As provided by through the authority of the Court of Common Pleas, 51st Judicial District; this department is established to integrate the delivery of programming into related community supervision and operations as deemed necessary for the protection of society and the rehabilitation of individuals under the jurisdiction of the court.

Probation Officers investigate, advise, counsel, and monitor individuals on probation and parole to foster their personal, social, and economic adjustment in the community. Work involves the counseling and supervision of individuals on probation or parole, completion of pre-sentence investigations, violation reports, and pre-parole plans. This also includes a wide variety of contacts with agencies, employers, friends, and families in securing information regarding supervised individuals, and assisting in developing useful and effective rehabilitation plans. 

Our vision is to become exceptional practitioners of high-performance methods in the probation profession in Pennsylvania, known for our care and attention to improving the lives of people in our community, and for creating exemplary, effective approaches that can be tested and will stand as benchmarks for our peers. To accomplish this: We will become a highly integrated team, known for our professionalism, and committed to building a shared legacy. We will build our legacy on these values: High Performance, Personal Growth, Accountability, Respect, Dignity, Equality, Allegiance, Optimism, and Flexibility. Each of us will become a knowledgeable and skilled ambassador for the Court, ready to stand in for each other in service to the whole, and to serve as a champion for each others' ideas, projects, and plans.

Our mission is to work as an indivisible team of professionals, adhering to the values of the Court, and concentrated upon the protection and safety of the public and prevention of criminal behvaior, in constant search of better ways to build the competence of offenders and restore their accountability to the victim and the community.