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DATE: October 27, 1998 - �
SUBJECT: Probation in the Schools
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
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1. ACCEPT the attached report from the Probation department on the $1.4 million, 2'/ year
Challenge Grant which is funding the placement of nine Probation Officers on high school
campuses in Contra Costa.
2. EXPRESS appreciation for the collaborative probation/police/school teams that are piloting
new ways to reduce truancy and delinquency among at-risk teens and those currently in the
juvenile justice system.
3. ACKNOWLEDGE the remarks of the Ygnacio Valley High School principal, who stated that
it was very beneficial to have both probation and police presence on campus; resulting in
decreased campus violence and increased the security for school administration.
4. ACKNOWLEDGE the comments of the Concord Police Officers stationed at Ygnacio Valley
High School who explained the advantage of the probation officers on campus, including the
ability to handle problems both informally and more quickly (for example, reducing the normal
one month arrest to report-to-parent meeting process to one week).'
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5. ACKNOWLEDGE the,remarks of the Ygnacio Valley High School probation officer and her
supervisor, who spoke of the better quality decisions being made because of the increased
collaboration and level of contact with the students. In addition, the probation officers have
flexibility to purchase support services appropriate to their schools needs.
6. REQUEST the Probation Department to provide the Board of Supervisors with copies of the
program evaluation when available.
7. STRONGLY encourage the Probation Department to seek resources to expand the Probation
in the Schools Program.
8. ACCEPT the recommendation of the Family& Human Services Committee that this referral be
reported out of committee as concluded.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT
The Probation in Schools Program supports the community outcomes of.
Children ready for and succeeding in school.
Children and youth healthy and preparing for productive adulthood.
Communities that are safe and provide a high quality of life.
The Probation in Schools Program is designed to reduce truancy and delinquency for youth currently
in the juvenile justice system as well as to prevent at-risk youth from misbehaving.
As follow up to the Probation Department's annual performance report to the Board of Supervisors,
the Board referred the Probation in the Schools Program to the Family and Human Services
Committee to visit an actual school site. On October 12, 1998, Supervisors Donna Gerber and Mark
DeSaulnier conducted a site visit at Ygnacio Valley High School, hearing from the Probation
Department, the Deputy Probation Officer assigned to the school, the school-based police officer and
the school principal.
The Probation in the SchoolsProgram is funded by a $1.4 million grant over 2'12 years from the State
Board of Corrections. The purpose of the program is to assess the effectiveness of school--based
probation officers in reducing truancy and delinquency among current probationers as well as at-risk
youth. The Challenge Grant funds nine Deputy Probation Officers who are located in nine schools.
Each of the schools has a different program based on the needs of the school and the collaborative
partners. In addition, each probation officer has a budget to purchase support services appropriate
for their school'. The program includes a strong evaluation component which includes control
groups.
Gemma Pasto, Field Services Director of the Probation Department, briefed the Family and Human
Services Committee on the program. She stated that the resources available to address delinquent
youth have narrowed over the last ten years. Before then, it was possible to send a youth to
Juvenile Hall for a few days if there was a potential problem, thus "nipping it in the bud." Now, the
case must be very serious for a teen to be sent to Juvenile Hall (weapon possession is considered
serious).
According to the Ygnacio Valley High School principal it is very helpful to have both a probation
officer and a police officer on campus. The result has been a reduction in campus violence and an
increase in security for the school administration.
The Concord Police officer stationed at the school stated that it was very helpful to work with a
probation officer on campus and that both formal and informal coordination with probation activities'
had increased. In addition, interventions with at-risk kids are more timely. For example, the normal
process from arrest to report to a parent conference is about a month. With a probation officer on
campus, it is now only a week. He also stated that being onsite allowed them to have joint
conferences with the kids, to see them daily and to really know what was happening with them.
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Paul Muth, Supervising Probation Officer, pointed out that the school/police/probation collaboration
has improved the quality of decision making. The day-to-qday knowledge of what is going on and the
ability to quickly talk to the police officer and school officials is very valuable.
