1 00:00:00,500 --> 00:00:01,134 >> Sreenivasan: THERE ARE 2 00:00:01,134 --> 00:00:03,536 APPROXIMATELY 4.5 MILLION 3 00:00:03,536 --> 00:00:05,438 AMERICANS ON PROBATION OR 4 00:00:05,438 --> 00:00:06,272 PAROLE. 5 00:00:06,272 --> 00:00:07,574 THAT'’’S NEARLY FOUR TIMES WHAT IT 6 00:00:07,574 --> 00:00:09,175 WAS IN 1980. 7 00:00:09,175 --> 00:00:10,944 BUT HOW EFFECTIVE IS THE SYSTEM 8 00:00:10,944 --> 00:00:11,978 AT KEEPING PEOPLE FROM 9 00:00:11,978 --> 00:00:14,080 REOFFENDING AND ENDING UP BACK 10 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:15,315 BEHIND BARS? 11 00:00:15,315 --> 00:00:16,850 FOR THE PAST DECADE, ARIZONA'’’S 12 00:00:16,850 --> 00:00:18,785 ADULT PROBATION DEPARTMENT HAD 13 00:00:18,785 --> 00:00:20,353 BEEN QUIETLY CHANGING THE WAY IT 14 00:00:20,353 --> 00:00:22,288 DOES BUSINESS, ENGAGING WITH 15 00:00:22,288 --> 00:00:24,557 OFFENDERS IN SURPRISING WAYS. 16 00:00:24,557 --> 00:00:26,259 AND THE APPROACHES ARE YIELDING 17 00:00:26,259 --> 00:00:26,993 RESULTS. 18 00:00:26,993 --> 00:00:29,129 NEWSHOUR WEEKEND'’’S CHRISTOPHER 19 00:00:27,994 --> 00:00:30,663 BOOKER REPORTS. 20 00:00:30,663 --> 00:00:31,965 >> ( \LAUGHS \) 21 00:00:31,965 --> 00:00:32,766 >> Reporter: WATCHING DOUGLAS 22 00:00:32,766 --> 00:00:34,167 MINKNER WITH HIS SEVEN-MONTH-OLD 23 00:00:34,167 --> 00:00:36,169 SON MAKES IT HARD TO PICTURE HIS 24 00:00:36,169 --> 00:00:37,303 PAST. 25 00:00:37,303 --> 00:00:40,140 >> ARE YOU READY FOR SOME MORE? 26 00:00:40,140 --> 00:00:41,007 I STARTED SMOKING HEAVY IN 27 00:00:41,007 --> 00:00:41,574 SEVENTH GRADE. 28 00:00:41,574 --> 00:00:42,842 I MEAN, EVERY SINGLE DAY, I WAS 29 00:00:42,842 --> 00:00:44,411 GOING TO CLASS HIGH. 30 00:00:44,411 --> 00:00:45,178 >> Reporter: THE SON OF A POLICE 31 00:00:45,178 --> 00:00:46,746 OFFICER, MINKNER HAS A LONG 32 00:00:46,746 --> 00:00:48,448 TRACK RECORD WITH ADDICTION. 33 00:00:48,448 --> 00:00:49,482 HIS DRUG USE STARTED WITH 34 00:00:49,482 --> 00:00:51,284 MARIJUANA IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 35 00:00:51,284 --> 00:00:52,819 THEN CAME ECSTASY AND COCAINE AS 36 00:00:52,819 --> 00:00:54,254 A HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN, AND 37 00:00:54,254 --> 00:00:55,588 FINALLY CRYSTAL METHAMPHETAMINE 38 00:00:55,588 --> 00:00:56,823 AND HEROIN. 39 00:00:56,823 --> 00:00:57,757 >> I JUST DIDN'’’T WANT TO STOP. 40 00:00:57,757 --> 00:00:59,426 I WANTED TO DO THAT EVERY SINGLE 41 00:00:59,426 --> 00:01:00,660 DAY OF MY LIFE. 42 00:01:00,660 --> 00:01:02,762 THAT'’’S WHERE MY TROUBLE BEGAN. 43 00:01:02,762 --> 00:01:03,563 >> Reporter: AND THE TROUBLE WAS 44 00:01:03,563 --> 00:01:05,165 CRIMINAL, INCLUDING BREAKING- 45 00:01:05,165 --> 00:01:06,800 AND-ENTERING, BURGLARY AND 46 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:08,201 NARCOTICS POSSESSION. 