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The Adult Probation and Parole Department (APPD) serves as the community corrections agency within the Philadelphia Criminal Justice System. APPD staff supervises all probation and/or paroled offenders who receive a county or probationary sentence. Staff improves and maintains public safety by providing services to the courts, protecting the community, providing opportunities to offenders to improve their lives, and assisting victims. Staff also supervises offenders who were convicted in other jurisdictions but live in Philadelphia. Overall, APPD supervises approximately 45,000 offenders and 59,000 cases on an ongoing basis. The mission of the Philadelphia Adult Probation and Parole Department is to protect the community by intervening in the lives of offenders. We hold them accountable by enforcing the orders of the Court. Through a balance of enforcement and treatment strategies, we afford offenders the opportunity to become productive, law-abiding citizens. APPD provides all possible assistance to the victims of the offenders we supervise. The Vision of APPD is to become a leading organization in the field of community supervision by implementing evidence-based strategies

Philadelphia Adult Probation and Parole Department
First Judicial District of Pennsylvania
Criminal Trial Division
1401 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Information: 215-683-1000

Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday, 9 am - 5
First Wednesday Each Month, 9 am - 7 pm

DEPARTMENTAL ORGANIZATION

The Adult Probation and Parole Department is under the administration of Chief Probation and Parole Officer Robert J. Malvestuto who is responsible for assuring that the Department's overall mission and goals are being met. All divisions report directly to him.

Chief Probation/Parole Officer
Robert J. Malvestuto (Bio)	215-683-1278	Fax: 215-683-1280
Anna Veasey, Secretary	215-683-1279

Personnel: Counseling and advice, record maintenance, information dissemination, and other personnel services are offered through the office of the Chief.

Personnel Issues: The Chief's office facilitates uniform application of work rules, enhanced communication within the Department regarding policy and procedure, implementation of meaningful performance standards and evaluations and issues related to merit based evaluations, accountability and labor relations.

Research: Research and development provides departmental support for independent research activities and meets with local university representatives to generate interest in studying available data related to crime and recidivism. Together with the training and policy development division, research implemented a complete restructuring of the department based on risk. A preliminary evaluation of the risk tool revealed that it is performing as expected in stratifying offenders. An experiment is currently underway to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy for high risk offenders. The research department is also responsible for analysis of the Weapons Related Injury Surveillance System data which tracks all gunshot victims in the city.

Deputy Chief Probation/Parole Officer

Chief Probation/Parole Officer

Charles Hoyt 215-683-1281 Fax: 215-683-1280

Mr. Hoyt reports directly to and receives assignments from the Chief Probation Officer. He assumes primary responsibility for the day to day operations of the probation department, including oversight of supervision and institutional services. Additionally, he is charged with planning and participating in orientation and in-service training programs. Through a process known as PROBSTART (probation supervision through analysis, research, and training) he holds bi-annual accountability sessions with each division which are designed to ensure professional performance and compliance with established policies, procedures and rules. Lastly, he oversees resource development and utilization and acts as the frontline supervisor of all professional and clerical staff

APPD DIVISIONS

PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND FACILITIES AND GRANT MANAGEMENT

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISION DIVISION

GENERAL SUPERVISION DIVISION

ANTI-VIOLENCE SUPERVISION DIVISION

SPECIALIZED SUPERVISION DIVISION

Steven Austin, Director
215-683-1288
FAX: 215-683-1293

This division consists of all court ordered specialties, including Sex Offenders, Intermediate Punishment, Monitored Supervision, Domestic Violence, Out of County/State and Mental Health.

DOMESTIC INTERVENTION - The Domestic Violence unit supervises offenders prosecuted by the Family Violence and Special Victims Unit in the DA's Office. These are chronic, serious domestic violence offenders court-ordered to domestic violence treatment and supervision. All cases with a domestic violence condition are referred to anger management counseling.

FORENSIC INTENSIVE RECOVERY (FIR) - This program was developed in conjunction with the District Attorney, Public Defender and Philadelphia Health Management Corporation. Offenders in this program have the dual diagnosis of drug/mental health problems and are supervised in the FIR unit.

