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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. City Response The City of Clayton partially disagrees with the Finding. While our City has no inclination to disbelieve the Civil Grand Jury, our City cannot vouch for or address the operational practices of other entities, including whether or not other parties "... are not implementing the CSEC Protocol because they have not yet seen it." Our City does agree to the extent the Clayton Police Department has never seen the Protocol associated with CSEC. 7. 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. City Response The City of Clayton partially disagrees with the Finding. While our City has no inclination to disbelieve the Civil Grand Jury, our City also has no independent knowledge of how other entities associated with this program are conducting themselves as it pertains to procedures or protocols, including the Contra Costa County Division of Children and Family Services (CFS). . 9. 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. City Response The City of Clayton partially disagrees with the Finding. While our City has no inclination to disbelieve the Civil Grand Jury, our City cannot vouch for or address the operational practices of other entities. The Clayton Police Department has never booked a juvenile into Juvenile Hall for such an offense or protection. It would be the goal of this City's Police Department to utilize CFS or the parents of CSEC victims for proper placement rather than book the victim into Juvenile Hall. 11. No single database covering all CSEC-related arrests, referrals and pending cases exist in the County. City Response The City of Clayton agrees with the Finding. Records of this nature would be kept internally within the Clayton Police Department; statistical data is archived and can be collected through this City's contractual agreement with the City of Concord Police Department. 12. 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. City Response The City of Clayton partially disagrees with the Finding. While our City acknowledges that no single database in the County exists that covers all CSEC-related arrests, referrals and pending cases, our City cannot address whether or not the County knows the number of victims of CSEC or where they are located. 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. City Response The City of Clayton partially disagrees with the Finding. . While our City can attest to the well-meaning, compassion, and dedication of the many County and law enforcement personnel dealing with victims of CSEC which our Clayton Police Department personnel have encountered, our City cannot vouch for all personnel engaged in such operations as we do not know all of them. We do agree dealing with victims of CSEC is a very difficult and challenging situation and do generally support personnel employed for such purpose(s). 14. Most County personnel and law enforcement dealing with victims of CSEC lack in- depth CSEC training, necessary facilities for temporarily 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. City Response The City of Clayton partially disagrees with the Finding. While our City has no inclination to disbelieve the Civil Grand Jury, our City has not performed independent analysis or investigation to substantiate this Finding as to the practices and facilities of other agencies. The Clayton Police Department does work toward protecting and serving the victims of CSEC in a manner that is caring and trauma-informed. Further in-depth training, appropriate facilities for temporary accommodations and a clear- cut plan of action at a countywide level would help improve conditions for victims of CSEC. # # #

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. City Response The City of Clayton partially disagrees with the Finding. While our City has no inclination to disbelieve the Civil Grand Jury, our City also has no independent knowledge of how other entities associated with this program are conducting themselves as it pertains to procedures or protocols, including the Contra Costa County Division of Children and Family Services (CFS). .

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. City Response The City of Clayton partially disagrees with the Finding. While our City has no inclination to disbelieve the Civil Grand Jury, our City cannot vouch for or address the operational practices of other entities. The Clayton Police Department has never booked a juvenile into Juvenile Hall for such an offense or protection. It would be the goal of this City's Police Department to utilize CFS or the parents of CSEC victims for proper placement rather than book the victim into Juvenile Hall.

No single database covering all CSEC-related arrests, referrals and pending cases exist in the County. City Response The City of Clayton agrees with the Finding. Records of this nature would be kept internally within the Clayton Police Department; statistical data is archived and can be collected through this City's contractual agreement with the City of Concord Police Department.

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. City Response The City of Clayton partially disagrees with the Finding. While our City acknowledges that no single database in the County exists that covers all CSEC-related arrests, referrals and pending cases, our City cannot address whether or not the County knows the number of victims of CSEC or where they are located. 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. City Response The City of Clayton partially disagrees with the Finding. . While our City can attest to the well-meaning, compassion, and dedication of the many County and law enforcement personnel dealing with victims of CSEC which our Clayton Police Department personnel have encountered, our City cannot vouch for all personnel engaged in such operations as we do not know all of them. We do agree dealing with victims of CSEC is a very difficult and challenging situation and do generally support personnel employed for such purpose(s).

Most County personnel and law enforcement dealing with victims of CSEC lack in- depth CSEC training, necessary facilities for temporarily 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. City Response The City of Clayton partially disagrees with the Finding. While our City has no inclination to disbelieve the Civil Grand Jury, our City has not performed independent analysis or investigation to substantiate this Finding as to the practices and facilities of other agencies. The Clayton Police Department does work toward protecting and serving the victims of CSEC in a manner that is caring and trauma-informed. Further in-depth training, appropriate facilities for temporary accommodations and a clear- cut plan of action at a countywide level would help improve conditions for victims of CSEC. # # #