Santa Barbara County Probation Department
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The Santa Barbara County Probation Department provides services for those placed on probation within Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara County, California
Santa Barbara County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, on the Pacific coast. As of 2010 the county had a population of 423,895. The county seat is Santa Barbara and the largest city is Santa Maria.-History:...

, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

, USA
United States
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. Patricia J. Stewart is the current Chief Probation Officer
Probation officer
Parole officers and probation officers play a role in criminal justice systems by supervising offenders released from incarceration or sentenced to non-custodial sanctions such as community service...

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History

The department was established in 1910 following the enactment of California's first probation laws. After 97 years in service, there are currently 119 probation officer
Probation officer
Parole officers and probation officers play a role in criminal justice systems by supervising offenders released from incarceration or sentenced to non-custodial sanctions such as community service...

s keeping tabs on 6,600 adults and 1,350 juvenile
Minor (law)
In law, a minor is a person under a certain age — the age of majority — which legally demarcates childhood from adulthood; the age depends upon jurisdiction and application, but is typically 18...

s as of 2007.

Locations

  • Santa Maria
    Santa Maria, California
    Santa Maria is a city in Santa Barbara County, on the Central Coast of California. The 2010 census population was 100,062, putting it ahead of Santa Barbara for the first time and making it the largest city in the county...

  • Santa Barbara
    Santa Barbara, California
    Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...

  • Lompoc
    Lompoc, California
    Lompoc is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. The city was incorporated in 1888. The population was 42,434 at the 2010 census, up from 41,103 at the 2000 census....

  • Los Prietos Boys Camp

External links

  • http://www.countyofsb.org/probation/generalinfo/maps/santaynez.htm
  • http://www.countyofsb.org/probation/generalinfo/department_ow.pdf
  • http://sbdailysound.blogspot.com/2007/07/probation-officers-act-as-courts-eyes.html
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