Iowa Department of Public Safety Agency Performance Plan, 2007

Agency Performance Plan

Iowa Department of Revenue & Finance, Agency Performance Plan, 2007

Annual Report, Agency Performance Plan

Does Prison Substance Abuse Treatment Reduce Recidivism?Performance Audit Report Iowa Department of Corrections Licensed Substance Abuse Programs, May 25, 2007

The Iowa Department of Corrections faces a growing prison population expected to quickly exceed current capacities. Additionally, nine out of every ten offenders have a history of alcohol or drug problems often both. Research suggests that alcohol and drugs lead to criminal behavior, which lead offenders right back to prison creating a vicious circle and placing a financial and societal burden on the state. However, research also shows that substance abuse treatment can minimize criminal behavior, and offers a way to shut the revolving prison door. Substance abuse programming attempts to change offender thinking patterns and behavior in order to facilitate re-entry back into the community, lessen substance abuse relapse and reduce recidivism. Yet nearly 60% of offenders with identified needs are not treated, and many lacking treatment are high risk. Additionally, the percentage of offenders returning to prison varies significantly from program to program and some programs can not show they have reduced recidivism when compared to offender groups with substance abuse problems and receiving no treatment at all. All of which minimize the effect substance Abuse programming has in curbing prison population growth and reducing crime.

Audit report on the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the Iowa Department of Public Defense for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the Iowa Department of Public Defense for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the Iowa Department of Human Rights for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the Iowa Department of Human Rights for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the Iowa Department of Economic Development for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the Iowa Department of Economic Development for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the Iowa Department of Public Health for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the Iowa Department of Public Health for the year ended June 30, 2006

Secondary Accident Data Fusion for Assessing Long-Term Performance of Transportation Systems, 2007

Secondary accident statistics can be useful for studying the impact of traffic incident management strategies. An easy-to-implement methodology is presented for classifying secondary accidents using data fusion of a police accident database with intranet incident reports. A current method for classifying secondary accidents uses a static threshold that represents the spatial and temporal region of influence of the primary accident, such as two miles and one hour. An accident is considered secondary if it occurs upstream from the primary accident and is within the duration and queue of the primary accident. However, using the static threshold may result in both false positives and negatives because accident queues are constantly varying. The methodology presented in this report seeks to improve upon this existing method by making the threshold dynamic. An incident progression curve is used to mark the end of the queue throughout the entire incident. Four steps in the development of incident progression curves are described. Step one is the processing of intranet incident reports. Step two is the filling in of incomplete incident reports. Step three is the nonlinear regression of incident progression curves. Step four is the merging of individual incident progression curves into one master curve. To illustrate this methodology, 5,514 accidents from Missouri freeways were analyzed. The results show that secondary accidents identified by dynamic versus static thresholds can differ by more than 30%.

Report of Recommendations to the the Iowa Department of Revenue for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the Iowa Department of Revenue for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the Iowa Department of Human Services – Central Distribution Center for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the Iowa Department of Human Services – Central Distribution Center for the year ended June 30, 2006

Quarterly Report of the Building Project for the Motor Vehicle Division

Pursuant to Section 1 of House File 466 of the 81st General Assembly, the Iowa Department of Transportation is required to make quarterly reports to the Legislative Council regarding the progress of the building project for the Motor Vehicle Division. During the quarter ending June 30, 2007, the project was delayed by two weeks. The Motor Vehicle Division moved into the new Ankeny facility on June 22 and was operational Monday, June 25. The driver's license stations reopened as scheduled Tuesday, June 26, at the Ankeny facility as well as the Oliver Plaza renewal location.

Audit report on the Iowa Department of Human Services for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the Iowa Department of Human Services for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the Iowa Department of Education for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the Iowa Department of Education for the year ended June 30, 2006