As the CSAC Support Hub for Criminal Justice Programming (Support
Hub) heads into 2022, all counties are reminded of the
opportunity to partner with the Support Hub, either formally or
informally. Counties can take immediate action around improving
evidence-based and data driven strategies for their criminal
justice programming and helping lead to more effective outcomes
and increased public safety.
The 2021 CSAC Annual Meeting was held in Monterey County
from November 29 through December 3. More than 600 registrants
attended the conference, engaging with County Supervisors,
policy stakeholders, and CSAC staff. All of CSAC’s policy
committees met in person to hear from key policy makers and
influencers and update priorities for the
2022 legislative session. Please find a brief recap of
each policy committee meeting below.
Governor Newsom met the October 10 deadline to take action on
measures approved by the Legislature and delivered to his desk.
To keep counties informed of new laws that impact them, CSAC will
be publishing a series of articles to spotlight those laws in
each policy area. This week, the Administration of Justice policy
area provides information on new laws affecting criminal justice
fees, courts, police reform and juvenile justice.
The new laws listed below become effective January 1, 2022 unless
otherwise noted.
Across the country, people in many jurisdictions who frequently
encounter criminal justice, behavioral health, and social service
systems are experiencing behavioral health crises and require
different levels and intensities of services.
The California Initiative for Health Equity and Action is hosting
a briefing,
Policies and Initiatives to Prevent the Recurrence of Intimate
Partner Violence, on Wednesday, October 27 at
11 a.m. In this briefing, they will explore several
innovative, public health-oriented practices and policies that
California may consider to re-imagine the role of Batterer
Intervention Programs (BIPs) and prevent intimate partner
violence across the state.
The 2021 Bay Area UASI Public Safety Preparedness Summit will be
held in San Francisco, from Wednesday, November
3-5. The Bay Area Urban Areas Security Initiative
sustains and improves regional capacity to prevent, protect
against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks
and catastrophic disasters.
Sunday, October 10 was the deadline for final bill action by
Governor Newsom. Following is an update on major bills of
interest or concern for the Administration of Justice policy area
that were among the 800+ bills awaiting action by Governor
Gavin Newsom. For additional questions, please contact Stanicia
Boatner at sboatner@counties.org.
Late last week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta released
four annual reports — as well as 10 new data dashboards — that
provide the public with statewide data on criminal justice
statistics in California. The reports, as well as the data behind
each report, are available on OpenJustice, a data-driven
initiative that works to increase access to criminal justice data
and support the development of public policy.
Last week, the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC)
released the Request for Applications for $9.6 million in
one-time infrastructure grants to help counties prepare for
housing young people who after July 1 will no longer be
transferred to the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). In
September, the Governor signed Senate Bill 823, which realigns
the responsibility of youthful offenders from the State to
counties.
The Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health (CCJBH) is
offering training for counties that have implemented behavioral
health diversion services. Diversion services have the potential
to facilitate the best outcomes for people with behavioral health
needs and help relieve systemic, financial, and other pressures
on affected counties.
The Board of State and Community Corrections Board will meet
on April 8, 2021, at 10:00 am. The Board
Meeting will be live-streamed: To view the live stream, visit the
BSCC website homepage 10-15 minutes before the scheduled
start time.
The Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health (CCJBH) is
offering training for counties that have implemented behavioral
health diversion services. Diversion services have the potential
to facilitate the best outcomes for people with behavioral health
needs and help relieve systemic, financial, and other pressures
on affected counties.
The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) is hosting a
virtual Stakeholder Input Session on March 22, 2021, from
4 – 6 p.m. The session will focus on the
development of the $9.6 M Request for Application (RFA) for
the Youth Programs and Facilities Grant Program portion of
SB 823 (Chapter 337, Statutes of 2020).
