Contra Costa County Grand Jury
• 2015-2016
• Agency Response
Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff David O. Livingston Sheriff - Coroner June 6, 2016 The Honorable John T*
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Note: Missing finding numbers detected: F8, F10
Findings and Recommendations 7 findings
F6
Many social workers in CFS, law enforcement, officers in Juvenile Hall and victim advocates in the DA's Office are not implementing the CSEC Protocol because they have not seen it. Response: Agree.
No recommendations for this finding
F7
CFS, the leader of the Oversight Committee, has not followed up with its interagency partners that have signed off on the Protocol, but have not submitted their own CSEC department plan/protocols to the Oversight Committee. Response: Agree.
No recommendations for this finding
F9
Suspected CSEC victims are being arrested and booked into Juvenile Hall for their own safety pursuant to various statutes under the Welfare & Institutions Code, relating to infractions and crimes committed by youth, while the County assesses the appropriate health and social services to provide. Disagree. As a practice, Deputy Sheriffs do not book juveniles into Response: Juvenile Hall for infractions or misdemeanors. Juvenile offenders are issued a citation and referred to the Juvenile Probation Department. Additionally, at no time are "status offenders" taken to Juvenile Hall per Sheriff's policy and procedure.
Related Recommendations (1)
R9
The Board of Supervisors, City Councils, and Sheriff's Department should consider recommending that all first responders (usually law enforcement) refer suspected victims of CSEC to specialized and dedicated CSEC personnel, to be established within CFS. The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be Response: implemented in the future. The Office of the Sheriff will begin to refer victims of CSEC to specialized and dedicated CSEC personnel. The Sheriff's Office will update internal policies, to include the notification of Sheriff's personnel regarding CSEC referral procedures. The time frame will commence once CFS notifies the Office of the Sheriff whom the dedicated and specialized personnel are to be notified. Upon such notification from CFS, Sheriff's policies will be updated and the notification of personnel will be completed
F11
No single database covering all CSEC-related arrests, referrals, and pending cases exists in the County. Response: Agree.
Related Recommendations (1)
R11
City Councils and Sheriff's Department should direct law enforcement to avail themselves of the CSEC training programs formulated by CFS. The recommendation will not be implemented at this time due to Response: insufficient funding. The Office of the Sheriff supports CSEC training. However, the current operating budget for the Office of the Sheriff does not include funds to increase additional training programs. Should funding opportunities become available, Sheriff's personnel will avail themselves to CSEC training formulated by CFS.
F12
Due to the lack of a single database in the County covering all CSEC- related arrests, referrals and pending cases, the County does not know the number of victims of CSEC and where they are located. Response: Agree.
No recommendations for this finding
F13
County personnel and law enforcement dealing with victims of CSEC are well-meaning, compassionate and dedicated people trying to make the best of a very difficult situation. Response: Agree. .• 1
No recommendations for this finding
F14
Most County personnel and law enforcement dealing with victims of CSEC lack in-depth CSEC training, necessary facilities for temporary accommodating the victims and a clear-cut plan of action, which lays out how to rescue, protect and serve the victims of CSEC in a manner that is caring and trauma-informed. Response: Agree.
No recommendations for this finding
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