Form CJ-8 2023 Annual Probation Survey

Annual Parole Survey, Annual Probation Survey, Annual Probation Survey

2023 CJ-8 Survey

Annual Surveys of Probation and Parole

OMB: 1121-0064

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Form CJ-8

OMB No. XXXX-XXXX Approval Expires XX/XX/20XX

2023 ANNUAL PROBATION SURVEY
U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, and acting as collection agent: RTI International

Please complete this survey before March 1, 2024 using one of the following methods:
Online: www.bjs-aps.org
Mail:

RTI International
Research Operations Center
ATTN: ASPP Data Capture
5265 Capital Blvd.
Raleigh, NC 27616

Fax:

1-866-509-7471

Please provide the contact information for the person filling out this form:
Job title:
Name:
Address 1:
Address 2:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Telephone:
Fax:
Email Address:
Agency UID: [Pre-filled field]

If you have any questions, contact RTI International at 1-866-334-4175 or bjs-aps-help@rti.org.

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Instructions
• Please provide a response to each question.

o If the answer to a question is none or zero: Write “0” in the space provided.

o If an exact numeric answer is not available: Provide an estimate and check the Estimate box.

o If you do not know the answer to a question: Write “DK” (don’t know) in the space provided.

o If the question does not apply to your agency: Check the Not applicable box (if present) or write “NA” in
the space provided.

• Who is covered by this survey?

o Include all adults who have been placed under the supervision of a probation agency as part of a court

order, regardless of conviction status. The term “adults” refers to all persons under the jurisdiction of an
adult court or correctional agency, regardless of age.

o Include adults on probation legally your responsibility but supervised outside your jurisdiction, such as
through an interstate compact agreement.

o Include adults on probation contracted out to private agencies.

o Include adults on active felony or misdemeanor probation supervision, including those who report

electronically, on inactive supervision, or in a residential/other treatment program but not in regular contact
with a probation authority.

o Include absconders (adults on probation who had failed to report and could not be located) who have not
been discharged from probation.

o Include adults on probation who may be under local jurisdiction but not reported separately by another
agency.

• Who is not covered by this survey?

o Exclude juveniles (persons under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court or corrections agency).

o Exclude informal cases such as bench or paper cases.

o Exclude interstate compact cases supervised by your jurisdiction for another state.

o Exclude adults on probation supervised by your jurisdiction but legally the responsibility of another
jurisdiction.

1. Our records show that on December 31, 2022 your agency was supervising [FILL POPULATION]
adults on probation. Is this correct?
Yes
No  Please provide the correct number. If none, please enter 0. If an exact number is not available,
please provide an estimate and check the “Estimate” box.
,
Estimate:
2. On January 1, 2023, how many of the following types of adults on probation was your agency
supervising? If your agency was supervising individuals who had more than one type of charge,
please report them in the category that represents their most serious offense. If none, please enter 0
for all population types as appropriate. If an exact number is not available, please provide an estimate and
check the “Estimate” box.
Adults on
felony probation
supervised on
January 1, 2023
,
Estimate:

Adults on
misdemeanor
probation supervised
on January 1, 2023

Other adults on
probation
supervised on
January 1, 2023

,
Estimate:

Unknown types of
adults on probation
supervised on
January 1, 2023

,
Estimate:

For the remainder of the survey, those whose most serious offense is a felony will be referred to as
“adults on felony probation” and those whose most serious offense is a misdemeanor will be referred to
as “adults on misdemeanor probation.” If an adult on probation had more than one type of charge,
please report them in the category that represents their most serious offense.
3. Between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023, how many adults on felony or misdemeanor
probation entered probation by the following? Do not include individuals already being supervised
(reported above). Select “Not applicable” if your agency did not supervise that type of adult on probation in
2023. Otherwise, please provide the number or enter 0. If an exact number is not available, please provide
an estimate and check the “Estimate” box.
Adults on felony
probation
Not Applicable:
a. Probation without incarceration. Probation without
incarceration is a sentence to probation with no jail or
prison term.
b. Probation with incarceration. Probation with incarceration
is a sentence to probation with a term of incarceration in jail
or prison (e.g., those individuals who entered probation
from a correctional facility). Include all split sentences to
probation and incarceration.
c. Other. Please describe:

d. Not known.
e. Total entries. (Each total should equal the sum of
Questions 3a-3d.)