Ms. Pasto said that there will be a thorough evaluation of the Probation in the Schools Program
including sample interviews with participating youth as watt as interviews with other students on the
perception of campus safety, the impact of the presence of a probation officer, etc. In addition, the
evaluation includes control groups.
In response to a question by Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier, Ms. Pasto said that it would be very
desirable to have drug counselors located at the schools. This may be an area for grant funding. In
addition, she noted that the greatest growth rate in truancy is at the elementary schools and it would
be very helpful to have child protective service workers attend the SAARB boards (SAARB boards
deal with high absenteeism at the schools).
Both Supervisor Donna Gerber and Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier expressed their appreciation for the
program and thought it was an excellent model. The challenge will be to expand it not only to ether
high schools, but also to the middle schools.
It was agreed to report out this referral to the Board of Supervisors as concluded.
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Contra Costa County Probation Department
Board of Corrections Challenge Grant
Probation/Police/School Teams
The Contra Costa County Probation Challenge Grant project places nine
deputy probation officers at designated school sites across Contra Costa.
County. The purpose is to assess the effectiveness of school-based
probation officers in reducing truancy and delinquency by enforcing
probation orders, monitoring school attendance and behavior at the school
site, as well as providing pre-placement preventive services.
The Challenge Grant Unit is composed of nine deputy probation officers,
supervised be a probation supervisor, under the direct administration of the
Field Services Director. Following the county's geographic and
demographic boundaries, three deputies are assigned to schools in each of
the three regions.
The County funded three positions irr 1997,to demonstrate the effectiveness
of this approach and in anticipation of receiving this Challenge Grant.
.Although our selection took longer than expected, the positions were
maintained and were valuable to the full implementation of this project.
• For a fall year now, the Ygnacio Valley High School Probation/
Police/School Team has been working together. Trust and innovation
have developed in the common quest to keep the campus safe'.
Some unioue activities created by this Team include:
• Immediate mutual discussion and brainstorming by the Teamin response
to delinquent behavior. For example, when a student is identified by any
Team member as a participant in delinquent activities, the other Team
members access the student's records within their respective agencies.
This enriched information makes for much better field decisions.
• Sometimes the above process results in the decision to handle a case
informally rather than send it through a more elaborate and formal court
process to get the same result. And it can work the other way'.
Occasionally, the input from one of the agencies will indicate'a need for
strong or immediate intervention and the mutual efforts of the involved
agencies can then be expended toward arrest or removal from the
campus, when appropriate.
• In some of these cases, the parent and the student may be interviewed by
school administration, the police and the probation officer within a few
hours of an incident, so that consequences can immediately follow
delinquent acts.
• The Probation/Police Team supervises a school based work-detail one
Saturday each month. This provides a coherent and beneficial experience
to the students who have been assigned to this program and it has
additional value for the school. The students pick up litter around the
school perimeter, making the campus a cleaner place.
• Campus safety is enhanced by the,Team. For some students, their
presence is a signal that they are more likely to be arrested for significant
delinquent acts. For the student body in general, there is a greater sense
of feeling safe on campus.
Probation-School Liaison Start-up
Our State funding started on March 1, 1998. Every staff member chosen for
the Challenge Grant Unit had applied for the assignment and we were
fortunate to have some outstanding employees choose this project as their
work assignment. Staff were interviewed, selected and assigned to schools,
and by June 1, 1998, we were at full strength.
School sites had been identified, evaluated and selected in March and April
of this year. Every school that was approached about the project wanted to
participate. In fact, when word of the Program spread, the Probation
Department was asked by several school districts to consider bringing the
Program to more than the designated campuses. Memoranda of
Understanding with schools and police agencies were negotiated and signed
as part of the start-up process.
The research is a critical element in this project and we were fortunate to
obtain the services of a local, nationally prominent research organization,
Mark Dorris Associates. From the beginning, Mark, Gwen Weiland and
Lorenza.Hall have given their time and expertise to our staff, as heeded.
Gwen attends our bi-monthly unit meetings and has been quite helpful in
keeping us focused on what is necessary in terms of data collection.
Finally, it should be noted that the start-up process moved along much more
quickly and with greater clarity because of the county funded pilot program.
