With the implementation of MCJRP, the Multnomah County Department of Community Justice (DCJ) expanded its use of paid peer mentors for those receiving alcohol and drug treatment while on probation and post-prison supervision. By September 2015, approximately 30% of MCJRP clients had been paired with a professional mentor. The peer mentors are on staff at two community programs that contract with DCJ for substance abuse treatment and housing services: Bridges to Change and Volunteers of America Oregon. The Mentoring Study was developed and implemented from 2017 to 2019 to learn more about the:
impact of having a mentor on criminal justice outcomes (e.g., absconds, arrests, sanctions).
factors that impact the client-mentor relationship (e.g., mentors paired with housing vs. substance abuse treatment, responsivity matching between client and mentor).
value of providing mentor services to MCJRP clients.
lessons learned about the referral, implementation, and interagency collaboration process.
Click on the links in the sidebar to view the two-page project summary, and the full report. Use links below to read each of the MCJRP Mentors Study fact sheets.