INTERMEDIATE PUNISHMENT (IP) - IP is a probation sentence established by statute intended to divert offenders from state prison. Offenders who have substance abuse problems and are scored in the upper range of the Sentencing Guideline calculation are eligible for IP and their supervision includes inpatient drug and alcohol treatment and house arrest with electronic monitoring.

MENTAL HEALTH - Offenders in this unit are stipulated by the sentencing judge. Offenders have documented psychiatric difficulties and require mental health treatment. This unit works closely with the Court Mental Health Clinic to identify treatment options and develop supervision plans for the offenders. Offenders convicted in Mental Health Court are supervised by the Mental Health unit. In December 2011, we became part of Veteran's Court, a FJD initiative with the Veterans Administration. An officer is assigned to handle all veteran offenders sentenced by this court, the goal of which is to stream-line the services available to these types of offenders.

MONITORED SUPERVISION - This unit provides a structured alternative to incarceration for offenders who are monitored electronically and referred for needed treatment. Offenders who violate their monitoring conditions are subject to arrest by the Warrant Unit of Pre-Trial Services.

OUT OF COUNTY/STATE - Offenders who reside in another jurisdiction but are convicted of a criminal offense are supervised by the Probation Department in the county of residence, with administrative monitoring by officers in this unit. APPD receives reports from the supervising jurisdiction, which sometimes requires intervention by our officer. This unit also provides courtesy supervision for offenders that live in Philadelphia but were convicted of a criminal offense in other jurisdictions. Cases are returned to APPD for cause.

RELEASE TO ELECTRONIC MONITORING (REM) - This unit is a cooperative effort between APPD and Pretrial Services, and is responsible for supervising offenders wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet. All REM offenders are identified as high profile offenders with zero tolerance for violations. Judges, when imposing a sentence on an eligible individual may consider immediate parole to the REM in lieu of a specific period of incarceration. REM cannot be given on offenders with a sentence of less than 6 months.

SEX OFFENDERS - This unit intensively supervises offenders convicted of sexual offenses. Supervision includes urinalysis, counseling referrals, and monitoring of stay away orders and inappropriate living arrangements. The officers initiate Megan's Law registration for those offenders convicted of designated sex offenses. Female sexual offenders are assigned to one officer to specifically address their issues. Computer technology monitors and blocks internet usage by certain sex offenders.

SUPERVISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS DIVISION

John Dunn, Director
215-683-1271
FAX: 215-683-1276

The Director of this division oversees Intake, Court Mental Health Clinic, DNA Testing, Operations, Prison Population Management, Parole, Community Service, and Center for Adult Education, Reentry and Pre-sentence Investigation Units and victim services.

COMMUNITY SERVICE - This program arranges all Court-ordered community service for offenders so conditioned. APPD has developed well-monitored site placements with responsible organizations. APPD receives reports on hours of service by offender and maintains computerized records of completion.

COURT MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC - Mental health evaluations are ordered by the judiciary to determine the offenders' competency to stand trial and assist in their own defense. Evaluations are also ordered for involuntary commitment cases, amenability to treatment determinations, and special requests from trial Judges. The clinic honors APPD requests for mental health evaluations on supervised offenders and provides training for the judiciary regarding mental health issues.

DNA - DNA samples are collected from offenders convicted of felonies in accordance with Pennsylvania Act 185-2004. Testing is conducted with State Police Standards by a technician from Compliance Oversight Solutions Ideal, LLC, a contracted vendor. The Pennsylvania State Police supplies collection kits and receives the results.

DRUG DETECTION CENTER - APPD operates an on-site drug detection laboratory which is staffed by a contracted vendor. The department has made a concerted effort to drug test only those offenders who would benefit from this service. This has resulted in a reduction in the number of tests and the associated costs.