47 00:01:08,201 --> 00:01:09,736 RACKING UP NINE FELONIES BY THE 48 00:01:09,736 --> 00:01:11,571 TIME HE WAS 20, HE SPENT MOST OF 49 00:01:11,571 --> 00:01:13,406 HIS DAYS EITHER BEHIND BARS OR 50 00:01:13,406 --> 00:01:14,507 ON PROBATION. 51 00:01:14,507 --> 00:01:15,708 >> BACK WHEN I WAS YOUNGER ON 52 00:01:15,708 --> 00:01:17,143 PROBATION, WHEN I WAS IN HIGH 53 00:01:17,143 --> 00:01:19,012 SCHOOL, IT WAS JUST ES... 54 00:01:19,012 --> 00:01:20,480 ESSENTIALLY, "DID HE TEST TODAY? 55 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:22,282 DID HE COLLECT... TEST CLEAN? 56 00:01:22,282 --> 00:01:23,116 DID HE DO HIS COMMUNITY 57 00:01:23,116 --> 00:01:23,983 SERVICE?" 58 00:01:23,983 --> 00:01:24,951 THAT'’’S IT. 59 00:01:24,951 --> 00:01:26,920 AND IT WAS ALMOST JUST LIKE A... 60 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,456 A NAGGING PARENT, WHERE SOMEBODY 61 00:01:29,456 --> 00:01:31,091 WAS JUST LIKE, "HEY, YOU KNOW 62 00:01:31,091 --> 00:01:31,825 WHAT YOU'’’RE SUPPOSED TO BE 63 00:01:31,825 --> 00:01:32,592 DOING. 64 00:01:32,592 --> 00:01:33,993 WHY AREN'’’T YOU DOING IT? 65 00:01:33,993 --> 00:01:35,328 OKAY, YOU'’’RE NOT GOING TO DO IT? 66 00:01:35,328 --> 00:01:36,162 JAIL." 67 00:01:36,162 --> 00:01:37,063 >> HOW ARE YOU DOING? 68 00:01:37,063 --> 00:01:37,864 THAT'’’S OKAY! 69 00:01:37,864 --> 00:01:38,498 >> Reporter: BUT RECENTLY, 70 00:01:38,498 --> 00:01:39,732 THINGS HAVE IMPROVED. 71 00:01:39,732 --> 00:01:40,934 HE JUST CELEBRATED ONE YEAR 72 00:01:40,934 --> 00:01:41,968 SOBER. 73 00:01:41,968 --> 00:01:43,269 THE PERSON HE CREDITS IS HIS 74 00:01:43,269 --> 00:01:45,572 PROBATION OFFICER, KELLI WATSON. 75 00:01:45,572 --> 00:01:47,340 >> ADDICTION IS DIFFICULT TO 76 00:01:47,340 --> 00:01:48,274 DEAL WITH. 77 00:01:48,274 --> 00:01:50,577 IF YOU LOCK THEM AWAY, THEY MAY 78 00:01:50,577 --> 00:01:52,178 BE SOBER FOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME 79 00:01:52,178 --> 00:01:54,114 THEY'’’RE LOCKED AWAY. 80 00:01:54,114 --> 00:01:56,783 BUT AS SOON AS THEY GET OUT, 81 00:01:56,783 --> 00:01:57,584 THEY COME RIGHT BACK TO WHERE 82 00:01:57,584 --> 00:01:58,418 THEY ARE. 83 00:01:58,418 --> 00:01:59,886 NOW, I TRY AND FIND A GOOD 84 00:01:59,886 --> 00:02:02,388 BALANCE BETWEEN HOLDING THEM 85 00:02:02,388 --> 00:02:03,523 ACCOUNTABLE BUT ALSO 86 00:02:03,523 --> 00:02:04,591 UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'’’RE ALL 87 00:02:04,591 --> 00:02:05,825 HUMAN BEINGS. 