RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Probation Department, to purchase two hundred (200) Wal-Mart gift cards in an amount of $20 each, two hundred (200) Target gift cards in an amount of $20 each and one hundred (100) Safeway gift cards in an amount of $20 each for a grand total of $10,000 to support the Probation Department’s Evidence Based Incentives Program for probation clients who have attained rehabilitative goals.
FISCAL IMPACT:
50% SB 678 State Revenue; 50% Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA) revenue
BACKGROUND:
The Probation Department has implemented an Evidence Based Practices (EBP) cognitive behavioral program called “Core Correctional Practices (CCP)”. CCP trained Deputies utilize effective communication and rehabilitation interventions with individuals on probation to effect positive behavioral change. The Department has created a behavioral management system that offers defined sanctions, incentives and interventions which are responsive to the individual risk and needs of the probationer.
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