Deputy Probation Officers provide supervision to over 688 offenders of crimes of domestic violence and child abuse. The Probation Department in collaboration with the Courts, District Attorney’s Office, Victim Witness Unit, County Women’s Shelter, North County Women’s Resource Center, Economic Opportunity Commission, Family Court Mediation, law enforcement, Child Protective Services and other county agencies form the Domestic Violence Task Force who meet monthly and coordinate strategies for addressing the issues associated with domestic violence. Subcommittees formed from the Domestic Violence Task Force committee include the Family Violence Advisory Council, which is made up by probation staff and treatment providers for domestic violence programs, and the Domestic Violence Subcommittee, which focuses on the needs for servicing those offenders of child abuse. The Child Abuse Prevention Program (CAPP) provides treatment sessions for those offenders who have been diverted or convicted of child abuse. The victims and children are protected by holding the offender accountable and insuring they are in a treatment program that will assist the probationer in making positive changes in their lives. The Probation Department has contracted with the Avoid Violence through Empathetic Response Training (AVERT) project to provide effective treatment, parenting and communication skills education to ensure the safety of youths with active cases of child abuse and/or neglect, and to promote permanent changes to prevent such incidences of abuse and neglect in the future. CAPP participants have attained a higher level of perceived competence, and are more confident in their parenting/care giving roles.