Non-Traditional Probation Supervision (NTPS)

Non-Traditional Probation Supervision (NTPS) provides supervision to juveniles near the end of a probation term who have exhibited cooperation and a positive attitude, who have achieved targeted goals during probation, who have maintained contact with the probation officer, and who are not considered to be at high risk to re-offend. We served 30 youth in this program in 2002. NTPS offers varying levels of supervision ranging from twice monthly telephone contact to a mailed probation progress report. If a juvenile on NTPS begins to experience problems in school or at home, or is referred for a new offense, supervision is intensified. Successful completion is defined as completing the program without being transferred to more intensive supervision as a result of a new offense or probation violation.