NYSCOPA

Welcome to the home page of the New York State Council of Probation Administrators. We are the Directors and Commissioners of the County Probation departments within New York State in the United States of America. This is the source of probation administrative information in New York. At this site you will be able to find out more about COPA, learn how to contact each department, learn the councils view on proposed and pending legislation, and find out how to contact COPA representatives.

Our Mission

COPA is a proactive, focused organization, that advocates for and actively defines the strategic purpose for and direction of probation work and practice, and establishes operational guidelines and standards.

Recent News

Posted August 23, 2017

Man who shot Ohio judge was father of high school football player convicted of rape, investigators say

August 21, 2017 | Fox News The man who shot and wounded an Ohio county judge outside a courthouse Monday morning before being shot dead was the father of a Steubenville High School football [...]

Posted July 26, 2017

Toward An Approach to Community Corrections for the 21st Century: Consensus Document of the Executive Session on Community Corrections

July 20 | Harvard Kennedy School – Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy The Executive Session on Community Corrections has released an unprecedented consensus document entitled Toward An [...]

Posted July 26, 2017

Kamala Harris and Rand Paul: To Shrink Jails, Let’s Reform Bail

By KAMALA D. HARRIS and RAND PAUL July 20 | New York Times Kalief Browder, a 16-year-old New Yorker, was arrested on charges of stealing a backpack in 2010. To ensure he would show up for trial, [...]

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