46-23-1004. Duties of department. The department is responsible for any investigation and supervision requested by the board or the courts for felony offenders. The department shall:

(1) divide the state into districts and assign probation and parole officers to serve in these districts and courts;

(2) obtain any necessary office quarters for the staff in each district;

(3) assign the secretarial, bookkeeping, and accounting work to the clerical employees, including receipt and disbursement of money;

(4) direct the work of the probation and parole officers and other employees;

(5) formulate methods of investigation, supervision, recordkeeping, and reports;

(6) conduct training courses for the staff, including initial training on risk assessment and evidence-based practices for new probation and parole officers and regular training for all probation and parole officers. Performance reviews of probation and parole officers must incorporate the requirements for training on risk assessment and other evidence-based practices.

(7) cooperate with all agencies, public and private, that are concerned with the treatment or welfare of persons on probation or parole;

(8) administer the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision; and

(9) notify the employer of a probationer or parolee if the probationer or parolee has been convicted of an offense involving theft from an employer.