Realignment in San Francisco:Profile and Impact on Women

Wendy Still, MASChief Adult Probation Officer

October 30, 2013

San Francisco Adult Probation Clients

Probationers PRCS Mandatory Supervision

Total Active Clients 4,743 329 153

% of Total Active Clients 91% 6% 3%

San Francisco Adult Probation Female Clients

Probationers PRCS Mandatory Supervision

Total Active Clients 4,743 329 153

Total Female Clients 759 32 18

% Female 16% 10% 12%

San Francisco Adult Probation Female Clients’ by Age

Probationers PRCS Mandatory Supervision

Average Age 36 years old 37 years old 34 years old

18 – 25 years old 18% 3% 6%

26 – 35 years old 36% 41% 61%

36 – 45 years old 24% 50% 17%

46 – 55 years old 17% 6% 0%

56 – 65 years old 5% 0% 0%

66 and over 0% 0% 0%

San Francisco Adult Probation Female Clients by Age

San Francisco Adult Probation Female Clients’ Risk LevelProbationers PRCS Mandatory

Supervision

% High Risk 54% 90% 94%

% Medium Risk 17% 6% 0%

% Low Risk 28% 3% 6%

San Francisco Female PRCS Clients•Have an average of 7 prior felony convictions

SFAPD’s Women-Centered Initiatives:•Cameo House, an alternative sentencing residential placement for pregnant and parenting women facing county jail or state prison•Women-only caseloads and CBT groups•Women’s Community Justice Reform Coordinator to lead interagency efforts •Pilot site for the Gender Responsive Policies and Practices Assessment (GRPPA)

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Wendy Still, MASChief Adult Probation Officer

www.sfgov.org/adultprobation