DOC names Curt Shockley director of Probation and Parole

The Delaware Department of Correction recently announced Curt Shockley has been named the director of Probation and Parole, a division within the Bureau of Community Corrections. Shockley’s appointment became effective Sept. 26. He replaces Alan Grinstead, who was recently appointed deputy bureau chief of Community Corrections.

A 21-year veteran of the Department of Correction (DOC), all within the Probation and Parole Unit, Shockley will oversee Probation and Parole after spending the previous five years as regional manager of Sussex County.

“Curt’s career has been multifaceted and marked by success. He did a tremendous job overseeing operations in facilities in Georgetown and Seaford, and I look forward to him bringing that level of professionalism and dedication to the entire division,” said Karl Hines, bureau chief of Community Corrections. “Probation and Parole staff is responsible for working with a large number of clientele in a variety of settings, so Curt’s leadership will be welcome.”

Probation and Parole supervises and works with approximately 15,000 offenders living throughout the state.

Shockley has been involved in numerous phases of operation within Probation and Parole, including the development of specialized caseloads for domestic violence, sex offenders, mental health, boot camp and substance abuse. He has also supervised the Governor’s Task Force/Operation Safe Streets Unit and the Home Confinement Unit.

He joined the DOC in 1989, as a Probation and Parole officer. He was promoted to senior officer in 1993, named supervisor in 1996, and he was an operations administrator before moving on to regional manager.

Shockley, a 1982 Sussex Central High School graduate, holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, with a minor in sociology, from the University of Delaware.