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Probation outlines validated pretrial risk assessment, rising caseloads and Prop 36 impacts; board asks for multi‑agency follow-up
Summary
Contra Costa Probation reported a local validation of its public safety assessment tool and rising pretrial caseloads after Proposition 36, and the board asked for a later multi‑agency briefing including the DA, PD and sheriff.
Contra Costa County Probation presented an overview of its pretrial services program and a local validation of its public safety assessment (PSA) tool on May 20. Chief Probation Officer E. C. McCrash (presenting as the department’s chief probation officer) and probation manager Bart Sloan outlined how the department assesses defendants for release conditions, monitors out‑of‑custody defendants, and connects people to community services while they await trial.
Probation contracted RDA Consulting to validate its PSA pursuant to requirements that risk‑assessment tools be validated (SB 36 was cited). The validation found the tool had good…
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