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• 14:08, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Criminal court (Created page with "The criminal court, operated by the superior court in each county, has the responsibility to oversee adult criminal cases from the first arraignment hearing through sentencing and post-supervision. This includes setting bail, making release determinations, hearing a plea, taking plea bargains, overseeing jury or court trials, ordering sentencing, hearing violations and modifications of probation, and expungements.")
• 14:06, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Web-based supervision (Created page with "A web-based supervision system is a system generally used for low-level individuals where they report via telephone, computer, or kiosk. The individual may receive messages from their probation officer but they do not have to report in-person unless ordered to do so.")
• 14:06, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Victim impact statement (Created page with "An important part of a pre-sentence investigation report is contacting the victim and giving them the opportunity to provide direct information to the judge on the emotional impact the crime has had on them as well as their hopes for sentencing for the individual.")
• 14:05, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Validated (Created page with "When an assessment tool has been validated, it means it has been scientifically tested to ensure there are accurate and reliable results. The tool has been normed on a population and has been tested to ensure it is measuring what it is supposed to be measuring. Probation departments utilize a variety of validated assessment tools.")
• 14:05, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Urinalysis testing (Created page with "Urinalysis testing is also known as a drug test. These are urine screens done to detect prohibited substances in an individual. These may be instant tests where the results are available immediately or the test is sent to a lab for testing.")
• 14:05, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Transitional housing (Created page with "Transitional housing programs provide short-term housing to those with special needs. They may focus on mental health or substance abuse needs. The goal is to prepare the individual for more permanent stable housing.")
• 14:04, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Terminated (Created page with "When an individual is placed on formal probation or mandatory supervision, they are aware of the length of their period of community supervision. Once their community supervision is terminated (either naturally or by an early termination), they are released from all requirements of the probation department and the case is closed.")
• 14:03, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Telephone reporting (Created page with "Telephone reporting is a way for some individuals to check in with their probation officer without in-person meetings. The telephone system will ask the individual questions to check on compliance with terms and conditions.")
• 14:03, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Supervising probation officer (Created page with "The supervising probation officer is the supervisor for a unit of probation officers. They are responsible for assigning work, monitoring workloads, training, and providing annual evaluations for each employee in their unit. The supervising probation officer also reviews court reports and risk assessment overrides.")
• 14:02, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Substance Abuse Services (Created page with "Substance abuse services are group or individual treatment that is provided by a government agency or a community-based organization. Substance abuse services may include assessment, treatment, case management, and sober living options.")
• 14:02, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Static factors (Created page with "Static factors are risk factors that do not change over time, such as the number of prior violent convictions.")
• 14:01, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page State parole (Created page with "State parole is a division of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). State parole provides community supervision services to individuals being released from state prison for a serious, violent, or sex offenses.")
• 14:01, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Speedy trial (Created page with "A speedy trial occurs within the prescribed timelines for court hearings. Every individual in criminal court has a constitutional right to have their case heard in court with minimal delay.")
• 14:01, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Specialized court programs (Created page with "Specialized court programs are also known as specialty courts. Specialty courts can provide more individualized and rehabilitative treatment for individuals thus reducing their rate of recidivism. Examples may include Drug Courts or Veterans Court.")
• 14:00, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Sentencing (Created page with "Sentencing in criminal court is a declaration of punishment for a crime. It may take the form of fines, informal probation, formal probation, mandatory supervision, restitution, jail time, or state prison. Sentences are ordered by the judge who considers information contained in a pre-sentence investigation report done by probation.")
• 13:59, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Section 667.5 of the Penal Code (Created page with "Section 667.5 of the Penal Code is the code section for a sentencing enhancement for violent felonies. This sentencing enhancement allows the court to add additional prison time to a sentence for prior separate prison terms for a violent felony.")
• 13:59, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Section 290 of the Penal Code (Created page with "Section 290 of the Penal Code requires those individuals convicted of sex crimes and certain other offenses to register as a sex offender with local authorities. Depending on the offense, an individual may be required to register as a sex offender for 10 years, 20 years, or for life. It means the same as registering as a sex offender.")
