HomeMy WebLinkAbout81-158RESOLUT~ON OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISO~S
WHER~AS, the County of Butte desires to undertake a certain
project designated Burte County Victim Witness Program to be funded,
in part, fxom funds made avai~able through Chapter 713, 1979 Statutes
(California Victim/Witness Assistance Program administered by the
Office of Cximinal Justice Planning, hereafter re~erred to as OCJP).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE TT RESOLVED that the Chief Probation
Officer of the Butte Co~nty Probation Department is authorized, on
~ts behalf, to s~bmit the attached application for state ~unds for
tihe purpose of the Victim/Witness Assistance Program and is author-
ized to execute on behalf of Butte County Probation Department, the
attached contract for Victim/Witness Assistance Program purposes
zne~uding any extensions or amendments thereof.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that state funds received hereunder
shall not be used to supplant local funds that would, in the absence
of the Ca1i£ox~nia Victim/Witness Assistance Program, be made avai~-
able to support the assistance of victims and witnesses of crime.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte Caunty Board of Supervisors
this 14th day of July, 1981, by th~ following vote:
AXES: Supervisors Dolan, Saraceni, Wheelex and Chairman Moseiey
NOES: None
ABSENT: Supervisor Lemke
NpT VOTING: No~e
BERTHA MOSELEY, Ch rman of th
Butte County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
CLARK A. NELSON, County Clerk
and ex-o££icio rk of rhe Board
By:
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OF~FCE OF CRIP+€INAL JUSTICF PLAN~I~€G
~!ICTTM/~?ITiV~55 GRANT AWRRlI
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i.he ~r`~ce af Cri~inaZ Justice PZannina, ~ereinar"~er desianated "OCJP", hereby make5 a
grant award of funds to 1. Butt~ Caunt
hereinafter d~sicnated,"5u~qrantee", u~der '~~~ ~rovis~ons ot cnec~ onA) ~ iiti~ ~,
Part , Omnibus Crime CqnLral and Safe ;~.,•~ets Act af.196II (~L 90-35~), as amende~,
nereinaf~~r desigrsated "Cris~e Cantrol Act"; ~ Juvenile ~usCice and ~elincuency Prn~reR4~on
~lc~ of 1974 ~PL 93-~15), h~reinaft~r desigr~at2d ",~uvenile Ju~tice~~g~'S'tatut~es
~ Cali~ornia Victim/Witness AsSistance Prog~a~n -~hapter 13,
Program t7 ~ e statutory authori Ly-~ .~. : Pena ode, ~~ ~ e, ~~apt4r ~ ectior~( s)
or- ather appi ica~le codes. ) .
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~rograr~ Category
2. Project Titl~ ~ward ~ia.
• 5. VW 22-1-81.
B~atte County V~.c~im jd~tnass Pxogra~n Grant Feriod
. 6. 9 1~$~. - 6 3fl 82
3. Proj~c~ Qire~tor {yame, Address, i~le~hone}
Wallace A. Her~ing tate mount
2279 Del. Oro Avenue 7. $30 000
Orovzlle, CA 95965 ~.opl icant Cflntributions
~ : 534-4bb4 g,
4. Financia] Ot'fi~~r (~~am2, !~d(~7'E55, Teie~ho~~)
James L. Johansen
Audi.tor -- Con~roller Total r~rQjeCt COS4
25 Coun~.y Center Drive ~~~
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Ph: 916) 534-4607 ~
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This gr~an't award consists of th~s tiC]~ page, the ap~licatlon f~r th~ grant ti~hi~h is
attach2d here~o ~s A~tac~ment A an~ r~ade a part herea~`, an~ the S~andard Grant Award
Condi•t~ans wn~ch are att~:~fned h~reto as A~tact~ment 8 ar~d mad~ a aart h~reof.
he su~grante~ here~y signifies its accepLance of ~h~s grant award and agrees ta
dminister the gran~t project in accor~ance witi~ the terms and condit~ons 5?t Far~h in
r jncorparatea by~reference ir ~h~s nra~t award and the apo~9ca~le vrnvis~ons o~ t^e
r.~'~ne Control Act or ott~er stat~atory autriarit~ as identifie~ a~a~e.
