On July 25, 1995, Governor Christine Todd Whitman issued Executive Order 39, which established a Parole Study Commission with the responsibility of completing a study of the parole system and recommending improvements to the system. In February 1997, the Office of Parole was given Division status within the Department of Corrections and renamed the Division of Parole and Community Programs. In the area of alternative sanctions programs, the Electronic Monitoring Program expanded during the year from a pilot in 4 district parole offices to include 10 district parole offices and 16 caseload officers. The Intensive Supervision/Surveillance Program remained the most used alternative sanction program in the Division, and the High Impact Diversion Program completed its first full year of operation in providing a high level of supervision for parole violators who otherwise would have been returned to the institution. The Sex Offender Surveillance/Recovery Unit was expanded from two assigned officers and regions to three. Information is also provided on parole supervision, training, the Revenue Collection Program, Public Relations, notable community contacts, staff service, commendations, computerization, 1998 budget recommendations, and personnel data. Data are provided on caseloads and initial hearings and decisions, number and percentage of returns to institutions, returns to institutions by commitment type, missing cases by district, missing cases by commitment type, and a summary of daily records of parole officer activities. Furlough and work release programs are also discussed.