TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Probation
MEETING DATE: July 11, 2023
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Katie Ford
PHONE:
707-234-6904
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Adoption of Proclamation Recognizing July 16 - 22, 2023 as Probation Services Week in Mendocino County
(Sponsors: Supervisor McGourty and Supervisor Mulheren)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Adopt Proclamation recognizing July 16 - 22, 2023 as Probation Services Week in Mendocino County; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
The Board recognized Probation Services Week for the week of July 12-18, 2015 and signed a Proclamation on July 7, 2015; The Board recognized Probation Services Week for the week of July 17-23, 2016 and signed a Proclamation on July 12, 2016; The Board recognized Probation Services Week for the week of July 16-22, 2017 and signed a Proclamation on July 18, 2017; the Board recognized Probation Services Week for the week of July 15-21, 2018 and signed a Proclamation on July 10, 2018; the Board recognized Probation Services week for the week of July 21-27, 2019 and signed a Proclamation on July 9, 2019; the Board recognized Probation Services Week for the week of July 19-25, 2020 and signed a Proclamation on July 14, 2020; the Board recognized Probation Services Week for the week of July 18-24, 2021 and signed a Proclamation on July 20, 2021; and the Board recognized Probation Services Week for the week of July 17-23, 2022 and signed a Proclamation on July 12, 2022.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Probation Services Week is recognized by the State of California and Pretrial, Probation and Parole Supervision Week is recognized nationally by the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA).
The field of Probation dates back to 1841, when John Augustus, a Boston cobbler (also credited as the "Father of Probation") persuaded the Boston Police Court to release an adult drunkard in...
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