El Dorado County Pretrial Services
Public Safety Assessment Tool (PSA)
SB 36 Pretrial Transparency Requirements Penal Code section 1320.35(d) (1) (A)
Points and Scales/Flag
Calculate points by using the PSA Factor tables below. Then convert total points to scaled scores and the
presence or absence of a flag.
PDF Version: PSA Points and Scales(PDF, 176KB)
Violent Offense Flag
The schedule is for use when scoring the Public Safety Assessment (PSA) Risk Assessment Tool.
When the schedule refers to a section, it includes all subdivisions (e.g., PC 245 = 245(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), etc.). When the schedule refers to a specific subdivision within a section, only the subdivision is included (e.g., PC 368(b), (c) and (f) are on the schedule, but 368(d) and (e) are not).
For the purposes of completing the PSA, an offense is categorized as violent if a person causes or attempts to cause physical injury through use of force or violence against another person. To ensure fidelity to the PSA and consistency with its underlying research, this definition must be used. You may not use a different definition based on state law or local policy.
PDF Version: PSA Violent Offense list(PDF, 252KB)
PSA Scoring
PDF Version: PSA Scoring(PDF, 103KB)
PSA: Validation Study
PDF: PSA Validation Study(PDF, 1MB)
Pursuant to SB36 Disclosure: Any pretrial risk assessment tool used by a pretrial services agency shall be validated by January 1, 2021, and on a regular basis thereafter, but no less frequently than once every three years. A pretrial services agency may coordinate with the Judicial Council to validate a pretrial risk assessment tool.
As of May 2021, El Dorado County is not in a position to complete a validation study. SB36 allows El Dorado County (PC 1320.35, (2)) to reference a validation study from the Pretrial Pilot Program to fulfill the requirement for a validation study. Following is the link to the Pretrial Pilot Program Legislative Report – January 2021.
