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Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles
http://www.pardons.state.al.us/
Provides adult probation and parole services for the state of Alabama to the Board of Pardons and Paroles, and to the state Courts with probationary powers.


Alameda County Probation Department
http://www.co.alameda.ca.us/probation/
Offers rehabilitative opportunities to offenders and provides services to the Courts, local government, and its offender clientele.


Alvis House.
http://www.alvishouse.org/
Works to reduce the repetition of criminal behavior in our community by working within the criminal justice system to provide services and programs which offer alternatives to incarceration and facilitate the reintegration of the offender into the community.


Amber's Parole and Probation Site
http://www.angelfire.com/md/ribit/
Provides links that are particularly useful to P&P Officers and also provides links to many P&P agencies.


American Community Corrections Institute
http://www.accilifeskills.com
offer a wide range of cognitive lifeskills restructuring workbooks for youth and adults. Our training material is user friendly and self-directed. A counseling degree is not required to facilitate our programs. Our workbooks are based on the latest techniques of cognitive restructuring. It could be said that the our programs are behavioral science classes on how to overcome life's problems and be more successful.


top100.gif (812 bytes)  American Probation & Parole Association (APPA)
http://www.appa-net.org
APPA is an international association composed of individuals from the United States and Canada actively involved with probation, parole and community-based corrections, in both adult and juvenile sectors.


Arizona Department of Corrections Community Supervision Bureau
http://www.adc.state.az.us/commcorr.htm
The Community Supervision Bureau uses parole officers to supervise inmates released on any type of community supervision and conducts pre-placement investigations, including job placement and referral to contracted transitional services.


Arkansas Department of Community Correction
http://www.dcc.state.ar.us/
Promotes public safety and a crime-free lifestyle by providing community-based sanctions in a cost-effective manner, and enforcing State laws and court mandates in the supervision of adult offenders remanded to the Department of Community Correction .


California Probation, Parole and Correctional Association
http://www.cppca.org/
The home page for the CPPCA which was founded in 1917 to advance correctional practices through public education and information.


Canadian Training Institute
http://www.cantraining.org
Provides training, consulting assistance, promotes collaborative action and undertakes applied research projects in contributing to the effectiveness of services delivered by criminal justice and related human service agencies in Canada.


Chester County Adult Probation & Parole Department (Pennsylvania)
http://dsf.chesco.org/adprob/site/default.asp
The department supervises adult offenders and prepares pre-sentence and other investigative reports for the Court of Common Pleas. The mission of supervision is to rehabilitate the offender and to protect the community.


Colorado Association of Probation Offices
http://www.capo.net
This site also contains the Colorado Chiefs Organization and Supervisors Organization.


Connecticut Board of Pardons and Paroles
http://www.ct.gov/doc/cwp/view.asp?a=1520&q=284830&docNav=|40574|
The Connecticut Board of Pardons and Paroles home page.


Delaware Board of Parole
http://www.state.de.us/parole/board.htm
The Delaware Board of Parole has absolute authority to grant parole to eligible adult prison offenders whose crimes were committed prior to June 30, 1990. According to statute, a parole may be granted only when, in the opinion of the Board, parole supervision would be in the best interest of society and an aid to rehabilitation of the offender as a law-abiding citizen.


Delaware Board of Parole
http://www.state.de.us/parole/index.htm

Florida Association of Community Corrections
http://www.facc-net.org/mc/page.do
Organization of justice system professionals and others who support community-based corrections for juveniles and others.


Franklin County (Pennsylvania) Probation Department
http://www.fcpd.com
Home page of the FCPD.


Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles
http://www.pap.state.ga.us/
Board of Pardons and Paroles protects the public by thoroughly investigating and processing inmate cases and making responsible, just, and equitable parole decisions while balancing punishment and rehabilitation


Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles
http://www.pap.state.ga.us/opencms/opencms/
Parole is the discretionary decision of the majority of the state Board of Pardons and Paroles to release a certain offender from confinement after he or she has served an appropriate portion of a prison sentence. Persons on parole remain under state supervision and control according to conditions which, if violated, allow for reimprisonment.


