ANNUAL
REPORT
YAVAPAI
C O U N T Y
A D U L T
P R O B A T I O N
D E P A R T M E N T
2019
F I S C A L Y E A R
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 1
LETTER TO
PRESIDING JUDGE
Dear Judge Mackey,
It is truly an honor to present our Yavapai County Adult Probation Department Fiscal Year 2019 Annual
Report. The pages contain stories of dedicated staff who, day in and day out, demonstrate their
commitment to our mission of “Keeping the Community Safe and Improving Lives.”
This has been a productive year, reflected in the data within the report. This year we collaborated as
a management team and identified three priority areas that will help us achieve our mission:
Organizational Health, Data Driven Decision Making, and Staff Safety. Within these priority areas we
will continue to forge a path ahead of continued effectiveness and success, utilizing input from staff of
every level.
A major key to our successes is the relationship we have established with our many community
stakeholders, Board of Supervisors, court family, judges, treatment providers, law enforcement, and
others. I am grateful to live in a county that puts a premium on developing and nurturing these
important collaborative relationships.
I believe after reading this report you will be as proud as I am of the committed staff in this department.
Staff recognize your support at events such as our swearing in ceremony and annual staff meeting
which have a direct effect on our ability to reduce crime victims, enhance public safety, and
encourage probationers to commit to long-term behavior change.
With sincere gratitude,
John C. Morris
Chief Adult Probation Officer
"Individual commitment to a group effort--that is what makes a team work, a company
work, a society work, a civilization work." --Vince Lombardi
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 2
CONTENTS
1
THE
ORGANIZATION
2
GENERAL
INFORMATION
3
FEATURE
ARTICLE
1
2
3
Letter to Presiding Judge
Contents
Mission, Values, Vision
4
5
5
6
Office Locations
Annual Budget
Caseload Numbers
Probation Population
General Statistics
7
8
Employee Highlight -
Jacque Barnes
Americorps Member –
Kristin Marquez
4
PROGRAM
HIGHLIGHTS
5
SERVICES
6
REGIONAL
FIELD OPERATIONS
9
9
10
Reach Out
SUSTAIN
Moral Reconation Therapy
(MRT)
11
12
12
12
Support Staff
Pretrial Services
Presentence Investigations
Indirect Services
13
14
15
Absconder/Warrants
Search Team
Reentry Program
7
COMPLIANCE
MONITORING
8
STAFF DEVELOPMENT,
TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL
ACHIEVEMENT
9
AWARDS AND
ACHIEVEMENTS
16
16
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Unsupervised Probation
Minimum Assessed Risk
Supervision
Sex Offense Caseload
Supervision
Community Restitution
WEEDD OUT
SAFE Court
Drug/DUI/Family Treatment
Courts
Mental Health Court
Veterans Court
23
24
25
25
25
26
Firearms
Defensive Tactics
American Probation and Parole
Association (APPA)
Problem Solving Court
Conference
New Hire Training and
Orientation
All Staff
27
27
27
27
28
29
30
31
32
Office Safety
Leadership Award
Active Shooter
Leadership Award
ACPOA Award
2018 Annual Awards
Quarterly Recognition
Employee of the Month
Swearing In Ceremony
Organizational Chart
Management Team
CONTRIBUTORS
Carrie Ross
Sherri Tobin
Allen Morris
Emily Waddle
Tracy Geleynse
Chris Kaupelis
Chris Welsh
Clayton Hildahl
Jennifer Holland
Heather Cappelli
Kathy Ryder
Brandie Myhre
Kimiko Schiff
Melanie Cianchetti
Kristie Peck
Andrew Sawyer
Jolene Brooks
Monica Rechichar
Jacque Barnes
Amanda Kemph
Maria Mata
Jodi Woodburn
Carolyn Valley
Laura Crow
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 3
M I S S I O N
PROTECTING THE COMMUNITY AND
IMPROVING LIVES
V A L U E S
The probation department and its staff:
•
Work in partnership with the local criminal justice
system, service providers and the community,
•
Work with integrity and professionalism, treating
all people with respect, and
•
Believe that people can change.
