Juvenile Probation

MISSION STATEMENT Franklin County Juvenile Probation, in partnership with families, is dedicated to reducing recidivism in juvenile offenders by providing individualized interventions through the employment of evidenced based practices focusing equally on holding juvenile offenders accountable, the development of competencies, and protection of the community

Richard Ackerman

Chief

Richard Ackerman

Chief

Contact Richard

Jenna Eaton

Juvenile Probation Officer III

Heather Evans

B.A.R.J. Coordinator

Brandon Goshorn

Supervisor

Benjamin Hardic

Juvenile Probation Officer III

James Hepler

Supervisor

Eric Hewitt

Juvenile Probation Officer III

Dora Housekeeper

Juvenile Probation Officer III

Brian Kaspick

Juvenile Probation Officer III

Chance Kelley

Juvenile Probation Officer III

Erin Kramer

Juvenile Probation Officer III

Angela Mackley

Deputy Chief

Thomas McGraw

Juvenile Probation Officer I

Victoria Meiklejohn

Juvenile Probation Officer I

Jenna Richards

Juvenile Probation Officer I

Amanda Smida

Juvenile Probation Officer I

Zachary Stahl

Juvenile Probation Officer I

Joseph Wetzel

Juvenile Probation Officer III

Kimberly Whitsel

Juvenile Probation Officer III

Tara Whitsel

Juvenile Probation Officer III

 

Franklin County Juvenile Probation Goals

In accordance with the Juvenile Justice Goals outlined and established by the Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Judges’ Commission in 1995, the Franklin County Juvenile Probation Department strives to achieve the following goals of Balanced and Restorative Justice:

 

1. To hold juvenile offenders accountable for offenses committed.

2. To protect the community from known juvenile offenders.

3. To assist juvenile offenders in developing competencies.

4. To develop disposition plans that impose the minimum amount of confinement that is consistent with the protection of the community and rehabilitation needs of the juvenile

2021 JPO Annual Report

JPO Times March 2022

JPO Times July 2022

JPO Times November 2022

JPO Times March 2023

JPO Times July 2023

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Franklin County Courthouse Annex
157 Lincoln Way East
Chambersburg, PA 17201


(717) 261-3122
TDD (717) 264-8474
Fax (717) 261-1157
Office Hours: M - F, 8:30am - 4:30pm excluding county holidays