Annual Report 2021 || External . Affairs @ dcs . ga . gov . com || www . dcs . ga . gov
Fiscal Year 2021 was steeped in uncertainty as the coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19 ) Pandemic continued a world health crisis and affected the way people approach their livelihoods as well as how organizations approached their operations .
Given the contact-driven nature of the community supervision profession , the COVID-19 pandemic produced a disparate impact on community supervision agencies . Community supervision agencies were tasked to maintain public safety and work to prevent those under their care from reoffending . Fortunately , the Georgia Department of Community Supervision implemented strategic initiatives ahead of the public health crisis that well-positioned the Department to carefully mitigate operational concerns .
With initial metrics proving that the previous measures implemented statewide were yielding meaningful results , departmental leadership tasked the Field Operations Division with expediting these supervision changes to stem the potential looming consequences of the pandemic . This task proved to be a valuable expedition as chiefs , officers , counselors , and staff were able to familiarize and normalize themselves with the new supervision philosophy ahead of the pandemic ’ s brunt . The goal of the modifications were to maximize current DCS resources and focus them on the supervisee population that poses the greatest risk to public safety based on a validated risk