~e subgrantee C2~'t1f~~5 that fedara] and/ar state ~unds r~c~ived wi1T nat be used to
ep~ace 1aca1 funds ~~at would, in the ab~enc~ of such ~'ederal ar~d/or s~ate ai~, ~e rrade
vailab~e for the activi~y beir~g supported ~nder~this agreAment.
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Off~ciai Authorized ta ' n~ar su~granteA
~arre: WalZace A. H~~ring
Tit1e: Chie~ Probation Off~.cer
~elephon~: (916) 534-4654
Address:22~g De1 Oro Avenue,CA~~~~~~
;SPECI;~~ nEPOSI3' Fli~tt~ ~.~RA, ~iscal Year
OFr=IC~ OF CRIMF~~P.L JllS i IC~ PL.4,W~ti~~~,
STRTE OF CA~.I~QRi~IA
Oat~
Execu ~i~ve Di r~ctor, CCJP
C~~i~~ERAL ~lliVO
aet2bu cvt,~i,.~y upv-t rr.c~ aun rE`.SCrtCl.Q, ~2Yt0.u~~.dge ITF~S
a.t cudge,ted 5w~d,5 czr~e ~vcu:~,ab.~2 ju~ ~te
,~.ic~d s-~d pwt~o~z ~a~ ~t;~,i..~ ex~ertd.i,r:.c.te s.:.a.ted
ov ¢..
OC~P risca O~ricer
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Q~rIC~ 4F Cns~lI:+~~ JLSiiCE 1=!~,:'a~~i~:G
' ~~QJCCi 3~i~i,ET
$UD~c7 C~ i w~~urZY n~i€~ 1.I:1~ i ~ c;•t ~~;".~iE. COS~
A. Perscn~ 3 S~r•rf ~Qs - 5a~ zrf ~s
SALARIES
~. - Probat3.on Off~:cez~ II ~ ,,
Salary Range 20, s~~p E -
$823 x 2~. pay periods: $~7,283 .
$].7,283 x 1.5~fl (anticipated sala~y increase)=
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~I8,579 ~ ~ $i8,579
ZQ~AE. ~ ~~.~, 5~9
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OFrIC~ OF CRI~~~i;tAL JEiSTICb P! ,~-~~~I~aG
PP.OJ~C7 $4~~~i
BU~GcT CATEGORY n-t~ ~.It1E I ic~ D~i~IL , COS~`
8. Personal Servic~s - Ser~pf~ts ~
RETIREMENT
PERS 1.~. 621~c x`~`18 ~ 579`~ _~` 2~ 716 ~`2 ~ 716
F~CA ,0670°~o x $18,579 = ~.245 ~,245
. ~ 3, 9b~.
F.MPLOYEE GROUP TNSURANCE ~
1 - Emp3oy~e
~ ~ll~ per mon~h x~.2 months =$ 3,392 ~.,392
STATE UN~'I:DYN~NT INSURA~dCE .
. 008 x$I.8, 579~ = S I49 i49
~,~ORKMAN'S CQMPENSA~ION ' ~
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TOTr~t» $6,132 ,
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. . OFF~Cc 0~' C~It1~~tA~ JUS~'ICE PL~'~:~~ti~1~ .
PRQJECT SUOG~T
SiJOGci Cr1T~C~RY ~1~~Q I.I~EE ~"C~:~1 J~T~IL COST
c. r~-~v~~ .
MILEAGE ~
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' 24~ per ~~.~.e ~ 4,oao m~i~~ ~ S ~~v ~ ~~a
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The m~.leage ~at~ of 2~~ p~r mi~e is es~ab~.ished by
thE Butte Caunty Board af Supervisa~~ a~d ~orrnalize
in ~he caun~y personne~. ardinance .
