Many other types of volunteers such as secretarial, transportation, recreational, etc. This is not theory. Over seven million volunteers have been involved in some 4,000 courts and other criminal justice agencies. In a court using volunteers and community resources there were 23 additional convictions per 100 former probationers over 4.75 years. Probationers received 6 to 12 hours a month of services particularly in the first critical three to six months rather than the national average if three minutes a month in the usual understaffed professional probation programs.
Area of concentration is with courts with adult misdemeanant and juvenile jurisdiction.
Suggested initial steps to begin a new program or expand an existing one. Start small with a few volunteers, perhaps five to eight, in one of the ways suggested above and develop the program slowly and carefully. Build spirit and copy no one. The program you begin and develop will be the best for your court and jurisdiction. Usually little or no additional insurance is needed over and above existing policies.