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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01241995 - 2.2 Contra TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Costa County FROM: PHIL BATCHELOR County Administrator DATE: January 16, 1995 SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTATION OF JUVENILE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM Specific Request(s) or Recommendation(s) & Background & Justification RECOMMENDATIONS : 1 . Designate County Administrator or his designee as project administrator for implementation of Continuum of Care concept, to include oversight on development of Continuum project proposals and implementation of Continuum programs including the Electronic Monitoring Program. [The Board of Supervisors previously approved the Continuum of Care on October 10, 1994 as presented by the Juvenile Systems Planning Advisory.., Committee (JSPAC) ] . 2 . Authorize County Administrator on behalf of the County to submit a proposal to the Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) for coordination and implementation of the Juvenile System Continuum of Care and authorize the County Administrator to execute a grant award with OJJDP when grant award becomes available. 3 . Approve Electronic Monitoring Program (EMP) and P-300 adding an Institutional Supervisor I position to implement the EMP and be responsible for liaison with other continuum programs related to EMP, under the direction of the Chief Probation Officer. 4 . Refer Juvenile Systems Planning Advisory Committee and Continuum of Care activities, including EMP, to the Family and Human Services Committee of the Board of Supervisors for regular reporting. Evaluation criteria for the EMP will be developed by the JSPAC i collabo on with the Probation Department. Continued on Attachment:—X— YES Signature* Recommendation of County Administrator Recommendation of Board Committee Approve Other Signature(s) : Action of Board on: January 24 , 1995 Approved as Recommended X Other Vote of Supervisors : I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE XX - - AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN Unanimous (Absent ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE Ayes : Noes : ) BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON DATE SHOWN. Contact: G. Roemer (646-4855) Attested: January 24, 1995 cc: Gerald Buck Phil Batchelor, Clerk of Hon. Lois Haight the Board of Supervisors Warren Rupf and County Administrator Personnel Department CAO, Justice System Programs By: c •r��'� , DEPUTY Juvenile Systems Planning Advisory Committee Policy Academy Claude Van Marter Juvenile Continuum of Care Program Page 2 - 1/16/95 FINANCIAL IMPACT: There are no County matching funds required for Department of Justice OJJDP grant. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND: 1 . In 1992, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors convened the Juvenile Systems Planning Advisory Committee (JSPAC) to develop recommendations regarding juvenile justice facility and program needs in the County. JSPAC developed a recommended continuum of care. This continuum entails a substantial restructuring of juvenile justice. It includes a full system of graduated sanctions and treatment interventions, ranging from early intervention and prevention programs to locked treatment facilities for adjudicated minors . JSPAC is committed to following through with the implementation of its recommendations . The Committee is working with Federal, State and County officials, community-based organizations and private foundations to develop a number of new programs including electronic monitoring, a California Conservation Corps program, and an employment aftercare program for youth leaving custody. JSPAC will be developing project proposals for its recommendations and submitting them to County agencies as well as outside funding sources . It is important to have the County Administrator or his designee as the single point of contact within the County structure to keep abreast of these efforts and assist in the pursuit of funding opportunities . 2 . As a result of a meeting with Federal officials, representatives of Congressman George Miller's Office, County staff, JSPAC, and two members of the Board of Supervisors--Jeff Smith and Mark DeSaulnier, the County was asked to submit a proposal to the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The proposal requests $250,000 for a 15-month project to work on the implementation of the Contra Costa County Continuum of Care, the coordination between the Continuum of Care and the juvenile justice efforts of the East Bay Corridor Project, and the specific implementation of one of the most crucial programs recommended in both planning efforts--the Employment Aftercare Program--for youth leaving the ranch. The implementation of the aftercare project will be a pilot to test the process for implementation of all the collaborative Corridor projects . The grant will provide staff for the above efforts and will be supervised by the County Administrator. No matching funds are required. 3 . The Electronic Monitoring Program proposed here is one component of the .recommended continuum. Planning for the proposed program included JSPAC, representatives of the Probation Department, the Sheriff's Department and the Hon. Lois Haight, Superior Court. The program can be implemented with minimal cost due to the support of Probation and the Sheri ff''s Department. The program will help ease the , crowding at Juvenile Hall, and provide increased supervision of eligible youth in the community. Youth charged with or convicted of arson, sex offenses, or any pattern of violence will not be eligible. A 1993 JSPAC placement study of youth in the Hall reported that 26 juveniles, or 21 percent of the Hall population on that day could be assigned to community supervision, particularly if electronic monitoring were in place. JSPAC recommended an EMP for 15-20 juveniles . Organization and Staffing The Chief Probation Officer will establish a Continuum of Services Division within the Probation Department. Continuum programs will be operated through this Division, including the Electronic Monitoring Program and Home Supervision. The Institutional Supervisor I position is to implement the Electronic Monitoring Program, including coordination with the Sheriff's Department, monitor the EMP caseload, and supervise the Home Supervision program. The Chief Probation Officer will directly oversee this new Division. Juvenile Continuum of Care Program Page 3 - 1/16/95 Program Description Electronic monitoring is essentially a mode of heightened control and supervision. Other counties in California, including Tulare, Kings, Fresno, Los Angeles, Riverside, Orange, and 'San Joaquin have already implemented a range of juvenile electronic monitoring models to provide an appropriate alternative to incarceration and respond to overcrowding in county institutions . Implementation of an electronic monitoring