Ages 7 to 21 years, delinquent (juvenile), and criminal (adult)
San Joaquin County Probation Department Juvenile Division is a partner in the Sierra Health Foundation's Positive Youth Justice Initiative (PYJI). The San Joaquin Probation Department Juvenile Division protects the public and, if possible, rehabilitates its delinquent (juvenile) and criminal (adult) client. The Juvenile Division of the Probation Department is divided into Community Field Services and Juvenile Hall/Camp. Juvenile Probation works with over fifty public agencies and community based organizations to provide graduated levels of support for youth.
The following youth services are offered: intake, informal probation, court probation, Juvenile Court Work Program, intensive probation, Gang Violence Intervention Program, Juvenile Camp, Out-of-Home Placement, Out-of-State Placement, and secure detention.
Other important functions of the Juvenile Division of the Probation Department are step-parent adoptions, marriage consents for those under 18 years old and the sealing of juvenile records.
To find out whether a child is on probation, please call (209) 468-4000 during regular business hours. The receptionist who answers has access to a computerized listing of all active cases in San Joaquin County and the supervising probation officer. After hours, please call Juvenile Hall at (209) 468-4221. Staff has access to the same computerized listing.
