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.
1-Year Agency Response
The department has developed and provided a brochure of program choices to the Courts to utilize with clients directed to complete a Batterer's Intervention Program. This brochure is updated on a regular basis in the event new providers become available or are not recertified.
- Completion Date: October 2023
- Response Date: August 2025
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Partially Implemented
In its previous response, San Joaquin Probation provided us a copy of a brochure that it provided to the courts that includes its available programs providers. However, the brochure does not include program fee information and sliding fee scales for each of the providers it oversees. San Joaquin Probation did not provide an updated brochure or other documentation with its current response to support its assertion that it fully implemented our recommendation.
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
- Auditee did not address all aspects of the recommendation
6-Month Agency Response
The department continues to develop a brochure for the Court regarding domestic violence program requirements.
- Estimated Completion Date: October 2023
- Response Date: April 2023
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.
- 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.