VISION
SAFE COMMUNITIES THROUGH POSITIVE
CHANGE
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 4
GENERAL INFORMATION
Number of Offices
Number of Employees
Court Services Offices
Prescott Courthouse
Verde Valley Courthouse
255 E Gurley St, 2
nd
Floor, Prescott, AZ 86301
(928) 771-3332
Hwy 69 & Fain Rd, Dewey, AZ 86327
(928) 771-3365
411 S 14
th
St, Cottonwood, AZ 86326
(928) 639-8148
120 Cortez St
Prescott, AZ 86303
(928) 777-7922
2840 N Commonwealth Dr
Camp Verde, AZ 86322
(928) 554-8532
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 5
GENERAL INFORMATION
Total Active Probation
Population
Standard Probation
Population
Intensive Probation
Population
Indirect
Probation Population
Unsupervised Probation
Population
Administrative Only
Probation Population
Yavapai County
Adult Probation Department
FY 2019 Budget by Source of Revenue
Total Budget
$9,302,414
County
$3,753,919
(40%)
Fees
$1,631,681
(18%)
State
$3,916,814
(42%)
48.5
FTEs
51.85
FTEs
16.03
FTEs
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 6
GENERAL INFORMATION
29%
71%
Probation Population
Gender
Female Male
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
CLASS 1
MISD
CLASS 6
F
CLASS 5
F
CLASS 4
F
CLASS 3
F
CLASS 2
F
17%
41%
5%
21%
12%
4%
19%
43%
4%
24%
7%
3%
Probation Population
Offense Category
and Gender
Male Female
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
FY15
FY16
FY17
FY18
FY19
67%
66%
70%
70%
70%
33%
34%
30%
30%
30%
Percentage Successful vs Unsuccessful
Terminations by Fiscal Year
% Successful % Unsuccessful
Overall:
Successful - 68.7%
Unsuccessful - 31.3%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
79%
12%
4%
3%
1% 1%
Probation Population
Ethnicity
<18
18-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
70+
1%
3%
35%
26%
17%
13%
4%
1%
Percentage of Probationers
Age Range
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 7
FEATURE ARTICLE –
EMPLOYEE HIGHLIGHT
What do Northern Pike, Green Bay Packers, and Yavapai Adult
Probation all have in common? Jacque Barnes!
Jacque was born in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (yepper,
she’s a “yooper”) and lived there until she was nine years old,
which is why, like everyone from there, she is a lifelong Green
Bay Packers fan. As you can see from the size of the Pike in the
picture, she has also mastered the fine art of fishing.
Jacque embarked on her adventure with our department in
1999 as a fulltime Records Clerk, although her Adult Probation
journey started a year prior. Friends who were working for the
APD encouraged her to go on ride-a-
longs, volunteer, and also play on
the department softball team. One
of the APD probation officers who
influenced her the most was Gay
Lockling, the current Director of
Yavapai County Juvenile Probation.
Gay encouraged Jacque to become a
surveillance officer, because it had a
flexible schedule that would work
well for Jacque’s classes at Yavapai
Community College. Jacque started
as a Records Clerk then became a
legal secretary, and then made the
switch to Surveillance Officer. She
partnered on caseloads with both Mike
Rygiel and Brandie Myhre.
In 2005, Jacque graduated from Old Dominion with a Bachelor
of Science degree in Criminal Justice, and she was promoted to
entry probation officer, supervising a standard caseload in
Chino/Paulden. Two years later she was promoted to journey
probation officer and supervised caseloads in Indirect Services
(IDS), Pretrial Services, and Drug Court. She promoted to
senior probation officer as the Training Coordinator (her
favorite position in the department!) and eventually became
our first senior APO in the new pretrial program. The reason
she wanted to be a supervisor was because it is like a teaching
position, which she enjoys. Her passion for teaching is also the
reason she has been one of our defensive tactics instructors
for 14 years.
