Report 2021-113 Recommendation 14 Responses
Report 2021-113: Batterer Intervention Programs: State Guidance and Oversight Are Needed to Effectively Reduce Domestic Violence (Release Date: October 2022)
Recommendation #14 To: Alameda County Probation Department
To ensure that program providers comply with probation departments' standards and state law, Alameda Probation should develop and follow formalized policies and procedures for approving, renewing, and conducting comprehensive ongoing monitoring of program providers by April 2023. These policies should specify the frequency of monitoring, the documentation the department will require of program providers to demonstrate compliance, and the specific actions the department will take when a provider is noncompliant.
1-Year Agency Response
The draft policy for certification of batterer's intervention programs is in the final stages of review internally. Once internally approved this policy will need to be reviewed by County Counsel and County Labor. This Policy will need to be negotiated with impacted Unions.
- Estimated Completion Date: 10/18/25
- Response Date: October 2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Pending
60-Day Agency Response
The draft policy for certification of batterer's intervention programs is in the final stages of review internally. Once internally approved this policy will need to be reviewed by County Counsel and County Labor. This Policy will need to be negotiated with impacted Unions.
- Estimated Completion Date: 8/1/24
- Response Date: August 2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
6-Month Agency Response
The draft policy for certification of batterer's intervention programs is in the final stages of review internally. Once internally approved this policy will need to be reviewed by County Counsel and County Labor. This Policy will need to be negotiated with impacted Unions.
- Estimated Completion Date: 8/1/24
- Response Date: August 2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending
All Recommendations in 2021-113
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.