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8 Percent Problem Study Methodology
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Note: This is a composite of the background section and original appendix from The "8% Problem": Chronic Juvenile Offender Recidivism (Kurz and Moore, 1994) which describes the research methodology used to examine juvenile offender recidivism in Orange County. Background Over the decade of the 1980s, the County of Orange became...
Policy, Procedure & Training Manuals
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On January 1, 2020, California Senate Bill 978 modified Penal Code section 13650. PC 13650 now requires law enforcement agencies to post online all current standards, policies, practices, operating procedures, and education and training materials that would otherwise be available to the public if a request was made pursuant to...
Juvenile Court Services
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The Juvenile Court Services Division provides several essential functions within the juvenile justice system. This division provides intake screening services for all youth referred by law enforcement agencies for alleged violations of the law, including both in-custody and out of custody referrals ; conducts preliminary investigations to determine if further...
Resource Family Approval (RFA) Program
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Welcome to the Orange County Probation Department’s Resource Family Approval (RFA) Program information page. RFA is a new family-friendly and child-centered approach to approving both relative and non-relative families to foster or provide guardianship to children and youth in the child welfare system. The Orange County Probation Department’s goal is...
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Administrative Office
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Probation offices are open to the public from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on county holidays. Administrative Office P.O. Box 10260 - Santa Ana, CA 92711-0260 1055 N. Main Street - Santa Ana, CA 92701 General and After Hours: 714-569-2000
Orange County's Model Continuum Of Juvenile Justice Services
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The Context for Orange County's 8% Solution The 8% Problem studies not only affected how the Orange County Probation Department handled the supervision of 8%-risk youth, but profoundly changed the department's entire approach to juvenile offender supervision. The Probation Department has established a "model continuum" of juvenile justice services, using...
Santa Ana Office
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Probation offices are open to the public from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on county holidays. Santa Ana Office 909 N. Main Street Santa Ana, CA 92701 (714) 569-2000
Manchester Office Building
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Probation offices are open to the public from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on county holidays. Manchester Office Building 301 The City Drive Orange, CA 92868 (714) 935-7411