The New Jersey State Parole Board includes the following members, as of 2023: Samuel J. Plumeri, Jr (chairman), Kerri Cody, Allen DelVento, Robert M. Goodale, Thomas Haaf, James B. Jefferson, Charlie Jones, Julio Marenco, Richard Molinari, Ronald L. Slaughter, Trudy M. Steinhardt, Clarence K. Taylor, Kenneth L. Saunders (Alternate Board Member), Steven T. Yglesias (Alternate Board Member), Dina I. Rogers, Esq (Executive director).
Parole officers assigned to the Homeland Security Task Force serve in this unit part time, in addition to their normal supervision duties.
The Homeland Security Task Force is made up of more than 50 parole officers and supervisors trained to assist federal, state and local emergency responders in the event of a terror alert or other large-scale civil disturbance.
Additionally, the HGU will represent the agency at the funerals of fallen Law Enforcement Officers, both internally and externally, and civilian members of the State Parole Board.
The unit participates in recruitment events at colleges and job fairs in an effort to obtain a diverse pool of individuals who may one day be New Jersey State Parole Officers.
The Law Enforcement Training & Recruitment Unit is also the quartermaster for the agency and is responsible for the ordering, issuance, maintenance, and inventorying of equipment for all sworn State Parole Board Officers.
The Investigations Management Office (IMO) is responsible for all new criminal charges filed by the State Parole Board's law enforcement staff.
Additionally, the Investigations Management Office staff act as the coordinator of all State Parole Board fingerprint live scan machines and requirements under NJS Title 53, monitor and conduct audits for the agency's use of Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS)(TAC), and conducts in-service and recruit training for all criminal investigations functions.
Policy and Accreditation is very labor intense and continuously seeks areas that need to be improved or modified within the agency as conditions and NJSACOP standards change.
Additionally, OPS conducts special investigations at the direction of the agency executive staff or when complaints are received from the public.
OPS also participates in investigations and special operations at the contracted residential and community treatment programs utilized by the NJSPB Division of Parole.
Prior to the introduction of this sentencing mandate, sex offenders made up less than 5 percent of the State Parole Board's caseload.
This approach includes intensive parole supervision and information sharing with partner law enforcement agencies; sex offender-specific treatment to help control sex offenders' impulsivity; and will soon include polygraph examinations in certain cases, to obtain sexual history information and monitor offenders for behaviors that increase the risk of re-offense.
A major factor in this new process was to have all future recruit classes attend the DCJ Training Academy's Basic Course for Investigators in Sea Girt.
The FTO program is designed for the POR to be exposed all functions of parole officers and to gain experience by learning in a hands on environment.
Accreditation status represents a significant professional achievement as it acknowledges the implementation of policies and procedures that are conceptually sound, operationally effective and consistent with nationally recognized best practices.
The rigorous standards set forth by the Chiefs of Police have resulted in significant enhancements to the operational efficiency and efficacy of the agency.