Sec. 2. Funds appropriated under this program may be made available to any court administering probation in order to finance expenditures incurred for any of the following purposes:

(1) Salaries for existing or new probation officer positions.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 11-13-2-2

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Probation officers: Screen applicants for pretrial release and monitor convicted offenders released under court supervision.
(2) Maintenance or establishment of administrative support services to probation officers.

(3) Development and implementation of:

(A) incentives and sanctions;

(B) policies;

(C) programs; and

(D) services;

to address compliance with community supervision following the schedule adopted by the judicial conference of Indiana under IC 11-13-1-8.

(4) Development and use of evidence based services, programs, and practices that reduce probationers’ risk for recidivism.

(5) Establishment of a coordinated system of community supervision to improve the efficiency and coordination of offender services within a county.

As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.158-2014, SEC.4; P.L.184-2014, SEC.4.