders in Florida as per the organization’s mission.
Areas of Compliance with Organization’s Mission
For instance, the programs comply with the mission to be a dynamic law firm that provides exceptional value and a place where people love to be. The organization has set its goals to provide the best customer service, offer the lowest prices, and provide ways to grow (Brewer 2019). Currently, the Florida Re-Entry Subdivision includes a list of options available to ex-offenders in Florida to reintegrate into society. The organization helps ex-offenders to obtain employment housing and develop work skills. Such guidance is necessary for providing the victims with relevant customer service support and ways to grow as constructive community members.
The Florida Re-Entry Subdivision has also made significant efforts in creating supportive relationships that inspire trust and confidence. The organization provides steps towards linking ex-offenders with support institutions such as Careersource Central Florida, Abe Brown Ministry, and Pinellas County Ex-Offender Re-Entry Coalition as helpful (Mardis et al. 2019). Such intervention will likely inspire trust and confidence among ex-offenders vulnerable to extortion. The Florida Re-Entry Subdivision is making deliberate efforts towards realizing the organization’s mission.
Areas of Noncompliance with Organization’s Mission
However, there are areas of non-compliance that limit the overall effectiveness in achieving the set objectives within the organization. For instance, The Florida Re-Entry Subdivision fails to provide reliable avenues for challenging the paradigm. Part of the organization’s mission is to do things differently and never stop improving on the services offered to the ex-offenders trying to re-enter society (Favors 2018). The Florida Re-Entry Subdivision does not address the plight of the ex-offenders re-entering society aggressively through legislative propositions and advocacy campaigns. Although PrisonTalk attempts to collect the views and experiences of ex-offenders on access to opportunities, the platform does not make any linkages to structured debate that can trigger legislative interventions.
The Florida Re-Entry Subdivision also fails to commit to the organization’s mission to offer comprehensive broad-based services that are responsive to changing legal landscape. The provided services fail to measure up to the standards of dynamism considering the narrow scope of solutions offered within its directory. Today, there is a growing demand for policing reforms in the United States (Cohen 2021). The reforms seek to address police crime and a lack of professionalism contributing to ex-offenders victimization. There is also a growing concern of racial bias against African Americans and Mexican Americans.
Recommendations to Improve the Organization’s Performance
The Florida Re-Entry Subdivision should support the course of the rights activists by providing platforms for structured negotiations that can engage the legislative wing of the government. Such interventions would ensure that the stakeholders commit to the organization’s mission to advocate for human rights. The Florida Re-Entry Subdivision should also consider providing ex-offenders platforms to directly address their concerns on policing reforms in the United States.
Proposed Implementation Strategies
In the short term, The Florida Re-Entry Subdivision should help educate the ex-offenders on their role as ex-convicts in police reform campaigns. The support structures should also advocate for an avenue for channeling grievances on discrimination. The victims of police brutality should understand that, in essence, police powers are supposed to safeguard citizens’ fundamental liberties and rights. In the long run, The Florida Re-Entry Subdivision should consider documenting post-conflict scenarios and instances where police officers commit grave human rights breaches they are sworn to protect. The Florida Re-Entry Subdivision should also consider seeking funding support of not less than a million dollars and access a team of lawyers and forensic experts to help in the professional management of cases.
Conclusion
The most common causes of impediments among ex-offenders trying to re-enter society include bias in housing and employment. The Florida Re-Entry Subdivision is making significant efforts towards addressing some of the challenges. The links to support institutions such as Careersource Central Florida, Abe Brown Ministry, and Project 180 provide ex-offenders with essential insights on survival skills. Such interventions adequately address the organization’s mission to be a dynamic law firm that offers exceptional value. However, there are areas of non-compliance, including failure to provide a dynamic scope of support services and little efforts towards advocacy campaigns on policing reforms. Therefore, it is recommended that The Florida Re-Entry Subdivision consider making arrangements for structured engagement with the legislature to address police training on human rights.
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