NCJ Number
54450
Date Published
1979
Length
58 pages
Annotation
THE 1978 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ONONDAGA COUNTY (SYRACUSE), N.Y., PROBATION DEPARTMENT FOCUSES ON THE PROVISION OF INTAKE, INVESTIGATION, AND SUPERVISION SERVICES TO ADULTS AND JUVENILES DURING THE YEAR.
Abstract
THE REPORT PRESENTS AND ANALYZES STATISTICS FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S ADMINISTRATIVE, FAMILY, AND ADULT DIVISIONS, AND OUTLINES PLANS AND PROGRAMS FOR 1979. INFORMATION ON PERSONNEL, BUDGET, FINANCES, AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING IS PRESENTED. DETAILS OF FAMILY DIVISION INTAKE, INVESTIGATION, SUPERVISION, FAMILY CRISIS INTERVENTION, INSTITUTIONAL AFTERCARE, VOLUNTEER COUNSELING, AND OTHER OPERATIONS ARE PRESENTED, INCLUDING STATISTICS ON CASELOADS AND CASEFLOW, DELINQUENCY AND STATUS OFFENSE PETITIONS, AND JUVENILE PLACEMENTS. STATISTICS AND PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS FOR THE ADULT DIVISION INCLUDE A COMPARISON BETWEEN PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS, AND DESCRIPTIONS OF PRETRIAL RELEASE AND OTHER PROGRAMS. DURING THE YEAR, RESPONSIBILITY FOR TWO OF THE DEPARTMENT'S MAJOR FUNCTIONS, OPERATION OF A DETENTION CENTER AND ADMINISTRATION OF CHILD SUPPORT COLLECTION, WERE TRANSFERRED TO THE COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. A PROBATION OUTREACH PROGRAM, WHICH HAD BEEN FEDERALLY FUNDED, BECAME AN ONGOING PART OF THE DEPARTMENT, AND GROUNDWORK WAS LAID FOR A STATE-FUNDED INTENSIVE SUPERVISION PROGRAM FOR HIGH-RISK PROBATIONERS. AN IMPORTANT ACTIVITY DURING THE YEAR WAS A COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT STUDY, WHICH RESULTED IN THE REORGANIZATION PLAN SUMMARIZED IN THE ANNUAL REPORT. TABULAR DATA ARE INCLUDED. (LKM)