system would allow some youth now held in Juvenile Hall to be detained at home, attend school, and when necessary participate in additional interventions, e.g. , counseling, work detail, day treatment. The program is applicable for pre-adjudicated youth or youth awaiting disposition, or as an intermediate option prior to commitment to a juvenile facility. As recommended by the JSPAC committee, electronic monitoring should, in many cases, be associated with other interventions, such as those listed above. The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Custody Alternate Bureau currently operates an electronic monitoring program for adults . Representatives from the Sheriff's program have agreed that 15-20 juveniles could easily be added to the existing program. They currently have 63 adult clients on electronic monitoring with a capacity for 150 . The advantages of including juveniles in the. Sheriff's EM program include avoiding the start-up cost of purchasing some of the technology and equipment, sharing overhead costs, and the additional operational benefits of having Sheriff's staff available on a 24-hour basis to respond in case of emergency. In October 1994 , the Sheriff' s program updated their monitoring technology capability utilizing Digital System. They have reported that Digital System is more reliable and efficient. Equipment problems are uncommon and staff are required to spend less time programming and fitting equipment and responding to faulty equipment. If equipment does malfunction, EM staff will replace the equipment either the same day or the next day and will send the faulty equipment to Digital to be repaired. A small number of monitoring units are set aside for these situations . In the case of a serious computer failure, Digital technicians willcome and make repairs . Each youth referred to the electronic monitoring program would be fitted with an anklet and in-home verification system. A central computer, programmed with the youth' s schedule, monitors and confirms the youth's location at home and provides this information to staff . Staff can also electronically check school or job attendance by going to a location and scanning the area for the anklet's signal . Operation of the electronic monitoring equipment requires a phone connection in the participant's home. All answering machines, call waiting, call forwarding and cordless phones need to be disconnected. For the pilot program proposed here, all referrals to EM will be approved by the Juvenile Court, and all youth would be placed on the program after being screened while in custody. EM staff will conduct an intake interview with each EM referral to review program and court requirements with youth, demonstrate and fit technology, program computer for youth's schedule, and provide orientation to parent or guardian. Staff will monitor each case and provide progress reports to the juvenile court. Staff case duties include checking daily computer printouts verifying home detention compliance, monitoring school attendance or other program conditions, conduct home visits as necessary or schedule weekly office visits, drug and alcohol testing, and coordination with Sheriff's staff. Eligibility Criteria Youth charged with, or convicted of, - arson, sex offenses, or with a pattern of violence will not be eligible. The electronic monitoring program is not intended to substitute for home detention; home detention caseloads should not be reduced or supplanted by EM. Likewise, EM is intended for youth who would otherwise be detained pre-adjudicated in Juvenile Continuum of Care Program Page 4 - 1/16/95 the hall or need additional supervision on home detention or are adjudicated youth who require more intensive community supervision. Placement Alternatives When necessary, electronic monitoring will be implemented in conjunction with a variety of other interventions, such as day treatment, work detail, home supervision, and substance abuse counseling. For example, of the 25 cases identified in the JSPAC placement study, seven were recommended for day treatment (currently not available in Contra Costa) , six for work detail, and five for home supervision. Often the recommendation involved a combination of these services . If a range of options existed, juveniles would be able to earn a reduction in program requirements depending upon their success in the program, e.g. , remove EM or fewer drug tests . Furthermore, placement into electronic monitoring could be used in conjunction with a short stay in Juvenile Hall or to further evaluate if incarceration or out-of-home placement is necessary. 4 . The Board of Supervisors established the Family and Human Services Committee on December 12, 1994 . The subjects of Service Integration, the Policy Academy, and the Family Maintenance Organization were referred to this Committee. The areas of interest of the JSPAC closely correspond to those of the above named groups . Coordination of these activities is crucial and it is recommended that JSPAC work be referred to this committee. POSITION ADJUSTMENT REQUEST a, No. Z66 1 g Ct Date: /� -Dept. No./ COPERS Department Probation Budget Unit No. 308 Org. No. 3041 Agency No. 30 Action Requested: To establish a full tilne institutional Supervisor I (7KHA) Proposed Effective Date: 3/1/95 Explain why adjustment is needed: To perform the duties of electronic monitoring of selected minors in the continuum of care alternatives to detention. Classification Questionnaire attached: Yes No X Cost is within department's budget: Yes X No Total One-Time Costs (non-salary) associated with this request: $ -0- Estimated Total cost of adjustment (salary/benefits/one-time): Total Annual Cost $ 65,000 ' Net .County Cost $ 39, 000 Total This FY $ 21 , 666 N.C.C. This FY $ 13, 000 Source of Funding to Offset Adjustment: 407 of cost can be claimed from Title IV-A Emergency Assistance Department must initiate necessary appropriation adjustment and submit to CAO. Use additional sheets for further explanations or comments. ( rl Department Head Reviewed by CAO and Released To Personnel DepartmentY.A&d /-/ Deputy C y Administrator Date Personnel Department Recommendation Date: Jan. 12, 199 Add one (1) 40/40 Institutional Supervisor I position at salary level C5-1930 ($3129-3803). Amend Resolution 71/17 establishing positions and resolutions allocating classes to the Basic/Exempt Salary Schedule, as described above. Effective: 0 day following Board action. Date fo ) D" ect r o P rsonnel _-------------------------- County Administrator Recommendation N W� M Date;/• Approve Recommendation of Director of Personnel Disapprove Recommendation of Director of Personnel Other: ( IV, or n i a or Board of Supervisors Action e Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of Adjustment APPROVED/DISAPPROVED on JAN 2 4 'W95 Supervisors and County Administrator Date: JAN 2 41995 By: �,�,,, APPROVAL OF THIS ADJUSTMENT CONSTITUTES A PERSONNEL/SALARY RESOLUTION AMENDMENT. P300 (M357) 7/89 (Rev. )