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ADULT SERVICES DIVISION

PRETRIAL SUPERVISION

The Santa Barbara County Pretrial justice system is committed to effectively
supervising persons released on pretrial supervision, reasonably assure a
defendant's court appearances while maintaining the presumptions of innocence,
and to provide protection to the public. Deputy Probation Officers (DPOs) under
the assignment of Pretrial Compliance Officers (PTCOs) monitor defendants and
their adherence to conditions of supervised release. In addition, the PTCOs
communicate the defendant's progress via memorandum reports to the judicial

officer and attorneys.

POST RELEASE COMMUNITY SUPERVISION

AND POST-SENTENCE SUPERVISION

The 2011 Public Safety Realignment Act, or AB109, brought two (2) additional

populations under the jurisdiction of the county. The first is the Post Release
Community Supervision (PRCS) population of clients who have served a prison
commitment for non-violent, non-serious felonies, or non-high risk sex offense.
The second population of clients are those convicted for non-violent, non-
serious, non-sex felonies who serve their sentences locally, and can be subject to

a mandatory split sentence of Post-Sentence Supervision (PSS) by Probation as
ordered by the Superior Court.

PRCS and PSS cases are supervised with an enhanced client to officer ratio. A
Correctional Offender Management for Profiling Alternative Sanctions (COMPAS)
risk and needs assessment and a case plan is completed within the first twenty-
one (21) days of supervision and referrals are initiated based on the criminogenic

needs identified, including referral to the Probation Report and Resource Center
(PRRC), GPS, or other specialty programming. During the first ninety (90) days of
supervision, in addition to office visits, administrative, or Compliance Response
Team (CRT) contacts, weekly field supervision contacts are conducted with an
emphasis on non-business hours. Upon completion of the initial ninety (90) day
re-entry period, the client's supervision standards are reassessed based on their

progress and the results of the risk/needs assessment. High risk clients are
supervised at the highest level of supervision. Medium and low risk clients may
be transitioned to a lower level of supervision as determined by the nature of the
offense, specialized legal or programming requirements, and their risk score.

The County’s Realignment Plan is available on the Probation Department website at www.sbprobation.org
under “CCP”.

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