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Lehigh County Adult Probation / Parole

Lehigh County Adult Probation / Parole. Information presented by Cori Doughty. Overview Duties of Probation / Parole. 1. Monitor & Control Behavior 2. To Protect the Community 3. Enforce Court Orders 4. Protect Victims 5. Rehabilitate the Offenders. Unit Assignments. Cori Doughty. Units.

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Lehigh County Adult Probation / Parole

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  1. Lehigh County Adult Probation / Parole Information presented by Cori Doughty

  2. Overview Duties of Probation / Parole • 1. Monitor & Control Behavior • 2. To Protect the Community • 3. Enforce Court Orders • 4. Protect Victims • 5. Rehabilitate the Offenders

  3. Unit Assignments Cori Doughty

  4. Units • General Supervision • (9 field based officers) • Pre-Sentence Investigations • 6 full-time writers • 2 part-time writers

  5. Units • Intensive Drug & Alcohol Units • 5 field-based officers • Forensic • 2 officers • 2 mental health case workers

  6. Units • House Arrest • 2 officers • Pre-Parole • 2 officers • Monitoring • 1 officer

  7. Units • DUI / CWS / CAP / IP • 1 officer • Repeat DUI • 2 part-time officers • Intake • 5 full-time aides

  8. Establish case plans Conduct contacts Make referrals Enforce conditions Testing: drug & DNA Fingerprinting Prepare reports Prepare testimony Testify in hearings / trials Prepare / serve warrants Residential searches Day / Night out Ride-along with police Assist police Responsibilities for Parole / Probation Officers

  9. Work with Children & Youth Attend meeting with offenders Assist with community meals, clothing & gifts Community Education Transport offenders Extradite offenders Education & Training 4 year degree required Qualification with firearm Qualification with defensive tactics 40 hours of annual training Responsibilities for Parole / Probation Officers

  10. Northampton County Juvenile Probation • Goal #1: To hold juveniles accountable for offenses committed • Goal #2: To protect the community from known juvenile offenders • Goal #3: To assist juvenile offenders in developing competencies

  11. Private psychologists Private psychiatrists Family counseling Marijuana Awareness Program Community Commitment L.V. Drug & Alcohol Turning Point Program for Women and Families Valley Youth House Youth Advocate Program Kids Peace Spanish speaking council of the L.V. Community Services Used

  12. Juvenile Probation • Intensive probation: 80% success rate • Victim restitution collection: $26,363 • Community service: 7173 hours

  13. Duties: Pre-sentence investigations Prison conduct reports Institutional parole officer (liaison with prisoners with D/A issues) 763 paroled (24% drugs, 40% property crime, 1% sexual crimes, 14% other) Intermediate punishmentprogram (alternative to incarceration) Intensive supervision (highest degree of monitoring – sex offenders) Community service (21,476 hours) House arrest unit Psychological consults GPS Unit DUI Unit: 939 clients Northampton County Adult Probation

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