TOTA~ ' 960
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O~FIC~ ~~ CRII~II?t-~i. JUS3'ICE P1~~~~~I;~G ~
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S~DGcT C?~ i~s~RY Ri~Q LI;€E I3'E:~t QE7~IL ~ GOS i
D. Consu~tant 5ervfc~s
NOT APPLICABLE ~
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L~L'CGcs Cr~ I C.r'Ut~Y ni~d ~3i2G i I ~i`~ Ll~:.l:~l~ "~'QS~
F. Op~rat~ng wxpenses ~
RENT .
Off~ce -~65 per month 'x 9 r~o~.~hs = ~ 585
Savin Copier -~30 per month x 9 months = ~ 27Q ~
~ 85S $ 855
OFF~CE SITPPLIES -
Statianery 'office suppl.ies, printing,
dupl.ica~ti.ng sez-vi.c~s, etc. ~4g
SPECTAL DEPARTMENTAL E~.~'E~'SE
Brochures, F~.Zms ' ' . 415
' Cai~~U~V~C.f~TXONS
T~~.epl~.on~, manthl.y se~vic~ charge ~
$90 per ~onth x 9 mon~hs = ~ 810
To~I chax~e~ and message un~ts =~ 3~~
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~ ~,~30 ].,1I0
PO S T.AG~ •
~ 10 x 9 r~anths = ~ 9 D
UTIL~TI~S
.,~OQ X ~ ~O~L11.~7 = ~ /~G11
~~NERAL INSU~VCE . • -
~ 3 Z x 9 m~nths = ~ 277
~~~NTENANCE
~55 x 3 months = ~495 ~
ALLOCATED CqSTS RECE~VED R 23.8
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218
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FRQJ£~T BUCG~T
suocrY c;,r~uU~~ ;rrn ~.t,a~ ~ ~~,~i u~-~c~. cosr
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PROJECT SOTAL ~ .
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~. S~~FF A~~10 Bl10GET I"iFORt~RTIO~i
NUNfBER 0~ STA~'F POSITIONS
A(VD FUNflING SOURC~
Pro~os~d Operatian FY.198T-82
PRQJECT ~Eumber o~ To~a~ Stat~ 1,ERA~ Spar~sorir~g Other Other
P~~SUnivEE. Vo~unteers f~umb~r ~OCJP) Aq~~cy AB-90
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wi tness
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Suppor~ ~ ~ ~
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Oef~nitions: ~
Pra,~ect Dir°ect~r/Coardinator - Th~ p~rsan ar persar~s witn respvnsibil~ty fnr t1~e
da.y-to-day adm~nist~^a~ior~ o~ the pro,~eet. This snay ~~ ~r~ addition ta providir-g
dir~t service to cl ie~t~s,
Service waric~rs - Staf~ m~m~ers with primary respnnsibiiity of workir~g directly
w#t~ vi~t~ms and w~tn~sses,
Yic~~r~ Rides,- S~~~f m~n~e~s wi~h pr~mary respartsibi~ity far providing servfces
to viGtfms.
S~ftness Aides p S~af4 r~er~rbe~s witf~ primary respvns~bility far ~rov~dir~q servic~s
ea w~~riesses. •
Suppei~ Staff -,S~aff inembers wh~ perfivrnt ger~era~ ~1eriCdl duties
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Caamen~s: ~ .
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~ll~VnS gt1DG~T~t} FyR STr~~' ~OS IT~C~~S
~ : Propa~ed drAratfon FY ~ag~_~~
, . . rot~l 5. Sl'RTE i.cr1A Saonsaring .Other ~ at~er
; ' ~flCJP) ; ,~gency
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SaTar~~s ~ S 64,323 S 1$,579 S ~ S i 5 45,744 S
Be~ef~~t~ ~~ 2I.,9$~
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F!lNflING StJPpORT FROM VARIO(!S SQURG~'S
Tr~vel
Con~uttan~ Se~v~c~~
0~~1t~ Space
Of~'i~e Sup`pl~fe~ '
~~~v~iets/
Broc3~ur~e~
Other fl~erat~~g
Exper~se~ .
