CJ-8A 2020 Annual Probation Survey (Short Form)

CJ-8A

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FILL CONTRACTOR ADDRESS HERE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS

2020 ANNUAL PROBATION
SURVEY (SHORT FORM)

PLEASE ENTER THE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE PERSON FILLING OUT THIS FORM

Name

Title

Address 1
Address 2
State

City
TELEPHONE

Area code

Number

Extension

FAX
NUMBER

Zip code
Area code

Number

EMAIL
ADDRESS

AGENCY UID

GENERAL INFORMATION
• If you have any questions, contact FILL CONTRACTOR CONTACT INFORMATION HERE.
• Please complete the questionnaire before February 28, 2021 using the web-reporting option at www.bjs-aps.org, by mailing the
complete questionnaire to CONTRACTOR at the address above, or by faxing all pages toll-free to 1-XXX-XXX-XXXX.

Who is covered by this survey?
• INCLUDE all adults regardless of conviction status, who have been placed under the supervision of a probation agency as
part of a court order. (Adults are persons subject to the jurisdiction of an adult court or correctional agency.)
• INCLUDE adult probationers legally your responsibility but supervised outside your jurisdiction, such as through an interstate
compact agreement.
• INCLUDE adult probationers contracted out to private agencies.
• INCLUDE adult probationers on active supervision, including those who report electronically, or inactive supervision or in a
residential/other treatment program but not in regular contact with a probation authority.
• INCLUDE absconders who have not been discharged from probation.
• INCLUDE adult probationers who may be under local jurisdiction but not reported separately by another agency.
Who is not covered by this survey?
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EXCLUDE juveniles (persons under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court or agency).
EXCLUDE informal cases such as bench or paper cases.
EXCLUDE interstate compact cases supervised by your jurisdiction for another state.
EXCLUDE adult probationers supervised by your jurisdiction but legally the responsibility of another jurisdiction.

Burden statement
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, we cannot ask you to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number. Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including
the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing
and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this collection of
information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20531; and to the Office of Management and Budget, OMB No. 1121-0064, Washington, DC 20503.

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INSTRUCTIONS
Please provide a response to each question. Blanks will be interpreted as "unknown" ("DK").
If the answer to a question is "none" or "zero," write "0" in the space provided.
If the answer to a question is "unknown," write "DK" in the space provided.
If the answer to a question is "not applicable," write "NA" in the space provided.
When an exact numeric answer is not available, provide an estimate and mark (X) in the box beside each figure.
For example 1,000 .

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Your agency’s adult probation
population on December 31, 2019 ...............

ITEMS AND DEFINITIONS

If this is incorrect, please update..... ...........
1. On January 1, 2020 what was your
agency’s adult probation population?

1. Include adult probationers who have been placed under
the supervision of a probation agency as part of a court
order, regardless of conviction status.

Population on January 1, 2020...................

2. Individuals entering probation more than once during the
year should be counted each time (e.g., entered,
discharged, and re-entered should be counted as two
entries). Individuals who enter probation and, without
being discharged, are placed on probation for a second
offense, should be counted as one entry.
3. Individuals exiting probation more than once during the
year should be counted each time (e.g., individuals who
are discharged from all probation supervision, re-enter
probation, and are fully discharged again, should be
counted as two discharges).
4. The count of adult probationers at yearend 2020. This
total should equal the population on January 1, 2020,
plus the total entering probation in 2020, minus the total
discharged from probation in 2020. (See cover page for
persons to INCLUDE and EXCLUDE.)

2. Between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020,
how many adults entered probation?
Number of entries.......................................
3. Between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020,
how many adult probationers were discharged
from supervision?
Number of discharges ................................
4. On December 31, 2020, what was your agency’s adult
probation population?
(Should equal Question 1 plus Question 2 minus Question 3.)
Population on December 31, 2020 ............
5. On December 31, 2020, how many adult probationers in
your jurisdiction were —
a. Male.....................................................
b. Female.................................................
c. Not known...........................................
d. Total (Sum of items 6a through 6c
should equal Question 4.) ....................
6. On December 31, 2020, how many adult probationers had
as their most serious offense —
a. Felony .................................................
b. Misdemeanor......................................
c. Other – Please describe

d. Not known...........................................
e. Total (Sum of items 7a through 7d
should equal Question 4.) ....................
7. Does your agency have responsibility for supervising felons?
1
Yes
2

No

8. If requested on this survey in future years, would your agency be able to provide information on the following characteristics
of the probation population?
a.

Sex
1
2

b.

Yes
No

Race
Yes
2
No
1

c.

Most serious offense
Yes
2
No
1

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Notes and comments – (Please attach additional notes if necessary. Please explain changes in how data are reported compared
with last year.)

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