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Findings and Recommendations 8 findings
F1
The Probation Camp main building houses staff offices and a small conference room in one area. In the larger area there is a staff station which is open to a kitchen and a dormitory style sleeping area (with showers and toilets to the side). The entire facility is well lighted with windows offering pleasant rural views.
No recommendations for this finding
F2
Successful completion of the three-phase step program is required for graduation from the Camp.
No recommendations for this finding
F3
Academic and industry-related skills being taught are designed to enable those who complete the program to re-enter the public school system or to be readily employable in the workplace.
No recommendations for this finding
F4
Vocational and shop training is realistic on a small shop industry level. Products produced and marketed generate income that funds various other activities and acquisitions at the Camp.
No recommendations for this finding
F5
Assignment of qualified youth to Camp is limited due to a maximum capacity of 24.
No recommendations for this finding
F6
Expansion of camp operations is limited due to its 5.23 acre parcel.
Related Recommendations (2)
R1
The Probation Department and the County Board of Supervisors should develop a proposal for purchasing or leasing 8.5 acres adjoining the Probation Camp from Santa Rosa Junior College and assemble a negotiating team for carrying such proposal forward.
R2
The Probation Department and the County Board of Supervisors should develop an alternative plan for expansion of the Probation Camp in the event acquisition of property from Santa Rosa Junior College is unsuccessful.
F7
For a period of time until mid-year 2001, Camp Youth Supervisors were allowed to determine some practices at the Camp with little or no management oversight. In March 2002, the Division Director issued new policy guidelines for Youth Supervisors.
Related Recommendations (2)
R3
Any question, whether oral or written, and whether raised at a Probation Camp meeting or otherwise (including but not limited to parental comments during home visitations), regarding the propriety of behavior involving any Probation Camp staff person or any adult person who is in any way involved with the performance of duties or delivery of services at the Probation Camp, should be immediately forwarded to the Camp Manager and the Chief Probation Officer.
R4
A seminar program should be developed, requiring annual attendance by all Camp staff so that professional standards, Camp policies, and performance evaluations can be reviewed. Required Responses to Findings None Required Responses to Recommendations Sonoma County Board of Supervisors: R1 and R2 Chief, Probation Department: R1 through R4 Division Director, Probation Camp: R3 and R4 30
F8
During October 2001, the camp Chef was transferred to Sierra Youth Center. The transfer resulted in the interruption of a successful culinary program at the Camp and public concern over such a loss. A new chef was assigned and the program resumed in April 2002. Conclusions Probation Camp has a long history of innovative programs designed to teach youth necessary skills so they may be returned to the community as productive citizens. With its rural setting and its many successful programs, Probation Camp has been the jewel in the crown of the Probation 29 Department’s juvenile detention facilities. It is managed and operated by professionals who strive to provide an environment and opportunity for its youth population to learn to abide by the laws of the community, be self-sufficient, be gainfully employed or attend school, and participate in healthy relationships with family and others. Since the resumption of its culinary program and the issuance of new policy guidelines that provide more management oversight and involvement, Probation Camp is well positioned to carry on its rich tradition. It is unfortunate that the Probation Department has been unable to expand the operations of the Camp beyond its limited 5.23-acre parcel. It is surrounded by a 350-acre parcel owned by Santa Rosa Junior College. Although tentative expansion plans have been developed, negotiations for acquiring a mere 8.5 acres from Santa Rosa Junior College have been unsuccessful. The Probation Department, the County Board of Supervisors, and the community need to get behind this project and make it happen. The Camp and its youth population deserve such expansion because until the situation changes or other arrangements can be made, the Probation Camp will continue as an elite facility for the chosen few.
No recommendations for this finding
Conclusions 1
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CL1 Page 3Probation Camp has a long history of innovative programs designed to teach youth necessary skills so they may be returned to the community as productive citizens. With its rural setting and its many successful programs, Probation Camp has been the jewel in the crown of the Probation 29 Department’s juvenile detention facilities. It is managed and operated by professionals who strive to provide an environment and opportunity for its youth population to learn to abide by the laws of the community, be self-sufficient, be gainfully employed or attend school, and participate in healthy relationships with family and others. Since the resumption of its culinary program and the issuance of new policy guidelines that provide more management oversight and involvement, Probation Camp is well positioned to carry on its rich tradition. It is unfortunate that the Probation Department has been unable to expand the operations of the Camp beyond its limited 5.23-acre parcel. It is surrounded by a 350-acre parcel owned by Santa Rosa Junior College. Although tentative expansion plans have been developed, negotiations for acquiring a mere 8.5 acres from Santa Rosa Junior College have been unsuccessful. The Probation Department, the County Board of Supervisors, and the community need to get behind this project and make it happen. The Camp and its youth population deserve such expansion because until the situation changes or other arrangements can be made, the Probation Camp will continue as an elite facility for the chosen few.
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