Problems encountered include:
• The inability of some schools to provide adequate office space. (One
probation officer was initially given a 5' X 5' windowless broom closet
that she was expected to share with other non-school staff.)
• School staff turnover. (One of our control schools had three principals
last year and, each time we had an agreement about signing an MOU, the
document would disappear in the personnel transition!)
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+ Some schools, perhaps not unexpectedly, are much more interested in
obtaining information on "troublemakers" than on providing information
on "truants". There is a need to modernize informational exchange
systems so that probation and schools can easily identify our mutual
clientele. (For one summer school session, the probation officer and the
probation supervisor spent many hours identifying the probation kids
who had enrolled in that session. A secure computer program could have
accomplished this task in minutes.)
+ Role definition is in continual evolution as probation officers assume
more prominence at schools. Teacher and administrator roles have
become more physically pro-active and require much more active
involvement in the daily school operations; therefore, probation officers
on campus have those new role expectations as well. Our probation
officers are now expected to carry walkie-talkies and help supervise large
group activities during breaks, brunch and lunch, as well as before and
after school. In several schools, the probation officers have been called
upon to direct traffic in school parking lots and assist in detaining or
breaking up large groups when trouble is imminent. Several of the
probation officers have been caught up in fights and have had to make
immediate in-field decisions, some of which may not have been
addressed in departmental policies, and all of which are a far cry from the
normal duties of a desk-bound probation officer.
+ Inadequate security for remote access to the county's mainframe
computer. This is one of our most important functions, but we have yet
to find a successful resolution. To meet the data processing security
requirements, we need a secure alld dedicated landline from each of the
school sites or a wireless modern system. Secure, dedicated lines do not
exist at most schools. 'Wireless modems are the obvious choice, but it will
be several months before such a system can be operational.
+ Field/School safety is one of our main emphases. Each school-based
probation officer has obtained the Emergency Response Plan for their
school. In the event of a disaster, natural or otherwise, he/she needs to
know what the school has planned in response and what his/her
respective role may require. Clearly, the probation officer may be a
central figure in such situations, and needs to be prepared. The deputies
have been encouraged to provide feedback, questions and suggestions to
school administrations. The Probation Department strongly encourages
the deputies to take advantage of training and field trip observation
opportunities in preparation for something we hope will never happen.
• Kids with school attendance and delinquency problems tend to change
schools frequently, often taking a long time to relocate. There is no
known centralized database for finding a child's school among the 18
public school districts within the county.
• Mandatory expulsion requirements for weapon and drug offenses may
make sense in most cases, but they are often counter-productive in our
project. Having a probation officer as a school/police team member is
often seen as a vital ingredient for a student's success in school, but
achieving that goal is too often frustrated by rules which require removal
from a specific school just when the intervention could be the most
effective.
• Some school districts tend to channel probation kids into Independent
Study programs. Our probation officers are frequently in intense
discussion with school personnel about this practice as it is seen as an
almost certain route to school failure.
• Juvenile Hall overcrowding severely dilutes the perceived strength of our
probation officers. This is especially true at the school campuses where
more sophisticated delinquents frequently observe the arrest process
frequently. What they see is that very few delinquent acts are considered
serious enough for booking at Juvenile Hall.
• The most effective intervention to reduce truancy and delinquency should
occur at the beginning stages. ,It is much more difficult to alter anti-
social patterns and peer relationships after they have become established.
If more funding for school-based probation officers becomes available,
our efforts need to be amplified at the middle school level.
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Judge Lois Haight,who presides
By Tim Tyler over juvenile court cases in Contra
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srJ warm Costa,said many probation officers
Contra Costa County is assigning are optimistic about the plan.
probation officers to work at eight
high schools as a result of a grant "There were several probation of-
aimed at reducing juvenile crime. firers vh Years and years of exile-
With such clime on the rise,the rience who came forward to volun-Leer their time at the high schools
county,will spend$1.4 million—a ,
"challenge grant" from the state she said. "`They were excited about
Board of Corrections--over the next it,because they feel early interven-
N,years on efforts to help kids stay tion works." ,
out of trouble. In the county, 2,204 Greg D'Ottavio,a probation offi-
of them are on probation,compared cer for 29 years,remembers spend-
with 2,155 a year ago. ing a few hours a week at high
Swamped Contra Costa probation schools before the 1978 passage of
officers say the high school assign tax-reducing Proposition 13 forced
ments he a welcome relief department cuts.
