To work in partnership with the Health and Human Services Department, County Superintendent of Schools Office, schools, and numerous private agencies to provide educational and treatment services that will assist motivated probationers to become responsible members of the community. To work cooperatively and jointly with law enforcement agencies to deal with the problems of drugs, gangs, child abuse, domestic violence, and other problems that can be dealt with more effectively through teamwork. To assist victims of crime by enforcing terms of probation requiring financial restitution and by advocating for and supporting services that assist victims with the recovery process. To actively support pilot programs that are armed at serving at-risk young people and their families and that are providing services to probationers. To support and participate in crime prevention programs and projects.
Staff are the department s most important assets.
They will be provided with training and equipment to increase their safety and effectiveness.