Program Example

Tennessee: Knoxville Public Safety Collaborative

Knoxville Police Department

Description

As part of the Knoxville Public Safety Collaborative, the Knoxville Police Department (KPD) helps monitor and check selected parolees and probationers for compliance with curfews and other conditions of supervision. Officers are aware of program participants through the lists that are sent out by the KPD Community Corrections Program Manager—usually on a weekly basis for probationers and on a monthly basis for parolees. Should an officer have questions about someone’s supervision status, he or she can contact probation or parole or the KPD Community Corrections Program Manager, who is on call 24/7. Any information that officers collect during checks or other contacts with program participants are recorded on field interview cards, which are forwarded either electronically or in hard copy to the assigned probation or parole officer. Additionally, KPD arrest reports are generated daily through the Knox County Judicial Information Management System (JIMS) and electronically sent to the Probation and Parole Office.

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Homelessness and Prisoner Reentry

Many people released from prison or jail are at risk for homelessness, which can increase the likelihood that they will commit new crimes and return to prison.

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