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Dear Colleagues,
Serving
as President of this Association for the past three years has been a highlight
of my career. It has been a pleasure
to meet so many of you and work for a profession that I love.
I am grateful to the countless people who have supported and assisted
me during my term.
Please
welcome and support your incoming President Mike Torchia as you have me.
Mike is a gentleman with integrity and a firm work ethic.
He will serve the Association and the profession well. The membership is blessed to have a fine Executive
Board, an energetic group of committees, the best Executive Assistant and
a loyal Legislative Liaison. They
keep the business of the Association moving forward.
I
especially want to thank my Director Darrell McGibany and my Chief Judge
Edward Ferguson for giving me leave to serve as President.
In addition I want to thank my faithful staff at the East Alton Community
Corrections Center who endured my absences with equanimity and tended to
business without me. They are the best!
Again,
thank you for the honor of serving as your President.
I will never forget the many kindnesses you have extended to me.
Regards,
Linda Van Dyke, Outgoing
IPCSA President
By
the time you receive this message, we will be in the midst of the holiday
season. On behalf of the Executive Board,
please accept our best wishes to you and your families for a safe and joyous
holiday season.
Now,
to introduce myself to those who do not know me: I am currently with the Sangamon County Adult
Probation Department in Springfield. I
have been with the department for nineteen years, working in the capacities
of Probation Officer, Intensive Drug Officer, Division Supervisor, Deputy
Director and, currently, Director. I
have been a member of IPCSA since 1986. I
have been actively involved with the Program, Substance Abuse and Chief Managing
Officer Committees, served as Co-Chair of the Substance Abuse Committee, and
served on the Executive Board in the capacities of Secretary and President-Elect.
As
I start my tenure as President of the Association, I would like to take time
to express my gratitude to outgoing President Linda Van Dyke. As I am sure you are aware, Linda served as the
President of the Association for the past three years. Her dedication and professionalism were evident
throughout her tenure, but were especially shown as she successfully achieved
a multi-disciplinary conference in Chicago. Not only was this a personal achievement for
Linda, but a tremendous step for the field and the Association!
Probably
the most pressing issue on everyone’s mind these days is the budget situation
that we are all facing. As many of you
know, the nation’s economic situation has had a dramatic domino effect on
the State of Illinois budget. Our state legislators have been cutting expenses
and struggling to find alternative revenue sources.
As a result, probation departments are relying on fees and their county
government to pick up the shortfall. This
may be a temporary solution for some counties; however, others are facing
drastic cuts in their budgets and/or workforces. We must not stand silently by as this crisis
unfolds. We must continue to advocate
for our profession by becoming more involved in our Association; continuing
to lobby our state legislators; advocating for ourselves as a public safety
entity; implementing evidence-based practices; collaborating with various
stakeholders; and publicizing measurable outcomes to support our success in
reducing recidivism rates.
Probation
departments throughout Illinois are drawing positive national attention for
a variety of reasons. With assistance
from and support of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, National
Institute of Corrections, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Juvenile Justice Commission
and other entities, probation departments are changing the face of our profession.
We can use this as an opportunity to publicize our changes, our improvements,
and the positive impact expected for our communities.
This publicity offers the opportunity for support in lobbying efforts
and increased grant opportunities – critical keys to our future financial
security.
Our
Association has not been immune from the budget crisis. As a matter of fact, it has had a dramatic effect
on the Association. We have seen reduction
in the number of attendees at conferences, a decrease in membership, and an
increase in the cost of doing business. The
Executive Board has been conscientious about ensuring our financially security.
They have been developing ideas to both save money and increase revenue
for the Association. It is important
that all members do the same.
Needless
to say, membership is one our biggest revenue sources. Thus, it is imperative that we seek out new membership,
keep current members in the fold, and praise the benefits of IPCSA membership
whenever we have the chance. A second
opportunity to support the Association is though personal conference attendance,
and encouraging the attendance of others. These conferences are also a significant source
of the Association’s funds. Whether
through conference attendance, volunteerism, or other means, all members are
encouraged to become involved in the Association beyond membership.
