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Santa Cruz County Probation

Disproportionate Minority confinement

Work Plan Checklist

Yes

No

In Progress or Under Dev.

Stated Administrative Value

X

   

Working Group Charged With Outcomes

X

   

Cultural Competency Coordinator

X

   

Cultural Competency Plan

X

   

Regular Cultural Competency Training

X

   

Staff Reflects Bilingual, Bicultural Levels of Client Base

X

   

Key Positions Have Bilingual Staff

X

 

X

Key Decision Points Mapped

X

   

Data Available For Each Decision Point

X

 

X

Quarterly Review of Decision Point Data (Trends)

X

   

Customer Surveys Identify Service Barriers

   

X

Parental Involvement At All Levels

   

X

Detention Alternatives With Community Partners and More Than One Level of Alternative

X

   

Tracking Outcomes of Alternatives By Ethnicity

X

   

Risk-Based Detention Criteria Without Racial Bias

X

   

Stakeholders Involved In Development of Risk Assessment Instrument

X

   

Efficient Court and Placement System With Short Length of Stay in Detention–Measure Length of Stay by Ethnicity

X

   

Clear Criteria For Assignment to Intensive Caseloads

X

   

Clear Criteria For Removal From Intensive Caseloads

   

X

Administrative Sanctions For Probation Violations

   

X

Sufficient Diversion Options

X

   

Extensive Graduated Continuum of Services With Wrap Around Services and Community Partners

X

   

Culturally Competent Residential Programs

X

 

X




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