The Indiana Office of Court Services (IOCS) provides training, research assistance, and technical assistance to probation departments and oversees the certification requirements for probation officers on behalf of the Judicial Conference of Indiana.
In the area of certification, IOCS administers the application process, examination, and orientation program for new probation officers.
In the area of training, IOCS provides continuing education opportunities for probation officers in the form of the annual Justice Services Conference, webinars, and intensive specialty training.
IOCS’s role in support of probation results in many special projects and initiatives , as well as collaborations with the Indiana Department of Correction, the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, The Indiana Department of Child Services, and the Probation Officers Professional Association of Indiana.
Under the authority of the Judicial Conference, IOCS also administers the procedures for probationers transferring into and out of Indiana through the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision and the Interstate Compact for Juveniles.