88 00:02:05,825 --> 00:02:06,593 >> Reporter: BECAUSE ARIZONA 89 00:02:06,593 --> 00:02:08,061 CONSIDERS MINKNER A HIGH-RISK 90 00:02:08,061 --> 00:02:09,929 INDIVIDUAL, WATSON SUPERVISES 91 00:02:09,929 --> 00:02:11,431 HIM UNDER WHAT THE STATE CALLS 92 00:02:11,431 --> 00:02:13,199 INTENSIVE PROBATION SUPERVISION, 93 00:02:13,199 --> 00:02:14,734 OR I.P.S. 94 00:02:14,734 --> 00:02:15,835 IT'’’S PART OF AN INNOVATIVE 95 00:02:15,835 --> 00:02:17,103 OVERHAUL OF THE SYSTEM THAT 96 00:02:17,103 --> 00:02:18,338 INVOLVES FITTING THE RIGHT KIND 97 00:02:18,338 --> 00:02:19,472 OF PROBATION TO THE RIGHT 98 00:02:19,472 --> 00:02:20,140 PERSON. 99 00:02:20,140 --> 00:02:21,875 >> YOU CAN STOP THERE, DOUGLAS. 100 00:02:21,875 --> 00:02:22,942 ALL ARE ZEROS, SO THANKS SO 101 00:02:22,942 --> 00:02:23,610 MUCH. 102 00:02:23,610 --> 00:02:24,844 NEGATIVE FOR ALCOHOL. 103 00:02:24,844 --> 00:02:26,112 >> OBVIOUSLY, PROBATION ISN'’’T 104 00:02:26,112 --> 00:02:27,380 SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT TO BE 105 00:02:27,380 --> 00:02:27,914 ON. 106 00:02:27,914 --> 00:02:28,648 IT'’’S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU 107 00:02:28,648 --> 00:02:30,416 ENJOY BEING ON. 108 00:02:30,416 --> 00:02:31,050 >> Reporter: I.P.S. MEANS 109 00:02:31,050 --> 00:02:31,985 MINKNER LIVES UNDER HOUSE 110 00:02:31,985 --> 00:02:32,719 ARREST. 111 00:02:32,719 --> 00:02:34,053 WATSON MUST APPROVE EVERY HOUR 112 00:02:34,053 --> 00:02:34,954 OF HIS DAY. 113 00:02:34,954 --> 00:02:36,156 THAT INCLUDES TREATMENT, GROUP 114 00:02:36,156 --> 00:02:38,191 THERAPY, HIS WORK SCHEDULE, EVEN 115 00:02:38,191 --> 00:02:39,959 TIME JUST WATCHING HIS SON. 116 00:02:39,959 --> 00:02:41,027 IF HE RUNS OUT OF DIAPERS AND 117 00:02:41,027 --> 00:02:42,395 NEEDS TO GO TO THE STORE, HE 118 00:02:42,395 --> 00:02:44,497 MUST ASK WATSON FOR PERMISSION. 119 00:02:44,497 --> 00:02:46,266 HAD YOU BEEN ON PROBATION IN THE 120 00:02:46,266 --> 00:02:48,001 WAY YOU'’’RE ON PROBATION NOW AS A 121 00:02:48,001 --> 00:02:49,702 YOUNG PERSON, YOUR PATH MAY HAVE 122 00:02:49,702 --> 00:02:50,970 GONE IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION? 123 00:02:50,970 --> 00:02:51,971 >> ABSOLUTELY. 124 00:02:51,971 --> 00:02:53,940 110%, IN MY OPINION. 125 00:02:53,940 --> 00:02:54,641 I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN THE HELP 126 00:02:54,641 --> 00:02:55,675 THAT I NEEDED. 127 00:02:55,675 --> 00:02:56,476 I WOULD'’’VE HAD A POSITIVE 128 00:02:56,476 --> 00:02:58,711 RELATIONSHIP WITH AN ACTUAL 129 00:02:58,711 --> 00:03:00,380 PUBLIC FIGURE THAT IS WANTING TO 130 00:03:00,380 --> 00:03:01,748 MAKE A CHANGE AND A DIFFERENCE 131 00:03:01,748 --> 00:03:03,249 IN PEOPLES'’’ LIVES. 132 00:03:03,249 --> 00:03:04,484 AND WHO KNOWS WHERE THAT WOULD 133 00:03:04,484 --> 00:03:05,919 HAVE ACTUALLY LED ME? 134 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:06,753 ONE YEAR SOBER. 