~quipmer~t
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P1'OQDSB~ Op8!"dt~OR ~Y j ~$~ -82
~ T~taT 5 ~T~.~~ ~ ~,EAA 5ponsarfng Otner Other
~O~JP~ A~ency AB--90
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5,275: 855 4,424
549: ].~9 400 ~
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T07A[. FUNOS ~ _0_ $9, 600 ~ . _~--
SEI~GETEq ~~R ~~5,159 -0- ~5,~59 ~
~8{3YE CAT~G~RIES ~ ~ ;
instruc~tor~s. T. ~f1~ in ~h~ total a~rount oF f~nds b~dget~d ~'or e~c~ ca~egary af expense
2. ~ldc~ an ~~) to ~nd~taCe ~~ith so~r~e 1s provi~ing funds ~ar ~acf~
Cateqary af expenses.
3• ~i11 1rt the total.ama~r~t o~ funds providecl fihrough each af the sovrce5
listed.
Re~ere~ce fihe previaus sections or t~e flC~~ Subgra~tee Hand~oak far deffinft~ons.
Tn addj~~or~ ta the 1p~ indirect costs allowab]e as set fort~ witi~ ~i~~ Progra~E~
Guidellnes, ~ist any o~her ind~rect costs and their fund source under "ot~er" in
the above chart.
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I~a PROGRAM NARRATIVE SECT~QN:
A. Prograzn nescrxp~io~
~`he Butte County Paroba~ion ~3epartmentts Victim/Witness
Program provide~ comprehensi~e sezvice~ to victims of a1I
crime typ~s as well as court witnessese The program ~.s
the only such reso~rce in~~his county of nea~cly 150,000
population. The progxam en,~oys the support of ~IZ criminal
~u~tice system ag~nc~.~s in the county and has estab~~shed
an effective system af ~iaison personn~I between agencies
who aid imFneasurab~y in the delivery of services to the
clienteZe. Z'h~ Butte Caunty Board af Supervisors recog-
nizes the pro~ram as ~he primary resource for vi.ctim and
wi~nass ~erv~ce~.
Thx~ough the Cal.ifornia Victim/W~.~ness Assistance Program
(DCJP} funding for Fiscal. Y~ar 1981 enabled the addition of
one full-t~.me sta£f position ta the p~ogram. The position
was fa~lled by a~'roba~.ion Officer II, broadly sxperienced
in criminal jus~ice administra~ion as we~.~. as the field of
victi.m/witn.ess serv~.ces.
This addition essen~t~a~~y do~sb~ed the professional sta£f
of the p~ogram. Frogra~n changes or ~nhancements made pos-
sible the~reby have been:
, 1. Vie~ir~ S~rv~c~s ~
A. Signif~.can~~.y greater direct casework servic~s
including, bu~ not Zimit~d ~o:
~. Crisis int~~crention ar~d fo~low-up
2. Court lia~son and ~~scar~ .
3. Resaurce and referral servic~s
4. State compensa~~.on as~is~ance
S. Th~ use o£ vo3.unt~~rs and student intern.s
6. Case dispos~.t~.on and property return/
rest~tution assi.s~arcce
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2o Witness Servic~s
A. Witness c311-offs in coopera~ion w~.th the Distr~ct
Attorrp.Ey's office
S. Advance rzo~a.fioa~.ian of continuances a.n certa~.n
cases
G, Suppor~ and counsel of the intimzdated, threat~ned
or chil.d ~ri~.ness
D. Transportation and escort of certain w€.tnesses
E. Regualr, on~-site w~.~ness co~rdina~ion and Pec~pta.on
at the cc~~rthauses
~ AdditionaY emghasis has been placed upon the elder or
handicapped ~rictim oz wi~ness.
