Westmoreland County Chief JPO Retires
After more than four decades of service to the Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice System, Adeline “Addie” Beighley retired from the Westmoreland County Juvenile Probation Department. She began her career as a Probation Officer I on November 13th, 1978. Addie was the only female probation officer in the department and was responsible for all female juveniles on probation in the county. On July 1, 1982, Addie was promoted to a Probation Officer II. Her title was Coordinator/Training Officer. She was responsible for training new probation officers, youth commission members, and coordinating all training for probation and detention staff. On January 1, 1987, Addie was promoted to the position of Juvenile Probation Supervisor. She was still in charge of all training while also assuming management functions in the office. On April 1, 1997, Addie was promoted to the position of Director of the Juvenile Probation Office. Addie served as the Director for over twenty-two years. In 2004, Addie was named Chief Juvenile Probation Officer of the Year through the Juvenile Court Judges’ Commission (JCJC).There have been two major paradigm shifts in Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice in the last 25 years. The first was the introduction of a new mission for Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice in 1995; Balanced and Restorative Justice (BARJ). The second was in 2010 when the Juvenile Justice System Enhancement Strategy (JJSES) was introduced into Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice. Addie was responsible for successfully introducing and implementing both of these initiatives into the Westmoreland County Juvenile Probation Office. Addie’s passion and enthusiasm for Juvenile Justice is unparalleled. Over the years, Addie established many, many relationships and was held in high esteem by her colleagues. Addie was very active and involved in the PA Council of Chief Juvenile Probation Officers where she served as Secretary for two years then as Vice President until her retirement in May of 2019. Addie will be sorely missed by her staff and her legacy in Westmoreland County will continue on for many years.
Congratulations Addie !
