WISCONSIN'S APPROACH TO PLANNING FOR PROBATION AND PAROLE STAFFING RESTS ON THE PREMISES THAT NOT ALL PROBATION AND PAROLE CLIENTS REQUIRE THE SAME KIND OR AMOUNT OF SERVICE, THAT ADMINISTRATORS SHOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SPECIAL ABILITIES OF INDIVIDUAL STAFF MEMBERS BY ASSIGNING CLIENTS NONRANDOMLY, AND THAT LOCAL PROBLEMS, MORES, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PRACTICES NEED TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. THE MANPOWER BUDGET IS BASED IN PART ON MINIMUM STANDARDS OF SUPERVISION/SERVICE FOR CLIENTS ASSIGNED TO MAXIMUM, MEDIUM, AND MINIMUM SUPERVISON/SERVICE CATEGORIES. THAT ASSIGNMENT IS BASED ON A CLIENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT (INCLUDING SUCH NEED INDICATORS AS ALCOHOL OR DRUG ABUSE AND ACADEMIC/VOCATIONAL SKILL DEFICITS) AND ON AN ASSESSMENT OF THE RISK THE CLIENT PRESENTS TO THE COMMUNITY (BASED ON SUCH VARIABLES AS AGE AT FIRST ADJUDICATION, NUMBER OF PRIOR CONVICTIONS, AND PRIOR PROBATION/PAROLE EXPERIENCES). THE MANPOWER BUDGETS ALSO REFLECT TIME STUDIES CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE STATE, WHICH PROVIDED DATA ON THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF TIME NEEDED TO SERVE MAXIMUM, MEDIUM, AND MINIMUM SUPERVISION CLIENTS AND TO CARRY OUT THE VARIOUS TYPES OF INVESTIGATIONS PERFORMED BY PAROLE AND PROBATION OFFICERS. THE RESULTS OF THE TIME STUDY ARE REPORTED, TOGETHER WITH THE METHODS USED TO COMPUTE TIME REQUIREMENTS FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, VACATION, SICK LEAVE, HOLIDAYS, AND PERSONAL LEAVE. POPULATION PROJECTIONS THAT ENTERED INTO THE MANPOWER BUDGETS ARE ALSO PRESENTED. DATA SHOWING THE STATUS DISTRIBUTION (DISCHARGE, EARLY DISCHARGE, REVOCATION, ABSCONDER, TRANSFERRED OUT, DECEASED, STILL ACTIVE) OF PROBATION/PAROLE CLIENTS ASSIGNED TO MAXIMUM, MEDIUM, AND MINIMUM SERVICE CATEGORIES IN GREEN BAY AND MADISON ARE ALSO PROVIDED. MANPOWER BUDGETS FOR THE STATE AND EACH OF ITS SIX REGIONS ARE PRESENTED FOR 1980 AND 1981. (LKM)