Annual Report
January 1
2011 Gallipolis Municipal Court Probation Department FY 2011 Annual Report for the City of Gallipolis.
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Welcome to the Probation Department’s Annual Report for fiscal year 2011. It contains a comprehensive overview and detailed information about the Department and its progress, accomplishments and challenges. The successes reflect the combined efforts of our dedicated employees and committed partners, and the support of the Court. This year, the Gallipolis Municipal Court was the successful recipient of two OCJS grant targeting intake of probationers and Moral Reconation Therapy.
The Probation Department is now located at 49 Olive Street, Gallipolis, Ohio. The new
location has provided a central location for probationers to come and meet with probation staff. This is the first time that probation staff is located in one centralized location. The probation department is looking forward to August of 2012 when it will move into the new Justice Center. The new office space will be more secure and will provide some additional space for prisoner holding to a non‐public drug testing restroom. The probation department will also have a class room to provide for MRT groups and other counseling programs.
The probation department is still partnered with Woodland Centers to provide
treatment in MRT (Moral Reconation Therapy). Several treatment providers now offer MRT groups to probationers. Moral Reconation Therapy is an evidence based, cognitive behavioral treatment approach designed to change how probationers make decisions and judgments by raising moral reasoning. This group approach is utilized for probationers with substance abuse issues. MRT has been cited by the National Drug Court Institute as proven to reduce recidivism. The Probation Department offers six weekly MRT groups at the Gallipolis Municipal Court and at Woodland Centers and provides one MRT group at the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office Work Release Center.
The Probation Department has fully incorporated the computerized assessment tool
called the COMPAS. The COMPAS assessment gives the department a tool to identify probationers that are high risk and have issues with substance abuse and other social problems. The Probation Department has made a commitment to incorporate these types of evidence based practices into most Probation Department functions. The probation department also uses the Ohio Risk Assessment System (ORAS) for assessment on probationer entering into probation.
The Probation Department House Arrest program had, again, great success for the year.
The house arrest program is currently using GPS and RF house arrest equipment. The program has incorporated alcohol detection devices this year and after a re‐evaluation of its effectiveness.
The Probation Department has been able to maintain an intake probation officer
position since October 2009 with the help of State grant money from the Office of Criminal Justice Services. This position helped with the effectiveness of assessing defendants referred into probation and referring them to the appropriate services that they might need. The Probation Intake Officer completes all paper work with the new probationer and then assigns them to a probation officer for supervision.
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Our primary commitment is to public safety. We offer the highest level of professional service to the Courts and the community. We are guided by our values and code of ethics in the fulfillment of our duties. This annual report is compiled from records of the probation
department which are available for examination. Should you have any question about the
report, please feel free to contact the probation department.
Mission Statement
Mission
The mission of the Gallipolis Municipal Court Probation Department is to provide necessary
service to the offender toward reducing criminal behavior while balancing the needs of and
ensuring the safety of the community. Probation is a profession that requires fundamental
knowledge of the law, sentencing alternatives, human service, and community protection.
Goals
The Gallipolis Municipal Court Probation Department will pro‐actively manage its
offender population to enhance the safety and security to the public.
The Gallipolis Municipal Court Probation Department will provide service and programs
to address offender needs to facilitate the successful reintegration into society, as well
as social accountability.
The Gallipolis Municipal Court Probation Department will continue to seek opportunities
for expanding the involvement of community, victims and private agencies in improving
the effectiveness of services.
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Programs
Drug Court
The Gallipolis Municipal Drug Court Program was established in May of 2006. The Drug Court is a voluntary program designed to emphasize treatment instead of incarceration. The program provides an opportunity for certain offenders to choose closely court monitored rehabilitation instead of jail time.
Treatment of substance abuse and rehabilitation are the primary objectives. The goals of the program include:
Reduce substance use and related criminal activity.
Hold drug dependent offenders accountable for their actions and decisions.
Provide resources and support to assist the drug dependent offenders in the acquisition of skills necessary for the maintenance of sobriety.