Impact Of Sentencing Guidelines On The Use Of Incarceration In Federal Criminal Courts In The United States, 1984-1990
http://sun3.lib.uci.edu/~gacodev2/archive/inst/sentence/sentence.htm
Reviews the impact of federal sentencing guidelines from 1984 to 1990.


International Community Corrections Association
http://www.iccaweb.org/index.php?section=1
Web site of this membership association supporting community-based corrections.


International Conference & Training Workshop on Probation
http://www.unicri.it/
Website dealing with this international conference.


Los Angeles County Probation Department
http://probation.co.la.ca.us/
Provides an extensive range of services through the efforts of over 5,000 employees deployed in more than 50 locations throughout the County. The Department serves all the municipal and superior courts of the County. Its services to the community include recommending sanctions to the court, enforcing court orders, operating correctional institutions, incarcerating delinquents, assisting victims and providing corrective assistance to individuals in conflict with the law.


Manhattan Institute: Probation Reform
http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/cr_7.htm
A Manhattan Institute report on its ideas for fixing the probation system.


Mark's Parole and Crime Page
http://www.tbcnet.com/~salsberry/
This site was constructed by an Illinois state parole agent who is also a gang crime specialist.


Maryland Division of Parole and Probation
http://www.dpscs.state.md.us/locations/dpp_offices.shtml
The Maryland Division of Parole and Probation sees improved quality of life for the citizens of Maryland and increased offender success through collaborative crime prevention, community justice, and commitment to professional principles.


Minnesota Association of Community Corrections Act Counties
http://www.maccac.org
Organization of Minnesota Counties that provide community corrections. Site maintains an extensive set of links to full text resources concerning community corrections.


Minnesota Department of Corrections/Community Services Division
http://www.corr.state.mn.us

NC Division of Adult Probation and Parole
http://www.doc.state.nc.us/NEWS/1996/9612NEWS/dappoffi.htm

Nevada Parole and Probation
http://ps.state.nv.us/pandp/

New Jersey State Parole Board
http://www.state.nj.us/parole/

New Jersey State Parole Board
http://www.state.nj.us/parole/index.html
The Board is exclusively charged with the responsibility for administering a parole system for all offenders sentenced to a term of incarceration in any state training school, correctional facility state prison, and offenders in a county correctional facility serving terms greater than 60 days.


New York City Probation Department
http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/prob/html/message.html
The Department of Probation promotes public safety by providing supervision for the thousands of adults and juveniles placed on probation each year by judges in the Supreme, Criminal and Family Courts. We seek to assist people who have committed crimes become responsible members of the communities in which they live.


New York State Probation Officers Association
http://www.nyspoa.com
Professional association and advocacy group. Site contains some links to full text of probation related information.


NY Probation Division
http://dpca.state.ny.us/
Home page of NY State Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives.


Office of Criminal Justice Services (Manassas, Virginia)
http://www.pwcgov.org/default.aspx?topic=040022

Oregon Criminal Justice Association
http://oregon-cja.org/
Non-profit membership based organization promoting training of Oregon criminal justice professionals.


Orleans County Probation Department (New York)
http://orleansny.com/Probation/probation.htm
The Probation Department protects the safety and property of persons by prevention of juvenile delinquency and adult crime and related family malfunctioning.


Pennsylvania Association of Probation, Parole and Correction (PAPPC)
http://www.pappc.org
PAPPC is an association of probation, parole and correction professionals. It primarily provides professional training in Pennsylvania. It is an affiliate of APPA, ACA, MASCA, IRCA.


Pennsylvania Association on Probation, Parole, & Correction
http://www.pappc.org
This organization is dedicated to "promoting the progressive treatment and prevention of delinquency and crime."


Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole
http://www.pbpp.state.pa.us/pbpp/site/default.asp
Information on special programs, Office of the Victim Advocate, and other agencies.


Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
http://www.pccd.state.pa.us/pccd/site/default.asp
Informative site with links to programs around the nation.


Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing
http://pcs.la.psu.edu/
An informative site dealing with sentencing issues and reform in the U.S.


