Report 2021-113 Recommendation 34 Responses

Report 2021-113: Batterer Intervention Programs: State Guidance and Oversight Are Needed to Effectively Reduce Domestic Violence (Release Date: October 2022)

Recommendation #34 To: San Joaquin County Probation Department

To ensure that the courts can provide an offender with a selection of available program providers and their costs before the offender agrees to attend a program as a condition of probation, San Joaquin Probation should maintain standard program fee information and sliding fee scales for each of the providers it oversees, and make this information available to the courts by April 2023.

6-Month Agency Response

The department continues to develop a brochure for the Court regarding domestic violence program requirements.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending

60-Day Agency Response

The San Joaquin County Probation Department is currently developing a flyer/brochure which will have provider information and thier costs. This information will be made available to the courts when completed.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending

All Recommendations in 2021-113

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.