The Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) administers general appropriation funds designated for the purpose of supporting the Comprehensive Community Corrections Act for Local-Responsible Offenders (CCCA) and the Pretrial Services Act (PSA) as discretionary grants to local units of government.

Local community-based probation agencies were created in 1995 by the Comprehensive Community Corrections Act (CCCA, §9.1-173 COV). They were created to provide an alternative to incarceration for persons convicted of certain misdemeanors or non-violent felonies for which sentences would be 12 months or less in a local or regional jail. Local community-based probation services agencies provide the following services: community service; home incarceration with or without electronic monitoring; electronic monitoring; and substance abuse screening, assessment, testing and treatment.

Pretrial Diversion and Related Services were first created in Virginia in 1989, pursuant to authorizing language in the Appropriations Act. In 1995, Pretrial Services were authorized by statute with the passage of the Pretrial Services Act (PSA, § 19.2-152.2 COV). Pretrial services agencies provide information and investigative services to judicial officers (judges and magistrates) to help them decide whether persons charged with certain offenses and awaiting trial need to be held in jail or can be released to their communities subject to supervision.

Only county or city governments are eligible to receive CCCA and PSA grants. Private organizations may receive grant funds only through contracts with local governments for probation services. Each applicant is required to have an active Community Criminal Justice Board (CCJB) to serve as an advisory body to the local governing body on matters pertaining to local criminal justice issues. The composition of the CCJB is specified in §9.1-178 of the Code of Virginia.

Agencies are encouraged to work with each other and within their local criminal justice system to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of their services. Agencies are also encouraged to create partnerships with community organizations beyond the criminal justice system for the purpose of education, collaboration, and inclusion in the decision-making and planning process.

CCCA and PSA Reports

• FY2011 CCCA/PSA Annual Report (.pdf 16 pages)
• FY2010 CCCA/PSA Annual Report (.pdf 18 pages)
• FY2009 CCCA/PSA Annual Report (.pdf 13 pages)
• FY2008 CCCA/PSA Annual Report (.pdf 12 pages)
• FY2007 CCCA/PSA Annual Report (.pdf, 13 pages)

Service Area Map

• Map - CCCA & PSA

Guidelines, Forms, & Applications

Please send comments or suggestions regarding these Guidelines to the Standards Workgroup Chair.

DCJS MINIMUM STANDARDS for local community-based probation and pretrial services (.doc, 21 pages)

• Guideline 1: Supervison and Intervention Fees (.pdf, 4 pages)
  • Project Income Report Form (.doc or .pdf, 1 page)
• Guideline 2: Training and Staff Development (.pdf, 2 pages)
• Guideline 3: Supervision Case Transfer
  • Transfer Request Form Attachment 1 (.doc or .pdf, 1 page)
  • Transfer Monthly Report Attachment 2 (.doc or .pdf, 1 page)
• Guideline 5: Seeking a Capias and Filing a Motion for Show Cause (.pdf, 6 pages)
  • Petition for a Capias Form (.doc or .pdf, 1 page)
• Guideline 6: Community Service for Local Community-based Probation (.pdf, 6 pages)
  • Community Service Agreements Attachment (.doc or .pdf, 2 pages)
• Guideline 7: Reporting Serious Incident and Citizen Complaints (.pdf, 4 pages)
  • Serious Incident Report Form (.doc or .pdf, 2 pages)
• Guideline 8: Procedures for Oath of Office (.pdf, 4 pages)
• Guideline 9: Expungement Protocol for Local Probation and Pretrial Services Agencies (.pdf, 5 pages)
• Guideline 10: Tracking Sex Offenders (.pdf, 2 pages)
  • Change of Information by Registered Sex Offender Form (.doc or .pdf, 2 pages)
• Guideline 11: Services to Out-of-State and In-State Contiguous Localities (.pdf, 4 pages)

• CCCA/PSA Supplemental Program Guide for FY 2011 (.doc or .pdf, 18 pages)

• Grant Application Face Sheet (.doc or .pdf, 2 pages)
• Itemized Budget (.xls or .pdf, 2 pages)
  • FY 2011 PSA Program Targets form (.doc or .pdf, 1 page)
  • FY 2011 CCCA Program Targets form (.doc or .pdf, 1 page)
  • Quarterly Progress Report (.doc or .pdf, 6 pages)
    • Instructions (.doc or .pdf, 2 pages)
    
    
  • Model Project Budget Narrative
    Available in .pdf and .doc formats (25 pages).

  CCCA & PSA Directory

Contact Information

Paula Harpster
Department of Criminal Justice Services
1100 Bank Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804.786.1140
Email