Charles Frieberg, Chief Court Services Officer
Yankton Court Services
410 Walnut Street, Suite 203
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 668-3075-Charles Frieberg, Chief Court Services Officer
-Jolene Berndt, Court Services Officer
-Janeice Sudbeck, Court Services Officer
-Nicole Christ, Court Services Officer
-Garrett Ortmeier, Intensive Court Services Officer
-Brian Rempfer, Court Services Officer
-Sharon Kraft, Support Staff
Mitchell Court Services
200 East 4th Avenue
Mitchell, SD 57301
(605) 995-8100
~Ron Freeman, Deputy Chief Court Services Officer
~Patricia Dringman, Court Services Officer
~Kimberly Max, Court Services Officer
~Jon Moore, Court Services Officer
~Jennifer Gropper, Intensive Court Services Officer
~Dawna Vanoverschelde, Support Staff
Vermillion Court Services
211 W. Main Street, Suite 101
Vermillion, SD 57069
(605) 677-6485
-Clint Meadows, Court Services Officer
-Kelly Gregg, Court Services Officer
-Kristi Cokens, Intensive Probation Officer
-Pat Girard, Support Staff
Parker Court Services
400 S. Main Street
Parker, SD 57053
(605) 297-4097
~Jerry Hofer, Court Services Officer
~Vonda Cotton, Support Staff
Chamberlain Court Services
300 S. Courtland Street #203
Chamberlain, SD 57325
(605) 734-4585
-Marsha Priebe, Court Services Officer
-Charlene Miller, Support Staff
Lake Andes Court Services
Box 502
Lake Andes, SD 57356
(605) 487-7102
~Gerald Barnett, Court Services Officer
~Darrell Pepper, Intensive Court Services Officer
~Carol Blaha, Support Staff
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In South Dakota, probation-related activities are handled by Court Services, a department of the Court.
In general, Court Services monitors compliance with sentences and court orders in both adult and juvenile cases.
Court Services shouldn't be confused with Parole, which is administered by the State Department of Corrections.
You can find more information about state prisons and parole at the
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The First Judicial
Circuit of South Dakota is comprised of 14 counties in the southeast section
of the state including Aurora, Bon Homme, Brule, Buffalo, Charles Mix, Clay,
Davison, Douglas, Hanson, Hutchinson, McCook, Turner, Union, and Yankton
Counties. There are 5 Court Services offices with a total of 24 staff
members providing probation services in the First Circuit. The
administrative office and Chief Court Services Officer are located in
Yankton along with 5 court services officers. Other field offices in the
circuit are located in Mitchell where the Deputy Chief Court Services
Officer is located along with 4 court services officers; the Chamberlain
field office has 1 court services officer as does the Parker field office.
The Vermillion field office has 3 court services officers, and the Lake
Andes office has 2 court services officers. Each office also has a support
staff position assigned. The Yankton, Mitchell, Vermillion, and Lake Andes
office each designate 1 full-time court services officer to the Juvenile
Intensive Probation Program. With the inception of this program in 1997, we
have instituted a level of community probation services comprehensive enough
to have successfully diverted scores of juveniles from Department of
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In any given month, Unified
Judicial System statistics show approximately 1,100 adults and 350 juveniles
under probation supervision by Court Services. Several counties in the First
Judicial Circuit border the states of Nebraska and Iowa which requires those
probation offices to deal with scores of cases each year from the other
states under the terms of the Interstate Compact for Supervision of Adult
and Juvenile Offenders, in addition to their own caseload. As a result of
the frequent interstate exchanges, court services officers in the First
Circuit have become extremely knowledgeable and proficient in processing
Interstate Compact cases.
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Broadly speaking, the primary function of the Court Services Department in
the First Judicial Circuit is to provide appropriate levels of probation
supervision for adult and juvenile offenders as determined by a nationally
recognized, validated, and normed risk/needs assessment process. The emphasis is on public safety
and rehabilitation of offenders through enforcement of court-ordered
conditions of probation. Another major function of court services is the
preparation of hundreds of presentence investigation reports and prehearing
social case studies each year for both the adult and juvenile sections of
the courts. The court services department also administers a 90-Day
Diversion program that has been vital in assisting children and families of
the First Circuit in resolving minor infractions and avoiding further
exposure to the juvenile justice system. Underlying the supervision,
investigative, diversion, and numerous other functions of the department,
are countless collateral contacts and interactions with a wide variety of
other agencies and court personnel, law enforcement, the public, schools,
probationers, victims, and families. |
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The Court Services
Department of the First Judicial Circuit has been at the forefront of a
statewide effort to develop and provide the most effective probation
services possible, and has piloted several programs that have gone on to be
instituted statewide. The National for State Courts was brought in to assist the Unified Judicial System in the
development of a "Best Practices" model utilizing over 30 years of
nationwide research and development in to "what works" in probation. As a
result, we now have clear guidelines for determining the most efficient
expenditure of the resources allocated to the department. The probationers
posing the highest risk of renewed criminal conduct receive the greatest
share of probation resources. And while this group of offenders poses the
greatest risk to the community, they will generally also show the most
improvement with appropriate programming. Effective supervision and training
will reduce the likelihood of their ending up in prison and help them become
productive members of the community. A wide range of programs, including
cognitive/behavioral therapy, target problems such as anti-social attitudes,
undesirable peer associations, substance abuse, anger and self control
issues, and a lack of problem solving skills.
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The dedicated officers of
the First Judicial Circuit Court Services Department consistently strive to
promote public safety and offender rehabilitation through appropriate
supervision and programming. Their goal is to both teach valuable life
skills, and change anti-social attitudes, values, and beliefs in adult and
juvenile probationers. Additionally, the department has developed
comprehensive family centered services in the circuit to address the unique
needs of children in need of supervision and their families. Taken together,
the efforts of the court services department toward "Best Practices" in
probation services, and more particularly the evidence based "what works"
philosophy, has led to better outcomes for probationers. The experience and
knowledge gained through study, training, and program implementation have
created a highly motivated and dedicated staff of court services officers
and support staff in the First Judicial Circuit.
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