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What Parole Agents Do

How Parole Agents Are Trained

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What Parole Agents Do
The PBPP presently has over 400 parole agents assigned to supervise and monitor offenders’ activities. In 2004, the Board supervised approximately 28,000 offenders in the community.
 
Prior to release from incarceration, institutional agents assist offenders with parole planning and completion of summarization reports to help determine the suitability of those eligible for parole consideration. This work involves extensive pre-parole counseling, interviewing, advising and processing of individuals for eventual release on parole to the community.
 
Upon release from incarceration, a risk/needs assessment is administered to identify the offender’s potential risk areas, along with his needs, in order to provide a baseline level for supervision. This level can always be raised to a higher level of supervision as deemed necessary by field agents.
 
The PBPP has developed five levels of supervision (enhanced, maximum, medium, minimum and special circumstance) and provided minimum contact requirements for each level. The field agents adjust the level of supervision based upon their assessment of the case and on the progress made by the offender while on supervision.

    
  
For More Information
Please contact the Board's Office of Legislative Affairs and Communications
 
Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole
Office of Legislative Affairs and Communications
1101 S. Front St., Suite 5100
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17104-2517
(717) 787-6208

www.pbpp.state.pa.us