12-004 Parole Compliance Teams (PCT) and Supervision of Post-Release Supervised Persons (PSP)



 
Parole Compliance Teams (PCT) and Supervision of Post-Release Supervised Persons (PSP)
 
Purpose                   

The purpose of this Field Operations Directive is to provide policy and procedures regarding the duties of Parole Compliance Teams (PCTs) and supervision of Post-Release Supervised Persons (PSPs).

Background           

AB-109, also known as the “Public Safety Realignment Act,” was signed into law April 4, 2011, and was enacted on October 1, 2011.  Under the newly formed program (AB-109), Non Serious, Non Violent, Non Serious Sex Offenders (“N3’s”) will be released into Los Angeles County under “Community Supervision.” 

This population, formerly known as parolees, are now identified as Post-Released Community Supervision “PRCS,” Post-Release Supervised Persons “PSPs,” or “N3s.”

Persons convicted of certain crimes will serve their sentence in custody and are not eligible for a conditional release under PRCS.  The link below displays a list of crimes that exclude the prisoner from participation in the PRCS program.

http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/realignment/docs/Crime‑Exclusion‑List.pdf

Policy and Procedures

To ensure the safety of the communities we serve, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department developed and implemented Parole Compliance Teams (PCT) in order to effectively monitor PSPs within the County of Los Angeles.  This requires unit commanders to identify and assign sworn personnel to work with Parole Compliance Teams, as necessary.

Our Department’s Parole Compliance Teams (PCT) shall enforce the terms and conditions of PSPs through address verifications, compliance checks, and field contacts.  

 Specific duties of assigned personnel include:

  • Establish working relationships with Los Angeles County Probation, local law enforcement agencies, and other Los Angeles County Sheriff’s stations.
  • Utilize local, state, and federal databases to review and update PSP information.
  • Actively identify, target, and apprehend PSP’s who are absconders or who have been identified by the Probation Department to be the PSP equivalent of “parolees at large.”
  • Interact with crime analysts to identify crime trends and compare information of known PSP’s.
  • Conduct routine and target specific searches of PSP residences to combat crime and ensure compliance with PRCS conditions (All search operations will comply with existing Department policies and directives).
  • Collaborate with local Sheriff’s Stations, Police Departments, and the Probation Department to conduct multi-agency compliance checks and absconder apprehension operations.
  • An Operations Plan, along with a Risk Assessment sheet, shall be written and completed for any search operation involving a PSP.
  • A PSP Assessment form (attached) shall be completed when conducting a compliance or address verification check. This form is to be used for data entry into LARCIS.
  • All personnel involved in any operation shall attend the briefing prior to the search operation
  • Records shall be maintained for five years from the completion of each operation by the unit conducting the operation.  The records shall be tracked by   unique URN numbers with a statistical code of 810.

After an Operations Plan is approved, a notification shall be made to the L.A.S.D. watch commander or the watch commander at the local law enforcement agency which has jurisdiction for the location to be searched.

The PSP compliance check or search shall be conducted as required by policy, including but not limited to MPP Sections 5-09/465.00 through 5-09/465.60 (Search Operations).

An Incident Report (SH-R-49) shall be used to document the search along with a Search Operation Preparation Checklist (SH-R-461). 

Statistical code 810 shall be used to draw an URN for a search operation in lieu of the old RIB number.  This search operation URN will be different from a traditional URN. For example, a search operation conducted in Carson in 2012 would be: 12-109-1615.  The format is xx-xxx-xxxx, a 2 digit year followed by a sequential number (does not require digit filling zeros as in a traditional URN number), and 4 digit reporting district.  No statistical code will be at the end of the URN since this format is unique for only the 810 statistical code. 

If a crime report is written as a result of the search operation, an additional URN will be obtained for the crime or incident and cross referenced with the 810 URN.

In the event nothing illegal was found or seized, statistical code 810 shall be used to document the search on an Incident Report (SH-R-49) with the classification line stating “Parole Compliance Search /NC/ 810" (NC = No Crime). A Search Operation Preparation Checklist (SH-R-461) shall be attached.

The pre/post search video recording and all pertinent documentation shall be included in the search package with the search documentation check-list (SH-AD-689) attached to the outside of the envelope.

The Los Angeles County Probation Department will have overall jurisdiction of all the PSP’s who fall under the AB-109 program criteria.  The Probation Department will maintain the case management responsibility of the PSP population. 

PSPs are assigned to a probation officer at a probation office corresponding  to his/her area of residence.  For more information on PSPs or to speak to a PSP case manager, call the PRCS 24/7 hotline (866) 931-2222.

Cites/References               

State of California website news release regarding AB 109.

http://gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=16964

California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation website.

General AB 109 information

http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/About_CDCR/docs/Realignment‑Fact‑Sheet.pdf

List of N3 crimes not eligible for PRCS.

http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/realignment/docs/Final‑Crime‑Exclusion‑List.pdf

Overview of California Realignment website.

http://calrealignment.org/realignment‑overview.html

http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/realignment/regionaltrainingdocs/Tanya/CDCRFORM1515‑CSPRCS(07‑11).pdf