This study will offer feedback on how to be more effective and efficient and includes the Sheriff s Dept., Mental Health, D.A., Public Defender, Courts, and private agencies in the area. Youth Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment services in the area are drying up despite Broome s Senator Libous being the chair of the related NYS Senate Committee. There are no openings at Chenango currently. The newest P.O., assigned to juvenile, will attend fundamentals this fall and likely exhaust the training budget. There have been no safety concerns of late and the department relies on its good verbal skills to deal with potential problems.
Officers have pepper spray available also.
Caseloads average at 45 amongst 6 line officers and 1 supervisor. Prober Plus is provided for in the 2002 budget submitted by the director. A mild effort was made to address the fact that probation works 5 hours more weekly than same grade positions for the same pay. The added 5 hours will be compensated at 3 grades below the probation grade level. This typifies the tendency to place probation at the same level or less than as caseworkers.