Adults on
misdemeanor
probation
Not Applicable:

,
Estimate:

As you answer the remaining questions, please continue to enter a response in each box. If an exact number
is not available, please provide an estimate and check the “Estimate” box.
4. Between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023, how many adults on felony or misdemeanor probation
were discharged from supervision for the following reasons?
Adults on felony
Adults on misprobation
demeanor probation
discharged in 2023 discharged in 2023
Not Applicable:
Not Applicable:
a. Completions (Adults on probation who completed their
sentence and were discharged or who were discharged early.)
b. Returned to incarceration –
i. With new sentence (Includes all adults on probation and
returned absconders removed from probation supervision
because of incarceration due to a sentence for a new offense.)
ii. With revocation, without new sentence (Includes all adults
on probation and returned absconders whose probation was
revoked [e.g., violating a condition of their probation] and
who were incarcerated under their current sentence.)
iii. To receive treatment (Includes all adults on probation
incarcerated in order to receive any type of treatment.)
iv. Other (Includes adults on probation incarcerated pending a
revocation, trial, sentencing, or others.) Please describe:

v. Not known (Includes adults on probation who have been
incarcerated, for whom the reason was unknown.)
c. Absconder (Refers to absconders who have been discharged
or are no longer in your system.)
d. Discharged to a warrant or retainer
e. Transferred to another probation agency (Refers to adults
on probation transferred to another agency if they are no
longer in your record system.)
f. Death
g. Other discharges –
i. Other completions (Completions which did not fully meet
the definition of Question 4a.) Please describe:
ii. Unsatisfactory (Adults on probation who did not fulfill all
conditions of their supervision or violated the conditions of their
supervision but were not incarcerated [Question 4b] or discharged
to a warrant or detainer [Question 4d]. Exclude absconders
[Question 4c].) Please describe:

,
Estimate:

h. Other. Please describe:

i. Not known
j. Total discharges (Should equal the sum of Questions 4a-4h.)

5. On December 31, 2023, how many of the following types of adults on probation was your agency
supervising? If your agency was supervising individuals who had more than one type of charge,
please report them in the category that represents their most serious offense.
The number of adults on felony or misdemeanor probation should equal the population on January 1
[Question 2], plus the total entering probation in 2023 [Question 3e], minus the total discharged from probation
in 2023 [Question 4j].
Adults on felony Adults on misdemeanor
probation
probation
supervised on
supervised on
December 31, 2023
December 31, 2023
,
Estimate:

Other adults on
probation
supervised on
December 31, 2023

,
Estimate:

Unknown types
of adults on probation
supervised on
December 31, 2023

,
Estimate:

6. Does the total population of adults on felony probation on December 31, 2023 (reported in Question
5) represent a count of adults on felony probation or cases?
Not applicable (no adults on felony probation reported)  Go to Question 8
Count of adults on felony probation  Go to Question 8
Cases
7. About how many adults on felony probation do these cases represent?
,
Estimate:
8. Does the total population of adults on misdemeanor probation on December 31, 2023 (reported in
Question 5) represent a count of adults on misdemeanor probation or cases?
Not applicable (no adults on misdemeanor probation reported)  Go to Question 10
Count of adults on misdemeananor probation  Go to Question 10
Cases
9. About how many adults on misdemeanor probation do these cases represent?
,
Estimate:

10. On December 31, 2023, how many of the adults on felony or misdemeanor probation (reported in
Question 5), regardless of conviction status, had as their most serious offense –
Adults on felony
probation
Not Applicable:

Adults on
misdemeanor
probation
Not Applicable:

a. Domestic violence. Include abuse, cruelty, abandonment,
or threat to a spouse, intimate partner, or dependent child.
Exclude offenses reported in Questions 10b and 10c.

,
Estimate:

b. Sex offense. Include any forcible or nonforcible sex act.
Exclude prostitution, commercialized vice, and offenses
reported in Questions 10a and 10c.

,
Estimate:

c. Other violent offense. Include murder, manslaughter,
robbery, kidnapping, assault, and other violent offenses.
Exclude offenses reported in Questions 10a and 10b.

,
Estimate:

d. Property offense. Include burglary, larceny, motor vehicle
theft, fraud, and other property offenses.
e. Drug law violation. Include unlawful possession, sale,
use, distribution, importation, growing, or manufacturing of
narcotic drugs.
f. Driving while intoxicated or under the influence of
alcohol or drugs.
g. Other traffic offense. Exclude offenses reported in
Question 10f.
h. Other offense. Please describe:

i. Not known.
j. Total. (Each total should equal the sum of Questions 10a-10i
and should also equal the number reported in Question 5.)

11. Does your agency’s total probation population on December 31, 2023 (reported in Question 5) include any
persons who were also under parole supervision, or who were held in jail, prison, a community-based
correctional facility, or a U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) holding facility?
Yes
No  Go to Question 13

12. (If Question 11 = Yes) Of the adults on probation your agency was supervising on December 31, 2023
(reported in Question 5), how many adults on felony or misdemeanor probation were –
Adults on
Adults on felony
misdemeanor
probation
probation
Not Applicable:
Not Applicable:
a. On parole supervision.

