Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Operations Manual

Chapter 6 – Adult Classification

Article 4 – Presentence Diagnostic Study

This section shall begin with the following paragraph.
“A diagnostic study and recommendation under the provisions of PCPenal Code 1203.03 has been requested in the case of (Name), (County Court Number), (CDC Number).” “This evaluation was prepared with the objective of assessing the defendant’s potential for functioning successfully on probation or under other supervision and the level of threat to the community if he/she should fail to live up to that potential. It has not focused on the issue of deterrence, nor of punishment; those are factors which are not responsive to the interview and evaluation format of the PCPenal Code 1203.03 process.” The remainder of this section shall include the age of the defendant, date received in the Department, name of court, county and on what charge.
Any specific questions or requests by the court shall be identified and listed in this section.