DCS OFFICERS
Our Community Supervision Officers shoulder an enormous responsibility to
promote positive change in the communities they serve. It is through the work
of these individuals that DCS seeks to transform the lives of reentering offenders
under our supervision, break cycles of incarceration, and effect greater public
safety for Georgia’s citizens.
DCS CSO S
Total Number 1,167
Average Tenure 8 years
FY 2016 Starting Salaries $32,103. 56
NEXT PRACTICE
DCS’s Enhanced Supervision Program (ESP) is a training program to help our CSOs be agents of change for the offenders
they supervise.
Traditional officer-offender interactions primarily focus on the officer’s responsibility to monitor offenders’ compliance, which can
create a tone of confrontation. Meanwhile, research shows that the quality of the relationship between the officer and offender and
the content of the discussions they have during their interactions are extremely important factors in offenders’ chances of success.
ESP replaces the traditional, often ineffective model of officer-offender interactions with one designed to facilitate strong, trust-based
relationships that encourage offenders to choose positive changes for themselves.
In FY 2016, 74 officers received ESP training. In 2017, DCS intends to include ESP as part of Basic Training for all incoming CSOs, and
host three additional training sessions for 240 current CSOs, including a Train-the-Trainer intensive course.
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