Please consider joining one of our many committees or running for an
elected Board position. Always consider how you can more actively participate
in IPCSA. We are always looking for
new leaders.
Please
do not hesitate to let an Executive Board member, including me, know if there
are any issues or matters you think the Association needs to address. You can contact me directly at 217-753-6683 or
miket@co.sangamon.il.us. The only way
we can know what is on your mind is if we hear from you.
Thank
you for your membership in IPCSA and your support of the Association.
Michael
J. Torchia
IPCSA President
Committees provide numerous functions for the Association.
Whether it is developing training, working with vendors, helping with
legislation or fundraising, the committees are vital to the future of our
Association. It is necessary to receive
permission from your Chief Managing Officer to join a committee. Please contact any of the following chairpersons
if you want information or would like to join a committee.
President Elect
Sid
DeLair
DuPage County Probation & Court Services
Statewide Representative
Allen
Nance
DuPage County Probation & Court Services
Region II Representative
Ken
Burn
Whiteside County Court Services
Executive Board Elections
I
wish I could start with the good news, but it will have to wait.
The Illinois Economic and Fiscal Commission, the Legislature’s revenue
forecasting agency, predicted recently that for State Fiscal Year 2006 there
would only be $325 million new spending available.
Unfortunately, there is already more that $600 million in new pension
costs for FY 2006, $1.2 billion (yes, that is a “b”) in one-time 2005 revenue
that will need to be replaced, and downstate teachers are looking for an early
retirement option that could cost another $900 million.
We
will be facing another horrendous budget situation next year. And probation
fees will continue to be heavily relied on again next year. Also, it is too
soon to tell whether sufficient probation fees will be available next year
like they apparently were this year.
The
recent election will have little impact on the make-up of the General Assembly.
The Republicans added one net new member in each chamber. Sadly, a good friend of probation, Sen. Patrick
Welch (D-Peru) was defeated. In the
Senate, the Democrats will enjoy a 32-27 advantage. In the House, the advantage will be a slightly
larger, 65-53.
As
most of you know, another good friend of probation, Sen. Barack Obama was
elected to the U.S. Senate with over 70 percent of the vote.
You should all congratulate yourselves, for what could have been a
close race, Sen. Obama’s support among probation officers put him over the
top and into the stratosphere.
In
a final note, several people in the criminal justice community were unhappy
with me over suggestions last Spring that the cuts to probation fees could
be utilized, directly or indirectly, to fund the judges’ cost of living increase.
I apologize for not having enough information at the time those assertions
were made. Based on a meeting I had with AOIC personnel,
we were going to be cut, and the cost of living increase was going to be funded.
There was not an exact correlation, but it was significant.
The next day, the cost of living
increase was removed from the line item for Judicial pay, but our cuts remained.
It is still possible to transfer amounts among the line items at any
time during the State fiscal year, including our probation fees.
We will all have to wait between now and the end of the State fiscal
year to see if money has been transferred.
Capitol Report
By John McCabe
IPCSA Legislative Liaison
Community Service
Committee
The IPCSA Community Service Committee will begin
meeting again in the Spring of 2005. The
committee is accepting new membership of community service coordinators and/or
probation officers who have an interest in community issues. The committee has a new Chairperson, Cathy Wizgird,
For County Probation and Court Service. For addition information and/or to join this
committee, email Cathy at Cwizgird@yahoo.com.
Future topics of discussion include:
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Creating a Restorative
Community Service Program
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Satisfying victims
of crime
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Offender integration
in to the community through service
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How to recruit
community service sites
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Liability issues
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Suggestions for
standardizing community service hours ordered
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Types of available
community service (intensive, social, conservation, etc.)
