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Pretrial services: Contra Costa validates pretrial risk tool as caseloads rise after Prop 36
Summary
Probation presented a validation of the county's public safety assessment, found strong predictive performance with no detectable bias, and reported pretrial assessments nearly doubled year over year amid higher referrals since Proposition 36.
Contra Costa County probation officials told the Board of Supervisors on May 20 that the county-validated pretrial public safety assessment (PSA) performs well and shows no detectable racial or gender bias, even as the department is seeing a sharp increase in pretrial workload following voter-approved criminal justice changes.
The nut graf: A validation study completed in 2024 found the county’s PSA has strong predictive performance for failures to appear and new criminal activity, and departmental officials said January–April pretrial assessments rose from 130 in 2024 to 243 in 2025. Probation officials warned the board the workload will increase further as Proposition 36 cases begin to filter through the system and urged coordinated investment in…
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