The San Bernardino County Probation Department could be forced to lay off 140 probation officers and other staff members if voters do not extend the increase in the Vehicle License Fee for another five years, officials fear. The 2009 tax and fee increases, set to expire June 30, added an 0.5-percentage-point increase to the VLF. A portion of the fee - projected to generate $4.5 billion in 2011-12 if it is extended - funds various public safety programs, including juvenile justice and probation.
COUNTY: Is 21 percent increase over three years due to hazards or fraud? The Los Angeles County Probation Department has seen a spike in workers' compensation claims in recent years and officials are trying to determine whether it is due to fraud, an increase in workplace hazards or other causes.
Collaborative efforts employed to address juvenile justice issues within school settings have taken three primary forms: law enforcement education programs provided during the school day; school-based initiatives for a greater law enforcement presence in schools; and other collaborations, usually including a broader network of community organizations. The majority of collaborative efforts employed to address juvenile justice issues in the school environment have been law enforcement education efforts and have only indirectly involved the juvenile court system (Gottfredson, Wilson, and Najka 2002).
COUNTY: Department may lay off 200, then be forced to add 400 to 600 months later. After years of federal investigations, state oversight and consent decrees, the Los Angeles County Probation Department remains beset by turmoil.
The San Bernardino County Probation Department could be forced to lay off 140 probation officers and other staff members if voters do not extend the increase in the Vehicle License Fee for another five years, officials fear. The 2009 tax and fee increases, set to expire June 30, added an 0.5 percentage point increase to the Vehicle License Fee. A portion of the fee - projected to generate $4.5billion in 2011-12 if it is extended - funds various public safety programs, including juvenile justice and probation.
The Los Angeles County Probation Department has seen a spike in workers' compensation claims in recent years and officials are trying to determine whether it is due to fraud, an increase in workplace hazards or other causes. The department saw 931 claims filed in 2010-11, an increase of 21 percent over three years. The county's other largest departments have seen their number of claims drop, or rise only by a small margin, in recent years.
The Legislature tried to give probation departments a financial incentive in 2008 to keep revocations and prison populations down. However, lawmakers never came up with the money for the incentives. And this past session, lawmakers repealed the incentives program known as the Safe Communities Act (SCA). Even in the absence of the financial part, the program was considered a success by some because of the methods probation departments developed and refined during that time.
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