Domestic Violence Awareness Month is held each October as
a way to unite advocates across the nation in their
efforts to end domestic violence. Domestic violence is
prevalent in every community, and affects all people regardless
of age, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender, race,
religion, or nationality.
CSAC would like to share that the Department of State Hospitals
(DSH) Diversion and Community Restoration team is hosting its
Fall 2023 Quarterly Diversion All County Webinar virtually on
Thursday, November 9, 2023 from 11:00 am – 2:00
pm. This quarter’s webinar will provide information
to counties and other stakeholders regarding DSH’s permanent
Diversion and Community-Based Restoration programs. The webinar
will cover:
Last Friday, the Department of State Hospitals (DSH) held a
webinar on their growth cap and penalty program, but
unfortunately due to errors, county participants were unable to
join. As a result, DSH agreed to host another webinar this
Friday, September 15th at from 12:00 pm –
1:00 pm.
CSAC would like to share that the Department of State Hospitals
is hosting a Felony Incompetent to Stand Trial (IST) webinar on
Friday, September 8 from 11:30 am – 12:45 pm.
The webinar will focus on the recent changes made to the DSH
policy regarding implementation of the Felony Incompetent to
Stand Trial (IST) Growth Cap and Penalty program (see Department
Letter 23-003).
URGENT REQUEST TO OPPOSE AB 505 (Ting): The Office of
Youth and Community Restoration
CSAC would like to bring the recently amended version of
AB 505 (Ting) The Office of Youth and Community Restoration
to your attention. This measure seeks to make substantive changes
to several key provisions of SB 823, the 2020 legislation that
realigned full responsibility for the juvenile justice continuum
to county governments.
CSAC would like to share that the Board of State and Community
Corrections (BSCC) is launching two new grants that address
organized retail theft (ORT):
1) the ORT
Prevention Grant Program, which allocates $242 million for
California police departments, sheriff’s departments, and
probation departments to fund retail, vehicle, and cargo theft
prevention and response activities, and
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has contracted with
Health Management Associates (HMA) to provide Training and
Technical Assistance (TTA) for the Community Assistance, Recovery
and Empowerment (CARE) Act. HMA will be offering training
sessions on prioritized topics along with an open-forum webinar
at least monthly. The next two training sessions will be:
CSAC staff have been working with the Legislature and
stakeholders to help shape bills that impact counties. Below is a
summary of CSAC’s position on bills of interest in the
Administration of Justice policy area. For further information
please contact AOJ policy committee staff.
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC), via a webinar on
Tuesday, June 27 from 10:00 – 11:30 am, Introduction to the
National Standards for Criminal Justice Coordinating Councils and
Essential Elements of CJCCs offers two groundbreaking resources
to assist jurisdictions in shaping high-performing Criminal
Justice Coordinating Councils (CJCCs). CJCCs are bodies of
executive-level decision-makers that work collaboratively to
enhance public safety.
At its May 12 business meeting, the Judicial Council
approved new court rules and forms to implement the
Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act.
CSAC would like to share that the California Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation’s (CDCR) Pine Grove Youth
Conservation Camp is an available resource for both Secured Youth
Treatment Facility (SYTF) Step Down youth and youth who have not
committed a 707a(b) offense.
In prior years, asking for a reduction in the amount of a traffic
ticket meant filing a request in person at the courthouse or even
appearing before a judge. A new online tool, MyCitations,
offered by a growing number of courts is not only saving
litigants a trip to the courthouse, but it’s also saving them
money.
The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) recently
released a report,
Pandemic Policymaking and Changed Outcomes in Criminal
Courts, which chronicles how the COVID-19 pandemic affected
courts in 2020, describes policy responses, and assesses the
impact of remote hearing policies on conviction and sentencing
outcomes within six months of arrest.
Recently, the California Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation (CDCR) published two reports examining the
recidivism outcomes of formerly incarcerated individuals released
in Fiscal Years (FY) 2016-17 and 2017-18.
The first year of the biennial legislative session is underway
with the highest number of bills introduced in over a decade. Our
CSAC Administration of Justice policy team is closely monitoring
public safety related legislation and ensuring that the county
perspective is considered in the legislative process. We will
continue to provide updates with counties as bills are amended
and move through the Legislature. While there are hundreds of
bills we are tracking, here a few that CSAC has taken a
registered position:
Supervisors and county staff throughout the state convened in
Sacramento County for the 2023 CSAC Legislative Conference to
engage, empower and
elevate our collective county voice.
CSAC’s five policy committees – AOJ, AENR, GFA, HHS and HLT
– held important discussions to help steer the Association’s
policy and direction. Below is a recap from each policy
committees’ meeting.
The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office is pleased
to announce that the following grant funding opportunities are
now open and accepting applications:
The Board of State Community and Corrections (BSCC) BOARD will
meet April 13 at 9:00 am. The meeting will be held in person at:
2590 Venture Oaks Way, Sacramento, California, 95833 in the
First Floor, BSCC Board Room. The meeting will also be available
via zoom.
At its March 24 business meeting, the Judicial Council received a
report on the MyCitations program. This program, launched in 2019
as a pilot project in a few select courts, is an online tool that
allows people with infraction violations to request a reduction
in what they owe. The MyCitations tool is now in 21 superior
courts around the state. The Judicial Council anticipates adding
the remaining 37 courts and achieving statewide implementation by
June 30, 2024.
The Council of State Governments (CSG), the U.S. Department of
Justice’s Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice
Assistance (BJA) and the National Reentry Resource center will
host a webinar,
Housing Financing Basics for Criminal Justice Partners on
April 5 from 10:00 am – 11:30 am.
The Council of State Governments (CSG), the U.S. Department of
Justice’s Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice
Assistance (BJA) and the National Reentry Resource Center will
host a webinar,
Implementing Forensic Peer Services in Reentry, on April 4
from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm.
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs’
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) are working with
The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center to
articulate a vision for law enforcement’s role in 988.
The Bureau of Justice Assistance, which is part of the U.S.
Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs, along with the
Council of State Governments Justice Center
launched “Justice
Counts” last year to address the data problem. The
initiative seeks to provide policymakers and the public with
timely, wide-ranging information that they have previously been
unable to access.
CSAC would like to share information on Vera Institute’s (Vera)
new California data hub which has county-specific resources for
county leaders interested in analyzing spending for criminal
justice. Vera is hosting a virtual launch event to introduce the
data hub on Thursday, March 16th from 11 am -12 pm. To register
for the launch event please
click here.
The Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI)
recently announced two upcoming public webinars to share findings
from recently released reports.
The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) will host its
first Board meeting of the year on Thursday, February 9 at 10:00
am. The meeting will be held in person at 2590 Venture Oaks
Way
Sacramento, California, 95833, First Floor, BSCC Board Room and
via Zoom.
Agenda topics include:
The Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health (CCJBH)
will meet virtually via Zoom on Friday, Jan 27th from
2-4:30 pm.
The Full Council Meeting will feature a presentation on the
California Crisis Care Continuum by Stephanie Welch, Deputy
Secretary of Behavioral Health with the California Health and
Human Services Agency (CalHHS) and Erika Cristo, Assistant Deputy
Director with the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS).