"The number of juvenile referrals "N we'remore funding
is definitely up from last year,"said and we're able to free some people
r Gemma Panto,county director of pro-
up to go out and work with the
t bation field services. "So we could schools,"said D'Ottavlo,who started
Y s always use the extra help.As juve- Monday at Deer Valley High in Art-
'�. •. nile crime increases, we're hoping
we can stern the tide."' loch as a result of the grant money.
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The program is putting probation: "I Neve if you provide early in-
officers at Pittsburg,Deer Valley,Lab- tervention services up front, then
" .w< erty Union, Concord, Alhambra, them's no need to intervene down t
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+_ Ygnacio Valley, De Anxa and lure, said Iyottavio.'Tm looking fog
Kennedy high schools. ward to working with the kids."
Proponents say it might be one of Truancy is a big problem the of
the most effective ways of cutting ju- firers with deal with at some schools.
venr'le crime.The officers keep ft& Irs the underlying problem in finny
of troubled teems and step in when of the 50 cases probation officer
they seem to be heading for a prob- Jerry Rasmussen has at Pittsburg
lem. Hlgh. "I'm looking to get my case-
The state Board of Corrections load below 3U,"he said.°`With this
will monitor the work financed by new grant, I'll be able to do a lot
the grant and evaluate its effective- more tracking of the students." ,i�
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By TIM TYLER
Stan writer
ANTIOCH Talk to swamped
Contra Costa probation officers and '
they'll tell you the Challenge Grant
program is welcome relief.
With juvenile crime on the rise in
the county, the new program will
spend$1.4 million over the next 21/2
years helping kids stay out of trou-
ble—mainly by putting probation
officers at various high SCh0415. DAN HONDNLEDGFR f)iSPATCvarious
JERRY RASMUSSEN,a probation officer assigned to Pittsburg High
"The number of juvenile referrals
are definitely up from last year,"said School,talks to Jamie Sloneker about her attendance.
Gemma Pasto,county director of pro
kation field services. "So weecould crime.The officers keep track of trou- four days a week instead of three.
use the extra help. juve- bled teens and step in when the stu- Liberty Union High School in
always lcrime increases, we're hoping dents seem ready to get out of hand. Brentwood also had some probation
we can stem the tide." The program is being financed by services before the Challenge Grant,
In Contra Costa, 2,204 juveniles a grant from the state Board of Cor- but Deer Valley is new to the fold.
probation, compared rections, which will monitor and The county assigned probation offi-
are now
ow Contra
ow n year ago. evaluate it to see how it works. cer Greg D'Ottavio to the 2-year-old
"We're school in southeast Antioch, and he
The program is putting probation trying to see if early in- started working there Monday
officers at Pittsburg,Deer Valley,Lib- tervention has a major impact on Stu- "Basically,I believe if you provide
erty Union, Concord, Alhambra, dents, said Jerry Rasmussen,a pro- early intervention services up front,
Ygnacio Valley, De Anza and bation officer assigned to Pittsburg then there's no need to intervene
Kennedy-Richmond high schools. High School."We believe it does. down the line,"D'Ottavio said."But
Proponents say high school pro- Actually, Rasmussen is already
bation officers might be one of the working at Pittsburg High. But the See PROBATION,back page
most effective ways of cutting juvenile new funding allows him to work there P 9
Probation According to Judge Lois Haight, At Pittsburg High, Rasmussen is most juvenile probation cases.
who presides over juvenile court dealing with a big truancy problem. County is getting more and to
cases in Contra Costa,D'Ottavio is- He has 50 cases there,and most of Pasto said.
