(a) There is created the Department of Community Supervision. DCS shall be the agency primarily responsible for:
(1) Supervision of all defendants who receive a felony sentence of straight probation;
(2) Supervision of all defendants who receive a split sentence;
(3) Supervision of all defendants placed on parole or other conditional release from imprisonment by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles;
(4) Supervision of juvenile offenders when such offender had been placed in restrictive custody due to an adjudication for a Class A designated felony act or Class B designated felony act, as such terms are defined in Code Section 15-11-2, and is released from such custody;
(5) Administration of laws, rules, and regulations relating to probation and parole supervision, as provided for by law;
(6) Enforcement of laws, rules, and regulations relating to probation and parole supervision, as provided for by law; and
(7) Administration of laws as provided in this chapter.
(b) DCS shall ensure that community supervision officers who supervise juvenile offenders receive the same training to work specifically with children and adolescents as is provided for Department of Juvenile Justice probation officers. DCS shall offer the same array of services to juvenile offenders as are available to offenders who are committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice who are not placed in restrictive custody. With respect to the supervision of children, DCS shall be mindful of the purpose of Chapter 11 of Title 15 as set forth in Code Section 15-11-1.
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