_A pilot project between state parole officers and county probation officers to develop criteria to minimize or eliminate dual supervision of felons.
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The Texas Department of Criminal Justice computer system is so cumbersome that parole officials say they cannot readily identify dual supervision cases.
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He followed Sharp's recommendation to eliminate dual supervision by having parolee-probationers ( known as " dualees " ) become the responsibility of county probation departments.
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TDCJ Parole Division Director Melinda Bozarth has proposed a pilot project that would assign either a parole or probation officer to supervise specific dual supervision cases.
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Texas lawmakers and parole officials say " dual supervision " increases agents'caseloads, making it harder for them to keep parolees and probationers out of further trouble.
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Although the legislation to eliminate dual supervision has died for this session, Rep . Cuellar and state Sen . Jerry Patterson, R-Pasadena, are sponsoring a substitute bill.
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The parole division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has begun compiling county-by-county data and estimates there are about 5, 000 convicts on dual supervision in the state.
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Working under the dual supervision of the Chief of Mission ( Ambassador ) and the Diplomatic Security Service, the RSO ensures that all mandated security programs are carried out.
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Kahan, who has uncovered more than 100 examples of dual supervision over the past two years, said he believes many such cases demonstrate a failure of Texas'criminal justice system on three fronts:
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A Houston Chronicle investigation last year indicated that poor record-keeping and lapses in communication between parole and probation offices make it difficult even to estimate how many convicts are under dual supervision.
