Special Programs

• Victim Impact Panel- mandated for DWI offenders; presentation by victims who volunteer to tell their stories of how their lives have been dramatically altered by a drunk driver.
• Community Policing- probation officers ride along with members of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and police departments in the Towns of Kent and Carmel  to conduct home/field visits of probationers.
• Drug Court – a coordinated team effort of the assigned judge, court staff, prosecution, defense counsel, probation, sheriff’s department, mental health, social services, and treatment professionals to actively intervene and break the cycle of substance abuse, addiction and crime.  Participation is offered to those who would otherwise be facing incarceration for offenses that are drug or alcohol related.
• Family Treatment Court- Employs a team approach similar to drug court with a mission to provide a court monitored setting to effectively manage, supervise and treat families that have been affected by parental substance abuse.
• Intensive Supervision Program- limited caseload of high risk offenders assigned to one P.O., requiring more frequent office/home/field/collateral contacts than a standard supervision caseload.
• Domestic Violence Offender Specialized Supervision- limited caseload of DV offenders assigned to one P.O., supervised intensively, with special emphasis placed on the needs of victims.
• Sex Offender Specialized Supervision- limited caseload of sex offenders intensively supervised by one P.O. with greatest emphasis placed on minimizing re-offense.
• Warrant Squad- Specially trained, armed P.O.s who execute Violation of Probation Warrants on probationers who have absconded from supervision or who are otherwise in violation of their court ordered conditions.