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Evidence-based
community service practices
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Program evaluation
Day-Evening Reporting Committee
17 Reporting Centers in Illinois
The
Day-Evening Reporting Committee is pleased to report that there are now 17
reporting centers fully operational in Illinois. In sentencing medium and low risk offenders,
juvenile and adult courts are using these
types of programs as an alternative to secure detention. These programs are providing excellent supervision of the minors at a fraction of the
cost of incarceration and at the same time are providing high levels of safety
to the community. It has been this committees
pleasure to provide information and materials to counties that now have reporting
centers. Additionally, several other
counties are in the planning stages for Reporting Centers.
The
committee is currently creating a library of program descriptions that will
be a valuable source of information for every county in Illinois. It has become a good source to aid in understanding
the wide diversity of programming being used in Reporting Centers.
If your County would like to add your reporting center program information
to our library, please forward it to the chair of this committee.
The
Day/Evening Reporting Committee is finalizing the data input from the questionnaires
sent out last spring. From the data gathered, a resource manual will be developed.
Distribution is planned for the Spring 2005 Conference.
You
are invited to join the members of this committee in its efforts to provide
information, networking and training to the reporting centers in Illinois. Please feel free to send articles to Ben Manley,
Committee Chairman , Sangamon County Juvenile Probation, 2201 South Dirksen,
Springfield, IL 62703 . Telephone 217-747-8052, Fax 217-747-8022, or by email
at Beniem@co.sangamon.il.us.
The committee’s next meeting is February 10, 2005 at the Law and Justice
Building in Bloomington at 10:00am.
Detention Committee
Efforts
are underway to rejuvenate the Detention Committee by acquiring membership
representation from all 16 detention facilities in the state. The committee met at both 2004 conferences.
Many Detention Committee members, along with various Probation Directors
and AOIC staff, were participants at a Juvenile Detention Managers’ Retreat
that was held at Starved Rock in January 2004 for the purpose of developing
a mission statement and planning for the future of Illinois Juvenile Detention. The retreat was an invigorating experience for
participants, and it resulted in the following mission, vision and core values
for Illinois Juvenile Detention:
Mission
To further justice by providing
a safe, caring environment that guides children in our care toward productive,
lawful lives, and enhances community safety and well-being.
Vision
Minors in the Illinois juvenile
justice system are valued as human beings and treated with respect and dignity,
their diversity embraced and potential affirmed. Thus, juvenile detention in Illinois has become
part of an integrated system of care where…
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Only kids with the highest risk to harm others
are detained for as little time as absolutely necessary.
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Caring, competent, compassionate staff are
helping kids build skills for productive, law-abiding lives.
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Our programming is reducing risk to re-offend,
and we can prove it.
Core Values
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Children are our greatest natural resource
and represent our collective future.
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Justice and Public safety are community concerns
and can only be achieved through collective and collaborative efforts.
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In order for a justice system to have integrity,
it must be based upon respect for the individual and the understanding that
the always present potential for change can only be realized through the building
of positive relationships.
Following
a presentation provided by Steven Kossman at the Spring 2004 Conference, the
CMO Committee voted unanimously to endorse the detention mission, vision and
value statements as drafted at the January 2004 retreat. The Detention Committee will continue to work
to further promote this effort in jurisdictions state wide. Additionally, focus will be placed upon developing
training tracks for IPCSA conferences that directly relate to the work performed
by juvenile detention staff. Tom Ambrose
of UIS Institute for Legal, Administrative and Policy Studies, provided Detention
Committee members in attendance at the fall conference with an overview regarding
a newly designed on-line training program.
Detention officers will be required to complete the program prior to
attendance at Detention Basic training. A
follow-up meeting between detention administrators, AOIC and Tom Ambrose was
held in Springfield on September 13, 2004, and the first on-line class was
piloted prior to the Basic training which was held the week of October 4,
2004.
