P.O. Box 230, Rapid City, SD 57709-0230
(605) 394-2595
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The Seventh Circuit Court has a staff of court
services officers trained to provide assistance to judges, offenders,
and the community at large.
Court services officers conduct pre-dispositional reports, pre-sentence investigations and
recommend to the sentencing judge plans for dealing with juvenile and adult offenders
who may be placed on probation. In preparing these plans, the court services officer takes
into account public safety, victim and community restoration, and identifies ways to increase
offenders' skills so that they can be productive citizens. The officers also provide in-state
probation supervision, interstate compact supervision; counseling and/or community referral services
to those placed on probation. Working with various government and private providers, court services
is able to offer intensive probation and community based services as an alternative to committing individuals
to the Department of Corrections or the South Dakota State Penitentiary.
The Seventh Circuit Court Services Office supervises a probation caseload consisting of adult
felony cases, adult misdemeanor cases, adult Intensive supervision cases, juvenile cases and juvenile intensive cases.
The office is also responsible for conducting investigations and supervision for all criminal and juvenile cases that
are processed through the Seventh Circuit Court. Some of the duties included in the investigation and supervision of
these cases are:
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Drug testing and screening, collection of DNA samples,
and other tests.
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Pre-sentence investigations, often called "PSIs,"
which summarize a defendant's life history, previous offenses, if any, and the likelihood of re-offense
or successful rehabilitation.
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In the juvenile arena, Social Case Studies
are completed which contain information similar to a PSI.
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Monitoring compliance with all court ordered conditions.
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• Conducting a validated risk tool to determine clients risk and criminogenic needs.
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Providing intervention to impact the criminogenic needs.
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Alcohol monitoring, SCRAM monitoring, restitution planning and payment tracking, and other monitoring and tracking services.
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Juvenile diversion programs, alternative treatment programs, and other compliance and assessment programs and techniques.
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Referrals for evaluations, assessments and testing as required.
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COURT SERVICES STAFF |
Judd Thompson
Chief Court Services Officer
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Jeff Norris
Deputy Chief Court Services Officer
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Court Services Officers
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Bryan Baloun
Cleland Battista
Angie Collignon
Nicole Drew
Stacy Diro
Tonia Fischer
Chris Geiman
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Jill Gillespie
Julie Gordon
Tara Heinle
Janice Horner
Paul Kieffer
Jeanne Mann
Tamira McMeekin |
Jessica Miller
JoAnna Mitchell
Tara Munsch
Paula Robb
Garth Stephens
Kelly Veneklasen
Charles Wright |
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Support Staff
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Cheryl Blackwell
Colette
Decker
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Laure Polenz
Cathy Weber
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Pennington County Office
2nd Floor, Pennington County Courthouse
315 St. Joseph Street
Rapid City, SD
(605) 394-2595
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Custer County Office
Custer County Courthouse
420 Mt. Rushmore Road, Suite 6
Custer, SD
(605) 673-2788
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Fall River / Shannon County Office
2nd Floor, Fall River County Courthouse
906 N. River Street
Hot Springs, SD
(605) 745-5134 |