2005 Audit

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Palm Beach County lmcuCriminal Justice Commission raicmioAnnual Monitoring Report n Mitgp Of Pride Misdemeanor Probation Services diserbnv October 1, 2004 – September 30, 2005 b2 S0 INDEX INDEX………………………………………………………………………………2 PROBATION ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSHIP……………………………..3 HISTORY & AUDIT STATISTICS ON PRIDE OFFICES…………………..……4 PROBATIONER DEMOGRAPHICS…………………………………………...5-13 FINDINGS ………………………………………………………………………..14 PROBATIONER STATISTICS………………………………………………15 & 16 PRIDE PROGRESS…………………………………………………………..17 & 18 CONCLUSION……………………….……………………………………..…… ..18 Data for this report was collected by and collated into report form by CJC staff and presented to the Probation Advisory Board on February 16, 2006. 2 PURPOSE To monitor the County professional services contract with Pride Integrated Services, Inc., for the provision of misdemeanor probation services to Palm Beach County. Charles E. Burton/ Chairman MEMBERS Ted Booras/ State Attorney’s Office Virginia Cataldo/ U.S. Probation Steven A. Cohen/ Private Defense Attorney Theresa Corner/ Florida Dept. of Corrections Karen Heidtman/ Clerk & Comptroller’s Office Kay Oglesby/ Ex-Offender Reentry 3 John Riviera/ Assistant Public Defender PROBATION ADVISORY BOARD PRIDE MISDEMEANOR PROBATION SERVICES • In accordance ...

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Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Commission    Annual Monitoring Report Of  

  Pride Misdemeanor Probation Services  

October 1, 2004  September 30, 2005  

    INDEX       INDEX………………………………………………………………………………2      PROBATION ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSHIP……………………………..3     HISTORY & AUDIT STATISTICS ON PRIDE OFFICES…………………..……4     PROBATIONER DEMOGRAPHICS…………………………………………...5-13     FINDINGS ………………………………………………………………………..14     PROBATIONER STATISTICS………………………………………………15 & 16     PRIDE PROGRESS…………………………………………………………..17 & 18     CONCLUSION……………………….……………………………………..…… ..18       Data for this report was collected by and collated into report form by CJC staff and presented to the Probation Advisory Board on February 16, 2006.   2

        PURPOSE   To monitor the County professional services contract with Pride Integrated Services, Inc., for the provision of misdemeanor probation services to Palm Beach County.       Charles E. Burton/ Chairman           

 

 

 

  MEMBERS   Ted Booras/ State Attorney’s Office         Virginia Cataldo/ U.S. Probation     Steven A. Cohen/ Private Defense Attorney                        Theresa Corner/ Florida Dept. of Corrections     Karen Heidtman/ Clerk & Comptroller’s Office           Kay Oglesby/ Ex-Offender Reentry  

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

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  John Riviera/ Assistant Public Defender                             PROBATION ADVISORY BOARD PRIDE MISDEMEANOR PROBATION SERVICES     •   In accordance with F.S. 948.15, the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) with approval of the Chief Judge is required to oversee the delivery of misdemeanor probation services for the 15 th Judicial Circuit County Court.   •   On December 7, 1993, the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners through a “Request for Proposal” (RFP) process and by resolution selected Pride Integrated Services, Inc., (Pride) as the provider of misdemeanor probation services to County Court.   •   A requirement in the Professional Services contract between the BCC and Pride was the creation of a Probation Advisory Board (PAB) to monitor and report annually to the BCC via the Criminal Justice Commission of their findings.   •   A total of 4891 probation clients were terminated during the monitoring period October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005. A summary of the four Pride offices include:   1) West Palm Beach Office   A total of 3045 clients were terminated at this office during the above period.   2) Delray Beach Office   A total of 1057 clients were terminated at this office during the above period.   3) Lake Park Office   A total of 593 cases were terminated at this office during the above period.   4) Belle Glade Office  

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A total of 196 cases were terminated at this office during the above period.

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1244

26-35

Age

Age Ranges

6

1232

36-45

659

46-55

284

56+

17< 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56+ Age Range= 14-84 *

 

   

1118, 23%

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3773, 77%

Gender

Male

Female

 

 

944, 19%

28, 1%

462, 9%*

3451, 71%

* Those who indicated their primary language as Spanish

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Race

White Black

Hispanic

Other

 

 

157, 3%

1576, 32%

453, 9%

1298, 27%

1407, 29%

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Education

<12th Grade 12th Grade 12> Tech School No Response

 

   

963, 20%

416, 9%

314, 6%

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3198, 65%

Employment

Employed Unemployed Other

No Response

 

341, 5%

1310, 21%

1015, 16%

1219, 20%

11

2321, 38%

Present Charge

DUI Violence Traffic Drug Miscellaneous*

* Petty Theft, Retail Theft, Mischief, Trespassing, Resist Officer, Passing Worthless Checks