135 00:03:06,753 --> 00:03:08,188 >> THAT'’’S A HUGE MOMENT. 136 00:03:08,188 --> 00:03:08,955 THAT'’’S A LONG TIME, DOUGLAS. 137 00:03:08,955 --> 00:03:09,822 >> IT'’’S THE LONGEST I'’’VE PULLED 138 00:03:09,822 --> 00:03:11,691 IN ALL 26 YEARS OF THIS LIFE OF 139 00:03:11,691 --> 00:03:12,158 MINE. 140 00:03:12,158 --> 00:03:13,159 ( \LAUGHS \) 141 00:03:13,159 --> 00:03:14,227 PLUS, HAVING YOU GUYS ON MY 142 00:03:14,227 --> 00:03:15,395 SIDE, AS WELL. 143 00:03:15,395 --> 00:03:16,462 YOU KNOW, DOING THESE CHECK-INS 144 00:03:16,462 --> 00:03:17,330 AT FIRST, I'’’VE GOT TO ADMIT, 145 00:03:17,330 --> 00:03:18,598 THEY WERE REALLY KIND OF LIKE A 146 00:03:18,598 --> 00:03:19,332 PAIN. 147 00:03:19,332 --> 00:03:20,466 LIKE, "AH, HERE THEY ARE AGAIN 148 00:03:20,466 --> 00:03:21,000 AT MY DOOR!" 149 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:22,135 BUT, I MEAN, IT'’’S... IT'S 150 00:03:22,135 --> 00:03:22,969 DIFFERENT NOW. 151 00:03:22,969 --> 00:03:23,770 >> Reporter: HOW DO YOU VIEW 152 00:03:23,770 --> 00:03:24,237 KELLY? 153 00:03:24,237 --> 00:03:25,505 WHO IS SHE TO YOU? 154 00:03:25,505 --> 00:03:26,573 >> SO, KELLY, TO ME, I WOULD 155 00:03:26,573 --> 00:03:27,974 HONESTLY SAY, IS SOMEBODY THAT I 156 00:03:27,974 --> 00:03:30,109 CAN GO TO IF I NEED HELP, IF I'’’M 157 00:03:30,109 --> 00:03:31,578 STRUGGLING AND SHE HAS THE 158 00:03:31,578 --> 00:03:33,580 RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO GIVE TO 159 00:03:33,580 --> 00:03:35,515 ME SO I CAN GET MY PROBLEM 160 00:03:35,515 --> 00:03:36,649 RESOLVED. 161 00:03:36,649 --> 00:03:37,350 >> Reporter: THE NATURE OF THE 162 00:03:37,350 --> 00:03:38,651 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MINKNER AND 163 00:03:38,651 --> 00:03:39,919 OFFICER WATSON IS NOT 164 00:03:39,919 --> 00:03:41,221 ACCIDENTAL. 165 00:03:41,221 --> 00:03:42,488 RATHER, IT'’’S A REFLECTION OF A 166 00:03:42,488 --> 00:03:44,290 RADICAL RETOOLING OF ARIZONA'’’S 167 00:03:44,290 --> 00:03:45,692 ADULT PROBATION DEPARTMENT THAT 168 00:03:45,692 --> 00:03:47,026 WAS ROLLED OUT STATEWIDE IN 169 00:03:47,026 --> 00:03:48,528 2008. 170 00:03:48,528 --> 00:03:50,597 BETWEEN 2008 AND 2016, THERE WAS 171 00:03:50,597 --> 00:03:52,365 A 29% DECLINE IN PROBATION 172 00:03:52,365 --> 00:03:55,034 VIOLATIONS AND A 21% DECLINE IN 173 00:03:55,034 --> 00:03:56,903 ARRESTS OF PEOPLE ON PROBATION. 174 00:03:56,903 --> 00:03:58,137 THAT TRANSLATES TO FEWER PEOPLE 175 00:03:58,137 --> 00:03:59,439 BEHIND BARS. 176 00:03:59,439 --> 00:04:00,506 AND BECAUSE IT COSTS JUST OVER 177 00:04:00,506 --> 00:04:02,642 $66 PER DAY TO KEEP SOMEONE IN 178 00:04:02,642 --> 00:04:05,311 PRISON, AND LESS THAN $22 A DAY 179 00:04:05,311 --> 00:04:06,946 TO PUT THEM ON PROBATION, 180 00:04:06,946 --> 00:04:08,414 ARIZONA SAYS IT HAS SAVED MORE 181 00:04:08,414 --> 00:04:12,018 THAN $461 MILLION SINCE 2009. 