To: Board of Supervisors
From: Probation
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Grant, Request for Proposals
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Grant authority to the Chief Probation Officer to authorize the posting of the attached Request for Proposals on the Humboldt County Probation webpage, as well as released to interested Probation partners, and/or advertised in newspaper(s) with general circulation; and
2. Grant authority to the Chief Probation Officer, and Chair of the Multi-Agency Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council (MAJJCC), to select members for an evaluation committee to review all proposals and present the Board of Supervisors with a recommendation for award.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA) Allocation 1100-202
DISCUSSION:
The JJCPA was created by the Crime Prevention Act of 2000 (Chapter 353) to provide a stable funding source for local juvenile justice programs aimed at curbing crime and delinquency among at-risk youth and juvenile offenders. (See Gov. Code, ? 30061, subd. (b)(4)).
JJCPA funds are available to address a continuum of responses including prevention, intervention, supervision, and incarceration. State law requires that JJCPA-funded programs be modeled on strategies that have demonstrated effectiveness in curbing juvenile delinquency. Beyond that, counties have broad discretion in how they use JJCPA funds to support and enhance their juvenile justice systems. To encourage coordination and collaboration among the various local agencies serving at-risk youth and young offenders, JJCPA requires a county Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council (JJCC) to develop and modify the county's juvenile justice plan. The JJCC is chaired by the county's chief probation officer and its members include representatives of law enforcement and criminal justice agencies, the Board of Supervisors, social services, education, men...
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