Added ~mphasis has been deve~opr~d fox specia~. pxogram
presen~a~ions to criminal ~ust3.ce ~,gencies, col3.eges and
academies, school.s and ~erva~ce age~c~.es and graups, Since
the Spring of 19$I, the program's guide for cou~t witness~s
have been dis~Cribut~d with each su~poena issued by the
Dis~riet A~torrtey. • '
B. Organizational. Qualifications and Responsibi.li~~.~s
Th~ Butte County Victim/Witness Program ~.s ad~u~,nis~ered
by th~ Proba~ion Degartment, specifica~.~.y by ~he Ch~ef Pro-
bat~.on Off~.c~r, and is properly recagnized by th~ Board af
5upervisors, I~ is a'wholZy:~agi.timxzed aspect of the cr~m-
inal ,~ustice sys~~m as is evid~nced by the rau~~.ne referra~s
by alI police agencies, via po~.ice repor~s, of every incident
of vio~.ent erinae in ~he county. Additionally, regular re-
ferraZs are ~eceived in special, individual cas~s from peace
off~.cers, attorneys and 3.nvestigato~s as weil as through the
social service co~unity generally.
Under direct supervisian o~ the Chief P~obat3.on Officer
is ~h~ program direc~or, a super~r~sing proba~~Qn officer.
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The Zine ~ta£f cansists of a fuil-tim~ victim/witness
advocate (QGJP funde~ Probatian Off~cer ~T), a half-time
victi~/witness advacate (Prabation ~ff~cer I} and a fuZ~-
~~me clerk-~tenog~apher. ~irect servic~s are provid~d
by all professiona~ staff; p~us volun~~ers and student
in~e~ns. A h~gh~y sophist~cated cler~cal and records
keeping sysfiem is ma~n~ained by the c~erk. Th~s has
praven to be a r~sv~rce used by othar ag~ncies ~o ~~zves-
tigate pa~terns ~n c~iffi~-type, victim~type, or between
~ur~sd~ct~ona~ baundari~s where na ~ther such system nr
ref~r~nce exists. .
The de~ivery of sarvices is ~he responsibi~ity of al~
prafessional staff. Volunteexs a~d ~tudent interns ar~
a~sa ~mployed in ca~ework serv~ce~, court Iiai~on work and
witness mana~ement ar~as. It is a~ticipat~d that by Fa~~,
~91$, vo~unteer caardination and training wi.l~ be fuily
assumed by a prag~am vo~unt~er.
Ch~ef.Probatian O~~ice~
Darector
Victim/Witn~~s Program
~Llj3~'I'V~.S~.II~ ~.~e
V~.c~t~im~Wi.~ness St~no-CZerk YT Victa.m/Witness
Advoca~e Advocate
P.O. TI - ful~.- P.O. I-- x time
time
VoZun~eers / Int~rns
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C. Victzrn of ~ial~nt Crime Tndemnif~ca~ion
Each person in th~ county potentially ~Iigib~e for
indem~if~catinn by ~he Sta~~ B~ard of Contra~ ~ursuant to
~he G~v~rnm~nt Cod~ i~ refe~re~ ~o the vzc~im/witn~~s pxagram.
Th~se re£er~als ar~ mad~ by pol~ce agencies who ~ssue ma~l
no~ices ~o each vi~lan~ cri~e ~ic~im de~ailing ~heir righ~s
and auai~ab~l~ty of locaY assis~an~e through ~he program.
Where apprQpria~e, workers contact eaeh such i~d~v~dual
. d3rect3.y far the purpos~ of offer~.ng ~ervices to a~d in
the recovery faram ~he ef~ects af crime. ~f i~ is d~~ermined
that a1Z possi.bl~ a~~~rrf~.~ive resources hav~ b~en ~xhaus~~d,
assist~nce i.s offered in the app~.~.catian for indamnifi.cationa
Tt~is ideal notifica~ion and follow-up system ~ssures tha~ the
ma~o~ity af such c7.aim~ submi~ted from the county ~,riZ~ ~~
done wi.th program as~a.stance. T~e success rate af these
app~~.catiori~~~has _ prov~n~ ~excep~ional .~ ~
D. Program Activa.~ies
i, ProbZern S~atemen~, ~
Butte Gounty is a siz~bl~ az~.d extr~mely d~ve~se county
in I~~rthern Ca~.xfornia of: ~a growix~g,papu~ation af nea~Zy
150,~00. ~fis div~rsity is geagraphic, cul~ura~ and socio-~
eco~.am~c. The popula~ian cen~ez~~ incl~zde va~.ley agriculure-
ox~.~n~eci towns with si.gnifican~G Maxican-American pop~l.ata.ons,
a Iarge mvuntain.re~irement com~unity an~ a s~ate un~v~arsitp
~orar~ of 50,OOQ. ~t is ~h~ county taith tha ~arges~ popu-
Iation north of Sacramei~to.
