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ADULT SERVICES DIVISION

A multi-disciplinary case management team meets on a monthly basis to monitor

each offender’s progress. The case management activities include three (3) inter-
related, mutually enhancing activities. These include community supervision
approaches that are specific to each offender’s individual “offending behaviors”,
specialized sex offender treatment, and polygraph examinations to determine pre-

conviction sexual behaviors and compliance with the Terms & Conditions of
probation.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (DV) CASELOADS

The Adult Supervision Unit provides for specialized supervision exclusively for
clients who have committed Domestic Violence (DV) offenses and who are assessed
as a high risk to re-offend. In addition to the Correctional Offender Management for
Profiling Alternative Sanctions (COMPAS) risk and needs assessment tools, the

Deputy Probation Officers (DPO) receive specialized training on the Ontario
Domestic Assault Risk Assessment (ODARA) which provides a supplemental risk
assessment to help predict the likelihood of future domestic violence incidents.

In July of 2019, Santa Barbara was one (1) of six (6) California Counties that began a
three (3) year pilot program, pursuant to Assembly Bill 372, that will conclude in
July of 2022. This legislation added 1203.099 to the California Penal Code and
allowed for significant changes to the local Batterers' Intervention Programs (BIP),

including the selection of a new BIP curriculum that has a specific versions for men,
women, and Spanish speaking clients. In addition to curriculum changes, the
legislation provided an opportunity to supervise clients based on risk level. The
clients who are supervised as high risk are required to complete a twenty-six (26)

week Batterers’ Intervention Program in addition to programming to address the
client’s other criminogenic needs.

The DPOs assigned to supervise DV clients participate as part of the DV Review

team and are required to attend weekly Court hearings to provide updates to the
team on the client’s progress on probation and in treatment. DPOs conduct regular
home visits, meet with clients in the office, and remain in contact with victims and

the District Attorney’s Victim Witness program.

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