Contra Costa County Grand Jury
• 2015-2016
• Agency Response
Caring for the Victims*
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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. City Response: Agree, the staff of the Pleasant Hill Police Department have not seen the CSEC Protocol.
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. City Response: Agree, the staff of the Pleasant Hill Police Department has not been contact by CFS regarding the protocol.
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. City Response: Partially disagree. The Pleasant Hill Police Department does not arrest CSEC victims and does not know whether CSEC victims are being arrested and booked into Juvenile Hall for their own safety. Gregory Lane – Pleasant Hill – California 94523-3323 – (925) 671-5270 – FAX (925) 256-8190 ٠,٠
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.
F11
No single database covering all CSEC-related arrests, referrals and pending cases exists in the County. City Response: Agree, the staff of the Pleasant Hill Police Department is not aware of a single database covering all CSEC related incidents in the County.
Related Recommendations (1)
R11
City Councils and Sheriff's Department should direct law enforcement to avail themselves of CSEC training programs 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. City Response: Agree, the staff of the Pleasant Hill Police Department is not aware of a single database covering all CSEC related incidents in the County or any other system that would enable the County to know the number and location of victims of CSEC.
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. City Response: Agree.
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 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: Agree
No recommendations for this finding
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