The Chief Parole and Probation Officer:
1. Is responsible for and shall supervise the fiscal affairs and responsibilities of the Division.
2. May establish, consolidate and abolish sections within the Division.
3. May establish, consolidate and abolish districts within the State to which assistant parole and probation officers are assigned.
4. Shall appoint the necessary supervisory personnel and other assistants and employees as may be necessary for the efficient discharge of the responsibilities of the Division.
5. Is responsible for such reports of investigation and supervision and other reports as may be requested by the Board or courts.
6. Shall direct the work of all assistants and employees assigned to him or her.
7. Shall formulate methods of investigation, supervision, recordkeeping and reporting.
8. Shall develop policies of parole and probation after considering other acceptable and recognized correctional programs and conduct training courses for the staff. Such training courses must include:
(a) Training in evidence-based practices, including, without limitation, principles of effective intervention, effective case management and effective practices in community supervision settings; and
(b) Courses on interacting with victims of domestic violence and trauma and people with behavioral health needs and both physical and intellectual disabilities.
9. Shall furnish to each person released under his or her supervision a written statement of the conditions of parole or probation, instruct any parolee or probationer regarding those conditions, and advise the Board or the court of any violation of the conditions of parole and probation.
10. At the close of each biennium, shall submit to the Governor and the Board a report, with statistical and other data, of his or her work.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 798; A 1969, 597; 1973, 1565; 1977, 120, 288; 1983, 322; 1985, 396; 1993, 1523; 2019, 4452, effective July 1, 2020)
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