As an APO supervisor, Jacque has overseen Pretrial Services,
Presentence Investigation, Veterans Court, Standard, IDS, and
Court Services. When asked about the best changes she has
seen in the department, Jacque cites the transition to evidence
based practices. POs utilize motivational interviewing
techniques with their probationers now rather than scolding
and screaming.
Jacque’s proudest accomplishment was finishing her degree
while working fulltime. It took her ten years, listening to
broadcasts from Virginia, but she persevered. Some of her
fond memories include one of her now co-supervisors, Mike
Rygiel, and also Chief John Morris at a
long-ago potluck, where a pot of chili
mashed to the floor and when John
walked by, commented that “that
looks like diarrhea” which caused
Mike to bust a gut with prolonged
laughing. She says to this day, if you
remind Mike of the story, he will
start laughing again, 17 years later.
One of the many things we are
proud of Jacque for accomplishing,
is spearheading the new Pretrial
Services Program. Switching to our
current format using the Pretrial
Services Assessment was a major
undertaking for our department. Jacque handled every
challenge, while educating judges, and participating in
statewide meetings. Experts across the state recognize her
excellence in this area. She has even conducted training at the
national level, bringing acclaim to Yavapai County by speaking
at the National Association of Pretrial Service Agencies
conference in Pittsburgh, PA. Jacque’s pretrial unit boasts the
following statistics for FY19: safety rate 94%, appearance rate
90%, and 3,614 screenings completed. She also supervises the
presentence unit, which completed 392 reports in fiscal year
2019.
Congratulations Jacque for your many years of dedicated
service and thank you for being an inimitable coworker in our
effort to protect the community and improve lives.
Jacque Barnes
November 15, 1999 to present
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 8
FEATURE ARTICLE –
AMERICORPS MEMBER
KRISTIN M ARQUEZ
Kristin Marquez was the department’s second
AmeriCorps member selected for service to the
department. She served in the Prescott office
January 14 through April 26, 2019. She
worked directly with the Adult Drug Court
program and the Reach Out program.
Kristin is a student at Yavapai College
studying criminal justice. She will have her
associate’s degree in December of 2019. Her
future plans are to obtain her bachelor’s
degree in criminal justice and begin her new
career somewhere in the criminal justice family.
Kristin learned about AmeriCorps through a professor
at Yavapai College, and after some debate, decided to
apply. She stated that AmeriCorps was extremely
beneficial to her. She said she walked away with a
working knowledge of how probation works and what
and who probation serves, as well as, training
opportunities such as Motivational
Interviewing and the Arizona Problem Solving
Court Conference, which further put things
into perspective. She stated that she would
recommend AmeriCorps to anyone who is
contemplating a career in the Criminal
Justice field, or in particular, the field of
probation.
Although Kristin has always had an interest
in the criminal justice system due to her
uncle who was a Phoenix police officer, it
wasn’t until she began volunteering for the
Crisis Response Team in 2016 that she decided to
go back to school to pursue a degree.
We wish Kristin the best in her future endeavors and
would welcome her back for another term.
…I walked away with a
working knowledge of how probation
works and what and who probation
serves.”
~ as stated to her supervisor
“
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 9
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS –
REACH OUT
3,969
Days saved for clients released
prior to expected date.
Kathy Ryder
Supervisor
545
Total unique clients served since
inception.
99%
Compliance rate with plan since
inception.
SUSTAIN
Staff Undertaking Skills To Advance INnovation
SUSTAIN is a platform centered on
Core Correctional Practices (CCP)
and is dedicated to the profes-
sionalization of correctional of-
ficers. The components of SUSTAIN
include education modules and
coaching strategies. The SUSTAIN
model is best described as an
evidence-informed approach to
working with justice involved
clients. This approach focuses on
building organizational supports to
empower agencies to become
learning organizations. SUSTAIN
improves learners’ knowledge and
use of evidence informed and
evidence-based practices (EBP)
through a combination of web-
based trainings as well as in-house
coaching. The SUSTAIN model will
supplement and support the
state’s current EBP efforts, include-
ing EPICS II, by taking EBP to the
next level of understanding and
application.
