The preparation phase is the second of the dosage probation implementation model’s four phases. You may begin this phase when you have completed the dosage probation readiness assessment and determined that your jurisdiction and probation agency are well positioned to implement the dosage probation model. All key stakeholders must support implementing dosage probation and agree to serve as dosage probation policy team members before you begin the implementation process.

The preparation phase lays the foundation for the work your jurisdiction and probation agency will complete during the third (planning) and fourth (implementation and evaluation) phases. 

The steps in this phase include the following:

4. Establish a Dosage Probation Policy Team

5. Establish a Dosage Probation Workgroup

6. Identify Community Service Provider Partners

7. Develop a Dosage Probation Logic Model