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What is NYC AC § 9-204?

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This section mandates the Department of Probation to evaluate and report on the effectiveness of its programs. By specified deadlines, the department must submit summaries to the mayor and council, detailing funding, individuals served, services provided, and recidivism rates. Applies to the Department of Probation's program evaluations.

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§ 9-204 Probation programming report.

AC § 9-204

The department of probation shall evaluate the effectiveness of each program operated by the department. By January 30, 2026, and no later than June 30 and January 30 thereafter, the department shall submit a summary of each evaluation to the mayor and the council, and post such summary to the department’s website. This summary shall include criteria determined by the department, which shall include, but not be limited to, information related to the following for each such program: (i) the amount of funding received; (ii) the number of individuals served; (iii) a brief description of the services provided, including a program’s length, requirements, and target populations, where applicable; and (iv) recidivism and compliance rates, if applicable, provided that such summary may calculate recidivism without using data for participants who only participated in such programming for a minimal period of time, where such period of time is identified in such summary. (L.L. 2016/089, 8/3/2016, eff. 8/3/2016; Am. L.L. 2025/042, 4/11/2025, eff. 4/11/2025)

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