San Joaquin County Probation News
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San Joaquin County Probation and Local Law Enforcement Join Forces to Address Community Concerns Regarding Homeless Encampment in Stockton
STOCKTON, CA - Probation Officers from the San Joaquin Community Assessment, Response, and Engagement Services (SJ CARES) team partnered with Strategic Community Officers (SCO) from the Stockton Police Department (SPD) to address concerns from the community regarding...
San Joaquin County’s Newly Implemented SJ CARES Program is on the Move
The newly created, San Joaquin Community Assessment, Response, and Engagement Services (SJ CARES) team has been actively engaged in conducting homeless outreach throughout San Joaquin County. SJ CARES aims to address homelessness by utilizing a multidisciplinary team...
San Joaquin County Probation and the Lodi Police Department Conduct a Joint Compliance Search Operation
On May 11, 2024, San Joaquin County Probation Officers and the Lodi Police Department collaborated to carry out a joint compliance search operation in the City of Lodi and surrounding areas including, Woodbridge, Acampo, and Lockeford. The following is a summary of...
Multi-day Compliance Searches Result in Multiple Arrests
Probation Officers from the High-Risk Domestic Violence and Family Violence Units conducted multi-day compliance checks on probation clients, resulting in the following outcomes:Searches conducted: 8 Arrests made: 3 Victim welfare checks performed: 2 K9 deployments: 2...
Domestic Violence Offender Arrested for Violating Criminal Protective Order
Probation Officers have recently arrested an individual who is on probation for various charges related to domestic violence, willful cruelty to a child, and multiple counts of violating a criminal protective order. Our officers discovered this client had violated his...
San Joaquin County Probation Oversees New CARE Program for Homeless Outreach
We are excited to announce the Board of Supervisors has approved the creation of the CARE Team and Program in San Joaquin County. CARE, which stands for Community Assessment, Response, and Engagement, will be led by the Probation Department. Chief Steve Jackson and...
AB109 Client Arrested for Violation of Probation and New Charges
Officers in our AB109 High Risk Unit received credible information indicating that a client had violated her court-ordered conditions of probation and potentially possessed a firearm. In response, the client was called to our office for a routine check-in, which...
What are Collaborative Courts?
Collaborative Courts are based on a drug court model where a team of professionals including judges, attorneys, law...
Probations Impact on Breaking the Cycle of Recidivism in Collaborative Courts
A Message from Steve Jackson, Chief Probation Officer of San Joaquin County Recently, I was asked to speak to a group...