182 00:04:12,018 --> 00:04:13,853 >> THE EASIEST WAY TO EXPLAIN IT 183 00:04:13,853 --> 00:04:15,555 IS, WE WEREN'’’T BEING VERY 184 00:04:15,555 --> 00:04:16,389 SUCCESSFUL. 185 00:04:16,389 --> 00:04:17,090 >> Reporter: BARBARA BRODERICK 186 00:04:17,090 --> 00:04:18,458 HAS BEEN SPEARHEADING ARIZONA'’’S 187 00:04:18,458 --> 00:04:19,993 CHANGES IN ADULT PROBATION SINCE 188 00:04:19,993 --> 00:04:21,160 2004. 189 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:22,629 >> PEOPLE WEREN'’’T CHANGING, THEY 190 00:04:22,629 --> 00:04:23,796 WEREN'’’T SUCCEEDING, THEY WERE 191 00:04:23,796 --> 00:04:25,431 FAILING AT A GREAT RATE. 192 00:04:25,431 --> 00:04:26,699 AND SITTING DOWN WITH OFFICERS, 193 00:04:26,699 --> 00:04:28,401 PEOPLE WERE GETTING KIND OF... 194 00:04:28,401 --> 00:04:29,269 "WE'’’RE HITTING OUR HEAD AGAINST 195 00:04:29,269 --> 00:04:29,836 THE WALL. 196 00:04:29,836 --> 00:04:31,838 WHAT CAN WE DO DIFFERENTLY THAT 197 00:04:31,838 --> 00:04:32,805 WOULD REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE 198 00:04:32,805 --> 00:04:34,407 IN PEOPLE'’’S LIVES?" 199 00:04:34,407 --> 00:04:35,508 >> Reporter: THEY BEGAN, SAYS 200 00:04:35,508 --> 00:04:37,143 BRODERICK, BY PERSONALIZING 201 00:04:37,143 --> 00:04:38,144 THEIR DEALINGS WITH EACH 202 00:04:38,144 --> 00:04:38,911 PROBATIONER... 203 00:04:38,911 --> 00:04:40,046 >> IF I DIDN'T APOLOGIZE, SHE'’’D 204 00:04:40,046 --> 00:04:41,347 STILL BE UPSET ABOUT IT. 205 00:04:41,347 --> 00:04:42,015 >> Reporter: ...LEARNING THE 206 00:04:42,015 --> 00:04:43,316 DETAILS OF THEIR LIVES AND THE 207 00:04:43,316 --> 00:04:44,317 PATTERNS OF THEIR NEGATIVE 208 00:04:44,317 --> 00:04:45,385 BEHAVIOR. 209 00:04:45,385 --> 00:04:46,552 >> I'’’M NOT UPSET WITH HER. 210 00:04:46,552 --> 00:04:47,820 I'’’M UPSET WITH SITUATIONS AT 211 00:04:47,820 --> 00:04:48,554 WORK. 212 00:04:48,554 --> 00:04:49,656 >> GOOD, GOOD ONE. 213 00:04:49,656 --> 00:04:50,657 I LIKE THAT ONE. 214 00:04:50,657 --> 00:04:51,324 >> Reporter: THE DEPARTMENT 215 00:04:51,324 --> 00:04:52,725 WORKS TO CHANGE THOSE PATTERNS 216 00:04:52,725 --> 00:04:54,327 BY PROVIDING CLASSES THAT HELP 217 00:04:54,327 --> 00:04:55,728 THEM CREATE GOALS AND LEARN 218 00:04:55,728 --> 00:04:56,863 COPING SKILLS. 219 00:04:56,863 --> 00:04:57,830 >> WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? 220 00:04:57,830 --> 00:04:59,699 DID YOU USE... TAKE OTHERS' 221 00:04:59,699 --> 00:05:01,100 FEELINGS INTO ACCOUNT BEFORE I 222 00:05:01,100 --> 00:05:02,268 DO SOMETHING. 