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Regular-Law & Justice Services # 36.
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| Board of Supervisors |
Probation |
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| Receive draft of updated Comprehensive Multi-Agency Juvenile Justice Plan. (No general fund impact) (Fruchtenicht/Tranfaglia) |
| Recommended Action |
| Receive draft of updated Comprehensive Multi-Agency Juvenile Justice Plan (Attachment A) and provide feedback prior to annual submission of the plan to the Board of State and Community Corrections. |
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Thriving Residents |
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Safe Communities |
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County Mandated Service |
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| Reason for Recommended Action/Background |
To be eligible to receive Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA) and the Youthful Offender Block Grant (YOBG) funds, counties must form a juvenile justice coordinating council to develop a comprehensive, multi-agency plan that identifies the resources and strategies for providing an effective continuum of responses for the prevention, intervention, supervision, treatment and incarceration of male and female juvenile justice-impacted youth, including strategies to develop and implement locally based or regionally based out-of-home placement options. Yolo County’s Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council was formed in 1998 and the Probation Department has since met with the Council at least annually to consider, and as needed, update the County’s Comprehensive Multi-Agency Juvenile Justice Plan for submission to the Board of State and Community Corrections by May 1 each year.
This year, the Probation Department recommended the Council be expanded from the legislatively mandated membership to include a public member from each Board District to increase community engagement on a variety of juvenile justice-related topics. The Probation Department has benefited greatly from the involvement of additional community members, and more frequent public meetings, especially as the department has been working in recent months to develop a more robust Comprehensive Multi-Agency Juvenile Justice Plan.
Of note, the revised plan seeks to identify strategies to address over-represented populations (based on both race/ethnicity and community of residence) in the juvenile justice system and to increase opportunities for prevention and diversion from the criminal justice system. The plan also prioritizes full implementation of the Probation Department’s new Juvenile Supervision Model which utilizes evidence-based practices and employs case plans focused on and developed with both the youth and the youth’s family, as well as in collaboration with other agencies who also provide support to the youth and family. Other priorities include expanding programming to include independent living skills, vocational training and mentors, and addressing gaps in specialized urgent care for youth in psychiatric crisis.
Following feedback from the Board of Supervisors, the Comprehensive Multi-Agency Juvenile Justice Plan will be finalized for submission to the Board of State and Community Corrections and will be posted on the Probation Department’s website so residents can benefit from the plan’s catalog of existing law enforcement, probation, education, mental health, health, social services, drug and alcohol and youth services resources which specifically target at-promise juveniles, juvenile justice-impacted youth and their families, as well as the County’s plan to improve upon and marshal those resources to support safe communities and thriving residents. |
| Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies) |
| Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council |
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Explanation (Expenditure and/or Revenue) |
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While there is no fiscal impact to this action, the establishment of a Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council and development of a Comprehensive Multi-Agency Juvenile Justice Plan is required to be eligible for JJCPA and YOBG funds.
JJCPA funds budgeted to be used in 2020-21 are $974,718 for 0.9 Legal Secretary, 1 Supervising Probation Officer, 1 Senior Deputy Probation Officer and 2 Deputy Probation Officers. These funds also support programs and services such as: drug and alcohol testing; animal therapy; music, writing and art programs; the Juvenile Supervision Model; and mentoring, educational and vocational programs.
YOBG funds budgeted to be used 2020-21 are $1,940,520 for 1 Probation Aide position, 3 Deputy Probation Officers, and 1 Placement Deputy Probation Officer. These funds also support programs and services such as: student stipends and incentives; alternative to custody program; mental health and substance abuse services; the Juvenile Supervision Model and clinical services in the JDF.
Anticipated additional services to be funded by JJCPA and YOBG funds in 2021-22 include: culturally-relevant youth program; professional trade apprenticeship; racial disparity study on the Ohio Youth Assessment System; exploration of establishing an Evening Youth Center. |
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