For the court
• Higher probation success results in lower jail population.
• Fines are collected and applied quickly, accurately and with higher collection rates.
• All reports are available “at the click of a mouse” to authorized parties.
• No city/county personnel resources are required for offender management.
• JCS personnel attend court to ensure instant attention to necessary tasks.

For the community
• Taxpayer burden is reduced in several areas. i.e. no court personnel is required for monitoring, increased fines to the city’s treasury, lower jail population reduces costs and liability of incarceration.
• Fewer citizens in jail reduce the burden on public assistance, community resources and the family structure.

• Experienced offender management results in reduced rates of re-offending and subsequent incarceration.
• Work schedules and family structure remain in tact.
• Referrals to other programs and community resources are provided.
• Accurate reporting of compliance reduces the chance for inadvertent violations.

Each probationer receives the structure necessary to succeed. Much like a personal trainer or coach, the probation officer works for the probationer to ensure maximum success. The harsh reality is simply this: left to ‘self supervise’, approximately half of all probationers will fail. With supervision, a 90% plus success rate is not uncommon. The coaching and supervision is the value the probationer receives.

If they don’t have money for the fine, where will they find the money for these new supervision fees?
We have found that in the long run, supervised probation is less expensive than unsupervised probation for the offender. In approximately half the cases of unsupervised probation, the offender will fail to complete the orders of the court. Failing the orders of the court generally results in loss of driving privilege, jail, vehicle impounding, FTP/FTA charges, loss of employment, domestic problems and the list goes on. Recovering from these is extremely expensive. For example, reinstatement of driving privilege can cost $275.00 or more.

We believe it is a greater kindness to provide the structure that supervised probation can yield. Left to self manage, most probationers will wind up in warrant status.