Otter
Tail County Probation (formerly Court Services) provides probation
and parole services to all juvenile offenders
and adult Misdemeanor/Gross Misdemeanor
offenders in Otter Tail County as directed
by the District Court Judges. The Department
currently operates two offices in Fergus
Falls and New York Mills, with 11 employees.
The
Otter Tail County Probation
exists to provide probation/parole supervisions
to adult and juvenile offenders in Otter
Tail County, while maintaining the goals
of community protection, offender rehabilitation,
and offender accountability to victim(s).
Court Service Officers attempt to meet the
goals by monitoring and evaluating offenders'
adjustment in the community to determine
their ability to adapt to community standards;
by assisting offenders in identifying ways
they can develop further competency through
education, counseling, employment and other
programs that are available in the community;
and by providing victims with the opportunity
for input into the sentencing of offenders,
as well as establishing fair restitution
in an attempt to repair or replace damages
suffered either to their person or property.
Otter
Tail County Probation will continue
in our effort to provide the best possible
corrections services to the communities
we serve.