MEETING DATE
2/20/2014 |
BUREAU SUBMITTING THIS REPORT
Learning Technology Resources Bureau |
RESEARCHED BY (PRINT NAME)
Anne Brewer |
REVIEWED BY (PRINT NAME)
Jan Bullard |
REPORT DATE
01/22/2014 |
APPROVED BY
Robert A. Stresak |
DATE APPROVED
1/30/14 |
PURPOSE
Information Only |
FINANCIAL IMPACT
No
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| ISSUE: |
| This is an informational report concerning a Training Needs Assessment meeting on Public Safety Realignment held in November 2013. |
| BACKGROUND: |
In 2011, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed Assembly Bill (AB) 109, known as California's Public Safety Realignment Act of 2011. This law realigned custody responsibilities for a particular class of offenders - those identified as non-violent, non-serious and non-sex offenders - from state corrections facilities to local jurisdictions and transferred post-release supervision responsibilities for this population from state parole officers to county probation officers. Starting October 1, 2011, eligible offenders began serving their sentences at the local level rather than in state prisons.
The purpose of this initiative was to change the over-reliance on prisons by developing a solution for reducing the number of inmates in the state's 33 prisons as well as a shared goal of reducing recidivism rates.
In November 2013, POST met with the leadership of statewide law enforcement associations and other selected agencies to obtain input regarding Public Safety Realignment. Participants were encouraged to identify core realignment issues for local agencies so that POST could evaluate how its resources could best support the identified training needs. |
| ANALYSIS: |
At the November training needs assessment meeting, a number of issues were identified for all ranks of law enforcement personnel. It was the consensus of the group that Public Safety Realignment requires a law enforcement cultural change consistent with the objectives of realignment. In order to effectively manage this change, training to orient all ranks within law enforcement and establishing uniform definitions of commonly used terms and concepts associated with Realignment is essential for a "uniform understanding" of AB 109.
A breakdown of these suggested topics are reflected in Attachment A. The final training content will be determined by a curriculum development committee designated by POST staff.
POST staff has determined the most efficient and expedient method to develop and disseminate this training is through a video. This is scheduled for completion by Fall 2014.
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| RECOMMENDATION: |
| This report is presented for information only. No action is required. |
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