Cases of clients remain open until their obligations to the court are completed or until the age of twenty-one. If restitution is still outstanding at age twenty-one, a civil judgment on the balance owed may be docketed. During 1997, ISU's four probation officers continued to supervise only sex offenders. Caseloads remained capped at 30 youth due to the nature of the supervision required. Polygraphs remain an important tool in monitoring sex offenders and 96 polygraphs were administered during the year.
Every offender is required to participate in treatment.
This unit remains the largest supervision unit in the department with 9 probation officers. Those caseloads are similar to ISU's in that numbers are capped at 30 youth due to the intensive supervision level required. The remaining six probation officers monitor 40 to 50 cases each. The average was 46 cases for 1997. Due to the paperwork necessary for youth on probation, the unit has designated two days each month as blocked time.