Placer County Probation Department
http://www.placer.ca.gov/probation
The Probation Department provides support for the Criminal, Juvenile and Family Courts and provides services and programs designed to reduce the likelihood that a local offender will commit another crime.


Probation & Parole Officer/Agent Forum
http://members.aol.com/paroleinfo/index.htm
A privately managed forum for probation and parole officers.


Probation Publications
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pubalp2.htm#Probation
Links to several Bureau of Justice Statistics publications about probation.


Professional Bail Agents of the United States
http://www.pbus.com
Web site of this professional association of bail agents. Designed to counter their image as bounty hunters and provide professional information to their members.


Reinventing Parole and Probation, by John J. DiIulio, Jr.
http://www.brookings.edu/articles/1997/spring_crime_diiulio.aspx
Full text of article reviewing and criticizing parole and probation practices and reviewing possible alternatives to the current system.


Resources For Victims Who Are Fighting Parole or Clemency Petitions
http://home.sprynet.com/~statnisle/clemency.htm
This site is committed to the service of people seeking resources with which to fight an application, for clemency or parole.


Sacramento County (California) Probation Department
http://www.probation.saccounty.net/

Sacramento County Probation Department (Califronia)
http://www.probation.saccounty.net
The Sacramento County Probation Department is responsible for the background investigation of criminal offenders and the preparation of social history reports and maintains several juvenile facilities and programs. The Probation Department is also charged with the supervision of adult and juvenile offenders granted probation by the Courts.


San Diego County Probation Department (California)
http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/cnty/cntydepts/safety/probation/
The department offers a wide variety of programs and services. They include intervention programs to keep families together, rehabilitate juvenile offenders, supervise both adults and juveniles who have been placed on probation by the court, and work in the community to help prevent criminal activity. It also operates detention facilities for both adults and juveniles.


Sex Offender Community Notification: Assessing the Impact in Wisconsin. 2001
http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/179992.pdf
Looks at how police chiefs and sheriffs from Wisconsin fared as they experimented with various approaches to notifying citizens, including community meetings, news releases, and Internet postings about the presence of convicted sex offenders in their communities.


South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services
http://www.dppps.sc.gov/
Supervises those offenders who are placed under the Department's jurisdiction and investigates cases, assembles information, and makes sound recommendations for use by the Courts and Board of Paroles and Pardons, to assist them in their decision-making processes.


South Forty Employment and Training Services
http://www.osborneny.org/south_forty.htm
South Forty, formerly New York City's oldest and largest employment agency specifically directed toward people with criminal records, merged with the Osborne Association in 2001 and is now Osborne's largest program.


Suffolk County Department of Probation (New York)
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/webtemp3.cfm?dept=13&id=94
Probation is an alternative to incarceration that permits offenders to live and work in the community, support their families, receive rehabilitative services and make restitution to the victims of their crimes. It also addresses juvenile crime with early intervention for youth at risk.


Texas Juvenile Probation Commission
http://www.tjpc.state.tx.us/
The home page for the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission.


Trends in State Parole, 1990-2000
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/tsp00.htm
Examines the changing nature of offenders entering and leaving parole and the effects on the trends and composition of the prison population.


Trends in State Parole, 1990-2000. 9/2001
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/tsp00.pdf
Examines the changing nature of offenders entering and leaving parole and the effects on the trends and composition of the prison population.


United States Parole Commission
http://www.usdoj.gov/uspc
Information about the Commission.


Virginia Department of Corrections
http://www.vadoc.state.va.us/
The Virginia Department of Corrections provides information about the prison system, most wanted lists, and contact information.


Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
http://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/

Volunteers in Prevention, Probation & Prisons, Inc. Mentoring
http://vipmentoring.org/default2.htm
The mission of Volunteers in Prevention, Probation and Prisons, Inc. (VIP) is to reduce recidivism in the juvenile and criminal justice system.


Volunteers of America
http://www.voa.org
Volunteers of America's community-based service organizations offer more than 160 different programs that help people including children, youth, the elderly, families in crisis, the homeless, people with disabilities or mental illness, and ex-offenders re


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