How many Community Supervision Officers (CSO) is CSOSA authorized to have?
CSOSA has 342 CSO positions in FY 2010 performing offender supervision, diagnostic and investigative functions. [Back] In previous budgets, CSOSA requested and Congress provided funding to allow CSOSA to reduce the number of offenders supervised by each Community Supervision Officer (CSO). What has been the effect of this additional funding on caseloads? Prior to the Revitalization Act, CSO caseloads averaged over 100 offenders, far in excess of the nationally recognized standards of the American Probation and Parole Association and best practices. As a result of increased funding, CSOSA has been able to increase the number of CSOs supervising high-risk general and specialized caseloads. This additional funding has resulted in closer monitoring and supervision of high-risk offenders and allowed staff to implement evidence-based practices.
