Youth are referred to SHOCAP by other supervising probation officers. Factors considered when selecting youth for the program include criminal behavior and history, failure to comply with conditions of probation, defiant behavior in school, school suspensions, gang affiliation, history of failing to appear for court, and recidivism.

SHOCAP youth are immediately incarcerated for any violation of probation and have priority on admittance to the Kitsap County Juvenile Detention Facility.

Special Sex Offender Dispostion Alternative (SSODA)

SSODA is a disposition alternative for first-time sex offenders. The program allows the juvenile court to suspend a term of confinement and impose at least 24 months of community supervision and require sex offender specific treatment. The program intends to provide community-based services that prevent further offending.

Prior to disposition of a sex offense, an assessment is done by a certified sex offender therapist to determine amenability to treatment and risk to the community. The SSODA probation officer conducts a pre-sentence investigation and makes a recommendation to the court as to the appropriate disposition. If the court determines that SSODA is appropriate, the court imposes a determinate disposition within the standard range for the offense, suspends the disposition and places the offender on community supervision for two years.

Treatment consists of a combination of services identified in the assessment deemed most effective for the youth and necessary to maintain community safety. Treatment includes individual, group, and family counseling. The probation officer has departmental and community resources available to assist SSODA youth. Resources include polygraphs, drug/alcohol evaluation and treatment, mental health counseling, and crisis intervention.