The role of the Probation Services Task Force is to formulate findings and policy recommendations for the Judicial Council. The task force is charged with addressing broad issues relating to probation, including:

• Identifying and evaluating current practices and options for funding probation services.
• Identifying the nature and scope of probation services provided by counties to the courts, probationers, and the general public.
• Identifying and evaluating current practices and options for the appointment and accountability of the Chief Probation Officer.
• Identifying and evaluating various organizational structures for adult and juvenile probation services.
• Identifying and evaluating practices of other jurisdictions with regard to the range and level of probation services, organizational structure and funding.
• Identifying the appropriate relationship between probation services and the courts as it relates to court services and alternatives for achieving the preferred outcome.

Your comments and concerns about probation are welcomed and encouraged.

The task force includes members appointed by CSAC, members appointed by the Chief Justice, chief probation officers, representatives from the statewide probation officers association and an appellate court justice appointed by the Chief Justice to serve as a non-voting chairperson. The composition of the Probation Services Task Force is presented in the table below: