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FROM: GAYLE B. UILKEMA '
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DATE: SEPTEMBER 10, 2002 , County
SUBJECT: LOS ANGELES COUNTY'S D.I.S.A.R.M. PROGRAM
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
REFER to the Internal Operations Committee review of Los Angeles County Probation
Department's D.I.S.A.R.M. (Developing Increased Safety through Arms Recovery
Management) Program to assess to what extent similar efforts are being made or can be
made in this county.
BACKGROUND:
I received a letter (attached) from Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich,
dated July 31, 2002, describing a collaborative program recently instituted in Los Angeles
County among the Probation Department, Sheriff, and local law enforcement agencies in
which weapons and illegal drugs are systematically confiscated from convicted felons.
According to Supervisor Antonovich, nearly 50% of these felons were in violation of the terms
of their probation. No costs are identified for the program in the letter.
I would like the Internal Operations Committee to work with County staff and the Los Angeles
County Chief Probation Officer to get more information about the D.I.S.A.R.M. Program, its
affect on the community, and its costs and savings, and to explore to what extent similar
efforts are being made or can be made in this county. Therefore, 1 recommend that
Supervisor Antonovich's letter be referred to the Internal Operations Committee for further
consideration and report back to the Board of Supervisors.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
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APPROVE OTHER
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ACTION OF BOARD ON Rt�er 101"2002 APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE
AYES: NOES: SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
ATTESTED__September 10, 2002
CONTACT: JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
CC: COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
COUNTY PROBATION OFFICER
SHERIFF-CORONER
STAFF TO THE INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
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