• The Yuba County Probation Department's mission is to promote the health and safety of the community through programs of prevention, intervention, treatment and detention services.These are accomplished by:
• Enhancing judicial decision making through assessment of offender risks and needs
• Enforcing court orders and sanctions
• Engaging in prevention, intervention, and treatment collaboratives
• Moving probationers to lawful self-sufficiency
• Supporting the rights of victims

Values and Beliefs:

• We believe that people can change and that we can be instrumental in directing that change
• We believe people should be responsible and held accountable for their behavior and decisions
• We believe the family is the core social unit and should, wherever practical, be kept intact
• We believe every person is entitled to be treated with dignity and respect
• We believe in the restoration of the victims' dignity, health and resources
• We value a diverse workforce, reflective of the community we serve, and able to respond to their individual needs and circumstances
• We believe the most valuable asset of our Department is its employees