The broad appeal of the county and co~.fortab~~ ba~.ance
of rural qua~.~.ti~s and metropol~.tan service access have
resul~ed ~.n high pog~xlat~.4n grow~h, ~ together ~caith ~he growth
of social prob3.ems a~ a t~.t~e of c~xtreme fisc~l di~ficulty.
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Th3s tends to be compounded by the facfi ~hat Butte
Coun~y, and ~he major popu~.at~.on center of Ch~.co, are
resourc~ and servzc~ centers for a much larger multi-
countiy a~ea of the North State. Trends indicate that
this effect wil~ continue tv gro~r rather than abate
in ~k~~ £ut~.re, due ~o the econo~ic trend towards cen-
trali~zatiQn.
- A si~ni~ica~~~ i.mpact of these condit~ans is t~at '
th~ demand fo.r ~ocial services a~.d ~a~zrden upon al~
aspec~s of ~hr~ ar~a crir~inal ~~stice syst~m are h~igh~-
ened as are crzme~. ~. and popula~ion while government
~~st dea~. with pos~ ~roposit~.on ~.3 econ~an~.c r~:a1i'ties.
~ AlI public agenc~es are ~hin~y s~~ess~d. The evo~~red
dasign a£ ~he criminal ~ust~:ce system has n~c~ssarily,
some wo~sld ar~ue, excluded th~ crime victim from the
admin~stration of jusfii.ce. The But~e County~Proba~ion
D~pa~t~nent has ~s~a'b~isk~ed ~he Victim/Witness Pragram
in an a~ter~pt to restare parity; to pra~ri.de crimina~
,~ustice professionals ta abate ~he inequ~kies of the
sys~em; to provide direct professional sez~vices to crime
vict~,ms and w~.tn~ss~s. The pro~ram has proven tr~mendously
effec~~,v~, yet operates ~,r~.th a s~aff equ~.va~ency o£ one
~per 6~,000 popula~ian.
Du~ to Ch~ syst~mic socia3. and econor~ic realities
outl~.ned abav~, the crim~ victi.m a.~.d witness has been .
typ~cal~.y confxon~~~. by is~differen.ce vr avoidance by
trac~~~ional e~iminal ,~ustice sys~em a~;en~s who struggl~
w3.th ~he~.r own ~.i~ita~ions and demands of tiheir agency.
Their focus is th~ o~fendr~r: T~ey a~e ~~asured in terms ~
of cr3me, arrest and canv~.e~ian ra~~. Th~y n~cessari~y
avoid dea~ing wi.th t~e time-consuming and diffi.cu~t needs
of fihe oft~n traumafia.zed victim. The vi.c~im, conversely,
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~ is often fearful, in same c~ray injured and wi~hd~awn.
T~~ impacts of .physic~.I injury, fi,nan.c~.a~. loss and grief
are overwhe~~uing yet there is ].ittle- outcry. Th~ cffects
of unmet needs, thezefr~re, are d~.~'ficu~.t to measure;
sou~etim~s only revea~ing themselves as unmade canvi.ctions
d~e to unwil~ing or ~.n~imida~ed witnesses or unreparted
crim~s o~ disappearing victi~ns. The sub~~.er aspec~s of
th~.s patt~rn is that the cr~.me vic~im, ta whom no an~
ar~act~es out, is unaware af servic~s and benefits ava~.labl.~,
unaz~rar~ of th~ progress of cr~.m~nal prosecu~ions. Th~y
are needlessly con£u~ed by a pere~zved ~.ack of cvncexn
fo:r the~n; by repea~~d de~ays a.n serv~.c~ d~livery and ~n
court processes an~.they became a~3.ena~ed, often emb~.ttered.
