Kern County Adult Probation Services consists of four units: Supervision A, B, C, and D. Adult Probation Services oversee adults who have been granted formal probation by the Court. This form of probation serves as an alternative to incarceration, allowing probationers to be supervised in the community by Deputy Probation Officers. Initially, probationers are provided with Court-ordered terms and conditions of probation to follow for a period of 2-3 years.

The Adult Probation Services encompass caseloads of high-risk probationers (Supervision D), as well as specialized caseloads that include DUI (Supervision B), Domestic Violence (Supervision C), Mental Health (Supervision A), Interstate Compact, and Transfer in/out (Supervision A).

Officers within this service supervise probationers who have been convicted of felony crimes, including, but not limited to, driving under the influence, domestic violence, narcotic sales, sex offenses, and gang- and weapon-related offenses. They maintain regular contact with probationers, conducting meetings in the office, at their homes, and over the phone to ensure accountability to the Court-ordered terms and conditions of probation. If a probationer violates their terms and conditions, officers will notify the Court, and the probationer could be sentenced to serve the remainder of their sentence in county jail or state prison.

Probationers often face a variety of barriers to successfully completing their probation, such as substance abuse, homelessness, and mental health instability. To assist in identifying probationers’ needs, officers conduct assessments semi-annually. Based on these assessments, officers link probationers to various services to help them overcome their barriers. Custom case plans are created for the majority of probationers, providing specific goals and interventions. These services encompass offerings from county agencies and community-based organizations, some of which are evidence-based programs tailored to each individual’s needs, thereby aiming to assist them in achieving success on and off probation.

The department’s K9 program provides narcotic detection and patrol services for all probation divisions and other law enforcement agencies.

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