| EXPERIENCE... |
PRIDE is the oldest private probation agency in the country having continually provided criminal justice services since 1970 and misdemeanor probation services since 1977. |
| INNOVATION... |
PRIDE has developed numerous programs to enhance supervision of criminal justice clients. It was the first private probation services agency in the Country to use electronic monitoring and e-probation. |
| RELIABILITY... |
PRIDE has a generated a track record of responsiveness to the needs of the community and criminal justice system here in Chatham County. |
| FLEXIBILITY... |
PRIDE conforms its services to meet the needs of the
Court, the community and our criminal justice system.
They have a wealth of expertise to develop new programs
to meet our needs. There are no "cookie cutter"
probation programs in State Court. All PRIDE programs
have been tailor-made to meet the specific requirements
of Court. |
| COST EFFECTIVE... |
All PRIDE programs are user fee based. PRIDE has never charged the Court or Chatham County for any service provided. 100% of all fines and fees collected on behalf of the Court have been forwarded to the Court. |
| NON-PROFIT... |
PRIDE is the only not-for-profit agency providing private probation services in Georgia. It answers to the community through the Court, not to shareholders. Any income generated is reinvested into the community and the services and programs we offer. |
| PUBLIC SAFETY... |
All PRIDE employees come from this community and dedicated to the safety and security of our community through comprehensive supervision services. |
| CHANGE AGENTS... |
PRIDE is in service to the Court. Its only purpose is to help their clients meet their own needs for improving their lives and decreasing their probability of recidivism. Through cooperative affiliations with community resources, PRIDE helps its clients get the services they need, sometimes going beyond the scope of the court order to serve as the agent of change in the lives of their clients'. Through probation there is an opportunity to facilitate those changes. |
