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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/12/2009 • $AIC OHPORA i\L V O V • , J9�UEIRV 11 j89� Coun Kern KernKern Ci�of Bakersfield Bakersfield Michael Rubio,Supervisor-Co-Chair Irma Carson,Councilmember-Co-Chair Mike Maggard,Supervisor Sue Benham,Councilmember Staff: Sergio Reyes Jacquie Sullivan,Councilmember Staff: John W.Stinson QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE JOINT CITY/COUNTY STANDING COMMITTEE TO COMBAT GANG VIOLENCE November 12,2009-10:00 a.m. Bakersfield City Council Chambers 1501 Truxtun Avenue,Bakersfield, CA 93301 AGENDA ROLL CALL 1. Public Presentations This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons to address the Committee on any matter not on this agenda but under the jurisdiction of the Committee. Committee members may respond briefly to statements made or questions posed. They may make a referral to staff for factual information or request staff to report back to the Committee at a later meeting. Also, the Committee may act to direct the staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda. Please state your name and address for the record before making your presentation. SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES. 2. Committee Member Announcements or Reports 3. Risk/ Needs Assessment (Kern County Probation Department) 4. Local Gang Activity—Maps and Data (Bakersfield Police Department/ Kern County Sheriff's Department) 5. Gang Membership and Activity Monitoring (Kern County District Attorney's Office) 6. Project 180 Partners-Event Update Report (Kern County Department of Human Services) 7. Q&A/ Discussion ADJOURNMENT AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (Government Code Section 54953.2) Disabled individuals who need special assistance to attend or participate in a meeting of the Joint City/County Standing Committee to Combat Gang Violence may request assistance at the County Administrative Office, 1115 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, or by calling (661) 868-3198. Every effort will be made to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities by making meeting materials available in alternative formats. Requests for assistance should be made five(5)working days in advance wherever possible. T AR Kern County City of Bakersfield Michael Rubio,Supervisor-Co-Chair Irma Carson,Councilmember-Co-Chair Mike Maggard,Supervisor Sue Benham,Councilmember Staff: Sergio Reyes/ Adel Klein Jacquie Sullivan,Councilmember Staff: John W.Stinson QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE JOINT CITY/COUNTY STANDING COMMITTEE TO COMBAT GANG VIOLENCE August 27,2009-10:00 a.m. Board of Supervisors Chambers 1115 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301 MINUTES ROLL CALL SUPERVISOR RUBIO, SUPERVISOR MAGGARD, COUNCILMEMBER CARSON AND COUNCILMEMBER SULLIVAN PRESENT. 1. Public Presentations This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons to address the Committee on any matter not on this agenda but under the jurisdiction of the Committee. Committee members may respond briefly to statements made or questions posed. They may ask a question for clarification, make a referral to staff for factual information or request staff to report back to the Committee at a later meeting. Also, the Committee may act to direct the staff to place a matter of business on a fixture agenda. Please state your name and address for the record before making your presentation. SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES. BERNARD ANTHONY ANNOUNCED THAT THERE WILL BE A VIOLENT CRIMES AND GANG ACTIVITY CHARETTE SUMMIT ON SEPTEMBER 5,2009 AT 9AM AT THE MARTIN LUTHER KING CENTER.THE COMMUNITY IS INVITED TO HELP IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS TO LOCAL GANG PROBLEMS AT EVENT. ANDREW J. BARLING,FOUNDER/DIRECTOR OF STOCKDALE LEARNING CENTER, REQUESTED THAT SPECIAL EDUCATION BE PART OF INTERVENTION AND SUPPRESSION EFFORTS. 2. Committee Member Announcements or Reports SUPERVISOR RUBIO AND COUNCILMEMBER CARSON MADE INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS. SUPERVISOR MAGGARD DISCUSSED THE NEED FOR MAPS AND DATA OF LOCAL GANG ACTIVITY(TO BE PROVIDED BY THE BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT AND KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT) AT THE NEXT MEETING. COUNCILWOMAN SULLIVAN ASKED THE COMMUNITY AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO HELP FILL THE VOIDS LEFT BY BUDGET REDUCTIONS. 