Assignment: Comparison of Forensic Settings
Department of Social Work, Walden University
SOCW 6511: Treatment of Forensic
15:06:37 GMT -05:00
, Two Forensic
Settings
1. The Berkeley Day Report Center
2. The Children's Home Society of West Virginia
Similarities and
Differences
The Berkeley Day Report Center (DRC) is a treatment option to imprisonment for nonviolent
offenders whose substance use challenges have led to legal involvement. Supervision and treatment
services provided by the BDRC will accomplish two goals: 1) To provide much needed substance abuse
treatment and drug screening which is not available in the Eastern Regional Jail to appropriate offenders
2) To reduce taxpayer cost associated with incarceration(Berkeley Day Report Center, 2021). The cost to
incarcerate an offender in the Eastern Regional Jail is $1500/month(Berkeley Day Report Center, 2021).
The cost to place an offender in treatment at the BDRC is $475/mo (Berkeley Day Report Center, 2021).
The goals are to effectively supervise and treat medium and high-risk offenders by addressing identified
criminogenic needs and to ensure coordination and continuity of clinical care. The desired outcomes for
participants are to satisfy all court obligations, address maladaptive behaviors, obtain employment and/or
job readiness skills, and to reduce the individual’s risk to reoffend by addressing criminal thinking and
improving decision making abilities (Berkeley Day Report Center, 2021).
The Children's Home Society (CHS) of West Virginia is a non-profit child welfare group that
offers comprehensive social casework, behavioral health, advocacy services, and child welfare services.
Each year the Society provided services to over 15,000 children and families from thirteen primary
locations throughout the state (Children’s Home Society of West Virginia, 2021). They work with
adoption, foster care, unplanned pregnancy options, early childhood learning & family support classes
(Children’s Home Society of West Virginia, 2021). It is a full spectrum of programs and services includes
working with the
Department of Social Work, Walden University
SOCW 6511: Treatment of Forensic
15:06:37 GMT -05:00
, Two Forensic
Settings
1. The Berkeley Day Report Center
2. The Children's Home Society of West Virginia
Similarities and
Differences
The Berkeley Day Report Center (DRC) is a treatment option to imprisonment for nonviolent
offenders whose substance use challenges have led to legal involvement. Supervision and treatment
services provided by the BDRC will accomplish two goals: 1) To provide much needed substance abuse
treatment and drug screening which is not available in the Eastern Regional Jail to appropriate offenders
2) To reduce taxpayer cost associated with incarceration(Berkeley Day Report Center, 2021). The cost to
incarcerate an offender in the Eastern Regional Jail is $1500/month(Berkeley Day Report Center, 2021).
The cost to place an offender in treatment at the BDRC is $475/mo (Berkeley Day Report Center, 2021).
The goals are to effectively supervise and treat medium and high-risk offenders by addressing identified
criminogenic needs and to ensure coordination and continuity of clinical care. The desired outcomes for
participants are to satisfy all court obligations, address maladaptive behaviors, obtain employment and/or
job readiness skills, and to reduce the individual’s risk to reoffend by addressing criminal thinking and
improving decision making abilities (Berkeley Day Report Center, 2021).
The Children's Home Society (CHS) of West Virginia is a non-profit child welfare group that
offers comprehensive social casework, behavioral health, advocacy services, and child welfare services.
Each year the Society provided services to over 15,000 children and families from thirteen primary
locations throughout the state (Children’s Home Society of West Virginia, 2021). They work with
adoption, foster care, unplanned pregnancy options, early childhood learning & family support classes
(Children’s Home Society of West Virginia, 2021). It is a full spectrum of programs and services includes
working with the