223 00:05:02,268 --> 00:05:03,002 >> Reporter: THE IDEA IS TO GET 224 00:05:03,002 --> 00:05:05,338 TO THE BOTTOM OF WHAT IS DRIVING 225 00:05:04,070 --> 00:05:07,473 THE CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. 226 00:05:07,473 --> 00:05:08,641 THEY ALSO REDUCED THE NUMBER OF 227 00:05:08,641 --> 00:05:09,976 CASES FOR OFFICERS LIKE KELLI 228 00:05:09,976 --> 00:05:11,744 WATSON, SO THEY CAN SPEND MORE 229 00:05:11,744 --> 00:05:13,780 TIME WITH OFFENDERS ON I.P.S. 230 00:05:13,780 --> 00:05:15,348 >> HEY! 231 00:05:15,348 --> 00:05:17,583 >> THE SORTING OF PEOPLE REALLY 232 00:05:17,583 --> 00:05:20,820 GAVE US THE ABILITY TO BASICALLY 233 00:05:20,820 --> 00:05:22,055 SPEND MORE TIME WITH THE MORE 234 00:05:22,055 --> 00:05:24,223 DIFFICULT... THE MEDIUM TO HIGH- 235 00:05:24,223 --> 00:05:26,125 RISK INDIVIDUALS, AND LESS TIME 236 00:05:26,125 --> 00:05:28,227 WITH THE LOW-RISK INDIVIDUALS. 237 00:05:28,227 --> 00:05:31,664 >> WHAT HAPPENS TOMORROW IF THE 238 00:05:31,664 --> 00:05:32,965 SAME NEGATIVE FEEDBACK STARTS 239 00:05:32,965 --> 00:05:33,766 COMING BACK IN? 240 00:05:33,766 --> 00:05:34,567 WHAT THEN? 241 00:05:34,567 --> 00:05:35,568 >> I PICK UP THE PHONE, AND I 242 00:05:35,568 --> 00:05:37,003 CALL YOU. 243 00:05:37,003 --> 00:05:37,737 >> Reporter: SCOTT GIBSON IS 244 00:05:37,737 --> 00:05:38,805 WHAT'’’S CALLED A STANDARD 245 00:05:38,805 --> 00:05:39,906 PROBATION OFFICER. 246 00:05:39,906 --> 00:05:40,773 THAT MEANS THE MAJORITY OF 247 00:05:40,773 --> 00:05:42,241 OFFENDERS HE OVERSEES ARE LOWER- 248 00:05:42,241 --> 00:05:44,210 RISK THAN OFFICER WATSON'S, AND 249 00:05:44,210 --> 00:05:45,611 HE SEES MORE OF THEM. 250 00:05:45,611 --> 00:05:46,479 THAT DOESN'’’T MEAN THEY AREN'’’T 251 00:05:46,479 --> 00:05:47,580 REQUIRED TO CHECK IN WITH HIM 252 00:05:47,580 --> 00:05:48,848 ONCE A MONTH, ATTEND GROUP 253 00:05:48,848 --> 00:05:50,183 THERAPY AND PERFORM COMMUNITY 254 00:05:50,183 --> 00:05:51,017 SERVICE. 255 00:05:51,017 --> 00:05:52,452 AND LIKE WATSON, GIBSON'’’S BEEN 256 00:05:52,452 --> 00:05:53,820 SPECIALLY TRAINED TO KNOW THE 257 00:05:53,820 --> 00:05:54,954 DETAILS OF EACH OF THEIR 258 00:05:54,954 --> 00:05:55,722 STORIES. 259 00:05:55,722 --> 00:05:56,923 >> IF BUILDING A... A RAPPORT 260 00:05:56,923 --> 00:05:58,758 WITH SOMEBODY AND LETTING THEM 261 00:05:58,758 --> 00:05:59,692 KNOW THAT YOU'’’RE REALLY TRYING 262 00:05:59,692 --> 00:06:01,227 TO HELP THEM IS WHAT WORKS, 263 00:06:01,227 --> 00:06:03,563 THEN... THEN THAT'S HUGE. 264 00:06:03,563 --> 00:06:04,364 >> Reporter: BUT ARIZONA IS NOT 265 00:06:04,364 --> 00:06:05,498 JUST TRYING TO CHANGE THE WAY 266 00:06:05,498 --> 00:06:07,066 OFFENDERS THINK AND ACT; IT'’’S 267 00:06:07,066 --> 00:06:08,000 TRYING TO DO THE SAME WITH 268 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:09,469 PROBATION OFFICERS. 