OFFICE OF THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
COMMUNITY SUPERVISION SERVICES
SUBJECT: Dress Code Policy
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 1, 2000
APPROVED: Thomas H. Williams (signed)
Thomas H. Williams, Associate Director
I.
PURPOSE AND SCOPE:
The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (“CSOSA”) is a law enforcement
agency whose mission is to provide effective supervision, through qualified supervision
officers, for offenders on probation, parole, and supervised release pursuant to the
District of Columbia Code. In fulfilling the mission of the agency, employees in
Community Supervision Services (CSS) are in frequent contact with members of the
public and are frequently summoned to court or to appear before the U.S. Parole
Commission on very short notice. In general, members of the public develop an
impression of CSOSA through its employees. Our employees must conduct themselves
on duty in a manner that reflects credit upon themselves as well as the Agency. To that
end, we are instituting a dress code to insure that employees are properly dressed while
performing their duties and meeting with members of the public. Therefore, the purpose
of the dress code is to insure that our employees are neat, well-groomed, and
appropriately dressed when meeting with the public. All employees shall avoid wearing
clothing styles that are overly provocative or that would detract from the professional
image of CSOSA.
II.
POLICY:
When CSOSA employees are meeting members of the public in the office and in the
field, the employee shall be well-groomed, appropriately dressed, and reflect a personal
image as a professional employee in the performance of official duties.
A. Males
1. Must wear a suit or a sports jacket, dress pants or dress slacks, a shirt with
sleeves and collars and a tie (worn appropriately and visibly). It is permissible
to wear a suit or sport jacket, dress slacks and a banded collarless shirt. This
attire is not appropriate for he