Body 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...

Body 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...

Body 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...

Body 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... Links in this section relate to Body

Body 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...

Body Sealing of Juvenile Records for Satisfactory Completion of Probation (WIC 786) - English Sealing of Juvenile Records for Satisfactory Completion of Probation (WIC 786) - Spanish How To Ask The Court To Seal Your Records - English Packet How To Ask The Court To Seal Your Records - Spanish Packet

Body The Administrative and Fiscal Division is comprised of the Accounting and Finance Unit, Budget, the Clerical Support and Scheduling Unit, Facilities Support, and Purchasing and Contracts. The division provides administrative and fiscal support services to the entire department. The division is comprised of approximately 270 professional staff who are located...

Body Table 1. Program Separations as of December 31, 2000 Separation Status Treatment Comparison Terminated from probation/ Relieved of supervision (ROS) Successful termination / ROS 19 27 Moved to another location/placement 12 5 Returned to probation 2 9 Sub-total 33 41 Moved out of the area 7 9 Transferred to another...