Chapter 8 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

81010.1 Policy

• The period immediately following incarceration is critical to successful reintegration of the offender into society and to positive citizenship. Through the application of controls and the provision of services, the parole agent helps to create favorable conditions for the offender’s successful adjustment. A parole agent has broad discretion over the life of an offender and in exercising that discretion, shall act as a professional. During this period of supervision and observation, it is imperative that the parole agent be knowledgeable about the activities of the offender and the offender’s significant others. The parole agent’s principal duty is to uphold public safety by reducing the risk an offender poses to the community. The parole agent accomplishes this by directing the offender to services that meet the criminogenic needs of the offender, monitoring the offender to determine if they are involved in criminal activity or violations of their supervision conditions, and promptly addressing law and technical violations.