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FROM:
Terrence Starr, County Probation Officer ' ' Costa
County
DATE: August 28, 1996
SUBJECT:
Request for Authorization to Apply for and Accept Office of Criminal Justice
Planning Funding
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
Authorize the County Probation Officer to apply for and accept Office of Criminal Justice
Planning fumding of up to $250,000 for the approximate period of October 1, 1996
through September 30, 1997 to provide mentoring and prevention, intervention and
treatment services to selected high risk youth and their families, through comprehensive
coordination with law enforcement, schools, and community-based organizations.
FINANCIAL IWACT
No matching fizmds are required. The Probation Department's costs will include staff time
for administration and program support. The Probation Department will also provide
financial and clerical support and space.
BACKGROUND
The California State Office of Criminal Justice Planning is accepting applications for
discretionary fimds to support prevention programs with high risk youth.
The goal is to create innovative programs which will allow qualitative evaluation of the
effectiveness of specific prevention, intervention, and treatment services under the
management of Probation Departments. A secondary goal is to develop a project or
components of a project which might serve as a model for statewide replication.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: RYES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE (S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
/ I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
V UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Janet McCombs, 313-4151
CC: County Probation Officer ATTESTED e� � O• I q q
County Administrator PHIL BA CHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County Auditor SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
OCJP via Probation
BY ,DEPUTY
M382 (10/88)
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Among
2 -Among the planned activities under this grant:
1. Fostering closer cooperation and coordination of service provision between law
enforcement, schools,public agencies and community based organizations;
2. Making referrals to appropriate community resources and programs readily
accessible to families in need of services;
3. Coordinating a continuum of appropriate and effective services for high risk youth
from early prevention programs through active intervention with serious habitual
offenders;
4. Coordinating services for high risk youth ranging from school attendance and
performance assistance, appropriate penalties for behavior damaging to the
community,victim restitution activities, encouragement of positive involvement in
sports and other community activities, and job skills development.
5. Providing a computer learning center combined with a mentoring program to
foster skills development, nurture interest in learning, and to provide alternatives
to crime or gang activities by high risk youth.
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