OFFICE OF COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS – SHIAWASSEE COUNTY

PRETRIAL SERVICES

PRETRIAL SUPERVISION AGENT

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Under the general supervision of the Director of Pretrial Services, interviews persons arrested for felonies and serious misdemeanors to provide bond recommendations, completes a risk/needs assessment, and recommends conditions of release. Monitors and supervises felony defendants who are released on conditional bonds and initiates court action of any misconduct. Maintains liaison collaboration between the defendant, the courts, the Prosecutor, the Office of the Public Defender, and other components of the criminal justice system.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

AS Pretrial Services Agent:

1. Interviews and gathers information on background, length of time in the community, ties to the community, and other relevant data from defendants housed in the Shiawassee County Jail or who have been released on bond.

2. Verifies information gathered through criminal history checks utilizing programs including MICOURT, Vinelink, Judicial Information Services (JIS), Judicial Data Warehouse (JDW), Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN) reports, and other sources to determine criminal history, status in the criminal justice system and to assess the likelihood of pretrial misconduct. Maintains current LEIN Operator certification as mandated by the Michigan State Police.

3. Uses independent judgment and discretion to interpret collected data; prepares and submits a bond recommendation report to the Judge regarding conditional release and risk factors. Conducts a risk/needs assessment to determine the likelihood of failure to appear and the risk to public safety. Identifies appropriate referrals and other suitable conditions of release.

4. Schedules reporting dates for defendants to ensure compliance with risk-level determined reporting frequencies, records all relevant notes and information pertaining to the pretrial supervision of the defendant, and processes relevant records using departmental standard reporting techniques.

5. Updates and maintains pretrial supervision records to reflect the most recent contact information for all defendants in supervision status. Ensures that the Court, Prosecuting Attorney, Office of the Public Defender or retained counsel have access to all current contact information.

6. Uses professional judgment and discretion to identify and assess the defendant’s needs in areas including physical and mental health, substance abuse, employment counseling and school enrollment. Prepares and provides community resource referral information. Writes and submits related reports for judicial review.

7. Actively monitors and supervises defendants; verifies they understand the conditions of their pre-trial release. Notifies defendants of scheduled court dates and maintains regular contact from pre-trial status through to adjudication. Makes every effort to ensure that the defendant continues to comply with all conditions of release.

8. Authors Pretrial Supervision Summary Reports that encapsulate defendants’ relevant supervision and monitoring information for the Judge’s consideration, review and action.

9. Prepares and submits a report to the Judge if the defendant is non-compliant with terms and conditions of release. Initiates show cause notices, appears in court, and provides testimony and evidence of non-compliance. Makes recommendations to the Court to continue, modify or revoke bond.

10. Practices effective time management strategies to maintain accurate case files for each supervised defendant on the assigned caseload. Proficient in using case management software, imaging systems and other case management technology, editing forms, documents, and spreadsheets.

11. May serve as a secondary LEIN TAC to the Pretrial Services Director. Verifies record accuracy and completeness, performs monthly record validations, and administrates certification exams to new LEIN operators. Confirms and ensures all rules and policies for LEIN compliance are understood and implemented.

12. Assists in maintaining the Pretrial Services Division database by inputting all required information into the records management system regarding all felony defendants. Generates statistical data upon request.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

Physical Requirements: [This job requires the ability to perform the essential functions contained in this description. These include, but are not limited to, the following requirements. Reasonable accommodations will be made for otherwise qualified applicants unable to fulfill one or more of these requirements]:

Ability to access public facilities including the county jail.

Ability to enter and retrieve information from computers.

Ability to access filing systems.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Contact with individuals in jail or on conditional release that may be prone to anger and violence.

Exposure to a variety of community locations that may pose health or safety risks.