There
are numerous issues and initiatives in which the Detention Committee will
be involved. During the coming year
there will be at least four Committee meetings, two of which will be held
in conjunction with the IPCSA conferences and additional meetings in December
and June. A meeting will be held the first week of December 2004 at the Champaign
County Juvenile Detention Center, with the specific date to be announced.
Anyone interested in joining the committee may do so by contacting
Connie Kaiser at 217-384-3780 or ckaiser@co.champaign.il.us.
IPCSA
Committees
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Awards Committee..............................
Sandra DeNicholas (chair).........
DuPage County............ 630/407-8358........ sandra.denicholas@dupageco.org
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CMO Committee..................................
Kim Becker (co-chair)...............
Lee County................. 815/284-5247........ kbecker@leecourt.com
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CMO Committee..................................
Vince Murphy (co-chair)...........
17th Judicial Circuit....... 815/987-3180........ vmurphy@co.winnebago.il.us
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Community/Public Service
Committee.
Cathy Wizgird (chair)................
Ford County................ 217/379-2221........ cwizgird@yahoo.com
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Day/Evening Report
Centers Committee............................................
Ben Manley (chair).......
Sangamon County. 217/747-8000 benm@co.sangamon.il.us
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Detention Committee...........................
Connie Kaiser (chair)................
Champaign County....... 217/384-3780........ ckaiser@co.champaign.il.us
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Detention Committee...........................
Glen Frietag (co-chair)..............
DuPage County............ 630/682-7356
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Domestic/Family Violence
Committee..
Linda Hart (co-chair).................
Cook County............... 773/869-6056........ lihart@cookcountygov.com
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Domestic/Family Violence
Committee..
Joni Gilbertson (co-chair)..........
Woodford County.......... 309/467-3532........ joni4321@yahoo.com
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Gender Responsive
Committee............ Ava
Carpenter-McPike (co-chair)..................................
Sangamon County. 217/747-8016 avac@co.sangamon.il.us
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Gender Responsive
Committee............ Melissa
Spooner (co-chair)........ Cook County............... 312/433-4446........ mbspoon@cookcountygov.com
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Gender Responsive
Committee............ Tracy
Phillabaum (co-chair)...... DuPage County............ 630/407-8392........ tracy.phillabaum@dupageco.org
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Legislative Committee.........................
Michael Shaughnessy (chair)....
Livingston County........ 815/844-5177........ shagmj@hotmail.com
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Membership Committee......................
Nichole Deppe (chair)...............
Madison County........... 618/258-0021........ nedeppe@co.madison.il.us
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Nominations/Elections
Committee.......
Edward S. Swies (co-chair)......
Cook County............... 708/974-6342........ swiesfam@comcast.net
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Nominations/Elections
Committee.......
Frank W. Morelli (co-chair)........
Lake County................ 847/377-3646........ fmorelli@co.lake.il.us
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Pretrial Services
Committee.................
Anita Maxey (co-chair)............. Macon County............. 217/424-1444........ amaxey@probation.co.macon.il.us
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Pretrial Services
Committee.................
Keith Cooprider (co-chair)..........
Lake County................ 847/377-3687........ kcooprider@co.lake.il.us
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Program Committee............................
Jody Blair (co-chair).................
DuPage County............ 630/407-8420........ jody.blair@dupageco.org
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Program Committee............................
Sarah Spang (co-chair).............
DuPage County............ 630/407-8501........ sarah.spang@dupageco.org
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Representative Committee...................
Frank W. Morelli (chair)............
Lake County................ 847/377-3646........ fmorelli@co.lake.il.us
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Resource Committee...........................
Margi Gilmour (co-chair)...........
DeKalb County............. 815/895-7196........ mgilmour@dekalbcounty.org
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Resource Committee...........................
John Owens (co-chair).............
Kane County............... 630/232-5805........ owensjohn@co.kane.il.us
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Special Services/Sex
Offender Committee........
Jerry Cobetto (co-chair)
Madison County........... 618/296-5118........ jrcobetto@co.madison.il.us
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Special Services/Sex
Offender Committee........
