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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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FROM: / f Costa
Terrence Starr, County Probation Officer s
County
DATE: April 25, 1996 �sr
SUBJECT:
Request for Authorization to Apply for and Accept Office of Criminal Justice
Planning Funding
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECONUvW-NDATION
Authorize the County Probation Officer to apply for and accept Office of Criminal Justice
Planning funding in the amount of$250,000 for the period of July 1, 1996 through June
30, 1997 to provide prevention, intervention and treatment services to selected high risk
youth and their families, through comprehensive coordination with law enforcement,
schools, and community-based organizations.
FINANCIAL IWACT
No matching funds are required. The Probation Department's costs will include staff time
for administration and program support. The Probation Department will also provide
financial and clerical support and space.
BACKGROUND
Funds have been made available on a grant basis through the California State Office of
Criminal Justice Planning for a three year pilot program of continuum services to be
provided to high risk youth and their families. Two programs will be funded at$250,000
each per year, for a three year cycle.
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The goal is to create innovative programs.which will allow qualitative evaluation of the
effectiveness of specific prevention, intervention, and treatment services under the
management of Probation Departments. A secondary goal is to develop a project or
components of a project which might serve as a model for statewide replication.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE:%
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER -
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON MaV 7, 1 99Fi APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Janet McCombs, 313-4151
cc: County Probation Officer ATTESTED May 7, 1996
County Administrator PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County Auditor SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY Lo� DEPUTY
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Among the planned activities under this grant:
1. Fostering closer cooperation and coordination of service provision between law
enforcement, schools, public agencies and community based organizations;
2. Making referrals to appropriate community resources and programs readily
accessible to families in need of services;
3. Coordinating a continuum of appropriate and effective services for high risk youth
from early prevention programs through active intervention with serious habitual
offenders;
4. Coordinating services for high risk youth ranging from school attendance and
performance assistance, appropriate penalties for behavior damaging to the
community,victim restitution activities, encouragement.of positive involvement in
sports and other community activities, and job skills development.
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