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California’s Enhanced Supervision of Offenders using GPS
SESSION INFO
Monday, August 29, 2022
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Session Type: Workshop
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO), Electronic Monitoring Unit (EMU) will discuss best practices on supervising multiple levels of offenders with Global Positioning System (GPS) in the state of California. Topics will include how GPS supervision is utilized to reduce violent criminal behavior by parolees, improves detection of violations of parole conditions, patterns of risky behavior, increase parolee compliance with conditions of parole, helps to identify or eliminate parolees as suspects in new crimes, through sharing GPS information with law enforcement agencies which develops stronger relationships with local law enforcement agencies and assists with public safety.
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SESSION PRESENTERS
Jason Odgers
Probation/Parole Agent 3, California DOC
Jason Odgers started his career with the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation (CDCR) in 1997 as a correctional officer. Promoted to Parole Agent in 2007 with the Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO). Currently holds the position of Parole Agent III, unit supervisor for Electronic Monitoring Unit. Odgers is also an Academy Instructor and is Range Master certified. He studied Criminal Justice at Rio Hondo Community College and Cal State Fullerton. Odgers served 6 years in USMCR.
Jamal Rowe
Chief Deputy Administrator, California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation (CDCR), Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO), Electronic Monitoring Unit (EMU)
Jamal Rowe was appointed to Chief Deputy Administrator of in the Division of Adult Parole Operations on January 1, 2021. He has held several positions with the division since 2006 including Parole Administrator, Parole Agent III, Parole Agent II and Parole Agent I. Mr. Rowe worked at California State Prison, Sacramento from 2002-2006 and in 2014 where he served as a Correctional Officer and Correctional Counselor. Mr. Rowe has held several positions with the division since 2002 including Correctional Counselor, Background Investigator and Correctional Officer. Before joining the CDCR team, he worked for Sacramento County Probation for 4 years.
He served as a member of the California Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB) from 2018 to 2021 and has served on multiple workgroups and task forces throughout his career. He was a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in electronic monitoring and sex offender treatment and spearheaded the creation and implementation of DAPO’s first California POST-Certified Parole Academy. Additionally, he designed customized Principled Policing training for DAPO and has presented in several conferences as an ambassador of the Division.
Mr. Rowe holds a Bachelor of Science degree from California State University, Sacramento and is a graduate of the Los Angeles Police Department Leadership Program, formerly WestPoint Leadership Program. He is also a member of the American Leadership Forum’s (ALF) prestigious Fellows Program.
He possesses a great deal of experience and knowledge of CDCR, community corrections, re- entry efforts and public safety. Mr. Rowe is proud to be a leader in CDCR as it embraces its mission to not only rehabilitate, but habilitate the people entrusted to its care and their transition into our communities, understanding that this is key to the safety of the people of the State of California, and to the future of the State.
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