Currently, our department has
seven supervisors who have start-
ed this training and are working
towards becoming SUSTAIN
coaches. The training will take
place over the course of two years
as we work towards implementing
these skills department-
wide. SUSTAIN will eventually be
incorporated into our Quality
Assurance modules as we establish
mechanisms, including coaching
and feedback loops, to modify our
behavior to reflect new knowledge
and insights.
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 10
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS –
MORAL RECON ATION T HER APY (MRT)
MRT is a cognitive skills-based class and helps the participant look at choices made in the past and make better choices in
the future. Initial and graduate surveys are completed to compare scores in the following six categories: Entitlement;
Justification; Power Orientation; Cold Heartedness; Criminal Rationalization; and Personal Irresponsibility. Below are
successful graduates’ differences in initial and graduate scores taken from surveys implemented in year 2014 to end of FY
2019. The lower the percentage, the more of an improvement in attitude in these categories.
-5%
ENTITLEMENT
-9%
JUSTIFICATION
-8%
POWER
ORIENTATION
-7%
COLD
HEARTEDNESS
-6%
CRIMINAL
RATIONALIZATION
-4%
PERSONAL
IRRESPONSIBILITY
…MRT
saved my life! I
owe the
success of my
recovery to
MRT and have
been clean
since April 16,
2007. That’s a
miracle for
me!”
~ a probationer
“
Average # of Days
in Program of
successful exits
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 11
SUPPORT STAFF
With the implementation of a new Probation Check-In System last fiscal year, the results of FY19 probation office visits
are as follows:
Prescott
Office
Dept/Category
Count
Cottonwood
Office
Dept/Category
Count
Dewey
Office
Dept/Category
Count
Coordinators
574
Community Restitution
136
Community Restitution
157
Drug/DUI/MH/Vets Court
(po)
2996
Drug/DUI Court Screen
42
Drug/DUI Court Screen
37
DTEF Coordinator
75
DTEF Coordinator
124
Intensive Probation
824
IPS Officers
1291
IPS Officers
1105
First Visit
97
New Client
135
New Client
270
OTHER
269
OTHER
90
OTHER
152
Out of County/State PO
345
Payment - ONLY
119
Payment-ONLY
971
Payment-ONLY
382
Presentence Officers
77
Pretrial
52
Pretrial Officers
151
Pretrial Officers
59
Standard Officers
5867
Probation Officers
6678
Probation Officers
1771
Spectrum
41
Probation Officers A-L
2083
Probation Officers M-Z
2038
UA - ONLY
131
UA-ONLY
103
UA-ONLY
149
Total
11351
Total
9713
Total
8327
100
Dispositional Reports
253
Presentence Reports
39
Combo Reports
2,664
Petitions
790
Petitions To Revoke
642
Predisposition Reports
Oct 2018 support staff training
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 12
PRETRIAL SERVICES
Reports completed
3,614
Appearance rate
90%
Safety rate
94%
Number successful
73%
Number on supervision
568
PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATIONS
INDIRECT SERVICES
148
# of outgoing Interstate Compact (ISC) cases processed.
145
At end of fiscal year, # of ISC cases being supervised in 43
states.
75
# of incoming ISC cases investigated for transfer; all were
accepted.
67
At end of fiscal year, # of ISC cases from 30 different states
being supervised by YCAPD.
# of Presentence Reports
# of New Cases
0
500
1000
1500
FY
18
FY
19
# of Presentence Reports
339 392
# of New Cases
1200 1099
Presentence Reports Completed
in Comparison to Number of New Cases Added
(FY18 to FY19)
# of Presentence Reports # of New Cases
Despite the decrease
of new cases by
approximately 8.5%,
the number of
Presentence Reports
completed increased
by 16%.
