Report 2021-113 Recommendation 31 Responses
Report 2021-113: Batterer Intervention Programs: State Guidance and Oversight Are Needed to Effectively Reduce Domestic Violence (Release Date: October 2022)
Recommendation #31 To: San Joaquin County Probation Department
To ensure program compliance with state law, San Joaquin Probation should, by April 2023, formalize comprehensive program standards for program providers that present clear guidance on the department's expectations and the documentation it will review to verify compliance with state law. The probation department should distribute these standards to program providers during their initial application and approval process and again annually during the renewal process.
1-Year Agency Response
The Probation Department has finalized comprehensive program standards for program providers and distributed to the program providers utilized in the County.
- Completion Date: July 2023
- Response Date: October 2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented
6-Month Agency Response
The department has updated the standards for clients programs and certifications.
- Completion Date: April 2023
- Response Date: April 2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Partially Implemented
We disagree with San Joaquin Probation's assertion that it has fully implemented our recommendation. Although it appears that San Joaquin has made progress toward formalizing comprehensive program standards, the program standards it provided remain in draft form. Additionally, San Joaquin did not provide documentation to support that it has distributed formalized standards to its program providers during the initial application or annual renewal processes. Until it addresses these shortcomings, we will continue to report this recommendation as not fully implemented.
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
- Auditee did not address all aspects of the recommendation
60-Day Agency Response
The San Joaquin County Probation Department is currently developing a detailed, comprehensive policy for certifying, approving, renewing and monitoring of program providers.
- Estimated Completion Date: April 2023
- Response Date: December 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
All Recommendations in 2021-113
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.