FROM PAGE Al n't the only probation officer em- the teens are truants. "I'm looking "I think the growth of the
bracing the Challenge Grant. to get my caseload below 30 juve- has contributed to that.It seems
if you're going to do something like "There were several probation of- niles,"he said."With this new grant, ical to me that the number of
this,it has to be early and often." ficers with years and years of expe- I'll be able to do a lot more tracking niles would increase as the poi
D'Ottavio,a probation officer for rience who came forward to volun- of the students." tion increases,"she said.
the county for 29 years,remembered teer their time at the high schools," School districts have a vested in- She hopes the Challenge C,
spending a few hours a week at high she said. "They were exerted about terest in the Challenge Grant or any can help stem the tide. And i
schools before the 1978 passage of it,because they feel early interven- program that reduces truancy.They program proves successful, tlr
tax-reducing Proposition 13 forced tion works. get money from the state based on an excellent chance more €
department cuts. student attendance. money will come,she said.
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"Now we're getting more funding the officers know they'll be out at "If a body isn't on campus-for "We're very pleased the scl
and we're able to free some people the schools where they're really whatever reason---then the district have been receptive to the ide,
up to go out and work with the needed the most. It gives them a doesn't get paid for that student," are opening their doors to us.
schools," he said. "1'm looking for- chance to have a great deal of influ- Rasmussen said. makes for a good, collaboratit
ward to working with the kids." ence on the students." Although West County has the lationship."
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MEDICATION CAMPUS-BASED . .signed to Yg>iacii)will provide preven-
PROCEDURES CHANCE P(JL CElI'RC?BATION tion and early intervention services
through ehe joint operation of a cam-
TEAMS: Creating s Safer : us-based police/Probaticra Team.
Frequently students need to take P ta �,,.,.
medication at school. School sff Environment School Environent 'With this team on campus paie4ts will
bars assist students when parents com- find it easier to contact their child/s
plete a district authorization form probation officer. Again this program
requesting assistance. The school district has received P am
In recent years,the quantity of stu- a grant to institute a campus-based is to keep Ygnacio Valley safe and
dent medication has increased signifi- Police/Probatiou Team. The district encourage learning to its fullest!
cantly. District procedures were reviewed selected Ygnacio Valley to run this
this year because of the large volume of
medication currently being managed by Program during the 1997-98 school
school staff. In order to ensure the con- year. This team will help maintain and
tinued safe management of medication, continue to keep YV a safe and posi-
procedures were revised. tive learning environment.
Beginning in September,the follow-
ing guidelines will apply to all requests to
assist students in the administration of This program is a partnership be
medication at school. tween the Concord Police Department,
*The administration of medication Contra Costa Probation Department
to students can be done only. and the School District. The Ygnacio
-10 exceRtional circumstances
wherein the child's health may be jeopar- campus-based Police/Proba#ion Team
dixed without it;and for the 1997-98 school year will consist
-When a written request using of Officer Jennings, from the Concord
the district authorization form has b en Police Department, Kay Shirey from
submitted by the parent and approved by CC Probation Dept. and from Ygnacio
the principal. The form must be signed by HEALTH ACADEMY
the parent and the student's physician. Cheryl Cohn,Vice Principal. The team
*only medication that is required will be located on campus near the _ The YVHS Health Academy
by a yhysician to be taken during school treasurer's office. The goal of this looks forward to a successful 97-98
hours will be administered by school per- team is. to reduce truancies and en- school year. The Academy is a state'
sonnel. The authorization form includes that Yais a closed campus,
a physician verification of this require- force Ygnacio funded program to inspire sophomore,
ment. discourage all non-students from com- junior and senior students to prepare
*All med`catioa must be provided in ing on campus and support the right to for a job in health related fields. We
the original container with labels listing a safe school--that all Ygnacio students' have approximately 1241 students en-
the student's name, name and telephone have the inalienable right to attend a rolled. Students take their math,biol-
num bei of the pharmacy,physician name,
and the dosage to be administered, campus which is safe, secure and ogy, English, and health technology
*Student may not carry any Medica- peaceful. Don't think for a moment that classes from Academy teachers and
tion without consent from the principal. Ygnacio was selected because it is an their two other classes outside the
All medications carried by students with- unsafe campus. It was selected for just Academy.
out consent will be confiscated and hold the opposite reasons--to maintain and
for parents. Parents will be notified in a
timely manner if such a circumstance oc- continue to provide a safe learning The key is goal oriented, smaller
curs. environment. classes to inspire students to go on to
*Under no circumstances are school I a two year or four year college in
cersonnel to provide ascirin or,any other The campus-based probation order to get advanced training in health
patent medicine to students without a
comnieted authorization farm. staff will now supervise minors who careers.