• 13:58, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page State-Authorized Risk Assessment Tool for Sex Offenders (SARATSO) (Created page with "The SARATSO (State Authorized Risk Assessment Tool for Sex Offenders) is the evidence-based risk assessment used for evaluating sex offenders across California. Research shows that the most accurate way of predicting whether a sex offender will reoffend is by utilizing a validated risk assessment instrument.")
• 13:58, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Sanctions Matrix (Created page with "A sanction matrix is a grid used by a probation officer to match a sanction or punishment to a particular behavior that is not acceptable. The behavior may be a disregard for a term of probation, not attending an ordered program, or new criminal activity. The sanction may start very small such as a verbal warning but may escalate to incarceration if it is repeated or there is higher intensity of misbehavior.")
• 13:58, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Sanction (Created page with "A sanction is a response to either a violation of a term and condition or other new criminal behavior. Courts and probation officers have options of sanctions varying from increased visits to the probation officer to the most significant sanction, incarceration.")
• 13:57, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Risk score (Created page with "A risk score is a number based on an assessment tool. This numerical score shows the level of risk an individual has to either not return to court or commit a new offense while going through the court process.")
• 13:55, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Right to own a firearm (Created page with "In California, most adults over the age of twenty-one have a right to own and possess a firearm; however, individuals who are convicted of certain offenses, lose the right to own, purchase, or possess a firearm. These offenses include all felonies and specified misdemeanors. There are also other circumstances where a firearm prohibition order may be imposed, such as a person who is addicted to narcotics, mentally incompetent to stand trial, and other circumstances.")
• 13:55, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Rewards (Created page with "Rewards is a positive reinforcement for an individual. Different individuals may respond to different rewards. Examples are positive accolades, a certificate, graduation from a program, a gift card, less frequent contact with probation officer, or early termination. Rewards of significance are saved for large accomplishments of behavior change.")
• 13:54, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Reward Matrices (Created page with "A rewards matrix is a tool used to help determine an appropriate reward for positive behavior. It is often a grid that gives options for rewards based on the behavior exhibited and how much that behavior can reduce future criminal behavior.")
• 13:54, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Revoked (Created page with "When an individual violates the terms and conditions of their community supervision, the probation officer may file a violation of probation with the court. The court may revoke their probation meaning they may impose any penalty that could have been imposed for the individual for the commission of the original crime. This includes responses like placing the individual back on probation with additional terms all or can also include incarceration.")
• 13:53, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Restorative justice programs (Created page with "Restorative justice programs are a victim-centered approach to justice where one of the responses to crime is for the individual to meet with the victim to share their experience and determine what the individual can do to repair the harm caused by their action.")
• 13:53, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Resolution (Created page with "Resolution means the case has concluded, generally by a plea agreement or some other means before a trial.")
• 13:52, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Residential substance abuse treatment (Created page with "A residential substance abuse treatment program is a licensed facility that allows the individual to focus on their sobriety while attending daily group and individual treatment. These programs vary in length from 30 – 90 days.")
• 13:52, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Remand (Created page with "Remand is the process by which a judge determined the individual in court will be held in confinement rather than in the community while going through the court process. If an individual is remanded, they will be placed or remain in custody.")
• 13:52, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Rehabilitative (Created page with "Rehabilitative services is the process of providing supportive and transitional services as well as providing education and training in positive skills for those who have committed criminal acts. The goal of rehabilitative services is to reduce the likelihood of future criminal behavior.")
• 13:52, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Register as a sex offender (Created page with "Registering as a sex offender is required by Section 290 of the Penal Code for those individuals convicted of sex crimes and certain other offenses. It requires individuals to register as a sex offender with local authorities. Depending on the offense, an individual may be required to register as a sex offender for 10 years, 20 years, or for life. It means the same as PC290.")
• 13:51, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Recidivism (Created page with "Recidivism is the act of repeated criminal acts. Recidivism can be measured in multiple ways, including new arrests, convictions, or a return to custody.")
• 13:51, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Promise to Appear (PTA) (Created page with "A Promise to Appear (PTA) is a legal document signed by an individual stating they will attend future court hearings. This is done in cases when the individual is not held in custody and the signed agreement allows the person to remain in the community.")