INTAKE - Intake technicians use Monitor to initiate probation cases for all offenders so sentenced. Case imitation involves briefly interviewing the offender, entering docket information and running the offender risk assessment. All new probation officers do a rotation in this unit as it is the best training ground for understanding the business of probation. Student interns and externs are also assigned there. Unit staff works closely with the Clerk of Quarter Sessions.

OPERATIONS SUPPORT - These specialized technical staff handle the administrative transactions generated by certain frequently-occurring case events.

RECORDS MANAGEMENT

Maintains and catalogs master files, each of which contains all documents accumulated for any offender supervised by APPD whose cases have expired.
Initiates out-of-county dockets in Monitor.
Responds to subpoenas for archived case information.
Responds to requests from other agencies for information on active and expired cases.

AVOPP COURT -This court hears all technical violations of probation. These hearings are handled by one probation officer assigned to the Supervision Support Division. This court has greatly streamlined the handling of technical VOPs.

CRASH COURT - This court hears all Gagnon I hearings. These hearings are handled by one probation officer assigned to the Supervision Support Division.

VIOLATION OF PROBATION MANAGEMENT

Generate and track arrest warrants requested by officers for offenders who have violated or absconded from supervision.
Track potential open-bill violations through the trial phase, identify direct violations and request violation hearing on 'ready' cases as determined by our assessment of offenders' legal profile.
Field inquiries from agencies nation-wide regarding our offenders apprehended in other jurisdictions.
Issue and track warrants requested by State Parole agents on certain shared-supervision cases; schedule and attend warrant hearing.

PAROLE - Parole staff are responsible for the timely issuance of petitions to sentencing Judges based on local parole eligibility rules. The Release Information Network (RIN) is a networked computer application used by APPD and the Public Defender to support the paroling process. The Parole Unit receives and acts on both approved and denied petitions received from sentencing Judges.

PRESENTENCE - Two presentence units are staffed by experienced probation officers, who conduct background investigations examining and evaluating the offender's criminal and psycho-social history. Investigators compose reports for requesting Judges to assist in sentencing.

REENTRY INITIATIVES - The Mayor's Office for the Reintegration Services for Ex-Offenders (RISE) offers reintegration services to offenders upon their release from prison. This program also provides life-coaches and mentors. APPD staff refers offenders to their job training and placement services.

VICTIM SERVICES UNIT Two probation officers are dedicated to assisting victims of crime. These officers reach out to all victims of sexual offenses and survivors of homicide attempts. They work with victims to compose impact statements which are a part of the presentence report and coordinate services with support agencies.

TRAINING & POLICY DEVELOPMENT

Kathleen Intenzo, Director
215-683-1287
FAX: 215-683-1472

The Director of this Division oversees training, the operations manual, the annual report, and the departments' compliance with state standards, PROB-START, the Probation Case Management System (PCMS), Statistics and Special Projects

SAFE SURRENDER - An on-going initiative of receiving and processing offenders wishing to turn themselves in to clear outstanding warrants.

MONITOR - Monitor is the APPD case management system used by probation officers to enter data on all aspects of case supervision. Managers also use Monitor to audit cases and otherwise oversee the operation of their units. Technically proficient staff maintain liaison with the vendor and conduct ongoing weekly and ad hoc phone conferences to support and improve the program.

PROB-START (Probation Supervision Through Analysis, Research and Training) - An overarching management construct using data from Monitor; started after Monitor had been in use long enough to yield informative results to targeted queries. Management identifies reviews, and acts on trends. The Chief Probation Officer selects a topic of importance in case supervision which is analyzed by the research team. Concurrently, Managers, Supervisors and Officers audit cases for instances of the ProbSTART topic. Group case conferences are held and management and line staff present and explain pertinent cases. Identified practices are lauded or remediated. They serve as the basis for policy development and department-wide training

TRAINING - This multifaceted unit arranges for and conducts training which, among other things, complies with the Pennsylvania Board of Parole and Probation mandate of 40 hours for professional staff and 16 hours for support staff. The Training Unit studies and develops policy for the department. FJD subsidizes, through APPD, certain graduate studies for which training hours are credited

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