,
Estimate:

b. In local jails. Include evening confinements.

,
Estimate:

c. In a state or federal prison.

,
Estimate:

d. In a community-based correctional facility.

,
Estimate:

e. In an ICE holding facility.

,
Estimate:

13. Of those on probation on December 31, 2023 (reported in Question 5), how many adults on felony or
misdemeanor probation were placed on probation supervision through –
Adults on
Adults on felony
misdemeanor
probation
probation
Not Applicable:
Not Applicable:
a. Direct sentence to probation.

,
Estimate:

b. Split sentence. (Incarceration combined with probation.)

,
Estimate:

c. Suspended execution of sentence to incarceration.
(Incarceration sentence imposed and then suspended.)
d. Suspended imposition of sentence. (Persons not fully
adjudicated, e.g., probation before verdict.)
e. Other. Please describe:

f. Not known.
g. Total. (Each total should equal the sum of Questions 13a-13f
and should also equal the number reported in Question 5.)

14. On December 31, 2023, how many of the adults on felony or misdemeanor probation (reported in
Question 5) had a status of –
Adults on
Adults on felony
misdemeanor
probation
probation
Not Applicable:
Not Applicable:
a. Active. Include those required to regularly contact a
probation authority in person, by mail, by telephone, or
electronically.
b. Inactive.
c. Total. (Each total should equal the sum of Questions 14a-14b
and should also equal the number reported in Question 5.)

,
Estimate:

15. On December 31, 2023, how many of the adults on felony or misdemeanor probation (reported in
Question 5) had a status of –
Adults on
Adults on felony
misdemeanor
probation
probation
Not Applicable:
Not Applicable:
a. Only have financial conditions remaining.

,
Estimate:

b. On supervised or administrative probation.

,
Estimate:

c. Absconder. Include those still on probation but who have
failed to report and cannot be located.
d. Warrant status.
e. Supervised out of jurisdiction. Include active and inactive
adults on probation under your jurisdiction who are
supervised by authorities of another jurisdiction.
f. Other. Please describe:

g. Not known.

16. Are the following population types included in the total number of adults on probation on
December 31, 2023 (reported in Question 5)? If yes, please provide the number.
Included in the
total number of
(If yes)
adults on probation
How many?
(Question 5)? If yes 
No
Yes
a. Adults on parole

If yes 

,
Estimate:

b. Adults who have been released from prison to serve
a period of time under community supervision

If yes 

,
Estimate:

c. Adults on some other type of post-custody
conditional release. Please describe:

If yes 

,
Estimate:

d. Adults awaiting trial

If yes 

,
Estimate:

e. Adults serving a term of pre-trial probation or other
type of probation prior to conviction

If yes 

,
Estimate:

f. Adults in prison

If yes 

,
Estimate:

g. Adults in jail

If yes 

,
Estimate:

If yes 

,
Estimate:

h. Other offense. Please describe:

17. On December 31, 2023, how many of the adults on felony or misdemeanor probation your agency was
supervising (reported in Question 5) were –
Adults on
Adults on felony
misdemeanor
probation
probation
Not Applicable:
Not Applicable:
a. Male

,
Estimate:

b. Female

,
Estimate:

c. Not known

,
Estimate:

d. Total (Each total should equal the sum of Questions 17a-17c
and should also equal the number reported in Question 5.)

18. On December 31, 2023, how many of the adults on felony or misdemeanor probation your agency was
supervising (reported in Question 5) were –
Adults on
Adults on felony
misdemeanor
probation
probation
Not Applicable:
Not Applicable:
a. White (not of Hispanic origin). A person having origins in
any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or
North Africa.

,
Estimate:

b. Black or African American (not of Hispanic origin). A
person having origins in any of the black racial groups of
Africa.

,
Estimate:

c. Hispanic or Latino. A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto
Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture
or origin, regardless of race.

,
Estimate:

d. American Indian/Alaska Native (not of Hispanic origin).
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of
North and South America (including Central America) and
who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment).

,
Estimate:

e. Asian (not of Hispanic origin). A person having origins in
any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia,
or the Indian subcontinent including, for example,
Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,
the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.

,
Estimate:

f. Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander (not of Hispanic
origin). A person having origins in any of the original
peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
g. Two or more races (not of Hispanic origin).
k. Additional categories in your information system.
Please describe:

h. Not known.
i. Total. (Each total should equal the sum of Questions 18a-18h
and should also equal the number reported in Question 5.)

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