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ADULT -ion of the offense and the client.
SERVICES Both Pre-Plea and Pre-Sentence reports
DIVISION include a discussion of the defendant’s
eligibility for probation (the law prohibits
probation in some cases) and a
recommendation as to whether or not
COURT SERVICES probation should, in the department’s
opinion, be granted. If probation
Adult Court Services provides direct supervision is recommended, appropriate
criminal investigation information to Terms and Conditions are also suggested.
the Superior Courts. This information is For cases that are no longer statutorily
provided to the Courts in reports eligible for state prison due to the Public
written by Deputy Probation Officers Safety Realignment, the Court will
(DPOs). Reports are provided in the determine whether to sentence the client
cases of defendants awaiting a to serve the entire sentence in local
judgment of guilt or innocence (Pre- custody, with no supervision ordered, or
Plea reports) or who have been found impose a split sentence. Split sentences
guilty and are awaiting the Court's include having the client serve custody
disposition of their case (Pre-Sentence time in the county jail followed by the
reports). These reports include factual remaining portions of the sentence
summaries of the offense, a social and served under mandatory supervision by
criminal history of the client, the the Probation Department.
defendant’s statement, the statement of
the victim or other interested parties, If a defendant has been sentenced to
restitution information and an evaluat- prison and a report has not previously
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