TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Supervisor Brown and Probation
MEETING DATE: July 12, 2016
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Pamela Markham
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 17 - 23, 2016, as Probation Services Week in Mendocino County
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Adopt Proclamation recognizing July 17 - 23, 2016, 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.
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 in a reformatory, thus providing a model for modern caseworkers. The agents were to search for other placement, protect the child's interests, investigate the case before trial, and supervise the plan for the child after disposition. Massachusetts passed the first probation statute in 1878 mandating an official State probation system with salaried probation officers (National Center for Juvenile Justice [NCJJ], 1991). Other states quickly f...
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