Corrections Department Fails To Locate Dangerous Parolee

ByVictoria Negron

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Updated onAugust 9, 2018

This case involves negligent supervision of a parolee in Missouri. The parolee was a 68-year old male and registered sex offender on supervision for a prior sex offense. After a few weeks, the parolee failed to check in as required by his supervision terms. The department of corrections conducted a search of the parolee’s residence and place of employment but the parolee was not found. No further searches were conducted to locate the parolee. Two weeks later, the parolee raped a 9-year-old boy in the public restroom of a local gas station. It was alleged that the department of corrections failed to conduct a thorough search to locate the dangerous parolee.

Question(s) For Expert Witness

1. Please describe your experience supervising parolees over the course of your career.

2. If a parolee fails to check in, what reasonable measures are taken to find and apprehend the parolee?

Expert Witness Response E-239832

inline imageAs a senior probation and parole officer (PPO), I have supervised well over 300 parolees (mostly drug and sex offenders) and about 1,500 probationers. Our caseloads typically ran about 100-125 parolees/probationers at a given time. I had the parolee caseload in the largest district in my state for several years and supervised the offender recovery team. When I or one of my officers had a parolee/probationer not show up on report day, or we couldn't find them at the reported address, we would initiate contact with the local police and sheriff's department immediately. We would actively engage the drug task force or the police department's repeat offender program detectives to assist in locating the person. If we could not, I would issue an agent's warrant in conjunction with filing for a parole violation. This would put more resources at our disposal to find the parolee.

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Victoria Negron

Victoria Negron

Victoria Negron has extensive experience in journalism and thought leadership in the legal space, with a background crafting content, whitepapers, webinars, and current event articles pertaining to the role of expert witnesses in complex litigation matters. She is a skilled professional specializing in B2B product marketing and content marketing. Currently, she serves as an Enterprise Product Marketing Manager at Postman, and previously held the position of Technical Product Marketing Manager at Palantir Technologies, where she developed her skills in launch strategies, go-to-market strategy, and competitive analysis.

Her expertise in content marketing was further refined during her tenure at the Expert Institute, where she progressed from a Marketing Writer to Senior Content Marketing Manager, and eventually to Associate Director of Content & Product Marketing. In these roles, she honed her abilities in digital marketing, SEO, content strategy, and thought leadership.

Educationally, Victoria holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Florida - Warrington College of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Literature, Art, and Hispanic Studies from Hamilton College. Her diverse educational background and professional experience have equipped her with a robust skill set in product marketing, content development, and strategic marketing initiatives.

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