Reward positive life changes while maintaining accountability for negative conduct.
Program participants enter an intensive 4‐phase treatment program scheduled to last a minimum of nine months and up to one year. Participants attend counseling groups, 12‐step meetings, individual counseling, and case management sessions. They also have regularly scheduled court appearances and provide random urine samples. In most cases, upon successful completion of treatment, the participant will graduate from the program and either be removed from probation or the case will be dismissed.
Electronic Monitored House Arrest
Electronic Monitored House Arrest (EMHA) is an intermediate sanction that uses radio
frequency/GPS and computer technology to assist officers with offender control by way of
twenty‐four hour monitoring and immediate response to violations.
The offender is fitted with a continuous signaling radio frequency or GPS transmitter affixed to
the ankle. The offender must wear the transmitter for the entire period of EMHA supervision.
The transmitter is a battery operated, waterproof, non‐shocking, tamper detecting device that
does not prohibit or restrict personal activity and hygiene. Additionally, the offender is assigned
a Home Monitoring Receiver Unit (HMRU). This unit is placed in the offender’s residence,
connected to the telephone line and to an AC power source. The HMRU receives the
transmitter’s signal within a defined radius, usually the offender’s residence. By way of the
telephone line, the HMRU reports the presence or absence of the transmitter signal and thus
the offender to the host computer at the EMHA Reporting Center.
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SAM Program
SAM is a secure, automated call system that randomly selects participants for drug and alcohol
testing and monitors compliance with abstinence. Daily calls to a toll‐free telephone number
connect participants to the automated call system. Participants are assigned a "calling window"
and a "testing window" based upon their work schedule or other daily obligations. The system
tells the offender when they are required to report to probation for a urine screen.
A database records the time of all calls, confirms that the participant is aware that he / she
must report for a drug or alcohol test, monitors the participant’s compliance with required
testing and reports results of tests.
The fifteen‐second call each day informs participants that they "Have" or "Have Not" been
selected to test. Participants are unable to anticipate when they will be selected for testing. The
call system extends the agency's supervision through structured, daily contact. Upon selection
for testing, participants are required to report to the probation department within a time
period determined by the agency.
MRT
Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) is a systematic treatment strategy that seeks to decrease
recidivism among criminal offenders by increasing moral reasoning. Its cognitive‐behavioral
approach combines elements from a variety of psychological traditions to progressively address
ego, social, moral, and positive behavioral growth. MRT takes the form of group and individual
counseling using structured group exercises and prescribed homework assignments. The MRT
workbook is structured around 16 objectively defined steps (units) focusing on seven basic
treatment issues: confrontation of beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors; assessment of current
relationships; reinforcement of positive behavior and habits; positive identity formation;
enhancement of self‐concept; decrease in hedonism and development of frustration tolerance;
and development of higher stages of moral reasoning. Participants meet in groups once or
twice weekly and can complete all steps of the MRT program in a minimum of 3 to 6 months.
Currently Spectrum Outreach and Woodland Centers along with the probation department are
providing MRT groups to defendants.
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Community Service
The purpose of the Gallipolis Municipal Court Community Service Program is to have
offender(s) benefit community projects by working assigned hours and realize an immediate
consequence to certain negative behaviors in lieu of jail time.
This program is designed to serve the offender(s) who have been ordered to perform a
designated number of community service hours. These hours must be completed at a nonprofit
public service work site, and the offender receives no monetary compensation.
The number of hours is normally determined by the severity of the offense. Orders for
community service hours come from the Court.
In 2011, the G.M.C.P.D. supervised a total of 6,855 hours of community service with a total
value to the community of $54,840.00.
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Community Service Hours
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total
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tion
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Michael J Smith
Chief of Probation
Gallipolis Municipal Court Probation Department
Michael Smith
Chief of Probation
Robbie Harrison
Probation Officer
Melissa Hall
Part‐Time
Probation Officer
Debbie Belville
Probation Intake
Officer
Seth Argabright
Probation Officer
Gallipolis Municipal Court Probation Department