g.p.s . guiding probation success

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Guiding Probation Guiding Probation SuccessSuccess

What is success?What is success?

Our definition of successOur definition of success

What do What do youyou want from probation want from probation supervision?supervision?

What Probation Can Not DoWhat Probation Can Not Do

WORK MIRACLESWORK MIRACLES

WHY GPS?WHY GPS? The Probation Unit considers guardians The Probation Unit considers guardians

our most valuable resourceour most valuable resource

Provide knowledge to Provide knowledge to parents/guardians so that they can be parents/guardians so that they can be “Informed Supervisors”“Informed Supervisors”

Support parents/guardians and families Support parents/guardians and families through the probation processthrough the probation process

Levels of SupervisionLevels of Supervision Teen CourtTeen Court Informal ProbationInformal Probation Pending Hearing SupervisionPending Hearing Supervision Formal ProbationFormal Probation

At the Greene County Youth AcademyAt the Greene County Youth Academy With Children’s Division involvementWith Children’s Division involvement

Referral

FormalSupervision

DYS

InformalProbation/Teen

Court

PetitionFiled

PendingSupervision

Detention

Court ProcessCourt Process Detention hearingDetention hearing

Petition and noticesPetition and notices

JurisdictionJurisdiction

DispositionDisposition

Motion to ModifyMotion to Modify

JDAIJDAI Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative

Collaboration

Conditions of Confinement

Alternatives

to

Detention

Case ProcessingJDTARelease

DMC

Data Driven Decisions

Special Detention Cases

Detention

Supervision ExpectationsSupervision Expectations

ContactsContacts Parents and Parents and

GuardiansGuardians Home visitsHome visits School School

visitsvisits

Treatment Expectations

Individualized

Based on needs

May change

Your ResponsibilityYour ResponsibilityTo Probation OfficerTo Probation Officer

Contact with the Probation OfficerContact with the Probation Officer

How does that change for levels of How does that change for levels of supervision?supervision?

What should I report to the Probation What should I report to the Probation Officer?Officer?

Your ResponsibilityYour ResponsibilityTo my childTo my child

Keep your kids safeKeep your kids safe DisciplineDiscipline TransportationTransportation Be a partner with schoolBe a partner with school

Conditions of Probation Typical Rules

What do they mean?

Individualized Rules

Reasons for specialized conditions

Individualized Rules = Individualized Expectations

Classification and ProgressInformal vs Formal

Frequency of contact

Length of Supervision

Graduated Responses

Family Influence

ProbationProbation

What is BARJ?What is BARJ? How probation is designed for BARJ?How probation is designed for BARJ?

Balanced and Restorative Justice

ResourcesResources Drug treatmentDrug treatment Individual and family TherapyIndividual and family Therapy Anger Management and mediationAnger Management and mediation Educational supportEducational support Family support servicesFamily support services Mental Health EvaluationMental Health Evaluation Juvenile Office ProgramsJuvenile Office Programs

How can we help you?How can we help you?How can we help your How can we help your

child? child?

Probation’s most valuable Probation’s most valuable ResourceResource

Parents/Guardians Parents/Guardians and Familiesand Families

CompletionCompletionInformalInformal

ProcessProcess

Successful vs UnsuccessfulSuccessful vs Unsuccessful

FormalFormal

ProcessProcess

Successful vs UnsuccessfulSuccessful vs Unsuccessful

In the FutureIn the Future

Applying for a job Applying for a job

Criminal background check Criminal background check

Military Military

College College

ContactsContacts

Zach Adams - Supervisor, InformalZach Adams - Supervisor, Informal417-829-6117417-829-6117

Zach.adams@courts.mo.govZach.adams@courts.mo.gov

Susan Cox – Supervisor, FormalSusan Cox – Supervisor, Formal417-829-6145417-829-6145

Susan.cox@courts.mo.govSusan.cox@courts.mo.gov