Department Hours. Monday - Friday. Federal Holidays. General Information:. Once sentencing occurs, Court Services Officers may then take the role of supervision and monitoring of the supervision plan set forth by the Court.
Court Services Officers often find themselves acting as a facilitator, monitor, enforcer, community partner, counselor, and service provider to the parties involved. Court Services also provides courtesy supervision to other districts within Kansas as well as incoming Interstate Compact misdemeanor cases. Mission Statement for Kansas Court Services:. Under the authority of the Kansas Judicial Branch and the State of Kansas, the purpose of Court Services is to continue the judicial process in a timely, professional, and ethical manner consistent with community interests.
This is enacted by completing the responsibilities of court reports, supervision, which holds offenders accountable for their behavior, promotes public safety and improves the ability of offenders to live more productively and responsibly in the community. Probation Intake - This office is located in the Sedgwick County Courthouse and is designed to receive and process new probation cases.
They also monitor interstate compact cases probationers being supervised out of state. When a defendant is sentenced and granted probation their defense attorneys escort them to the intake office to be processed and assigned a CSO. Intake completes all preliminary paperwork and explains conditions of probation to the defendant then the case is passed on to the supervision unit.
This unit supervises cases on a monthly basis. The CSO assists the defendant by providing referrals to community based resources that will assist them in carrying out the court orders.
