Probation & Parole - Caseloads
NCSC - Workload and Resource Assessment Resource Guide
More than 25 states currently rely upon NCSC weighted caseload formulas to determine the need for judges, court staff, prosecutors, and/or public defenders, support funding requests, and allocate justice system personnel within the state in an efficient and equitable fashion.
Colorado Community Parole Officer Time and Workload Assessment Study (2014)
The Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC) contracted with the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) to conduct a time and workload study to develop empirically-based workload valuesfor Community Parole Officers, enabling the department to determine the number of CPOs required to supervise the average daily population (ADP) of parolees in the community.
Division of Adult Corrections Community Corrections Legislative Report on Probation and Parole Caseloads (2012)
A report on caseload averages for probation and parole officers in North Carolina.
Factors to Consider for Optimal Span of Control in Community Supervision Evidence-Based Practice Environments (2012)
Participants perceived high span of control ratios in a typical community corrections environment would challenge the initial implementation of an effective EBP approach.
A Multi-Site Evaluation of Reduced Probation Caseload Size in an Evidence-Based Practice Setting (2011)
This study addresses this question: Does criminal recidivism fall with reduced caseloads in an agency that uses evidence based practices?
OYA Juvenile Parole Probation Officer Staffing Analysis Project (2011)
The following report presents the findings of Phase I and II of data collection for the Juvenile Parole and Probation Officer Staffing Analysis Project (JSAP) random moment survey. The goal of the study was to determine the factors that have the greatest influence on the workload of Juvenile Parole and Probation Officers (JPPOs) at the Oregon Youth Authority (OYA).
Alabama Juvenile Probation Officer Weighted Workload Assessment Study (2010)
This report presents the findings from the workload analysis performed by the NCSC for Alabama Juvenile Probation Officers.
Juvenile Delinquency Probation Caseload (2009)
The National Juvenile Court Data Archive generated the national estimates based on data contributed from juvenile courts in more than 2,300 jurisdictions containing 82% of the U.S. juvenile population (youth age 10 through the upper age of original juvenile court jurisdiction in each state).
Caseload Standards for Probation and Parole (2006)
This issue paper does not recommend specific caseload standards, but recommends that probation and parole agencies adopt a workload strategy to determine staffing needs and caseload size on an individual agency basis.
Doing Less Time: Some States Cut Back on Probation (2017)
Georgia lawmakers passed a probation reform bill in March. The bill would, among other things, shorten probation sentences and reduce the caseloads of probation officers who are spread thin.