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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Placer County Grand Jury
• 2017-2018
Response to the Placer County Grand Jury 2017-2018 Final Report Juvenile Detention
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Findings 6 findings
F1
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The JDF is clean, well-maintained, and suitable for safely housing juveniles while accommodating their education, counseling, and healthcare needs..
F2
Page 51
JDF staff is well-trained and dedicated to the achievement of the organization’s mission statement.
F3
Page 51
The current co-ed environment creates challenges for appropriate supervision.
F4
Page 51
Exposure to technical career training and opportunities is limited for those juveniles who do not plan to attend college.
F5
Page 51
JDF has not enforced the contractual obligation of Aramark to post menus within the facility.
F6
Page 51
JDF staff counseling efforts may not be adequately formalized so juveniles recognize the benefits of counseling.
Recommendations 4
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R1Page 51JDF staff should develop a plan for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY2018) to address staffing and funding implications required to segregate housing for male and female juveniles.
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R2Page 51In FY2018, JDF augments its efforts to address training of juveniles who do not plan to attend college. JDF should consider developing a plan for local private and public technical training centers to make regular presentations to juveniles to: a) Provide familiarization training about technical (i.e. culinary, auto repair, plumbing, etc.) career opportunities available to them; b) Describe requirements for obtaining necessary training and certification, as appropriate; c) Where logistically feasible, provide demonstrations of these careers, for example. a cooking class; and d) Obtain brochures and other written material, to be maintained at JDF, describing these technical careers and their requirements.
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R3Page 51JDF should require Aramark to comply with the contractual obligation of posting a menu of daily meals.
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R4Page 51JDF management should formalize a program in which staff is assigned to individual juveniles to assure consistency. Response to -2018 Final Report