Scott Summers (co-chair)................................
Lake County......... 847/377-3677 ssummers@co.lake.il.us
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Substance Abuse Committee...............
Tracy Burke (co-chair)............. Bureau County............. 815/872-8951........ zoebobo@yahoo.com
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Substance
Abuse Committee...............
Judy Nystrom (co-chair)...........
AOIC.......................... 217/785-0413........ jnystrom@court.state.il.us
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Victim Issues Committee.....................
Gary Balgemann (co-chair).......
DuPage County............ 630/407-8357........ gary.balgemann@dupageco.org
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Victim
Issues Committee.....................
Ron Elias (co-chair).................
McHenry County.......... 815/334-4400........ rcelias@co.mchenry.il.us
Executive
Board
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President.............................................
Michael Torchia.......................
Sangamon County....... 217/753-6770........ miket@co.sangamon.il.us
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President-Elect....................................
Sid DeLair...............................
DuPage County........... 630/407-8419........ sidney.delair@dupageco.org
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Secretary.............................................
Sandra DeNicholas...................
DuPage County........... 630/407-8358........ sandra.denicholas@dupageco.org
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Treasurer.............................................
Michael J. Carey.....................
Champaign County...... 217/384-3753........ mcarey@co.champaign.il.us
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Statewide
Representative.....................
Allen Nance............................
DuPage County........... 630/407-8502........ allennance@dupageco.org
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Region
I Representative.......................
Ed Swies................................
Cook County............... 708/974-6565........ swiesfam@comcast.net
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Region
II Representative......................
Ken Burn................................
Whiteside County......... 815/772-5276........ kburn@whiteside.org
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Region
III Representative.....................
Michael Bruner........................
Sangamon County....... 217/753-6780........ mikebr@co.sangamon.il.us
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Representative
Chair...........................
Frank W. Morelli......................
Lake County............... 847-377-3646........ fmorelli@co.lake.il.us
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Governmental
Relations......................
John McCabe..........................
Legislative Consultants. 773/631-9560........ johnmccabe@att.net
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Executive
Assistant..............................
Carol M. Gierut........................
Cook County............... 630/969-6956........ cgierut@aol.com
Congratulations
New IPCSA Officers
The following is the formal
petition submitted to the IPCSA Executive Board for the formation of a new
committee — the Technology Committee. Upon
review and consideration of the Board, it was agreed to present the petition
in the form of a referendum to the full membership.
A majority vote by the membership will pass the referendum.
The formal petition is as follows:
My
name is John Becker and I am the Director of Kendall County Court Services.
Myself, along with Kendall County G.P.S. Officer Jennifer Sullivan,
would like to formally petition the Board for the creation of a new committee
of the Association.
Since
my arrival to Kendall County in 1996, the court services department has been
actively involved in creating and operating offender management programs involving
advanced technology. These programs have included Voice I.D. Curfew,
Electronic Monitoring using RF technology, Home Alcohol Testing, and Global
Positioning System. These programs have
allowed our judiciary to keep juvenile and adult offenders from formal incarceration,
provide more restrictive monitoring for violent offenders, choices when considering
conditions of bond, and sentencing alternatives.
The County Board has also experienced substantial savings in juvenile
detention dollars and adult jail fees.
Technology
advancements in the field of Court Services has also included case management
systems, offender reporting equipment, drug testing, internet activities of
sex offenders, internet sites for gathering in-depth personal histories, and
others. In the State of Illinois, there
are many counties that utilize one or more of the above stated technologies.
However, there is no mechanism in place for the sharing of information.
It is my belief that creating a Technology Committee would help counties
share information about programs and equipment that is being used and what
is working and what is not. The committee
could also serve all counties in the State by being a resource when new programs
are being considered or identified concerns are being brainstormed.
