Probation Services - Adult Probation - Supervision Levels

All clients are not given the same amount of supervision (frequency and type of contact between PO, client, and other individuals or agencies). The type of offenses, the client’s rehabilitative needs, and the risk of further crimes are factors that enter into the PO’s determination of how often and where (office, field, residence, employment, etc.) clients will be seen. Courts may also order certain types of supervision. The supervision level is reviewed regularly and increased or decreased as warranted.

The minimum contact at each supervision level is listed below; however, POs can increase contacts at each level if necessary.

Intensive

Sees PO three times a week and provides two urine samples. This level is typically used by Courts as an alternative to incarceration, as an alternative to detention or revocation for violators, and for clients at imminent risk of relapse.

Length of time on Intensive Supervision depends on the Court’s orders and the client’s behavior. A typical progression for a successful client is two months of thrice-weekly contact, then one month of weekly contact, then Regular Supervision.

Electronic Monitoring

Clients wear electronic bracelets that alert APO when they get more than 50-100 feet from the base unit attached to their home phone. Some EM clients may leave for work, school, church, etc., while others are confined to their homes. Frequency of contact with a PO varies from intensive to regular, depending on the offense and risk factors. Following EM, most clients will remain on supervision until their sentences have expired.

Regular

One face-to-face contact per month.

Medium

One face-to-face contact every three months.

Minimum (Mail Reports)

Client sends report every month or every three months; direct contact with PO only when requested by either party.