MPS's main goal is to keep communities safe and to provide people on probation with the rehabilitative tools they need to live a productive and law-abiding life.
The Commissioner of Probation, Edward J. Dolan, and his office oversee the Massachusetts Probation Service and the Office of the Community Corrections, which includes 105 probation departments and 18 community corrections centers, the Electronic Monitoring Center, and the Trial Court Community Service Program. Probation officers working in adult criminal courts (Superior Court, Boston Municipal Court, and District Court) supervise pre-trial and post-disposition cases.
Members of the Massachusetts Probation Service’s Legal and Records units joined together to witness the historic unveiling of the Embrace statue which celebrates the love story of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King.
Probation Officers work hard to help their clients turn their lives around. Often times it is a long journey filled with starts and stops along the way.