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 13
REGIONAL FIELD OPERATIONS –
ABS CO NDER/W AR RANTS
Number of absconders located in
FY19, their warrant served, and
their cases resolved in the court
system.
Fines & Fees represented
in these cases.
Restitution represented
in these cases.
In the last quarter of FY19, a Department of Children’s Services
(DCS) Investigator and her supervisor in Corpus Christi, Texas
contacted the absconder PO. They had a new report of child
abuse and the alleged perpetrator was a probationer on Yavapai
county’s absconder caseload, believed to be in Texas.
DCS wanted to verify our warrant to make their case strong
enough to remove the probationer’s three-year-old child that day.
They were very concerned about the report they had received,
since the probationer had already had three other children
removed. The US Marshals, with whom they were working with
in Texas, would not go into the home only on the abuse report
on the child. Once our County Attorney’s Office verified our
warrant and willingness to extradite, an officer went into the
residence with DCS, and the child was removed. The Marshals
arrested the absconder, and she was extradited to Arizona to
face her Petition to Revoke Probation.
The defendant had previously been revoked from probation and
served time in Michigan DOC, and was in noncompliance with
her Arizona and Texas probation grants in three cases. She was
revoked and sentenced to the Arizona Department of
Corrections for nine months.
Jennifer Holland
Probation Officer
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 14
REGIONAL FIELD OPERATIONS –
SEAR CH T E AM
36
# of Searches
92%
Evidence of New Crime
or Probation Violation
Found
75%
Drugs and Drug
Paraphernalia Found
19%
Weapons Found
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 15
REGIONAL FIELD OPERATIONS –
REENT RY PROGRAM
As of June 30, 2019
350
number of DOC cases
13
cases on the streets and
on standard reentry caseload
1
transferred to Drug Court
1
transferred to Intensive
Probation Supervision
1
transferred to standard
caseload after 3 months
on reentry caseload
1
transferred to sex
offender caseload
1
deceased one week since
released from DOC
0
revoked and sent back
to prison
…as stated by supervising
probation officer of this
program, Amanda
Kemph, a 14-year veteran
of the department.
In mid-March 2019, YCAPD implemented a Reentry Program, staffed by one probation officer (PO)
whose goal is to mitigate challenges encountered by probationers returning to the community from the
Department of Corrections to a subsequent standard probation term. These challenges include
housing, employment, transportation and treatment needs. As part of supervising these individuals, the
Reentry PO contacts the probationer approximately 90 days prior to release from prison for
engagement, to ease the transition between prison and probation. The PO continues to work with the
client and provide support to them through the first three to six months after release from prison. The
goal of the Reentry Program is to help reduce the number of initial absconders and reduce recidivism
of individuals released from prison to probation, thereby, increasing community safety and the efficiency
of the criminal justice system.
…The majority of the
people being released are
just damaged people who
need some direction in
life. I actually feel like I
am doing some good.”
Amanda Kemph-Poole
Probation Officer
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 16
COMPLIANCE MONITORING –
UNSUPE R VISED PROBAT I O N
MINIMUM ASS ESSED RISK SUPERVISION
129
Successful Discharges
$66,812
Restitution Collected
7
Petitions to Revoke
1:290
Officer to Cases Ratio
SEX OFFENSE CASELO AD SUPERVISION
97
Number of probationers throughout the County on
lifetime probation supervision for sex offense(s).
