Parole Agents Arrest Nearly 580 Sex Offender Parolees

California Parolee Apprehension Teams (CPAT) Coordinate with 140 Partner Agencies to Track, Search, Cyber-monitor and Capture Sex Offenders throughout the state.

Beginning July of 2010 specialized teams comprised of CPAT agents, more than 140 local, state and federal agencies and the Division of Adult Parole Operations agents coordinated their efforts to track, ensure compliance and arrest sex offender parolees who violated their parole.
"Operation Safe Playground" will run through January of 2011 and has proven to be an extremely effective exercise in capturing sex offender absconders and ensuring parolees are complying with their special conditions of parole.

Since July, parole agents and their law enforcement partners have conducted 1,276 parole and probation searches statewide, and arrested 579 sex offenders, 233 of whom were parolees-at-large.

This week alone – as part of California’s Special Enforcement Week – CPAT and its partner agencies have arrested nearly 350 sex offenders for the following offenses or violations:

Parolees-at-large 233
Child pornography 9
Pornography 87
Possession of drugs 46
Possession of weapons 36
Possession of contraband 131

Congratulations on such a successful operation and keeping communities safe by returning offenders that pose a risk to the community back to custody!

CALIFORNIA PAROLE APPREHENSION TEAMS

On September 1, 2009 DAPO established and implemented the California Parole Apprehension Teams (CPAT) as part of the Governor's parole reforms. The team members were selected and trained in fugitive apprehension techniques, the use of sophisticated software for searching thousands of databases, social networking sites and other electronic media.

Unique to this endeavor was the creation of Regional Intelligence Units that were staffed and equipped with specialized hardware and software to look for offenders throughout the United States. These Intelligence Units are staffed with highly trained staff that spend countless hours establishing leads to locate the offenders so the agents can spend time on the streets following up on the leads.

To date, these highly effective teams have been responsible for the locating, arresting, or closure due to imprisonment or death of more that 2,000 parolees at large. Their dedication to DAPO's mission of public safety by returning these offenders to parole supervision is paramount and a testament to the commitment the division has to protecting the public.

For examples of parolees captured and for the history of the Division of Adult Parole Operations efforts to capture parolees-at-large, visit the department’s web site at www.cdcr.ca.gov or visit the intranet at: http://intranet/opec/Lists/CDCR%20Today/CDCR%20Today.aspx

Electronic Monitoring Devices

The Electronic In-Home Detention (EID) program was originally established to enable Parole
Agents the ability to monitor a parolee’s compliance with the imposition of curfew restrictions. With the passage of SB 18 (3x) DAPO received additional funding to place 1,500 offenders on EID as an alternative sanction.

On November 15, 2010 DAPO began placing offenders on EID as an alternative sanction working toward the goal of placing the required offenders necessary to meet that goal.

---------------------------DAPO REACHES ITS GOAL FOR EID--------------------------

On November 1, 2010 DAPO reached its goal of 1,500 offenders on EID. Congratulations to the hard working DAPO staff for yet another milestone reached in our 5 Year Road Map!!!!!