California § 3053.2 - Upon the request of the victim, or the victim

§ 3053.2. Upon the request of the victim, or the victim

(a) Upon the request of the victim, or the victim’s parent or legal guardian if the victim is a minor, the Board of Parole Hearings or the supervising parole agency shall impose the following condition on the parole of a person released from prison for an offense involving threatening, stalking, sexually abusing, harassing, or violent acts in which the victim is a person specified in Section 6211 of the Family Code: Compliance with a protective order enjoining the parolee from threatening, stalking, sexually abusing, harassing, or taking further violent acts against the victim and, if appropriate, compliance with any or all of the following: (1) An order prohibiting the parolee from having personal, telephonic, electronic, media, or written contact with the victim. (2) An order prohibiting the parolee from coming within at least 100 yards of the victim or the victim’s residence or workplace. (3) An order excluding the parolee from the victim’s residence. (b) The Board of Parole Hearings or the supervising parole agency may impose the following condition on the parole of a person released from prison for an offense involving threatening, stalking, sexually abusing, harassing, or violent acts in which the victim is a person specified in Section 6211 of the Family Code: For persons who committed the offense prior to January 1, 1997, participation in a batterer’s program, as specified in this section, for the entire period of parole. For persons who committed the offense after January 1, 1997, successful completion of a batterer’s program, which shall be a condition of release from parole. If no batterer’s program is available, another appropriate counseling program designated by the parole agent or officer, for a period of not less than one year, with weekly sessions of a minimum of two hours of classroom time. The program director shall give periodic progress reports to the parole agent or officer at least every three months. (c) The parole agent or officer shall refer the parolee only to a batterer’s program that follows the standards outlined in Section 1203.097 and immediately following sections. (d) The parolee shall file proof of enrollment in a batterer’s program with the parole agent or officer within 30 days after the first meeting with his or her parole agent or officer, if he or she committed the offense after January 1, 1997, or within 30 days of receiving notice of this parole condition, if he or she committed the offense prior to January 1, 1997. (e) The parole agent or officer shall conduct an initial assessment of the parolee, which information shall be provided to the batterer’s program. The assessment shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (1) Social, economic, and family background. (2) Education. (3) Vocational achievements. (4) Criminal history, prior incidents of violence, and arrest reports. (5) Medical history. (6) Substance abuse history. (7) Consultation with the probation officer. (8) Verbal consultation with the victim, only if the victim desires to participate. (f) Upon request of the victim, the victim shall be notified of the release of the parolee and the parolee’s location and parole agent or officer. If the victim requests notification, he or she shall also be informed that attendance in any program does not guarantee that an abuser will not be violent. (g) The parole agent or officer shall advise the parolee that the failure to enroll in a specified program, as directed, may be considered a parole violation that would result in possible further incarceration. (h) The director of the batterer’s program shall immediately report any violation of the terms of the protective order issued pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a), including any new acts of violence or failure to comply with the program requirements, to the parolee’s parole agent or officer. (i) Upon recommendation of the director of the batterer’s program, a parole agent or officer may require a parolee to participate in additional sessions throughout the parole period, unless he or she finds that it is not in the interests of justice to do so. In deciding whether the parolee would benefit from more sessions, the parole agent or officer shall consider whether any of the following conditions exist: (1) The parolee has been violence-free for a minimum of six months. (2) The parolee has cooperated and participated in the batterer’s program. (3) The parolee demonstrates an understanding of, and practices, positive conflict resolution skills. (4) The parolee blames, degrades, or has committed acts that dehumanize the victim or puts the victim’s safety at risk, including, but not limited to, molesting, stalking, striking, attacking, threatening, sexually assaulting, or battering the victim. (5) The parolee demonstrates an understanding that the use of coercion or violent behavior to maintain dominance is unacceptable in an intimate relationship. (6) The parolee has made threats to harm another person in any manner. (7) The parolee demonstrates acceptance of responsibility for the abusive behavior perpetrated against the victim.