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ADULT SERVICES DIVISION

been ordered, a Post-Sentence report is prepared to provide prison officials with
the offense summary and criminal/social history of the client they are receiving.

SUPERVISION OF ADULTS ON PROBATION

The Probation Department utilizes supervision services in conjunction with
specialized programs such as Substance Abuse Treatment Court (SATC), Mental

Health Treatment Court (MHTC), Veterans Treatment Court (VTC), Domestic
Violence Caseloads, Targeted Gang Intervention (TGI), and Sex Offender
Supervision to supervise adult criminal clients. Additionally, under the 2011
Public Safety Realignment Act, specialized caseloads have been established to

provide supervision for the realigned felony population.

The level of supervision each client receives is based upon an evaluation of the
risk to re-offend in the community and services needed as assessed by an

evidence-based screening tool, the Adult Risk Initial Screening Tool (ARIST), and
if further assessment is indicated, the Correctional Offender Management for
Profiling Alternative Sanctions (COMPAS) assessment. Case plans are developed
to promote the achievement of milestones and support success. Probationers who

present the highest risk to the community to re-offend receive the most intensive
supervision.

Adults released on probation in the community may have spent some time in jail
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as a condition of probation and may be required to participate in drug and
alcohol programs, cognitive behavior therapy treatment programs, counseling,
vocational training and/or job placement programs. Referrals to evidence-based
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programming are submitted by the probation officer and attendance is monitored.
A probationer may be contacted at home, on the job, or in the community and
may be required to submit to drug testing and to permit search of his/her
personal property for contraband.

Certain high risk probationers may be monitored electronically by Global
Positioning Satellite (GPS) or Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitoring
(SCRAM). The payment of restitution to victims and the collection of fines and

fees are also monitored by Probation.

(1) An “evidence-based” program offers a high level of research on effectiveness determined as a result of
rigorous evaluations.

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