TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Supervisor Brown and Supervisor McCowen and Probation
MEETING DATE: July 9, 2019
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Izen Locatelli
PHONE:
234-6911
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Cathy White
PHONE:
234-6913
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Adoption of Proclamation Recognizing July 21-27, 2019 as Probation Services Week in Mendocino County
(Sponsors: Supervisors Brown and McCowen, and Probation)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Adopt Proclamation recognizing July 21-27, 2019, 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; and the Board recognized Probation Services Week for the week of July 15 - 21, 2018 and signed a Proclamation on July 10, 2018.
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 into his custody rather than sending him to prison - the prevalent means of dealing with law violations at that time. His efforts at reforming his first charge were successful, and he soon convinced the court to release other offenders to his supervision. By 1869 the Massachusetts legislature required a state agent to be present if court actions might result in the placement of a child...
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