Under the direction of the Deputy Secretary, the Division of Probation and Parole functions as a community services division and is comprised of twenty district offices located throughout the state and a Headquarters office in Baton Rouge. Probation and Parole Officers are POST (Peace Officer Standards and Training) certified who supervise adult offenders who are released to the community on probation, parole, diminution of sentence, home incarceration, medical furlough, or supervised released. Officers also supervise offenders who relocate to Louisiana from other states. Officers ensure offenders abide by the conditions of supervision, identify problems and solutions, make appropriate referrals, provide general counseling, and perform arrests as needed to protect public safety. Officers perform their duties by visiting offenders primarily in their homes, at work, other places in the community, and in the office. The Division is actively involved in the Department’s efforts to reduce recidivism through a variety of programs such as administrative sanctions and Day Reporting Centers Officers in the Division also provide investigative services to decision makers in the criminal justice system, including Judges, the Pardon Board and Committee on Parole, and the Governor’s office. They also oversee the collection of victim restitution, supervision fees, and a variety of criminal justice fees.