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To: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Supervisor Bob Schroder Contra
Supervisor Tom Torlakson. Costa
DATE, February 6 , 1990 County
SUBJECT: ANALYSIS OF CLOSURE OF BOY'S TREATMENT CENTER ON OTHER
EXISTING COUNTY FACILITIES
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Refer to County Administrator' s Office,
Juvenile Justic Task Force, Probation Department, and Finance/Budget
Committee to conduct an analysis of the effect of the closure of the
Boy' s Treatment Center on other existing County facilities . Also,
identify changing trends in the profile of our Juvenile Justice
Facilities population. What consequences does the mixing of very
serious offenders with offenders of a less serious nature have? What
jeopardy is there in "contamination of behavior" emanating from the
more serious juvenile delinquents? What physical and behavioral risks
exist in our current facilities to our juvenile population? What
safety risks exist for our staff members? What are recommended
priorities in terms of additional staffing needs to meet these
concerns if funding were to become available?
It is further recommended that we advise our Legislative
delegation of the results of these analyses and concerns, and invite
them to join the Juvenile Justice Task Force and Probation Department
Staff on a tour of our Juvenile Justice facilities .
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: In recent visits and tours of our
juvenile facilities we have detected a dual impact on our system
occurring due to the nature of the crimes our youth are involved in as
well as definite impacts as a result of. the closure of the Boy' s
Treatment Center. We are very concerned for our youth and our staff
if the prelminary indicators we have discovered represent increased
patterns of risks and safety concerns .
The incident of violence at Juvenile Hall last week is only
one example of a changing environment in these facilities .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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