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FROM: Lionel D. Cha -�
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DATE: March 6, 2007
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SUBJECT: Enhanced Disproportionate Minority Contact Y
(DMC) Technical Assistance Project Contracts C
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Probation Officer, or designee, on behalf of the Board of
Supervisors, to execute contracts with the following agencies for the Enhanced Disproportionate
Minority Contact (DMC) Technical Assistance Project Data Collection and Analysis, for the period of
March 7, 2007 through December 31,
2007.
Services Category / Agency Amount
Expert Consultant Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice $ 35,000
Data Collection and Analysis Mark Morris and Associates $ 32,500
FISCAL IMPACT:
There will be no additional costs to the County and no County match is required.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County Probation Department received a grant in the amount of
$150,000 from the California Corrections Standards Authority (CSA) for an Enhanced
Technical Assistance Program for Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC). DMC refers to
the over-representation of youth of color who come into contact with the Juvenile Justice
System relative to their number in the general population.
Funding from the CSA enables the Contra Costa County Probation Department to continue
to address the issue of DMC by enabling us to contract with an expert consultant to guide
the formation of report request and case file analysis and to facilitate and to train Juvenile
Probation staff in recognizing and addressing the factors that contribute to DMC within the
Juvenile Justice System.
Additionally, the data collection and analysis contract will allow the Probation Department to
create a cohort study that will assist both our Department and the community in addressing
DMC. We are committed to pursuing accurate and meaningful data relating to youth of color
Who come into contact with the Probation Department.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _YES SIGNATU ; C✓�O y " ��i
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RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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SIGNATURE(S):
Action of Boar o Approved as Recommended Other
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ( ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE
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CONTACT: Lionel Chatman 313-4188 JOHN CULLEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Cc: CCC Probation SUPER ORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
County Administrator's Office-J.Enea
Corrections Standards Authority via Probation BY l DEPUTY