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Mayor's Blue Ribbon Crime Prevention Committee
Meeting Minutes
PLACE: Cesar
Chavez Library, Stewart Hazelton Room
605 North El Dorado Street
DATE/TIME: November 30, 2005
3:30
p.m.
ATTENDANCE:
Mayor Edward Chavez, Councilmember Leslie Martin, Mark Herder, John Bayley,
Gwen Bowen, Bill Brown, Nathaniel Bullock, Jesse DeLeCruz, Lloyd Diede, Diane
Gray, Barbara Greene, Bob Hailey, Rich Hall, Duane Isetti, David Krauss, Barbara
Kronlund, Jim Larsen, Diana Lowery, Bill Magladry, Patty Mazzilli, Bill Murray,
Al Pettet, Jim Willet, John Drummond, Larry Baker, Ronnie Murray
Opening Comments:
- The Meeting was called to order by Mayor Edward Chavez at 3:45 p.m.
- Mayor Chavez gave his welcome remarks.
OPEN DISCUSSION:
Mayor Chavez introduced Judge Bill Murray, District Attorney Jim Willett
and Public Defender Jim Larsen.
Judge Bill Murray began by showing a PowerPoint presentation* that gave a
detailed overview of crime and the court system.
Next, District Attorney Jim Willett gave a verbal presentation describing
the duties of his office.
District Attorney’s Office
- Purpose of the office is to prosecute offenders
- The mission of the office is not to receive a conviction but is to seek
justice
- Serves all courts in San Joaquin County
- Administration
- 1 District Attorney
- 1 Assistant District Attorney
- 4 Chief Deputy District Attorneys
- 77 Deputy District Attorneys
- 37 California sworn investigators
- Modes of prosecuting cases
- Vertical – One lawyer and one prosecutor for all stages
- Horizontal – Different Deputy District Attorneys handling various
aspects of the case
- Vertical divisions/units
- Homicide – 5 Deputy District Attorneys
- Gang – 5 Deputy District Attorneys
- Family Crimes and Sexual Violence – 12 Deputy District Attorneys
- Major Narcotics – 4 Deputy District Attorneys
- Auto Theft – 1 Deputy District Attorney
- Juvenile – 1 Deputy District Attorney
- Insurance, Workers Comp. Fraud – Specially funded
- Vehicular Manslaughter - 1 Deputy District Attorney
- Horizontal division/units
- Stockton Preliminary Hearing group
- Misdemeanor group
- Juvenile group
- Civil divisions
- Sexually Violent Predator
- Environmental & Consumer Protection
- A number of operations are grant based
- 16% of budget is grant funding
- Anti drug abuse grant
- Violence against women grant
- Spousal abuse protection grant
- Child abuse vertical prosecution grant
- Stalking grant
- Elder abuse prosecution grant
- Elder abuse advocacy and outreach grant
- Gangs and guns grant
- Rural crimes prevention program
- Victim witness program
- Victim claim program
Last, Public Defender Jim Larsen gave a verbal presentation describing the
duties of his office.
- Administration
- Finances
- Almost all funds come from taxes
- Some funds are reimbursements from the State of California
- Some funds are received by a charge assessed for services
- Once arrested the court has 48 hours to file charges. The Judge
will decide whether or not the person can afford a lawyer. A preliminary
hearing is then set in 10 days.
- Plea Bargaining is a process of negotiation, compromise and settlement.
- 75-80% of felony cases are resolved by the time of the preliminary hearing. Civil
cases are not dramatically different.
- Cases usually settled within 3 weeks of arrest usually consist of County
Jail time – not prison.
- Cases are assigned not chosen.
- We need to focus on intervention.
- Offenders need education, information and tools to change their behavior.
- While incarcerated offenders should be offered training for anger management,
pre-employment, drug/alcohol treatment, etc.
- Good example is Beyond Incarceration where people are recruited from
different services to educate the individuals at the honor farm.
- Over the past year 312 inmates attended program and only 5% were rearrested
and put back into jail.
Questions/Comments
- A question was asked about the truancy problem in this area. The
facts were not available as to the exact numbers; however, a comment was
made that we need to work as a community to keep the children in school
and educated. This is a community problem not just a parent problem.
- A comment was made that children should not be expelled from school. They
need to be nurtured.
- A question was asked regarding why court dates always start late. Judge
Murray explained that the Judge is most likely reading up on the case but
agreed that case management in needed.
- A question was asked to Public Defender Jim Larsen regarding who he knows
that his lawyers are doing a good job. Jim explained that he reviews
every felony case that is closed.
Mayor Chavez gave his closing remarks. The Committee will meet on Dec.
14th and then will take a break until January, 2006. The County Administrators
office will be giving a presentation at the first meeting of next year.
ADJOURN:
The meeting was adjourned at 5:05 p.m.
Next Meeting:
The next Committee Meeting has been scheduled for December 14, 2005, at 3:30
p.m. at the Stewart Hazelton Room of the Cesar Chavez Library located at 605
N. El Dorado Street, Stockton. The committee will hear presentations
from the City of Stockton Police Department; Gang Violence Suppression Unit.
* Copies of information/PowerPoint presentation available upon request. Please
contact Nicole Mamorno, 937-7850. |
Stockton,
CA 