NCJ Number
16437
Date Published
1974
Length
84 pages
Annotation
A SUMMARY OF DEPARTMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING INFORMATION ON THE INCREASED PROBATION AND PAROLE CASELOADS, PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATIONS, AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
Abstract
SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PAROLE AND PROBATION COMMISSION ON SUCH AREAS AS CASELOADS, BUDGET STAFFING ALLOCATIONS, SALARIES, AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS ARE LISTED. AMONG THE DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMS DISCUSSED IN THIS REPORT ARE THE PRE-TRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM, STRUCTURED TREATMENT PROGRAMMING, THE MULTIPHASIC DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT PROGRAM, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENT, COUNTY WORK RELEASE, AND THE RELEASE ON RECOGNIZANCE PROGRAM. PAROLE AND PROBATION OPERATIONS ARE DESCRIBED, AND A SAMPLE COMPOSITE DAY IN THE LIFE OF A PAROLE AND PROBATION OFFICER IS OUTLINED. THE PRODUCTION AND APPLICATIONS OF THE PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. ACTIVITIES OF THE PAROLE AND PROBATION DEPARTMENT CENTRAL OFFICE, FIELD SERVICES, COMMUNITY SERVICES, THE BUDGETING AND FINANCE SECTION, PERSONNEL, TRAINING, RECORDS, AND PLANNING AND EVALUATION DIVISION ARE EXAMINED AS WELL. STATISTICS ARE PROVIDED FOR CASELOADS, PROJECTED CASELOADS, OFFENDER CHARACTERISTICS, OFFENSES, AND TYPES OF SUPERVISION.