We want to ensure the safety'of all are currently on probation and attend
students through careful management of Ygnacio. Ms. Shirey's caseload will Our dedicated team of teachers
medication. We want to avoid the misuse now consist of minors who are attend- include Mrs. Gower, R.N.; Mr.
of any medication at school. The large ing Ygnacio and who are on a formal Michels,Mrs.Haynes,Mr.Seidell,Mr.
volume of student medication at school
requires that we exclude medications probation as wards of the court and Leavitt,Mrs. Martin and Mr. Wright.
which have discretionary administration minors who are on informal probation
times. All medication that can be given at pursuant to Section 654 of the Welfare The 97-98 sophomore class is full,
home should be kept at home. School and Institutions Code. Additionally,
staff will continue to cooperate with par- 5+ but if you want more information or to
cuts and students to provide support ser-. 'the probation and police officer as- be put on the waiting list, please call
vices when necessary. Mr.Seidell or Mr.Leavitt at 685-8414:
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BULLE'T'IN NO.: 9A
PROBATION DEPAI:tTMMNT SECTION:---___-- Suilandelan
REPLACES:
DIVISION: JUVENILE ISSUED:
SUBJECT: Deputy Probation Officers Assigned To Liaison With Specific Schools
P0111CY
It is the policy of the Probation Department that as much as is practical deputy probation
off eers should be a presence on the school campuses where Wards on their caseloads
attend. Some probation officers may have caseload responsibilities which include wards
attending several schools. Whenever possible,however,deputy probation officers will be
assigned to a specific school campus to supervise and intervene in selected eases in
collaboration with schools and local law enforcement. In furtherance of this principle, the
Department is now deploying More probation officers to school campuses under the State
Challenge Grant. In order to facilitate this,the following procedure is established as a
guideline.
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A. Supervision
I. Each deputy assigned to a school campus as a special liaison will carry a
reduced caseload of informal probationers and pre-delinquent youth
attending that school site. The target caseload size is 25,but may vary
slightly depending on specific conditions and subject to supervisory
approval.
2. The deputy probation officer is responsible for the regular supervision
functions,Including frequent contacts with the minor,Intake of any non-
custody referrals,and investigation of any subsequent petitions,as well as
family contact. In addition,the assigned deputy will be expected to develop
and support delinquency prevention activities at the school site.
B. Intake and Investigation
1. The deputy probation officer assigned to a school campus is responsible for
the intake responsibilities on non-custody citations for those students at
his/her campus referred through the evaluation protocol.
2. The deputy probation offer assigned to a school campus will have intake
and investigation responsibilities on cases referred through the Evaluation
protocol.
JUVENILE DIVISION-SUPERVISION BULLETIN NO.9.1 - Page 2
3. Both B(1) and B(2) may be assigned to regular field staff for intake and
investigation if the unit supervisor determines that the school assigned
deputy probation officer's workload does not allow time for this function or
if the case is determined to be in the control group for project evaluation.
C. Other Responsibilities
1. Each deputy assigned to a school campus will participate in any S.A.R.B.s
(School Attendance Review Boards)which are convened for students from
his/her assigned school.
2. The deputy probation officer will liaison with local law enforcement on issues
of mutual concern. -
3. As time allows,the deputy probation officer will work with school
administrations and intervene with predelinquent youth. In addition the
school probation officer will develop relevant on-campus programs.
4. It is anticipated that the Deputies in these assignments will spend the
majority of their time(8p°�''o) at the school site, local law enforcement and at
parental contacts. Variations will be cleared by unit supervisors.
a. Additional tracking of contacts for the purposes of research and evaluation is
an expectation of the assignment.
APPROVED BY:
TERRFNCE STARR
COUNTY PROBATION OMCEIt
GP:sa
4/98
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