• 13:50, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Probation Departments (Created page with "The Probation Department is a division of county government tasked with supervising individuals, both adult and juvenile, the court places on community supervision as well as completing court investigations for pretrial and sentencing. Probation departments also operate juvenile halls, camps, and ranches. Probation departments are funded by counties, state and federal funds as well as public and private grants.")
• 13:49, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Pretrial supervisory staff (Created page with "These staff supervise the pretrial staff charged with completing pretrial assessments and making detain/release recommendations to the court. A supervisor must review a case prior to an override occurring of the pretrial assessment.")
• 13:48, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Pretrial (Created page with "This is the period of time prior to a guilty plea or a jury trial and conviction. This may include the following court proceedings: arraignment, pretrial conferences, and preliminary hearings.")
• 13:47, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Pretrial assessment tool (Created page with "A pretrial assessment tool is an actuarial-based instrument comprised of predictive factors that have been determined by research to be correlated with the likelihood that the individual will commit a new crime and/or appear in court while going through the court process.")
• 13:46, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Pre-release services (Created page with "Pre-release services are services that may be provided while an individual is still in custody in jail or prison. The probation officer may meet with the individual to offer these services, or they may be provided by jail or prison staff to help the individual prepare for their release into the community.")
• 13:46, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Post release community supervision (Created page with "Individuals who were in prison for a non-violent, non-serious or non-sex crime are released from prison under the supervision of county probation departments instead of state parole. Maximum supervision time is three years although without a return to custody, supervision may be discharged sooner.")
• 13:45, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Positive behavior (Created page with "Positive behavior when working with individuals in the criminal justice system are pro-social skills and activities. It includes keeping appointments, being on time, attending and participating in programs, and non-criminal behavior.")
• 13:44, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Petition (Created page with "A petition is a legal document filed with the court to start a criminal process. The petition outlines the charges against the individual. It may be filed by a deputy district attorney or probation officer (for a violation of probation). Once the petition is filed with the court, the timeline for court hearings begins.")
• 13:43, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Parties (Created page with "Parties refers to the individuals on both sides of the case. It will include the district attorney who is trying the case and the defense attorney who represents the individual charged with the case.")
• 13:42, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Override (Created page with "An override on an assessment score is done when the interviewer has additional information regarding the individual that demonstrates a need for a higher risk score. Overrides require supervisory approval to ensure consistency in assessment scores.")
• 13:42, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Outpatient substance abuse treatment (Created page with "Outpatient substance abuse treatment are programs that are community-based providing treatment groups for individuals needing help with sobriety. These programs are certified by the county or state and do not require overnight care. Length of time in the program varies based on the individual’s assessment. It may be provided by either a government agency or community-based organization.")
• 13:41, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Outpatient behavioral health treatment (Created page with "Outpatient behavioral health treatment is a service offered in the community for mental health treatment. It may include psychiatric assessments for medication, medication monitoring, therapy, and case management. This may be provided either by a government agency or community-based organization.")
• 13:41, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Notice to appear (Created page with "This is a charging document that states criminal proceedings will begin for the individual. It means the person must appear in court on the date on the document. Law enforcement may give a notice to appear in lieu of arresting the individual and taking them to jail.")
• 13:41, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Non-financial release options (Created page with "Non-financial release options do not require any cash money or a bond for the individual to be released from custody. A judge may release the person with or without conditions to follow while they are released in the community and going through the court process.")
• 13:40, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page No contest (Created page with "A plea of no contest by an individual means they will not contest the charge. A no contest plea does not admit guilt, but waives the right to a trial and authorizes the court to treat the individual as if they were guilty for purposes of sentencing.")
• 13:40, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Motivational interviewing (Created page with "Motivational interviewing is a client-centered counseling approach for eliciting behavior change by helping individuals explore and resolve ambivalence. Motivational interviewing is a method of eliciting information with open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections, and summarizations to enhance internal motivation of the individual for positive change.")
• 13:39, 12 July 2022 Californiaprobationw admin talk contribs created page Mitigating or aggravating circumstances (Created page with "Mitigating circumstances are facts or circumstances that lessen the severity or culpability of the criminal act. Aggravating circumstances increase the severity or culpability of the criminal act. These circumstances are discussed in the pre-sentence investigation report provided to the court. The probation officer takes these circumstances into consideration when making a recommendation to the court for the sentence of an individual.")