Alameda County Probation Department

Our Mission

To support and restore communities by providing compassionate supervision and accountability to justice-involved youth and adults, and provide preventive and rehabilitative services through evidence-based practices and collaborative partnerships.

Our Guiding Principles

• We are committed to being an organization that:empowers staff and promotes respectful, forthright communication;
• engages collaboratively with our stakeholders and the community;
• promotes diversity and cultural awareness;
• embodies integrity and ethical conduct;
• uses research and data to inform practice;
• provides gender-responsive and trauma-informed care;
• strives for continuous process improvements through innovation driven by performance-based operations; and
• honors the belief that people can change