Santa Barbara County Bill Brown Stations Sheriff - Coroner Headquarters Buellton*

R1

That the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department [sic], the Probation Department, the District Attorney and the police departments of Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, Guadalupe and Lompoc pool their resources to establish a comprehensive database that includes a gang roster across jurisdictions.

R3

That the Santa Barbara County Sheriff organize and fund a gang unit within the next budget cycle to address gang activity in Santa Barbara County and its contract cities.

R6a

That the Santa Barbara County District Attorney form a consortium including the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department [sic], the Santa Barbara County Probation Department and the Police Departments of Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, Lompoc and Guadalupe to hire a full-time crime analyst and share data to reduce gang crime. <b>Response to Recommendation 6a</b> This recommendation will not be implemented at this time. Although we are not opposed to the formation of the recommended consortium, the governing bodies of the county and cities would need to designate additional funding to enable this to occur. Additionally, as was mentioned within our response to Recommendation 1, with the exception of cases that are submitted for prosecution to the District Attorney's Office, the Federal requirements of 28 CFR Part 23 would likely apply to the work of the proposed crime analyst in sharing gang related data across agencies. Any such cross-agency data sharing would require a comprehensive MOU between all involved entities. Love Las <b>Recommendation 6b</b> That the Santa Barbara County District Attorney form a consortium including the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department [sic], the Santa Barbara County Probation Department and the Police Departments of Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, Lompoc and Guadalupe and hire staff that would apply for grants to fund anti-gang programs.

R6b

That the Santa Barbara County District Attorney form a consortium including the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department [sic], the Santa Barbara County Probation Department and the Police Departments of Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, Lompoc and Guadalupe and hire staff that would apply for grants to fund anti-gang programs. Response to Recommendation 6b This recommendation will not be implemented at this time. Although the Sheriff's Office is certainly not opposed to the formation of the recommended consortium, the governing bodies of the county and involved cities would need to designate additional funding to enable the creation and operation of the proposed consortium. The addition of resources focused on pursuing grants and other funding opportunities that would assist our community in addressing the negative impacts of criminal street gangs would be beneficial, but cannot be accomplished within current staffing and resource constraints. Additionally, it should be noted that community partners, including the Community Action Commission, have been instrumental in bringing youth-oriented resources to our local communities, specifically seeking to enhance the safety of youths within our local communities.