Intensive Supervision Probation (ISP)

Intensive Supervision Probation (ISP) is probation supervision specifically developed for offenders considered at high-risk for commitment to the Texas Youth Commission (TYC). ISP provides intensive intervention and rehabilitative programming to prevent incarceration. This program involves high-frequency face-to-face contacts ranging from daily to twice weekly. ISP utilizes an array of departmental and community resources aimed at stabilizing the juvenile while also providing rehabilitative resources to the child and family. Services include community service restitution, family preservation services, substance abuse education and treatment, electronic monitoring, a residential compliance program, and late evening curfew checks. Juveniles are placed in the ISP program for a minimum of four months. Juveniles supervised through the ISP unit generally have failed to achieve law-abiding behavior during previous traditional probation supervision. Maximum ISP caseloads are usually 12 – 15 youths per probation officer.