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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10181988 - IO.2 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS I.O. 2 ^�,,+ FROM INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE Contra October 10, 1988 Costa DATE: Coir"! Status Report on Hate Violence Project SUBJECT: SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Acknowledge receipt of the status report from our Committee and request that the Executive Director of the Human Relations Commission make a further status report to our Committee on January 9, 1989. 2. Express the appreciation of the Board of Supervisors to Fred Persily and the members of the Human Relations Commission for the excellent work they have done to date in heightening the awareness of many agencies to the reality of hate violence crimes and the need to address the problem. BACKGROUND: On March 29, 1988, the Board of Supervisors referred to our Committee the issue of whether the Human Relations Commission would be able to meet its deadline for the Hate Violence Project. in light of the Clyde mediation efforts which were underway. On July 12, 1988, , the Board of Supervisors approved a report from our. Committee on this subject and asked Mr. Persily to provide a status report to our Committee on October 10, 1988. On October 10, 1988, Mr. Persily reviewed the attached report with our Committee. The purpose of the Hate Violence Project is to establish a coordinated system for responding to hate violence crimes that includes all affected elements of the community--law enforcement, education and community organizations. Mr. Persily said that while individual agencies have had systems for responding to hate violence crimes, there is no place in the United States that he is aware of that has tried to put together a coordinated system that incorporates all sectors of the community. One of the major problems that occurs with uneven reporting of hate violence crimes is that communities which try to do a responsible job of reporting such crimes are then criticized because it looks as if hate violence is rampant in that community compared with a community which chooses to ignore the existence of such crimes. Uniform reporting procedures should help to alleviate this problem and point out where there really are problem areas. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _X YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR _ RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE X APPROVE OTHERbv aZ�t4�r q 1"rk .�� h l SIGNATURE(Sl: Sunne W_ McPPak p opmpTorlakson ACTION OF BOARD ON October 18, 1900 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT I, II AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN' OF SUPERV I SORSSOONr�TH/E�IDATE SHOWN. G► cc: ATTESTEDy� � IIT JSO Listed on Page 2 PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY �s/ii ,DEPUTY M382/7-83 Page 2 It appears to our Committee that the landmark work being done by Mr. Persily and the Human Relations Commission in this area is well underway and, when completed, may serve as a model for the rest of the country. We would commend Mr. Persily' s report to each member of the Board to read in full. Our Committee is extremely pleased with the work that is being done and we feel very fortunate to have working with us on this program the person who is generally recognized as a national authority in the field, Fred Persily. For this reason, we have included a recommendation asking the Board to join our Committee in expressing our appreciation to Mr. Persily and the Human Relations Commission for the work they have done to date. We will make a further report to the Board after our January 9, 1989 meeting. cc: County Administrator Executive Director, Human Relations Commission Richard Rainey, Sheriff-Coroner Gary Yancey, District Attorney Perfecto Villarreal, Exec. Director CCC Housing Authority Mark Finucane, Health Services Director Superintendent, Richmond Unified School District Superintendent, Mt. Diablo Unified School District Contra HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION + 'f - ` Room 103, Adm. Bldg. Costa �; s 651 Pine Street o'• ,z 4oa Martinez, California 94553 County '• (415) 646-2013 sryCA"nti DATE: October 4, 1988 TO: Claude Van Marter, Assistant County Administrator Contra Costa County Office of County Administrator REC—E:IVED FROM: Fred--Re Director OCT 0 51988 SUBJECT: STATUS REPORT ON HATE VIOLENCE PROJECT Office of County Ad Onistrafo Per your request, attached is the status report on the Hate Violence Project for the Internal Operations Committee at the October 10 meeting. Please call me if you have any questions. FP:jP Contl=a ?