General Services

The Los Angeles County Probation Department is a criminal justice agency established in 1903. The department serves all the municipal and superior courts of the county. Its services to the community include recommending sanctions to the court, enforcing court orders, operating correctional institutions, incarcerating delinquents, assisting victims and providing corrective assistance to individuals in conflict with the law. Its employees include probation officers, pretrial release investigators and detention services officers. It provides correctional and probation services in various facilities, such as juvenile detention centers, residential treatment facilities and field services offices. Its facilities include area offices, camps, field offices and juvenile halls. It also has probation's management services bureau that provides maintenance and support of camps, halls and facilities, safety, security, emergency preparedness coordination and telecommunication services. The department is located in Los Angeles.