As
programs involving new technology continue to become available, the Association
should have a committee assigned to this special field. Jennifer Sullivan
and I are willing to co-chair this committee and establish additional committee
members. Jennifer will be attending
the upcoming conference in Chicago and will be available should you or any
of the board members have any questions. I will be in the office during the conference
and can be contacted there. Thank you
for your consideration in this matter.
Sincerely,
John
L. Becker Jennifer Sullivan
Director G.P.S. Officer
Kendall
County Court Services Kendall County Court Services
Gender Responsivity
Committee
Generosity
Encourages
More Generosity
The Gender Responsivity
Committee (GRC) thanks everyone who bought raffle tickets at the 2004 Fall
Conference in Chicago, IL. The GRC was
kindly given permission to hold the 50/50 raffle at this conference and this
resulted in $626 being raised. The winning ticket belonged to Diana Waivra
from the Department of Human Services. Diana
graciously donated her winnings to the charity the GRC chose. This resulted
in the entire amount of $626 going to Deborah’s Place, a shelter for homeless
and formerly homeless women (a private
not-for-profit corporation serving women in Chicago. Food, shelter and supportive
services are provided by dedicated volunteers and staff so that women can
become empowered to take back and maintain control over their lives).
An important
item on the GRC’s agenda at the conference was to articulate a tremendous
thank you to our out going co-chair, Toni Davis, and to vote on a new co-chair.
After receiving votes at the committee meeting and from members who were unable
to attend, it is the GRC’s pleasure to announce that Melissa Spooner, Supervisor
from Cook County Juvenile Probation, is the newest co-chair of this committee.
Future plans
for the committee are to get started on preparing for the 2nd annual
craft sale to take place at the 2005 Spring Conference in Rockford, IL, put
together a directory of current gender responsive programming being done throughout
the state, working with AOIC on developing the Gender Responsivity Guidelines
Manual, and recruiting new committee members to the GRC. Letters will be sent to each county requesting
participation in having your female offenders make crafts that can be sold
at the spring conference. The money raised from the craft sale will be given
to a charity in or around the Rockford area. A member of the GRC will be asked
to pick up the counties once they are finished and bring them to the conference.
If there are any questions, please contact one of the co-chairs.
The Gender Responsivity Committee will convene
at the 2005 Spring Conference at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 in
Rockford, IL. All IPCSA members are welcome to attend. For
more information, contact the co-chairs: Ava Carpenter (Sangamon County) at
217-747-8016, Tracy Phillabaum (DuPage County) 630-407-2536, or Melissa Spooner
(Cook County) 312-433-4446.
Domestic Violence Committee
The
subject of domestic violence was well represented at the Fall 2004 Conference.
Attendees were able to attend workshops sponsored by IPCSA Domestic
Violence Committee, the AOIC DV Committee, and through the Judicial Track.
Topics included probation officers awareness of and sensitivity to
issues related to domestic violence survivors; efforts by probation officers
to service clients in times of budget cuts and limited resources; research
about domestic violence offenders and appropriate interventions; and the expectations
and challenges in addressing domestic violence within a coordinated community
response. All the workshops were recurring
themes—the importance of court systems and probation officers to recognize
the dynamics of domestic violence and the societal attitudes and beliefs that
affect how court systems respond to both the perpetrator and the many layers
of victims.
The
Domestic Violence Committee continues to focus on issues that are of interest
to officers across the state who manage these caseloads.
The next scheduled meeting of the committee is Friday, January 14,
2005 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the McLean County Law and Justice Center,
104 West Front Street, Bloomington, IL. For
further information about becoming part of the Domestic Violence Committee,
please contact Joni Gilbertson of Woodford County at 309-467-3532 or Linda
Hart of Cook County-Social Service at 773-869-6056.
