| STATISTICS FOR DECEMBER 2001 |
| DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2001, THE EAST TEAM OF DISTRICT 5, PROBATION AND PAROLE COMPILED THE FOLLOWING STATS: CASES/ TRENDS: OUR TEAM CURRENTLY IS SUPERVISING 761 OFFENDERS IN FOUR RURAL OKLAHOMA COUNTIES. THIS IS AN AVERAGE CASELOAD OF 95.1 CASES PER OFFICER. AGAIN, THE LOWEST CASELOAD IS 55 IN THE PERRY OFFICE AND THE HIGH IS 112 IN PONCA CITY AND CUSHING AREAS. WE OPENED 55 CASES THIS MONTH AND CLOSED ONLY 30....THIS IS A 5.4% INCREASE IN CASES. THIS CONTINUES TO BE THE TREND OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS. ASSESSMENTS/REFERRALS: TEAM MEMBERS COMPLETED 34 LSI-R'S THIS MONTH. 37 SUBSTANCE ABUSE ASSESSMENTS WERE COMPLETED. TEAM MEMBERS REFERRED 12 PAROLEE'S AND 32 PROBATIONERS TO TREATMENT/EDUCATION/PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES THIS MONTH. 107 OFFENDERS WERE REPORTED AS INVOLVED IN "IDENTIFIED" TREATMENT SERVICES, FROM EDUCATION TO SUB. ABUSE. 13 OFFENDERS ARE CURRENTLY IN "IN-PATIENT" TREATMENT AND 56 ARE INVOLVED IN "OUT-PATIENT" SERVICES. THIS IS 9% OF ALL OFFENDERS ON OUR TEAM. EMPLOYMENT: OUT OF A TOTAL OF 761 OFFENDERS, 610 ARE CONSIDERED TO BE "SELF-SUPPORTING". THIS GROUP INCLUDES: FULLTIME EMPLOYMENT; PART TIME ; DISABLED; HOMEMAKERS AND RETIRED; AND THOSE WHO ARE IN SCHOOL AND EITHER WORK OR ARE SUPPORTED BY PARENTS, LOANS, OR GRANTS. THIS MEANS THAT 80.1% OF ALL OFFENDERS APPEAR SELF SUPPORTING. INVESTIGATIONS: THIS MONTH THE TEAM COMPLETED 38 INVESTIGATIONS. (11) DELAYED SENTENCES; (5) PRE-SENTENCES; (8) INTERSTATES; AND (14) PRE-PAROLES. (32) OFFENDERS SUBMITTED DNA SAMPLES AND (1) OFFENDER WAS REGISTERED AS A "SEX" OFFENDER. ARRESTS/REVOCATIONS/ACCELERATIONS: (6) OFFENDERS WERE REVOKED/ACCELERATED THIS MONTH. (4) COMMITTED NEW FELONY CRIMES AND (2) WERE DUE TO PROBATION VIOLATIONS( TECHNICAL RULE VIOLATIONS). ONLY (6) OFFENDERS WERE ARRESTED THIS MONTH FOR NEW FELONY/MISDEMEANOR CRIMES...THIS IS UNUSUALLY LOW AND HAS PRODUCED OUR HIGHEST SUCCESS RATE SO FAR. UA'S: (67) OFFENDERS WERE TESTED FOR THE USE OF DRUGS , WITH OVER 250 INDIVIDUAL TESTS BEING ADMINISTERED. (17) SHOWED "POSITIVE" RESULTS FOR DRUGS. THIS IS A 25.3% POSITIVE RATE FOR OFFENDERS TESTED..THIS COULD MEAN SEVERAL THINGS: EITHER WE ARE EXTREMELY GOOD AT IDENTIFYING THOSE WHO ARE USING DRUGS AND TESTING THEM, OR THAT DURING HOLIDAY PERIODS , PEOPLE USE MORE DRUGS? SUCCESS/FAILURES: THIS MONTH PROVIDED OUR BEST SUCCESS YET...99.9% WITH A FAILURE RATE OF .007%. THE PUBLIC CONTINUES TO RECEIVE THE "BEST" BANG FOR THEIR BUCK. THE TREND CONTINUES TO BE INCREASING CASELOADS AND MORE AND MORE PAROLE'S TO RELIEVE PRESSURE ON PRISON BED SPACE, ESPECIALLY "PRIVATE PRISONS". THE PROBLEM IS THAT LITTLE TO NO RESOURCES ARE BEING REDIRECTED TO THE COMMUNITY SETTING TO HELP US WITH THE "GROWING" NUMBER OF OFFENDERS. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO HIRE ANY NEW OFFICERS TO FILL THE VACANCIES OF RETIRING OR LEAVING OFFICERS. MY OFFICER'S ARE STRESSED TO THE LIMIT DUE TO THE INCREASED "PAPERWORK"; DEMANDS; MENTAL HEALTH CASES; AND INVESTIGATION LOAD. NEW POLICIES AND DEMANDS FOR TIMELY AND "LENGTHY" ASSESSMENTS (LSI-R AND ASUS) AS THE INSTRUMENT TO "CLASSIFY" OFFENDERS NEEDS IS EXTREMELY TIME CONSUMING...OFFICERS CONTINUE TO HAVE MEDICAL PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM THE STRESS.... COMMENTS: IT CONTINUES TO FRUSTRATE ME THAT THE DEPT.; THE LEGISLATURE; AND THE BOARD OF CORRECTIONS FOCUS ON THE "INSTITUTIONS"(PRISONS) CREATING POLICY AND PROCEDURE THAT CUTS COSTS BY RELEASING INMATES EARILER AND EARLIER FROM PRISON WHILE DEMANDING "MORE AND MORE" OF COMMUNITY BASED OFFICERS W/OUT REDIRECTING ANY RESOURCES. IT FURTHER "CHAPS" MY BUTT, THAT OUR ELECTED OFFICALS AND DEPT. EXECUTIVE STAFF ARE LEAVING THE AGENCY FOR JOBS IN THE "PRIVATE" SECTOR ( PRIVATE PRISON'S) AND USE THEIR INFLUENCE TO REDIRECT FUNDS AND POLICY TO BENIFIT THEMSELVES AND THEIR NEW CORPORATIONS....THIS SHOULD BE ILLEGAL....YOU, THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE OUTRAGED... WE , IN DISTRICT 5 PROBATION AND PAROLE HAVE DEMONSTRATED OVER THE LAST YEAR ( REALLY LONGER) THAT WE "PROTECT YOU" VERY WELL...AND AT A VERY "CHEAP" COST ( $745.00 PER YEAR)...THIS COST SHOULD BE INCREASED TO AT LEAST $1,000 PER YEAR TO ALLOW FOR "NEW OFFICERS" TO HANDLE THE INCREASING NUMBER OF OFFENDERS ON "YOUR STREETS". DAVID L. HAMILTON, TEAM SUPERVISOR D-5 |