gang prevention

Probation Officers Rally to Demand Support of County Supervisors

On Tuesday, Aug. 16, more than 300 Los Angeles County Deputy Probation and Detention Services Officers, Supervisors, and Managers rallied before the L.A. County Board of Supervisors Hearing Room to demand that the County Supervisors support Probation by implementing policies and procedures to protect the officers who are suffering unprecedented injuries when breaking up escalating youth-on-youth fights in the juvenile halls and camps.

Legislators Save $9.5 Million For Local Gang Prevention Programs

For nearly a decade, California has appropriated $9.215 million every year to fund CalGRIP, a grant program to cities that provide a dollar-for-dollar match to implement evidence-based programs to reduce youth and group-related crime and violence, according to the Children’s Defense Fund California website.