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Adult Probation seeks budget to expand restitution and victim services after auditors find gaps in pre-sentence victim data
Summary
Adult Probation proposed a survivor restitution and offender accountability program after the department reported 80% of pre-sentence reports lack victim input; officials and advocates urged budget support for restitution specialists, forensic accounting and in-office social work to increase compensation and services for crime victims.
President David Chu opened a hearing to examine services for victims of violent crime whose perpetrators are supervised by the Adult Probation Department (APD). APD and advocates described gaps in pre-sentence investigations, restitution collection and victim supports and asked the committee to consider new staffing and budgetary measures.
APD explained it supervises roughly 4,800 people and conservatively estimates more than 1,000 identified victims tied to violence-related probation cases; when secondary victims (children, family) are included APD said the number could grow to several…
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