CJ-8A 2017 Annual Probation Survey (Short Form)

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RTI International
BJS Annual P/P Survey
ATTN: Alissa Chambers
3040 Cornwallis Road • PO Box 12194
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2194

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

2017 ANNUAL PROBATION SURVEY
(SHORT FORM)

BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS

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GENERAL INFORMATION
• If you have any questions, contact Alissa Chambers of RTI International at 1-866-334-4175 or [email protected].
• Please complete the questionnaire before February 28, 2018 using the web-reporting option at www.bjs-aps.org, by mailing the
complete questionnaire to RTI International at the address above, or by faxing all pages toll-free to 1-866-509-7471.

Who is covered by this survey?

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• INCLUDE all adults regardless of conviction status, who have been placed under the supervision of a probation agency as
part of a court order. (Adults are persons subject to the jurisdiction of an adult court or correctional agency.)
• INCLUDE adult probationers legally your responsibility but supervised outside your jurisdiction, such as through an interstate
compact agreement.
• INCLUDE adult probationers contracted out to private agencies.
• INCLUDE adult probationers on active supervision, including those who report electronically, or inactive supervision or in a
residential/other treatment program but not in regular contact with a probation authority.
• INCLUDE absconders who have not been discharged from probation.
• INCLUDE adult probationers who may be under local jurisdiction but not reported separately by another agency.

Who is not covered by this survey?

• EXCLUDE juveniles (persons under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court or agency).
• EXCLUDE interstate compact cases supervised by your jurisdiction for another state.
• EXCLUDE adult probationers supervised by your jurisdiction but legally the responsibility of another jurisdiction.

Burden statement

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Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, we cannot ask you to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number. Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including
the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing
and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this collection of
information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20531; and to the Office of Management and Budget, OMB No. 1121-0064, Washington, DC 20503.

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INSTRUCTIONS
Please provide a response to each question. Blanks will be interpreted as "unknown" ("DK").
If the answer to a question is "none" or "zero," write "0" in the space provided.
If the answer to a question is "unknown," write "DK" in the space provided.
If the answer to a question is "not applicable," write "NA" in the space provided.
When an exact numeric answer is not available, provide an estimate and mark (X) in the box beside each figure.
For example 1,000 X .

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Your agency’s adult probation
population on December 31, 2016 ...............

ITEMS AND DEFINITIONS
1. Include adult probationers who have been placed under
the supervision of a probation agency as part of a court
order, regardless of conviction status.

1. On January 1, 2017, what was your
agency’s adult probation population?
Population on January 1, 2017 ...................

2. Individuals entering probation more than once during the
year should be counted each time (e.g., entered,
discharged, and re-entered should be counted as two
entries). Individuals who enter probation and, without
being discharged, are placed on probation for a second
offense, should be counted as one entry.

2. Between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017,
how many adults entered probation?
Number of entries .......................................

Number of discharges ................................
4. On December 31, 2017, what was your agency’s adult
probation population?
(Should equal Question 1 plus Question 2 minus Question 3.)

4. The count of adult probationers at yearend 2017. This
total should equal the population on January 1, 2017,
plus the total entering probation in 2017, minus the total
discharged from probation in 2017. (See cover page for
persons to INCLUDE and EXCLUDE.)

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Population on December 31, 2017 .............

3. Individuals exiting probation more than once during the
year should be counted each time (e.g., individuals who
are discharged from all probation supervision, re-enter
probation, and are fully discharged again, should be
counted as two discharges).

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3. Between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017,
how many adult probationers were discharged
from supervision?

5. Does the total probation population on December 31,
2017 (reported in Question 4) represent a count of
individuals or cases? (Please mark (X) in one box.)
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Individuals
Cases

6. On December 31, 2017, how many adult probationers in
your jurisdiction were —
a. Male .....................................................
b. Female.................................................

c. Not known...........................................

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d. Total (Sum of items 6a through 6c
should equal Question 4.) ....................

7. On December 31, 2017, how many adult probationers had
as their most serious offense —
a. Felony .................................................

b. Misdemeanor ......................................

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c. Other – Please describe

d. Not known...........................................
e. Total (Sum of items 7a through 7d
should equal Question 4.) ....................

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Notes and comments – (Please attach additional notes if necessary. Please explain changes in how data are reported compared
with last year.)

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