CPOC On-Demand

This module will present practical steps and considerations that will guide youth justice professionals in developing core elements for SYTF court reports to inform court orders. Participants will learn how to incorporate multidisciplinary input from educational and behavioral health partners, as well as youth and families, into SYTF recommendations to the court. Participants will learn of methods to identify implicit bias that may impact recommendations to the court.

The self-paced learning will teach probation officers the introductory basics of felony sentencing. The class will be designed for a person having little or no exposure to the felony sentencing system. Students will learn basic terminology, the basic rules governing eligibility for probation, the structure of a probation sentence, and a sentence to state prison or under PC § 1170(h). Attendees do not need to have any prior experience with felony sentencing.

Cost: $45 ($37.50 STC Reimbursable)
STC #03798651 – (2 STC Hours)

This self-paced presentation covers history of the state-county relationship starting with the passage of proposition 13 in 1978. This will include the state’s response to Proposition 13 and how that affected the relationship between the state and counties as well as how it led to certain state budget decisions that affected counties and, therefore, the budgets for probation. 1991 Realignment will be discussed with an eye to the impact on counties and counties’ budgets.

This introductory self-paced training provides attendees factors to consider when performing an Internal Affairs (IA) investigation. Root causes of misconduct are explored, along with the explanation of why conducting a good and thorough investigation is beneficial to the organization.

This 2-hour on-demand presentation will summarize and provide information on laws, newly signed by the Governor in September 2022, pertaining to adult probation and will be implemented in 2023. This session will discuss considerations and implications in implementing recently enacted legislation impacting probation departments and related state and local systems. This course is intended for probation professionals at all levels.

Presenter:
Danielle Sanchez, CPOC Legislative Director 

The training will review the evidence-based and practical ways a pretrial services program can promote people’s pretrial success. The methods discussed in the training honor the presumption of innocence, the requirement of “least restrictive means,” and the principle of human dignity. In doing so, the focus of supervision shifts from managing failure to promoting success. Faculty will cover in detail the research on pretrial strategies (such as court notification, supervision, and electronic monitoring).

This course will review the role that a pretrial services program may play during the pre-arraignment time period. Participants will learn about how pretrial services may provide information to help judicial officers make the pre-arraignment release decisions. The session will also cover the basics on pretrial risk assessment tools, an overview of the most commonly used tools, the role of the assessor, and the importance of quality assurance. Faculty will also address the needs and ways to assess a person’s ability to meet a financial release condition.

This course will review the most important 2021 legislation changing California felony procedural rules relevant to probation officers and will emphasize those changes that will be reflected in reports to the court. Probation officers will be aware of new legislative changes as they relate to SB567, AB518, SB81, SB317, SB483, AB333, and SB73, and identify new statutes on release of probationers after arrest on a violation of probation.

Instructor: Judge Richard Couzens (Retired)

Cost – $40.00 ($37.50 STC + $2.50 Registration Fee)