| OCTOBER 2001 TEAM STATS |
| TEAM PERFORMANCE REPORT: DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2001, THE EAST TEAM COLLECTED THE FOLLOWING STATISTICS: CASES: OUR CASES INCREASED FROM LAST MONTH TO A TOTAL OF "736". THE AVERAGE CASELOAD INCREASED FROM 88 TO 92 PER OFFICER. CASES RANGE FROM A LOW OF 56 IN NOBLE COUNTY TO A HIGH OF 114 IN PONCA CITY. WE STILL HAVE 8 PPO'S AND STILL HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FILL THE POSITION IN PONCA CITY NOR AN ADDITIONAL OFFICER IN STILLWATER. RURAL DISTRICTS LIKE OURS GENERALLY DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY OF HAVING "SPECIALIZED" CASELOADS , THEREFORE OUR STAFF "DOES IT ALL" WITH VARIED CASELOADS OF SEX OFFENDERS/ GANGS/ CSD/ AND OTHERS. OVERALL, THE TEAM IS CONTINUING TO EXPERIENCE AN INCREASE OF CASES OPENED/ CLOSED...THIS MONTH THE RATIO INDICATED A 3.7% INCREASE IN CASES ( WITH 66 NEW CASES OPENED AND ONLY 25 CLOSED). THIS IS DEFINITELY A TREND WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS. EACH MONTH THE INCREASE HAS RANGED FROM 1.3% TO THIS MONTHS HIGH OF 3.7%. OFFENDER EMPLOYMENT: 559 OFFENDERS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE EMPLOYED OR SELF-SUPPORTING. THIS RELATES TO A 75.6% EMPLOYMENT RATE FOR ALL OFFENDERS UNDER OUR SUPERVISION. 416 OFFENDERS ARE "FULL TIME " EMPLOYED AND THE OTHERS ARE IN OTHER SELF SUPPORTING CATEGORIES..... TREATMENT/PROGRAMS: 79 OFFENDERS ARE IN TREATMENT PROGRAMS, EITHER "IN-PATIENT" OR "OUT PATIENT" SERVICES. THIS MEANS THAT 10.6% OF ALL OFFENDERS ARE INVOLVED IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, 3.2% ARE INVOLVED IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THEIR EMPLOYABILITY. 17 OFFENDERS WERE REFERRED TO TREATMENT PROGRAMS THIS MONTH. INVESTIGATIONS/ASSESSMENTS: THE EAST TEAM COMPLETED 9 PRE-PAROLE INVESTIGATIONS; 6 INTERSTATE COMPACT INVESTIGATIONS; 11 PRE-SENTENCE INVESTIGATIONS; AND 6 DELAYED SENTENCE INVESTIGATIONS. CURRENTLY, BESIDES THE HIGH NUMBER OF CASES OFFICER'S ARE SUPERVISING , THEIR INVESTIGATION LOAD CONTINUES TO GROW..EACH OFFICER ON THE TEAM CARRIES FROM 8-17 INVESTIGATIONS PER MONTH...THIS ACTIVITY AND FUNCTION IS ALSO GROWING . 16 LSI'S WERE COMPLETED ..1 OFFENDER WAS DNA'ED; 2 NEW SEX OFFENDERS WERE REGISTERED; AND 20 SUBSTANCE ABUSE ASSESSMENTS WERE COMPLETED. UA'S/ ABSCONDERS/ ARRESTS: 259 INDIVIDUAL UA TESTS WERE TAKEN THIS MONTH, ON 85 OFFENDERS. THERE WERE 23 TESTS THAT SHOWED "POSITIVE" FOR DRUGS. THE DRUGS OF CHOICE WERE AMPHETAMINE AND MARIJUANA WITH ONLY 2 POSITIVE TESTS FOR COCAINE. THE OVERALL "POSITIVE" RATE INCREASED TO 12.3%...THIS IS UP FROM PREVIOUS MONTHS.. 8 OFFENDERS "ABSCONDED" SUPERVISION THIS MONTH AND ONLY 1 WAS APPREHENDED. 19 OFFENDERS WERE ARRESTED FOR "NEW" FELONY/MISDEMEANOR CRIMES . THE LARGEST NUMBER OF OF NEW CRIMES WERE IN GUTHRIE ( 13 OF THE 19). SUCCESS/FAILURE RATE: OVERALL, THE TEAM CONTINUES TO DO AN EXCELLENT JOB OF "SUPERVISION" AND MONITORING OF OFFENDERS. OUR SUCCESS RATE IS 97.5% AND THE FAILURE RATE IS 2.5%. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR USUAL BUSINESS. COMMENTS THE DIVISION OF PROBATION & PAROLE CONTINUES TO PROVIDE "PUBLIC SAFETY" IN A EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE WAY. YOU THE PUBLIC RECEIVE EXCELLENT SERVICE FROM THESE "PROFESSIONALS" BUT BE AWARE THAT THE LACK OF SUPPORT (BUDGET AND STAFF) CONTINUES TO IMPACT YOUR SAFETY. OFFICERS ARE EXPERIENCING ILLNESSES AND OTHER STRESS RELATED MANIFESTATIONS. EXPERIENCED OFFICERS ARE LEAVING THE DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS AND RETIRING EARLY DUE TO THE LACK OF SUPPORT. PLEASE LET YOUR REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS KNOW THAT YOU SUPPORT FUNDING OF DOC , AND ESPECIALLY FOR PROBATION AND PAROLE ACTIVITIES. CURRENTLY THERE ARE 263 PROBATION OFFICERS IN THE ENTIRE STATE MONITORING OVER 30,200 OFFENDERS ON THE STREETS. PAROLES ARE INCREASING AT A ALARMING RATE. WE NEED FUNDING FOR AN ADDITIONAL 100 OFFICER'S TO REDUCE CASELOADS AND IMPROVE OUR SUCCESS RATES (FOR YOUR PERSONAL PROTECTION). DAVID L. HAMILTON, TEAM SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 5/ LOGAN; PAYNE; NOBLE; AND KAY COUNTIES |