2011 Annual Report - Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands

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PROBATION AND PAROLEThe mission of the Office of Probation and Parole, withinthe Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, is to work withinthe guidelines established by the Virgin Islands Legislature,Federal Laws, United States Constitution, Interstate Compactfor Adult Offender Supervision Rules and Regulations; and,the dictates of the Presiding Judge while honoring the safetyneeds of the Virgin Islands Community.The Office of Probation and Parole is committed to workingwith offenders to ensure compliance with, and adherence to,Court Orders and Standard Conditions of Supervision inorder to aid offenders and bring about improvement in theirconduct and condition, and their ultimate re-integrationinto the Virgin Islands Community. The division’s goal is tobring about the ultimate rehabilitation of offenders throughthe adoption of a holistic approach to supervision that isdesigned to decrease increasing instances of recidivism.Under the leadership, supervision and guidance of theTerritorial Chief Probation Officer, the Office of Probationand Parole receives tasks and assignments from the Judges ofthe Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, the Virgin IslandsBoard of Parole, U.S. Probation Office, Interstate Compactfor Adult Offender Supervision, Court and Assistant CourtAdministrators, Clerk of the Court, General Counsel, andthe Chief Probation Officer. The division’s clientele alsoincludes court personnel, attorneys, probationers, parolees,defendants and their families, Interstate Compact Officesand the general public.During this fiscal year, the Probation Office - Territory wide- fielded more than thirty-two thousand office visits by avariety of individuals: St. Croix District – 16,938 office visits;and, 15,850 in the St. Thomas-St. John District. The personsvisiting the Probation Offices included, but was not limitedto the following: Probationers, parolees, Pre-trial Releaseclients, victims and their family members, defendants andtheir family members, attorneys, police officers, individualsfrom other agencies and from the general public as well.56
During FY11, the Probation Division also terminated onehundred ninety clients from supervision: one hundredthirteen (113) cases were terminated from supervision in theDistrict of St. Croix. Ninety of those cases were satisfactorilyterminated, eleven were terminated unsatisfactorily, sevenwere discharged administratively, one was closed because theclient was deceased, three were transferred out of the localjurisdiction (Interstate Compact); and, one was transferredto the St. Thomas/St. John District.In the District of St. Thomas-St. John, seventy-seven (77)cases were terminated from supervision. Sixty-one ofthose cases were closed satisfactorily, eleven were closedunsatisfactorily; and, five were discharged administratively.Terminated Probation Cases57
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