269 00:06:09,469 --> 00:06:10,670 THE OFFICERS MEET REGULARLY TO 270 00:06:10,670 --> 00:06:11,804 DISCUSS WHAT'’’S WORKING WITH 271 00:06:11,804 --> 00:06:13,773 THEIR CASES, WHAT'’’S NOT AND HOW 272 00:06:13,773 --> 00:06:14,941 THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO IMPROVE 273 00:06:14,941 --> 00:06:16,008 OUTCOMES. 274 00:06:16,008 --> 00:06:17,110 >> SO, THESE TWO TYPES OF 275 00:06:17,110 --> 00:06:18,411 INTERVENTIONS ARE THE MOST 276 00:06:18,411 --> 00:06:21,214 EFFECTIVE IN CHANGING OFFENDER 277 00:06:21,214 --> 00:06:23,316 BEHAVIOR OVER THE LONG-TERM. 278 00:06:23,316 --> 00:06:25,284 IF THIS IS WHAT WORKS, THIS IS 279 00:06:25,284 --> 00:06:30,256 WHAT WE'’’VE BEEN SHOWN TO WORK, 280 00:06:28,554 --> 00:06:32,425 WHY NOT DO IT? 281 00:06:32,425 --> 00:06:33,259 >> Reporter: BUT WHAT HAPPENS 282 00:06:33,259 --> 00:06:35,328 WITH THE TOUGHEST OF CASES? 283 00:06:35,328 --> 00:06:36,629 KRISTIN PATRICK IS A THREE-TIME 284 00:06:36,629 --> 00:06:37,263 FELON... 285 00:06:37,263 --> 00:06:37,864 >> HI, KRISTEN. 286 00:06:37,864 --> 00:06:38,564 >> Reporter: ...A CRYSTAL METH 287 00:06:38,564 --> 00:06:39,866 ADDICT WHO RELAPSED JUST SIX 288 00:06:39,866 --> 00:06:41,234 WEEKS AGO WHILE UNDER OFFICER 289 00:06:41,234 --> 00:06:42,668 KELLI WATSON'’’S SUPERVISION. 290 00:06:42,668 --> 00:06:43,469 >> LET'’’S JUST DO A NORMAL 291 00:06:43,469 --> 00:06:44,170 WALKTHROUGH. 292 00:06:44,170 --> 00:06:45,238 >> Reporter: IN ARIZONA, A STATE 293 00:06:45,238 --> 00:06:46,372 THAT HAS MANDATORY MINIMUM 294 00:06:46,372 --> 00:06:47,640 SENTENCES, THAT HAS 295 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:48,908 TRADITIONALLY PUT A PERSON RIGHT 296 00:06:48,908 --> 00:06:49,842 BACK IN JAIL. 297 00:06:49,842 --> 00:06:51,043 >> ALL RIGHT, LET'’’S DO A QUICK 298 00:06:51,043 --> 00:06:52,779 BREATHALIZER, IF YOU DON'’’T MIND. 299 00:06:52,779 --> 00:06:53,946 >> I'’’VE NEVER NOT BEEN ARRESTED 300 00:06:53,946 --> 00:06:54,747 FOR SCREWING UP. 301 00:06:54,747 --> 00:06:55,415 YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? 302 00:06:55,415 --> 00:06:56,749 IT'’’S KIND OF LIKE CLOCKWORK FOR 303 00:06:56,749 --> 00:06:57,216 ME. 304 00:06:57,216 --> 00:06:59,819 SO, I JUST EXPECTED THAT. 305 00:06:59,819 --> 00:07:01,087 I WAS BLOWN AWAY WHEN SHE WALKED 306 00:07:01,087 --> 00:07:02,321 AWAY AND I WASN'’’T IN THE BACK OF 307 00:07:02,321 --> 00:07:05,491 HER CAR OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW. 308 00:07:05,491 --> 00:07:06,626 AND THEN, I SAT THERE ALL NIGHT, 309 00:07:06,626 --> 00:07:07,794 THINKING, "SHOULD I RUN? 310 00:07:07,794 --> 00:07:09,028 SHOULD I RUN?" 311 00:07:09,028 --> 00:07:09,929 BUT I DIDN'’’T. 312 00:07:09,929 --> 00:07:10,663 >> Reporter: WHY DID YOU DECIDE 313 00:07:10,663 --> 00:07:12,932 NOT TO RUN? 314 00:07:12,932 --> 00:07:14,167 >> BECAUSE OF THE WAY KELLY 315 00:07:14,167 --> 00:07:15,802 HANDLED IT. 316 00:07:15,802 --> 00:07:16,869 I'’’VE DONE THIS SO MANY TIMES. 