� / T �� Joan J. Pace Human Relations Commission Executive Secretary (415)646-2013COsta Administration Building 651 Pine Street, Room 103 Martinez,California 94553CoUntYCOU_1, PROGRESS REPORT HATE VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PROJECT September 30, 1988 TASK: 1. Identify public and private organizations receiving reports on hate violence occurring in Contra Costa County. PROGRESS: 1. Contractor is accumulating policies and procedures of law enforcement agencies within Contra Costa County that produce reports on hate violence. The purpose of the task force was to work towards establishing a uniform system for reporting hate violence. This effort is underway and involves public and private organizations that receive reports of hate violence within the County. TASK: 2. Provide technical assistance and consultation to the Contra Costa County Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee, the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department and other public and private organizations accepting reports on hate violence within the County to: a. develop a uniform system for reporting hate violence; b. develop a protocol for the sharing of reports of hate violence; C. develop protocols for responding to hate violence that include the opportunity for cooperative responses by law enforcement and appropriate community agencies. 2 PROGRESS: The contractor altered the methodology to accomplish the objectives stated in 2 a-c above. A Contra Costa County Hate Violence Reduction Task Force has been established to develop an integrated system for preventing and responding to hate violence in the county. The Task Force membership is divided into three committees: Criminal Justice (consisting of police and sheriff departments and the district attorney) ; Education (with representatives from Mount Diablo and Richmond school districts as well as people working with or concerned about school activities) ; and Community (with representatives from community based organizations including those representing the Asian, Black, Hispanic, and Filipino communities) . Currently each committee is involved in designing a system for preventing and responding to hate violence. The contractor is working with the Human Relations Commission to provide information and technical assistance to the committees. The Task Force is charged with the responsibility for; a. designing a uniform reporting, policies and protocols for law enforcement agencies within the County; b. designing systems for sharing information with appropriate resources; C. recommending policies, training and programs for local governments, schools and community organizations. TASK: 3. Facilitate the development of a working relationship between the California Department of Justice and agencies within Contra Costa to provide for the systematic reporting of hate crime incidents. PROGRESS: The contractor provides technical assistance and consultation to the staff of the Attorney General's Task Force on Racial, Ethnic, Religious and Minority Violence. Staff from the Department of Justice are aware of the efforts being made in Contra Costa County and have included staff of the District Attorney in efforts to increase the awareness of other jurisdictions of recent legislation on hate violence. Once a uniform system for reporting hate crimes is drafted the Contractor will invite the participation of the Attorney General's Office to develop a process for the transmittal and analysis of the data. 3 TASKS: 4. Promote efforts to secure state assistance for the operation of an "Anti-Hate Crime Center" in Contra Costa County. 5. Draft and assist in procuring resources for a project designed to: a. welcome new residents, including people of color, into the county and provide them with a list of community resources, and to b. recruit and train volunteers to assist victims and witnesses of hate crimes. PROGRESS: The contractor assisted in drafting a bill calling for the development and state support of pilot "Anti-Hate Crime Centers" that would have included Contra Costa County. Unfortunately, the bill that eventually was reported out of the Assembly had been stripped of any funding and bore little resemblance to the bill that was introduced. The Contractor is beginning the process of identifying and applying for public and private funding to provide support, where needed, for the system that will be designed by the Hate Violence Reduction Task Force. It is anticipated that items 5 a-b above will be included within the design drafted by the Hate Violence Reduction Task Force. I . ' • Following is a list of those agencies and organizations participating in the Contra Costa County Hate Violence Reduction Task Force Committees: Community Suicide Intervention Pittsburg Community Organizing Project N.A.A.C.P. Diablo Valley Chinese Women's Club Japanese American Citizen's League Center for New Americans Concord Human Relations Commission Contra Costa Conflict Resolution Panels Contra Costa County Housing Authority Metropolitan Community Church Housing Alliance of Contra Costa County Contra Costa County Health Department Education Black Families Association Richmond Unified School District Contra Costa County Human Relations Commission Mt. Diablo Unified School District Mt. Diablo Education Association Law Enforcement Concord Police Department Richmond Police Department Brentwood Police Department Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department Pittsburg Police Department Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office California Attorney General's Office California Fair Employment and Housing Commission