Primary Department: Juvenile Probation
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Henry Gonzales
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Financial Authorization
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Request for approval to utilize general funds, special funds, and grant funds to support incentives and field trips for justice involved youth, and approval for a limited exemption to permit the use of the P-Card for expenses not typically allowable (excluding gift cards) but including certain entertainment-related costs when such expenditures are directly related to youth programming at a cost to the county of $100,000.
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Background and Discussion:
These activities are exclusively for participating youth; any employee expenses incurred are solely for staff assigned to supervise and ensure the safety of youth during approved activities.
Opportunity Based Probation (OBP) is an evidence-based supervision model grounded in the science of adolescent development. Research demonstrates that youth are more responsive to positive reinforcement than punishment, are still developing decision making and emotional regulation skills, and are strongly influenced by their environment and family systems. OBP aligns probation practices with these developmental factors by emphasizing structural goal setting, incentives, and positive recognition to promote accountability and long-term behavior change.
Under OBP, probation staff, youth, and caregivers collaboratively develop individualized case plans with clearly def...
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