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The Williamson County Adult Probation Department presents the Fiscal Year 2002
Annual Report. The report is published yearly on the web and on CD Rom.
Our Mission
The mission and philosophy of
the Community Supervision and Corrections Department of Williamson County are
varied and shows the changes that have occurred in the courts, legislature, and
community supervision in the past few years as prison and jail populations rise
at an alarming rate. The
department's mission as approved by the Community Justice Council states that
the department will:
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Protect society by the
timely response to alleged violations by an offender of the terms and
conditions of his/her release, to monitor the offender's mental and
emotional well-being, to monitor the offender for potential conflicts with
or risks to society,
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Provide effective programs
and sentencing alternatives that minimize the cost of the criminal
justice system without increasing the risk to the community,
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Provide an atmosphere and
opportunity to facilitate positive changes in the offenders,
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Enforce the orders of the
court in a fair and equitable manner, mindful that the role of the officer
includes the rehabilitation of the offender, and
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Maintain and improve
professional liaisons with other law enforcement and social service
agencies.
Long Range Goals
The department will strive to:
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Increase community
involvement and responsibility in developing sentencing programs that
provide effective sanctions for felony offenders;
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Provide increased
opportunities for felony offenders to make restitution to victims of crime
through financial reimbursement or community service;
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Provide increased
opportunities for felony offenders to make restitution to victims of crime
through financial reimbursement or community service;
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Provide increased use of
community penalties designed specifically to meet local needs;
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Promote efficiency and
economy in the delivery of community-based correctional programs consistent
with the objectives defined in the Penal Code;
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Provide the Courts of this
jurisdiction with sentencing alternatives to incarceration in the
penitentiary or county jail when possible and called for, that offers
protection to the community and rehabilitative services to the offender;
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Provide a range of services
to aid the offender in complying with terms of release and to become a
contributing member of the community;
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Maintain staff to facilitate
manageable caseloads, delivery of services, and comply with casework law
requirements;
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Develop alternatives to
incarceration through the use of pre-trial services, intensive supervision,
electronic monitoring, referrals to restitution centers, court residential
treatment centers, boot camps, substance abuse treatment centers and
effective training of staff;
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Contract for services that
are efficient and cost effective; and
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Reduce the revocation rate
and free up jail and prison beds for those offenders that truly need to be
incarcerated.
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