The criminal ~ust~ce system has fai~.ed them, b~cause it
has forgotten those ~t pretends ~o serve.
2. P~rogram ~Ob~e~~~:~es ' .~:~~-:
The' .$ut~~e, ;County~ -Vi:ctim~Wi~ness:.~Program ~. i;s .:basec~: :upan
the gremi~e that~~the ef~ec~iv~ deli~~ry of services to th~,s
par~~cular c~.ientele demands that the provider have cre~-
~.bili~y w~th the er~.m~.nal 3ustice system as w,rei~ as ur~i.~h
the c~.i.enteZe. The probation off~.c~r is ideaZly suited
for ~.he task. As a fully leg~ti~i,z~d agent af the system,
the probation o~'f~.cer can n~ost ~ff~cti.v~ly advocate an be~
haLf of ~he vzctim or witness; c~xtversely, the probat~on
offic~r is oxiented toward the deZivery"of human services
w~.thin a professionaI. case~~ork relationshzp. In ~he ro1~
of victim/witnes~ servic~ wo~k~~, 3.t is the proba~ion of-
fzcer who b~st can build and main~axn~the br~.dge between
~he vie~im~w~tn~s~ a.nd bath the service cat~unity and crim-
inal ~ustice s~rs~emo
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Thraugh dir~ct st~.~f se~vices and the ~~.mplemen~ation
o£ ~killed, tx~ained vol.~nteers, th~ But~e County V~c~imf
Witnes,s Program has ~arned the support of the clientele ~
and th~ criminal jus~ice system. ~n ~ach instance of via~
lent crir~e ~n the caun~y, whatever the poliee ~ur~sdic~ion,
, the grogram is pro~nptly na~a.fied via poZice repor~. The
victim simu~.taneous~.y is natified personally by ma3.1 by
the pa~.~ce agency c~f righ~~ and benefits avai~.ab~e wh~.ch
~nc~.ude ~h~ state inder~mificat~.on p~ogx-am. The ~no~Cic~
includes a referral to th~ vic~im/witness prog~am. Approx-
imate~.y 100 su~h referrals ~re received per man~h, plus
infarmal z~~fe~rrals from throughou~ the servic~ com~uni.ty
and criminal justice system, Eaeh referral is assa.gn~d
a specific warker whose a.ni~ial task is follow-up ox- ou~~
r~ach as the case demands. ~
Ma~or ernphase~ of the progra~a are:
A. Indiv~dual social casework, incZuding but nc~~
~.imited to :
1a The mobiliza~~.on of needed socia~ services and
approp~ia~e ref~rra~ and fol~.ow-ug
2. Develop~en~ of f~raancial assis~Cance thzough ava~l-
able resaurces and a3.~erna~ives ~.ncluding proge~ty
return and re~stitution
3. Notification and interventa.on with fami~.y, ~~ ...
emp~.oyers and~~creditors as needed. !
4~. D~.rect serv~ces de~.ivery such as hous~hol.d assis-
tance, criszs in~er.vention, transport~.tion and
ch3.xd ~car~, e~c. -
5. . Sgec,~.al att~nt~.on to the part~cular need~ af the
d~.sabled or elder criffie v~.ctim and crim~ p~even~ion
ef~orts .
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B. Cour~ Liaison wark
1. Individual court assistance including lia~son
work with a~torneys and escort and firansportation
assistance
2. The distribu~ion of w~tness ass~stanc~ brochu~es
along with subpaenae
3. Advance appearance notices and call-a£fs
4. On-szte witness management at conge~ted lower
caur~ calendars.
C. S~ate Xndemnificat~on applicat~on ass~stance
These ~fforts result broadly in an enhanced and we11
functianing criminal ~ustice system which is respons~ble
not oniy to itse~f but to th~ victim and witness it s~rves.
Secondary b~~efits af eff~ctive work are enhanced support
by ind~vidua~s and the community for the c~iminal justice
syste~ and continuing sensitizatian of criminal ~ustice
system agents ~o~.the needs of crime vict~ms and witness~s.