Pretrial
Services Committee
The 2004 Fall IPCSA Conference in Chicago
in some ways represented a milestone for the pretrial services profession
in Illinois in that it was the first time that a pretrial-specific training
workshop was organized for the benefit of pretrial professionals and practitioners. The Honorable Judge Bruce Beaudin from Washington,
D.C. presented his nationally-recognized “Pretrial 101” Workshop, which provided
a basic understanding of the pretrial services movement, the history of bail
and pretrial release, its constitutional and case-law underpinnings, and the
purpose of bail. It was a well-attended
event and encourages more pretrial-related training will be a regular event
at IPCSA Conferences. We once again thank and appreciate the support
of John Prinzi and Jim Grundel of AOIC in making this event a reality.
The
Committee met in July and at the fall conference.
Several items were discussed including defining a Pretrial Services
Advisory Committee Mission Statement, developing a Pretrial Services link
with the IPCSA website, and creating a pretrial-specific training and program
survey to determine the training needs of pretrial practitioners.
In reference to pretrial training, the National Association of Pretrial
Services Agencies (NAPSA) is developing a pretrial services certification
program (Project Certification) which not only will “certify” individuals
based on their level of knowledge and expertise of the pretrial services profession,
but in effect can be viewed as a training and education opportunity. (See NAPSA’s website, www.napsa.org, for more
information.) Committee members that
were present also were introduced to Dave Hitchcock who was recently transferred
to AOIC’s Probation Services Division and will be taking over for John Prinzi.
One of Dave’s goals is to work with the various pretrial programs in
the state and to identify staff development needs, including training that
is specifically related to the needs of pretrial practitioners.
Dave works out of the Springfield office and can be contacted by phone
at 217-785-3489.
As you can see, a lot is happening with
the Pretrial Services Committee and if you are interested in becoming a member
of the or just want to get involved to some extent or offer your input, please
contact Anita Mendenhall by email at (amendenhall@probation.co.macon.il.us)
or Keith Cooprider at (kcooprider@co.lake.il.us).
Pretrial Services programs and practitioners need to coalesce and network
with each other so we can become a vital dynamic in the practice of criminal
justice in Illinois. One way of becoming
involved in the future growth, development, and enhancement of pretrial services
in Illinois is to participate in IPCSA and the Committee also encourages the
professional pretrial officer to think about looking into NAPSA membership.
They have great, informative conferences and you have the opportunity to learn
what other, out-of-state programs are doing.
Resource
Committee
A total of 25 vendors exhibited at the fall conference
in Chicago. Two new vendors attended
the conference along with those vendors who have supported IPCSA consistently
throughout the years. A wide range of
probation-related services available from across the state and the country
were on display at the conference. Nine
of the 25 vendors came from out of state. Conference
participants were afforded an opportunity to interact with the vendors before
and after the workshops, as well as, at a reception held on Wednesday evening.
All vendors pay an exhibit fee to display at
the conference, which generates revenue to support IPCSA.
In addition to paying the exhibit fee, Streamwood Behavioral Health
Center sponsored a workshop and breaks were sponsored by Arrowhead Ranch,
Hartgrove Hospital, and Norman Sleezer Youth Home.
The Resource Committee encourages the IPCSA membership
to support these vendors by using their services when needed and appropriate.
The vendors who participated in the Fall Conference include:
Alexian
Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital 1
Step Detect
Arrowhead Ranch
Norman Sleezer Youth Home
BI, Incorporated Piney Ridge Center
Big Brother
Monitoring Rite of Passage
Cornell
Interventions Riveredge Hospital
Goodin
Associates Rosecrance Health Center
Focus Ho use Salem Ranch
Gateway
Foundation Solution Specialties
Hartgrove Hospital
Streamwood Behavioral Health Center
Homme Youth & Family Programs
Southwest Indiana Youth Village
Isecuretrac TASC
Lad Lake
Varian
Onarga
Academy
For information about joining
the Resource Committee or for more information about the vendors, please call
co-chairs Margi Gilmour @ (815) 895-7193 or John Owens @ (630) 232-5805.
Congratulationsto all of the
2004 Distinguished Service Award Recipients.