452/Maryland Manual
DIVISION OF PAROLE & PROBATION

Henry L. Templeton, Director
Donald Atldnson, Ed.D., Executive Assistant
Director

6776 Reisterstown Rd., Suite 305
Baltimore, MD 21215 764-4274

The Division of Parole and Probation was con-
stituted in 1939 to administer State parole and proba-
tion laws (Chapter 406, Acts of 1939). In 1953, the
Division was renamed the Department of Parole and
Probation (Chapter 653, Acts of 1953). The Depart-
ment was reorganized in 1968 separate from the
Board ofParole (Chapter 457,Actsofl968), In 1970,
the Department was renamed the Division of Parole
and Probation (Chapter 401, Acts of 1970).
The Division supervises the conduct of parolees
and adult probationers. It regularly informs the
Maryland Parole Commission of parolees' activities
and notifies the District or Circuit Courts of
probationers' activities. At its discretion, the
Division recommends that the Commission issue
warrants to retake parolees charged with violation
of parole. Variants also are requested from the
courts to apprehend probationers charged with
violating conditions of their probation.
The Division uses a case management system to
classify offenders based upon the risk of their con-
tinued criminal activity and need for services. For
parolees and probationers, the Division offers coun-
seling, casework, and diagnosis of substance abuse
and other problems. The Division also refers clients
to community treatment programs. Citizen volun-
teers help counsel and supervise parolees and
probationers.
The Division undertakes various types of inves-
tigations, when requested, for the courts of
Maryland, the Maryland Parole Commission, and
the Governor. Unless otherwise ordered, a presen-
tence investigation is completed for the court when
the sentencing of a defendant convicted of felony in
a Circuit Court may result in the defendant being
remanded to the jurisdiction of the Division of
Correction or referred to Patuxent Institution.
At the direction of the Court of Special Appeals,
the Division investigates, reports, and makes recom-
mendations regarding applications for review of
criminal sentences. Where a felony offense caused
physical, psychological or economic injury, the
Division prepares a victim impact statement as part
of the presentence investigation. A victim impact
statement also is prepared when a misdemeanor
offense has caused serious physical injury or death.

Division investigations help the Maryland Parole
Commission determine whether to grant parole.
The Division also investigates the home and
employment proposals of parolees and
probationers from other states wanting to live in
Maryland under the Uniform Out-of-State Parolee
Supervision Act.

At the request of the Governor or the
Governor's designee, the Division also investigates
and reports on persons applying for pardon, com-
mutation of sentence, or clemency.

The Director of the Division of Parole and
Probation is appointed by the Secretary of Public
Safety and Correctional Services with the approval
of the Governor and Senate advice and consent.
The Director serves at the pleasure of the Secretary
(Code 1957, Art. 41, sees. 4-601 through 4-613).

BUREAU OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS
Donald Atldnson, Ed.D., Executive Assistant Director
764-4279

In response to the escalation of substance abuse
and violence by younger and more aggressive of-
fenders, the Division established the Bureau of Spe-
cial Operations in 1990. The Bureau is staffed by
specially recruited, selected and trained profes-
sionals who provide intensive team supervision in
the Baltimore metropolitan area to persons on
parole or probation at risk of returning to crime.

BUREAU OF FIELD OPERATIONS
W. Roland Knapp, Assistant Director
764-4281

The Bureau of Field Operations was created in
1978 to decentralize the statewide administration
of parole and probation services into four ad-
ministrative regions.

OFFICES OF REGIONAL OPERATIONS

To implement decentralization of statewide
parole and probation services. Offices of Regional
Operations were formed in 1980.

DRINKING DRIVER MONITOR PROGRAM
Carole F. Hinkel, Administrator
764-4310

The Drinking Driver Monitor Program began in
1983. The Program ensures that drinldng drivers are
referred to and actively participate in substance abuse
education or treatment programs, as well as refrain
from further driving while under the influence of
alcohol or any controlled dangerous substance.