362
Total unsupervised cases (includes APD
caseload, unsupervised ICE, and
unsupervised deported)
266
APD caseload only
Heather Cappelli
Probation Officer
Monica Rechichar, Legal Secretary
Eric Gullikson, Probation Officer Senior
Kimiko Schiff
Probation Officer Senior
Jessica Julien
Probation Officer
Matt Shaul
Surveillance Officer
Vacant
Surveillance Officer
Karen Desmond
Probation Officer
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 17
COMPLIANCE MONITORING –
COMMUNI T Y REST I TUTION
J O B L O C A T I O N
RIM ROCK AREA
2.28.19 7Workers
87,517
Total Hours
Completed
$917,925
Estimated $
Savings
Homes and vacant lots were cleared of debris and trash
caused by a recent flood. The Solid Waste Department
provided and operated a front-end loader. The workers
threw the trash and debris into the bucket, and it was
dumped into trash bins throughout the community.
BEFORE
AFTER
Utilizing a front-end loader
Ashley Y. completed a total
of 1080 court-ordered com-
munity restitution hours
within a 3-year period!
Work Crew Team: Christopher Welsh, Coordinator; Allen Mullins,
Monitor; Emily Waddle, Lead Legal Secretary; Tami Hastings,
Monitor; (Missing: David Mercado, Monitor)
William L. has worked every weekend on
the work crew since December 2018 to the
present, receiving compliments from the
WC monitor, soon to transfer from IPS to
standard.
Community Restitution ROCK STARS!!!
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 18
COMPLIANCE MONITORING –
WEEDD O UT
Willingly Embracing Empowerment over Drug Dependence Option Utilizing Treatment
Probationers whose offenses are first time drug possession and/or drug paraphernalia are
monitored on the WEEDD OUT caseload. Between September 2018 and the present:
37
participants
monitored in the
program.
26
successfully completed a substance
abuse treatment program.
12
participants
completed
WEEDD OUT.
Chris Kaupelis
Probation Officer
4
re-referred due to
continued drug
use.
3
pending
placement into
treatment.
client removed from statutory sentencing protection by the Court.
1
Petitions to Revoke filed, five were due to new crimes.
10
clients sentenced on Drug Offender Treatment Plea Agreements.
2
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 19
587 450
COMPLIANCE MONITORING –
SAF E COURT
260
Clients on their 1
st
hearing
58%
112
Clients on their 2
nd
hearing
24%
78
Clients on their 3
rd
hearing
17%
# of hearings
# of clients (some
having more than
one hearing)
# of clients exited
probation
# of Hearings
% of
Exit Type
1
2
3+
Total
Total
Exits
Early Term
3
1
0
4
8%
Full Term
3
4
2
9
18%
Judicial
Term
1
1
1
3
6%
Revoked to
DOC
18
4
6
28
57%
Revoked to
Jail
1
1
1
3
6%
Deceased
1
1
0
2
4%
Total
27
12
10
49
100%
49
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 20
# Exited
# of Exits Successful
% of Exits Successful
12,129
Community Restitution
Hours Completed
$121,290
Estimated Savings
to the Community
COMPLIANCE MONITORING –
DRUG/DUI/F AMILY TREATMEN T COURTS
Prescott Court – Joshua Leithead (Surveillance Officer), Jenni Taylor (WYGC), Clint
Dougherty (Surveillance Officer), Sherry Wilson (Probation Officer), Karyn Stephens (Probation
Officer), Jessica Julien (Probation Officer), Honorable Judge John D. Napper, Kathy Ryder
(Probation Supervisor), Maria Mata (Coordinator), Wendy Magarrell (Yavapai Behavioral Services),
Tracy Geleynse (Legal Secretary), Roxanne Clever (Southwest Behavioral Services), Taran Parker
(Public Defender)
Verde Court – Wendy Magarell (Yavapai Behavioral Services), Stacey Fradette (Surveillance
Officer), Amy Evans (Legal Secretary), Maria Mata (Coordinator), Honorable Judge Christopher
Kottke, Dana Souser (Public Defender), Wendy Blake (Lighthouse Halfway House), Carrie Kray
(Spectrum Healthcare), and Will Walker (Probation Officer)
Of Successful Exits
End of FY19
Homeless Upon Entry
% with Stable Residence
Upon Exit
Of Successful Exits
End of FY19
Unhealthy Upon Entry
% with Improved Health
Upon Exit
100% 96%
Of Successful Exits
End of FY19
Unemployed Upon Entry
% with Stable Employment
Upon Exit
Of Successful Exits
End of FY19 Using
Drugs Daily Upon Entry
% Not Likely to Use Daily
Upon Exit
91% 100%
The Yavapai County Drug Court Alumni group in the Verde Valley
went on a mission to raise money to assist people in need. They
exceeded their goal and were able to provide packages which included
socks, toothbrushes, toothpaste, razors, soap and other everyday
necessities to the homeless and people in need. The department is
honored to have such a compassionate group of people in the alumni
groups and are thankful for all they do to make their community a
better place.
