The History of Harris County Juvenile Probation Center
The Harris County Commissioners Court
2013 Summary Brief
Definitions
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As of today there are 1,192 people employed within the Harris County Juvenile Probation Center.
What is the amount of people employed with the Harris County Juvenile Probation Center?
100
The Harris County Juvenile Probation Center was established in 1912.
What is the year that Harris County Juvenile Probation Center established?
100
The Harris County Commissioners Court is a five member elected body.
What is The Harris County Commissioners Court?
100
About 13,793 referrals were made to the Department per month according to the Summary Brief.
What is the amount of referrals made to the Department per month?
100
Entering a structure, intending to commit another crime such as stealing, rape, robbery, assault, or stealing property out of a motor vehicle.
What is burglary??
200
The annual budget for the Harris County Probation Department as of today is, 89 million dollars.
What is the annual budget for the Harris County Probation Department?
200
The Harris County Commissioners Court established the Harris County Juvenile Probation Center in 1912.
What is the court that established the Harris County Juvenile Probation Center?
200
Within the Harris County Commissioners Court there are four precincts.
What is the number of precincts within the Harris County Commissioners Court?
200
The Misdemeanor A/B theft referrals decreased by 15.6%
How much has the misdemeanor A/B theft referrals decreased?
200
Stealing by concealing merchandise in order to take it without paying for it.
Depending upon value of property involved
Offense may be court actionable
Also crime to buy or receive stolen property
What is shoplifting?
300
Steve Radack is the commissioner over precinct three.
What is the name of the commissioner over precinct three?
300
The first probation officer was created in 1912.
What is the year that the first probation officer was established??
300
Ed Emmet is the Harris County Judge.
What is the name of the Harris County Judge within the Harris County Commissioners Court?
300
Felonies in same category Increased by 6.4%.
How much has the felonies in the same category increased?
300
Under Texas Juvenile Law states one is considered an adult at age 17.
At what age are you considered an adult in Texas?
400
R Jack Cagle is the commissioner over precinct four.
What is the name of the commissioner over precinct four?
400
The first Chief Juvenile Probation Officer was appointed in 1919.
What is the year that the first Chief Juvenile Probation Officer was appointed?
400
Ed Franco Lee is the commissioner over precinct one.
What is the name of the commissioner over precinct one?
400
Referrals have decreases since 2012 by -4.2%.
What is the percentage of decreasing referrals since 2012 according to the Summary Brief.
400
1. Take no action other than to advise and counsel.
2. Divert the case to social agency.
3.Informal adjustment.
4. Referral of the case to prosecutor.
What are the intake alternatives that an officer can make?
500
Developed through efforts of John Augustus, a Boston boot maker who persuaded the judge in 1841 to release an offender to him for supervision in the community rather than sentence him to prison.
What is probation?
500
The Harris County Juvenile Probation Center started with only FOUR people.
What is the amount of people that started the Harris County Juvenile Probation Center?
500
Jack Morman is the commissioner over precinct two.
What is the name of the commissioner over precinct two?
500
Involves maintaining current files on each juvenile in a caseload averaging 40 or more cases.
What is casework management?
500
Refers to supervision of adjudicated delinquents in the community on juvenile probation, that may be combined with other alternatives as well.