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Pride Integrated Services, Inc. currently maintains misdemeanor probation services in Florida and Georgia. Pride has been involved in the supervision of probation clients since 1979, making it the oldest, non-secular private probation agency in the United States. Pride was also the first private agency to utilize electronic monitoring technology, beginning in 1984.
All Pride Probation offices are user-fee based. They rely on no outside or governmental financial support for the provision of services. All operating expenses are met by the collection of fees for services from the probation clients. As agents of the Court, Pride collects fines, fees, court costs and restitution. All these funds are distributed to the various agencies or individuals without cost to the recipient. In addition to making exceptional financial sense for any jurisdiction, Pride also considers itself to be a leader in the development of innovative and effective sentencing options for the criminal justice population. Some of these programs include:
Pre-Trial Intervention / Deferred Prosecution: Also known as PTI, this type of program is coordinated through the County or Municipal prosecutors with the acceptance of the local Judiciary. Through this program, a defendant (usually a first time offender) is offered the opportunity to enter into a specialized and closely monitored agreement that is designed to facilitate behavioral change and reduce the risk of recidivism. Successful completion of the PTI agreement generally leads to the original charges being dropped. PTI is especially effective for theft related offenses, first offense substance abuse cases, and many of the crimes committed by minors.
Theft Abatement Program©: The Theft Abatement Program was developed by Pride as a cognitive/behavioral, four-hour curriculum that is applicable to a variety of offenses. These offenses include retail theft (shoplifting), petty theft and other consumer theft offenses. The program is based on proven research that indicates recidivism can be eliminated in the vast majority of cases when the offender participates in a cognitive/behavioral curriculum that encourages offenders to look at their theft related behaviors, the precipitating factors of their behavior, and the impact of their behavior on the community.
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