(graduates only)
Graduates’ risk needs scores
dropped by 37%.
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 21
COMPLIANCE MONITORING –
MENTAL H EALTH CO URT
Fiscal Year
# Exited
# of Exits
Successful
Successful
Exits
2019
49
20
41%
2018
33
14
42%
2017
44
19
43%
78%
Without arrest during participation
100%
Stable residence upon exit
100%
Improved health upon exit
100%
Stable employment upon exit
508
Average number of days in program
90%
Overall attendance at scheduled judicial
status hearings
87%
Overall attendance at scheduled therapeutic
sessions
Percentages and number of successful exiting participants only.
Amy Evans
Legal Secretary (Verde)
Jodi Woodburn
Legal Secretary (Prescott)
Tai Davis
Probation Officer
Debra Kendall
Mental Health Court Coordinator
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 22
Clint Dougherty, Surveillance Officer; Carolyn Valley, Legal
Secretary; Allen Morris, Coordinator
Veterans Court was implemented on March 7, 2017, to help
veterans with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health
concerns. In fiscal year 2019, Veterans Court held its first
graduation with three graduates.
Allen Morris
Speaking about Veterans Court at a
Veterans Day Recognition Luncheon.
COMPLIANCE MONITORING –
VETERANS COURT
int & Carolyn
First Veterans
Court graduates.
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 23
STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING
AND EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
– FIREARMS
9
Practice Shoots
12
Qualifications
7
SIMS
1
Class for judges
# OF
FIREARMS SAFETY/LIVE FIRE CLASS
9.4.18
23
STUDENTS
Firearms instructors Jayson Ewald, Mike Rygiel, Kimiko Schiff and Andy Sawyer helped
to facilitate the first-ever firearms safety/live fire class for the Justices of the Peace
Conference. Participants included Justices of the Peace, bailiffs, and even a few clerks.
FY 2019
The department’s firearms
training instructors are:
Jayson Ewald Chris Welsh
Melanie Cianchetti Kimiko Schiff
Paul Ventura Mike Rygiel
Andrew Sawyer David Griffin
Cameron Doty
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 24
STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING
AND EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
– DEFENSIVE T ACTI CS
8
Hours minimum training per year
required.
2
Five-hour trainings per year are conducted
for a total of 10 hours of training per year.
11
Refreshers were provided this fiscal year.
Instructors: Katie Adams, Matt Shaul, Heather Cappelli,
Steve Cunning, Tip Schmidt, Jon Newman, Jacque Barnes and
Chad Feipel
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 25
STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING
AND EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
AM E RICAN PROB ATI ON AND PAROL E
AS SOCI AT ION (APPA)
PROBLEM SOLVING COURT S CONFEREN CE
NEW HIRE TR AI NING AND ORIENTATION
APPA Philadelphia
Debra Kendall and Kathy Ryder
presented on the Mentally Mis-
understood, a program meant to
educate participants on the
challenges faced by probation-
ers with seriously mentally ill
diagnoses.
APPA Miami
Tiffany Griffith and Maria Mata
presented on how to form a
victim impact panel using Drug
Court Alumni as well as com-
munity graduations.
Allen Morris and Clint Dougherty presented on the
ways clients get intoxicated on over-the-counter
medications.
