He admitted he had come to buy marijuana. Anderson has participated in the round-up of parole absconders and in making curfew checks with the Night Hawk operation. It's all part of making parolees accountable for their actions, Anderson said. Providing assistance in finding services and getting jobs is important, too, she said. Sometimes it involves helping a parolee fill out a job application.
Many parolees have trouble with written communications.
But often the problems can only be reasonably addressed by enforcing the rules, requiring the parolee to find his or her own solutions. She makes the best possible use of the tools we have, and she encourages parolees to use the tools available to them as well. Anderson said her job is made easier by the other staff in her office. We work as a team. Anderson will receive her award on April 23 at a special luncheon in East Lansing.