Welcome to the Texas Probation Association Website
     
What's New
Upcoming Events/Conferences
May 31, 2013 Travis County Hiring an Adult Probation Director

August 11 – 14, 2013
Hilton Fort Worth Hotel
815 Main Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
(817) 870-2100

May 21, 2013 Angelina County CSCD Director
May 14, 2013 Courtroom Security Training
May 14, 2013 Criminal Justice Leadership Program
April 29, 2013 Johnson & Somervell Counties are Hiring a CSO Position
April 15, 2013 Andrews County Chief Juvenile Probation Officer
April 15, 2013 Polk, San Jacinto and Trinity Counties Hiring a CSO

Congratulations to Our Newest Award Recipients:

Charles W. Hawkes Lifetime Achievement Award-- Rodney Thompson, Angelina County CSCD

Judge Terry L. Jacks Award-- Martha Banks, Brazos County CSCD

Amador R. Rodriguez Award-- Tommy Ramirez Jr., Cameron County JPD

President's Award-- Aris Johnson, Greg County JPD

Brian J. Kelly Award-- Toby Ross, Johnson and Somervell Counties, CSCD

Clara Pope-Willoughby Award--Michelle Dye, Tom Green County JPD

Lewis Amonette Award--Billie Jean Bram, Wharton County JPD


Organized in 1974, the Texas Probation Association is the only professional organization in Texas that solely serves the interests of probation and community corrections practitioners.

ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION

The mission of the Texas Probation Association is to:

  • Develop and promote standards and goals for professional practitioners in the field of probation;
  • Provide a forum for delineating and resolving issues within the scope of probation practice and operation;
  • Develop and provide professional identity for the practitioner through a process of accreditation;
  • Actively promote effective legislation in the areas of probation and community corrections;
  • Develop, promote, and provide meaningful training for probation and community corrections practitioners;
  • Present the views of probation to any affiliate organization in the juvenile justice and criminal justice systems.