The New Jersey State Parole Board is New Jersey's primary law enforcement agency responsible for sex offender supervision. Simply put, the goal of the agency's supervision of sex offenders is to prevent further victimization.

The State Parole Board’s caseload is one of the largest in America, mainly due to the advent of Supervision for Life sentencing guidelines for sex offenders. The Sex Offender Management Unit is responsible for the supervision of all offenders sentenced to Community Supervision for Life(CSL) or offenders under Conditional Discharge (CD). Under State law, the vast majority of sex crimes committed on or after October 31, 1994 will result in lifetime supervision under the State Parole Board's jurisdiction. Prior to the introduction of this mandate, sex offenders made up less than five percent of the agency's caseload. Today, they make up nearly one third of the caseload.

In order to meet the needs of this important public safety responsibility, the State Parole Board conducted intensive research into the best practices and knowledge available on sex offender patterns, psychology, and crime prevention. This research led to the adoption of the Containment Approach style to sex offender supervision, which is recommended by the National Institute on Justice. The Containment Approach includes intensive parole supervision and intelligence sharing with our criminal justice partner agencies; sex offender-specific treatment to help control sex offenders' impulsivity; and also polygraph examinations in certain cases, to monitor offenders for behaviors that increase the risk of re-offense. The State Parole Board works closely with a variety of external stakeholders and partners including the FBI, Office of the Attorney General, New Jersey State Police, county prosecutors, and with treatment provider Rutgers Health Specialized Treatment Program.

In support of this mission and under the Sex Offender Monitoring Act, the State Parole Board is empowered to subject the State's highest-risk sex offenders to around-the-clock Global Positioning System (GPS) monitoring. As reported in December 2007, the State Parole Board's initial data suggest GPS monitoring has contributed to a lower recidivism rate than the nation’s rate for high-risk sex offenders. Under GPS monitoring, offenders' movements are recorded, time-stamped, stored, and can be used as evidence in the investigation of any new sex crimes. The State Parole Board regularly provides this data to other law enforcement agencies, to assist in their investigations.

The State Parole Board continues to seek and implement the best available training, expertise, and partnerships as it continues to supervise sex offenders and help ensure public safety.