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PAGE A6, KEIZERTIMES, AUGUST 4, 2017 diction is one of the regular hurdles Bandonis encounters. It leads to focusing on “tapes and counters.” Tapes are au- tomatic thoughts attitudes and beliefs that help some- one justify criminal behavior, Bandonis said. “Someone might have come to believe that they had to deal drugs because they need to support their fam- ily,” Bandonis said. “What we teach them is how to coun- ter that with thoughts like: I shouldn’t be doing this be- cause it is against the law, it will end up putting me in jail and it won’t help my family at all in the future. I should fi nd a stable job because it’s the right thing to do.” Other skills Bandonis can assist with range from how to listen to how to handle em- barrassment. “I don’t tell them how to solve it, I prompt them to fi g- ure it out through role-play- ing and working with some- one they know,” he added. Successfully navigating parole and probation condi- tions depends on the parolee being a willing participant. Max said prior to meeting Bandonis he viewed parole offi cers as the enemy and, each time he got out of jail, OFFICER, continued from Page A1 is made easier because of his close proximity to his clients and the ease with which in- formation fl ows between his offi ce and the Keizer Police Department. “It’s very team-oriented here and it’s a lot easier for me to grab one of the Keiz- er offi cers to help me serve a warrant or do a check on somebody. I work closely with the Community Re- sponse Unit and, if they have a suspicion that one of my clients is involved with drug activity, I can go with them to the scene of a investiga- tion,” Bandonis said. Bandonis spends about half his time in the fi eld and the other half in his offi ce meet- ing with clients to help them navigate re-entry into society and even work on behavioral issues. Helping someone with a resume can lead to conver- sations about larger issues at work in his clients’ minds and skill-training he can as- sist with. Overcoming thought pro- cesses that are hard-wired in those struggling with ad- he would do well for a cou- the summer. He held onto ple of months before revert- those achievements and set ing to the habits that got him new goals – like becoming a crew boss. This summer he in trouble. “In my mind, I wanted is crew boss-in-training. He to change, but my actions also started college at West- weren’t matching up. With- ern Oregon University and in a year, I would be back earned a bachelor’s degree in in prison,” Max said. “I met business in June. Bandonis also helped Max with Eric right off the bat and this time I wanted to build his relationship with his wife, change. I Tera, while was willing she was still to do what I in prison for had to do to drug-related do that. Eric crimes. Even was very getting into fi rm and the prison fair and he for visita- didn’t give tion was me any rope. complicated He gave me because of h o m ewo r k Max’s past and assigned me things — Tera Marshall crimes, but Bandonis that I was acted as a willing to do reference for him. Tera offi - this time.” Max said the relationship cially fi nished her parole and he was able to form with probation this week and is Bandonis was based on re- going to school to become a wards and consequences, but counselor. While Bandonis was not that he was able to achieve bigger and better things as he Tera’s offi cial parole offi cer, proved his trustworthiness. she developed a relationship Max was given permission with him through Max. “I went to his offi ce last from the court to leave the area as a wildfi re fi refi ghter week and I asked him if I for months at a time during could get a reference from “Having somebody local is good because it’s more accountability.” him. To have somebody there like that is priceless,” Tera said. “I see that it’s easy for people to slip backward knowing they won’t see the PO for a month. It is a mind- set. Having somebody local is good because it’s more ac- countability.” Bandonis still drops in to see Max and Tera regularly despite having fi nished his offi cial duties in Max’s case. Max said it’s not unusual for them to get introduced to the latest trainees or to assist others going through the sys- tem. He and Tera have helped provide transport to other parolees in need and some- times just sit and share their story. “Any time that we reach out to help people, I’m con- vinced I get way more out of it than they do. It helps re- mind us where we could go back to. Everybody in our church and workforce knows our story because if they hear it and reach out for help, it’s a beautiful thing,” Max said. In addition to having a re- source close by, having Ban- donis stationed at KPD helps in other less visible ways. Most Keizer offi cers are fa- miliar with Bandonis’ clients and can help him track down ones that go missing or of- fer words of encouragement in the community that foster accelerated growth. “We will go out with him and do parole and probation check-ups and that builds up familiarity with them to help hold them accountable,” said Sgt. Bob Trump, of the Keizer Police Department. “We can show our apprecia- tion for what they are doing and it’s a real positive interac- tion.” Wood, the parole and pro- bation division commander, added that Keizer offi cers’ familiarity with some parol- ees can help create changes in the approach the courts take with some clients. In one recent case, Keizer cops noticed a parolee who was involved in an escalating se- ries of crimes. At the time, the suspect was not one of Bandonis’ clients, but Keizer offi cers advocated for closer supervision of the man and Bandonis now oversees his case. “Keizer police help me hold my clients more ac- countable. 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