Santa Barbara County Grand Jury • 2020-2021 • Agency Response
Response to: JUVENILES IN GANGS IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY: Has Accountability Been Forgotten?

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Published: January 01, 2017 2 pages
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Note: Missing finding numbers detected: F2, F3, F5

Findings and Recommendations 3 findings

F1
No comprehensive database exists to identify gangs and gang membership. City Response: The City of Santa Barbara agrees with this finding
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
That the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department, 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.
F4 Page 1
No comprehensive database exists to identify gangs and gang membership. City Response: The Clty of Santa Barbara acrees with this finding
No recommendations for this finding
F6
Gang activities cross jurisdictional boundaries of local law enforcement agencies. City Response: The City of Santa Barbara agrees with this finding.
Related Recommendations (2)
R6a
That the Santa Barbara County District Attorney form a consortium including the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department, 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.
R6b
That the Santa Barbara County District Attorney form a consortium including the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department, 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.

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