Violations

Violation

A violation is a willful action or inaction on the part of the offender which is contrary to the conditions of supervision established by the Court, Board, Hearing Officer, Supervisor or Agents.

Compliance Violation

Violations that reflect a resistance to follow basic supervision guidelines such as maintaining contact, meeting financial requirements and drug testing, as well as difficulties in maintaining a stable residence and employment. Failure to address substance abuse problems also falls into this category.

Community Safety Violation

Violations that place the community, individually or collectively, in danger. Failure to comply with restrictions designed to limit the offender’s movement in the community, all violations committed by a sex offender except purely financial violations, and weapons violations are examples of community safety violations.​

Sanction

The use of coercive intervention as a means of enforcing the compliance of supervision

Staffing

An assessment by the agent and supervisor of the facts of the offender's case to determine an appropriate course of action which is consistent with the nature seriousness of the violation(s), and the risk posed by the offender

Purpose of a Staffing

To decide, based upon all available facts relevant to the violation and the offender's behavior under supervision, the most appropriate response according to the violation matrix

The 4 C’s

Complete, Clear, Concise, Capable of Fulfillment

Offense date for compliance credit eligibility

01/01/2011

Notice of Violation / Agent Response (Form 1217)

A written order made on behalf of the Agent notifying the offender of the violations of their conditions of supervision. The notice instructs the offender to comply with changes to their supervision conditions and the offender must sign the agreement to the imposed changes.

Form 1182

Notice of Violation / Agent Response

Citation

Written order made on behalf of the state commanding a person to appear at the specific time, date, and place

Warrant

A written order made on behalf of the state commanding a law enforcement officer to arrest a person, bring them before a judge, the board of paroles and pardons or a hearing officer

When is a Warrant appropriate

• Absconded

• History of violence / risk to community

• History of failing to appear

• Likely to flee

• Within 60 days of expiration

Probation Release Violation Code

24-21-430

Parole Release Violation Code

24-21-580

Community Supervision Release Violation Code

24-21-560

YOA Conditional Release Violation Code

24-19-10

SRP Release Violation Code

24-21-32

DJJ Release Violation Code

63-19-1860

Absconding

Hiding oneself to avoid arrest or prosecution

NCIC Local

Offender can be picked up by as in SC, GA, and NC

Home Visit

Agent physically going to the residence of an offender for the purpose of interaction with offender, family, roommate, neighbors, and reliable community sources for the purpose of determining compliance with the supervision plan