Probationers and Parolees Tend to Be Concentrated in “High Stakes� Communities Yet Probation and Parole Do Not Coordinate Strategies and Services Austin Police Sectors
Travis County Police Sector F has the highest number of probationers per capita in Travis County (24 per 1,000 population) 34% of discretionary prison releases to Austin return to these neighborhoods
Accounting for High Stake Communities Can Even Suggest Better Ways to Utilize Other Resources Like Probation Supervision Travis County Zip Codes
An average probation officer has a caseload of 120 probationers But the 688 probationers in zip 78745 are presently assigned to 72 different officers
Probation Caseloads Could Be Reorganized More Effectively Around “High Stakes” Neighborhoods Travis County Zip Codes
Instead, those 688 probationers living in the same 78745 zip code, could be assigned to 6 officers working in the same neighborhood instead of 72 different officers working from a “central” office with cases all over the City