3. Program Act~v~~y
The primary ~ine worker, the fu~I-~~me vict~m/witness
advocate (OCJP funded Probation Officer II), shares res-
ponsibi~ity far providing g~neral casework servic~s upon
assi4nmen~ as deta~l~d in ~he abjectives above. ~n that
capacity the worker wi~I; ~
A. Provide direct casewark ~0 30Q crime victims
including as need~dt
~. ~ Service refarral to 1oca1 socia~. sez-vice agencies
2. Fo~.low-up services
3. Direct sservi.ces, sucli as crisis intervention,
hous~hold assis~anc~, transportation assistance,
~'amily and employer notificat~ons, orientiation
to the criminal justice system.
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. B. Provid~ d~rect cour~ r~Ia~ed services to 8~
_ v~.c~ims inc~ud~.~.g, as ~necessar~:
. ~. Lia~son and suppart with the Di~trict ~~torn.ey'
pr~-~rial confer~nces, ~fic. •
2. Court escort .
3. ~ranspor~ation and child care ass~stance
4. S~n~anc~,ng 3.nput {v~.c~.~m impac~ sta~temenC~
5. Advance notic~ of hearing dates and continuances
5. Case dispos~~~an informaC~on
7: R~~~ituta.on cl.a~.~a.s
$. Mi~leag~ ar~d.w~~n~as fees assis~ance
, C. provide ass~.s~ar~ce ~0 2Q .victi.ms in ~he prepara~inn
of s~at~ indemnification c~aims.
D. A witn~ss brochure wi11 accampany aIl original, sub-
poenae served by the Disrri~t A~~orney.
E. D~rect on~sigh~ ~.~ness managemen~ services ~ail~. be
provided regularly on ~he h3.gh valume Mur~icipal Cou~~ pre-
~.iminary hea~i~$ ca~.en~,ar and call-offs w~.Il be made to
~ 300 wi~nesses.
F. A"Pro$ram Brochure" w~.l~. be developed and m~ade
ava~.Zab1.e to the publ~.c, o~her agenc~.~s, anci the c~.~.en~ele
G. Twenty ~nformational pres~ntations to schools,
agencies, the media and s~rvic~ groupg wi11 be made.
~i. A volunte~r coordinator w3.ll be deve~.op~d to im-
plement a broad array of serv~.c~s as detailed above.
T e A prog~am asp~c~ wi.l~ be develaped to b~a.ng speca.al
servfcc~s to 60 el.der and handicapped crime vic~~~s,:inclu-
d3.ng crime prevention informata.on.
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E, Wark Sched~le: ~ ~
T~me schedule of tasks (Activi~y items A-I, above)
~rant Period Tim~ ~ Sevtember, I9$~ ~hrou~h 1un~. 1982
A. Direc~ casework se~vices . . . . . . . . On-going
B. Direct court services . . . . . . . . . ~n-go~ng
C. ~ndemn~fication claims assistance . . . On~goi~g
D. Witness brochure distribut~on .. ... On-going
E. Wi~n~ss manag~~ent/call-offs ... . Each Thursday
~ F. Pragram brochur~ ... ._.., . . . . . October, 1981
G. F~~s~n~ations . . . . . . . . . . . . . On-go~ng
H. Vorunteer coordinat~r ...... S~gt~mbEr, 1981
~. Elder / handica~ped
crime prev~ntian compon~nt . . . November, ~98~
Acl~ninis~ra~3ve Revarts
3. Victim~Witness Assi~~anc~ Program
EvaZuat~on Data Farm . . . . . . . . . , . Monthly
2. Quarter~y P~ogress R~port
- (OCJP Form ~as> ..... . . . . . . . Septe~ber, 198~
. . . . . . . . . . Januar~, 1982
> . . . . . . . . . . . March, 1982
. , . . . , . . . . . Jun~ , 1982
3. Fina~. Regort ~. . . . . . ; . . . after .Tune, 1982
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