Senior Probation Officer and Training Coordinator Steve
Cunning was kept busy this fiscal year, providing
trainings to a total of 18 new hires, including badged
officers, support staff and an intern.
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 26
STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING
AND EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
– ALL ST AFF
The following displays the educational achievements/pursuits of the total 104 staff at the end of June:
1
Juris Doctorate
16
Master’s Degree
78
Bachelor’s Degree
3
Associate’s Degree
7
Pursuing a Degree
Annual All Staff Training
Staff completed a Reentry
simulation which exposed
the difficulties of obtaining
basic needs that most of
APD clients may
experience.
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 27
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS –
Kimiko Schiff was presented a
Certificate of Appreciation in
recognition of leadership and
dedication in chairing the Office
Safety workgroup and process.
Chad Feipel:
Supervisor of the Year
Clint Dougherty:
Employee of the Year
Jon Newman
Line Officer of the Year
Jon Newman was selected as Arizona 2018 Line Officer of the Year by the Arizona Chief Probation Officers
Association (ACPOA) and recognized at their annual awards presentation. Jon’s nomination will also go
forward to the national level where he will have a chance at winning the APPA Scotia Knouff Award.
Steve Cunning was presented a
Certificate of Appreciation in
recognition of leadership and
dedication in chairing the Active
Shooter workgroup and process.
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 28
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 29
Allen Morris—October ‘18
Kathy Ryder— July ‘18
Josh Leithead—September ’ 18
Kendall Loehr– August ‘18
Gary Thagard—November ‘18
Brianna Casner—January ‘19
Ryan Senkow—February ‘19
Jessica Julien –March ‘19
Earl Huff—December ‘18
Kayla Niederer-- April ‘19
Aaron Burrows—May ‘19
Shelby Langdon—June ‘19
Employee of the
Month is a
peer-to-peer
monthly
Recognition
of Excellence.
The following
employees were
recognized by their
peers as going
above and beyond!
E.O.M.
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 30
2019 Swearing In Ceremony
Probation Officers: David O’Dell, Kelly Smith, Christopher Kaupelis, Amanda Hurtt, Rachel Alltop, Zachary Warner, Tasia Acuna, Tai
Davis, and Jeremy Gillette
Surveillance Officers: Shellie Baker and Tami Hastings
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 31
STAFF – ORG ANI Z ATION AL CH ART
Chief Probation Officer
John C. Morris
• PRETRIAL
• INDIRECT SERVICES
• INTERSTATE
COMPACT
• SUPPORT STAFF
• SPECIAL PROJECTS
• COURT SERVICES
• THERAPEUTIC
COURTS
• VETERANS COURT
• WELLNESS COURT
• REENTRY
• MORAL RECONATION
THERAPY (MRT)
• FIELD OPERATIONS:
o Standard
o Intensive
o Sex Offender/GPS
o Absconder/Warrant
• TRAINING
• MINIMUM
• UNSUPERVISED
• COMMUNITY
RESTITUTION
• RECRUITMENT
• STATISTICS
• ANNUAL REPORT
• DATA ANALYSES
Budget & Financial
Reporting
Carrie Ross, Bus. Mgr.
Chief Deputy
Clayton C. Hildahl
Chief Deputy
Gary Thagard
Management Support
Administrative Assistant
Kristie Peck, Administrative Support Manager; John Ryder, Project Manager;
PO Supervisors: Kathy Ryder, Jacque Barnes, Melanie Cianchetti, Mike Rygiel, Chad Feipel, Andrew Sawyer,
Brandie Myhre, Carlos Zuniga
Yavapai County Adult Probation ~ 32
Back Row: Andrew Sawyer, Carlos Zuniga, Chad Feipel, Gary Thagard, Clay Hildahl, Kathy Ryder, John Morris, Kristie Peck
Front Row: Melanie Cianchetti, Jacque Barnes, Kristel Robinson, Brandie Myhre, Carrie Ross
Floor: Mike Rygiel
