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Parole officers don't receive mandatory in-service training, caseloads exceed legal limit

A recent state auditor's report found that Texas Department of Criminal Justice parole officers have caseloads exceeding legal limits, don't receive required in-service training, and often aren't equipped with basic technology including voice mail to help keep track of offenders.In most cases, according to a chart on p. 5 of the auditor's report, TDCJ parole officer caseloads exceed the maximum ratio allowed under the Texas Government Code. Parole officers with regular caseloads by statute should max out at 60 offenders per officer, though departmental policy sets the ratio at 75. Departmental policies allow 35 offenders per officer overseeing electronic monitoring compared to 20 under the statute. Parole officers with special needs and sex-offender caseloads also exceed statutory mandates regarding caseloads...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on November 04, 2010 (boomark / email).