Annual Report 2025
Debbie Jarvis, Director
The Department of Court Services supervises individuals involved in our criminal justice system. By incorporating core values of integrity, respect, accountability, fairness and professionalism, Court Services strives to promote community safety, reduce recidivism and improve the quality of life for offenders.
Court Services is comprised of an Adult Probation Division, Juvenile Probation Division, Juvenile Detention Division and Pretrial Division. Additionally, the department operates the Resource Intervention Center which enables community service agencies to provide much needed services to the adult and juvenile offenders under one roof.
The mission of Boone County Probation is to provide the Court with a system of quality programs which are responsive to constitutional and statutory requirements and reflect judicial priorities and community needs. The focus is to restore the offender to productive citizenship without compromising the safety of the community. Probation Officers provide assistance and guidance to those individuals so that they may be reintegrated into society in a productive and meaningful manner, while holding them accountable to court ordered conditions.
The division consists of a Deputy Director, Senior Probation Officer, two Adult Probation Officers, one Pretrial Officer, one Program Coordinator/Drug Court Senior Probation Officer, one Adult Redeploy Probation Officer, one Juvenile Probation Officer, one Hybrid Officer who supervises both adult and juvenile clients and an Administrative Assistant. In 2013, Drug Court was implemented in Boone County for adult clients whose criminal behavior is directly linked to a substance abuse diagnosis. In 2019 the Department formalized a Pretrial Services Division. In 2023, Adult Redeploy was implemented in Boone County for adults who are assessed as high risk/high need individuals who would benefit by increased contacts, additional supports/services and access to treatment.
The juvenile probation officers supervise a diversion program designed to keep less serious clients from entering the court system. A juvenile officer also participates in Youth Recovery Court; a specialized problem-solving court for juveniles whose delinquent behavior is linked directly to a mental health diagnosis. In 2023, Boone County partnered with Youth Services Network to implement a Juvenile Redeploy program for those juvenile clients that are assessed as high risk/high need that could benefit from additional services, to include individual counseling and case management.
In 2025, Boone County supervised an average of 259 adult probationers and 29 juvenile probationers. There were 221 Pretrial Release Reports completed and an average of 98 pretrial clients supervised.