misdemeanor probation oversight
DCS is responsible for providing oversight to private and governmental
misdemeanor probation entities. While the supervision responsibility
of misdemeanor probation cases does not reside with DCS, we do
provide the oversight infrastructure needed to ensure the integrity
of Georgia’s misdemeanor probation system.
provider training
In FY18, the DCS Misdemeanor Probation Oversight Unit initiated
training programs to assist misdemeanor probation providers.
By offering to co-host training modules with participants at their
homebases, instead of requiring participants to travel to a centralized
location, DCS improved access to affordable training, especially for
Misdemeanor Probation agencies in rural areas or those with limited
resources to support travel to trainings. In FY18, DCS offered 184 hours
of training and served 339 attendees.
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