Dr. Faye Taxman
About PARCA
Turning Progress Into Possibility
PARCA, the Probation and Reentry Coach Application, was developed by Q2i to help community supervision teams turn individualized case plans into actionable goals, reinforce positive behavior, and support meaningful reentry progress.
Why PARCA exists
A plan only helps if a person can act on it.
People leaving incarceration or under community supervision are often given a case plan that sets out what they need to work on: treatment, housing, employment, and more. Turning that plan into daily progress is hard, and supervision teams have limited visibility into what happens between appointments.
Q2i developed PARCA with academic partners in criminal justice, substance use disorder treatment, and mobile technology to close that gap. The work began with an NIH-funded study, “PARCA (a digital tool) to improve Justice and Health,” and was shaped by the officers, case managers, and participants who used it in pilots.
Read about the research and evidenceTeam and partners
Research and practice, together.
PARCA’s academic partners bring expertise in community supervision, health informatics, substance use treatment, and evaluation. Their research helped shape how PARCA connects goals, support, and positive reinforcement.
Dr. Bengisu Tulu
Dr. Steven Shoptaw
Dr. Nick Richardson
PARCA in brief
Transforming case plans into reentry success.
- A Justice Team Portal where supervision staff turn case plans into goals and steps, manage incentives, and follow progress.
- A JIP Mobile App where participants work through those steps, find local support, and see their progress.
- Leadership dashboards that give agencies visibility into program activity and progress toward reentry goals.
Our vision
Every completed step should open the next possibility.
We believe reentry progress is built one achievable step at a time. PARCA exists to make those steps clear for participants, visible to the people supporting them, and recognized when they are completed.
From the pilot sites
In their words.
ParticipantPARCA pilot sitePilot feedback
“I have accomplished one of my goals, the housing goal. Yeah. So it’s been very helpful.”
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