Supervised Probation

        Standard probationers are assigned a level of supervision based on an assessment of the risk they pose to the community and their rehabilitation needs. Per Arizona statute, the maximum number of probationers to be supervised by each officer is set at sixty. The goal of standard probation, also known as supervised or regular probation, is the protection of the community. The secondary goal is the rehabilitation of the offender. There are three supervision levels of standard probation: maximum, medium and minimum. Each requires prescribed numbers of contacts with probationers by the assigned probation officer. All probation officers are required to maintain complete records of supervision, serve warrants, make arrests and investigate cases by the court to assist in sentencing decisions. Officers also keep identification records on all probationers assigned to them, obtain and assemble information concerning the probationers’ conduct while on probation and their compliance with conditions and regulations of probation. Officers also bring defaulting probationers back to court. It is the officer’s responsibility to ensure that probationers receive services in accordance with their individual risks and needs, with the safety of the community in mind. Examples of services offered/required are substance abuse counseling, continuing education, literacy classes and financial counseling.

                                     Conditions of Supervised Probation

The chart below reflects the number of active probationers being supervised during the last day of the fiscal year