317 00:07:16,869 --> 00:07:17,770 LIKE, WHY CAN'’’T I JUST GET IT 318 00:07:17,770 --> 00:07:18,571 RIGHT? 319 00:07:18,571 --> 00:07:19,906 AND IT'’’S SO FRUSTRATING. 320 00:07:19,906 --> 00:07:21,607 AND I WAS JUST, LIKE, "BUT SHE 321 00:07:21,607 --> 00:07:24,343 DIDN'T SAY I'’’M GOING TO JAIL." 322 00:07:24,343 --> 00:07:25,978 THAT'’’S MY MAIN GOAL RIGHT NOW, 323 00:07:25,978 --> 00:07:28,014 IS TO STAY OUT OF JAIL, LIKE, SO 324 00:07:28,014 --> 00:07:28,881 I CAN BE A PART OF MY KIDS'’’ 325 00:07:28,881 --> 00:07:29,982 LIVES REGARDLESS OF WHAT THAT 326 00:07:29,982 --> 00:07:31,784 LOOKS LIKE. 327 00:07:31,784 --> 00:07:33,486 AND BECAUSE SHE DIDN'’’T ARREST 328 00:07:33,486 --> 00:07:37,723 ME, I DID THE THINKING TOOL THAT 329 00:07:37,723 --> 00:07:40,927 SHE'’’S STARTED TO PUSH ON ME. 330 00:07:40,927 --> 00:07:42,128 >> IN THIS SITUATION, WHAT'’’S 331 00:07:42,128 --> 00:07:43,296 SOMETHING... WHAT'S A NEW 332 00:07:43,296 --> 00:07:44,730 THOUGHT YOU COULD HAVE HAD? 333 00:07:44,730 --> 00:07:45,631 >> DON'’’T REACH OUT ENOUGH. 334 00:07:45,631 --> 00:07:46,732 AND I NEED TO... I NEED TO START 335 00:07:46,732 --> 00:07:48,768 DOING THAT BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY 336 00:07:48,768 --> 00:07:50,002 WHAT I'’’VE DONE IN THE PAST ISN'’’T 337 00:07:50,002 --> 00:07:50,837 WORKING. 338 00:07:50,837 --> 00:07:51,537 >> WRITE IT DOWN. 339 00:07:51,537 --> 00:07:52,104 THAT'’’S GOOD. 340 00:07:52,104 --> 00:07:53,406 ( \LAUGHS \) 341 00:07:53,406 --> 00:07:54,407 >> I'’’VE DONE SEVERAL OF THESE 342 00:07:54,407 --> 00:07:55,708 ACTIVITIES, AND I'’’VE ACTUALLY 343 00:07:55,708 --> 00:07:57,310 CAUGHT MYSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF, 344 00:07:57,310 --> 00:07:58,177 LIKE, IMPLEMENTING IT. 345 00:07:58,177 --> 00:07:59,745 SO, I KNOW THAT IT'’’S WORKING. 346 00:07:59,745 --> 00:08:01,614 >> I HOPE SHE FEELS THAT I DO 347 00:08:01,614 --> 00:08:03,716 HAVE HER BEST INTEREST IN MIND 348 00:08:03,716 --> 00:08:05,084 AND THAT I'’’M NOT HERE TO LOCK 349 00:08:05,084 --> 00:08:06,619 HER UP AND... AND THROW AWAY THE 350 00:08:06,619 --> 00:08:07,553 KEY. 351 00:08:07,553 --> 00:08:08,721 AND AS LONG AS SHE'’’S WILLING TO 352 00:08:08,721 --> 00:08:11,557 WORK ON HERSELF, I'’’M WILLING TO 353 00:08:10,556 --> 00:08:11,591 WORK WITH HER, TOO.