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C. 67

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Philip F. Kader, Probation
Date:	January 8, 2013

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

"Zero Tolerance" Cultures for Sexual Abuse in Local Adult and Juvenile Detention Facilities

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/08/2013

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

P. Hernandez 3-4149

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 8, 2013
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Probation Officer, or designee, to apply for and accept the "Zero Tolerance" Cultures for Sexual Abuse in Local Adult and Juvenile Detention Facilities competitive grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U. S. Department of Justice in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for training and implementation of Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Standards.

FISCAL IMPACT:

$100,000 for one year, no match required.

BACKGROUND:

The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) was signed into law (P.L.108-79) by President Bush on September 4, 2003. The goal of PREA is to eradicate sexual assaults in all "correctional" facilities in the United States. In addition to providing federal funding for research, programs, training, and technical assistance to address the issue, the legislation mandated the development of national standards. The final version of the standards was issued by the Department of Justice on May 17, 2012. PREA required the Department of Justice to issue standards outline the steps that facilities must take to address sexual misconduct prevention, detection, and response. On June 20, 2012, the Department of Justice officially published the final standards for four types of facilities: juvenile facilities, adult prisons and jails, lockups, and community confinement facilities. PREA standards include detailed: Prevention Planning, Training and Education, Screening, Reporting, responding to Misconduct, Investigations, Discipline, Medical and Mental Health Care, Data Collection and Review, and Audits.