3. Gang Prevention Funding and Next Steps (Pat Cheadle/ Human Services) SUPERVISOR RUBIO MADE INITIAL REMARKS REGARDING GANG PREVENTION FUNDING BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR PAT CHEADLE DISCUSSED BUDGET REDUCTIONS TO GANG PREVENTION CONTRACTS. SHE DELIVERED A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION REGARDING THE EXPECTED FUNDING REDUCTIONS. MS. CHEADLE NOTED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAD DIRECTED THE DEPARTMENT TO REDUCE GANG PREVENTION SPENDING BY A MINIMUM OF 15%). PROGRAMS AFFECTED INCLUDE: • EBONY COUNSELING SERVICES • GARDEN PATHWAYS (MENTORING) • GARDEN PATHWAYS (AFTER SCHOOL) • KERN COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS • NEW LIFE RECOVERY &TRAINING PROGRAM • STAY FOCUSED • STOP THE VIOLENCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND MEETING ATTENDEES ENGAGED IN DISCUSSION REGARDING POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND IMPLICATIONS OF FUNDING REDUCTIONS. 4. Recent Increase in Gang Related Violence and Homicides—Discussion BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT LIEUTENANT JOE MULLINS MADE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ON GANG ENFORCEMENT STATISTICS. HE STATED THAT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE ABLE TO TRACK ACTIVITY MORE EFFICIENTLY NOW,WHICH COULD BE A CAUSE OF PERCEIVED INCREASED GANG MEMBERSHIP COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS. SUPERVISOR MAGGARD REQUESTED THAT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PRESENT TO THE COMMITTEE ON HOW GANG MEMBERSHIP AND ACTIVITY IS MONITORED. ALSO,COMMITTEE MEMBERS DISCUSSED THE RELATION BETWEEN POPULATION INCREASE AND THE INCREASE IN NUMBER OF HOMICIDES FOR THIS YEAR. KERN COUNTY SHERIFF DONNY YOUNGBLOOD MADE AN ORAL PRESENTATION DISCUSSING GANG ENFORCEMENT STATISTICS,INCLUDING A SEEMINGLY LOWER GANG-RELATED HOMICIDE RATE IN THE COUNTY THAN THE CITY. HE ALSO DISCUSSED THE ROLE OF THE SHERIFF'S ACTIVITIES LEAGUE IN LOCAL GANG PREVENTION/INTERVENTION EFFORTS. 5. Safe Neighborhoods and Community Relations Committee Activities Update (Councilwoman Irma Carson) COUNCILWOMAN IRMA CARSON MADE AN ORAL PRESENTATION ON ACTIVITIES OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD'S SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE. SHE REPORTED THAT CHIEF BILL RECTOR AND MAYOR HARVEY HALL ARE WORKING TO DEVELOP PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITYWIDE CRIME PREVENTION INFORMATION. SHE ALSO REPORTED THAT THE COMMITTEE IS SPONSORING A BOOTH AT THE KERN COUNTY FAIR AND ASKED THAT COMMUNITY AGENCIES PROVIDE LITERATURE AND MATERIALS TO BE DISTRIBUTEDAT THE EVENT. 6. Q&A/ Discussion SUPERVISOR RUBIO REQUESTED THAT PROBATION CHIEF JOHN ROBERTS PRESENT TO THE COMMITTEE AT THE NEXT MEETING REGARDING RISK NEEDS ASSESSMENTS AND ADDITIONAL PROBATION FUNDING RECENTLY APPROVED. MANUEL CARRIZALES FROM STAY FOCUSED ANNOUNCED A COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENT AT EAST BAKERSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL FROM 4PM-9PM ON SEPTEMBER 19,2009. LILY ALVAREZ FROM MENTAL HEALTH DISCUSSED THE NEED TO FIND THE SEEMING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN REPEAT OFFENDERS AND GANG ACTIVITY. MICHAEL VENDRASCO FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OFFERED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AT NEXT MEETING. ADJOURNMENT AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (Government Code Section 54953.2) Disabled individuals who need special assistance to attend or participate in a meeting of the Joint City/County Standing Committee to Combat Gang Violence may request assistance at the County Administrative Office, 1115 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, or by calling (661) 868-3198. Every effort will be made to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities by making meeting materials available in alternative formats. Requests for assistance should be made five(5)working days in advance wherever possible. The following documents pertain to the: QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE JOINT CITY-COUNTY STANDING COMMITTEE TO COMBAT GANG VIOLENCE on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. N a � U 9 a mD Q 0 1 �0 Q1 ID A K X� o� � a r cm > N -- c M A _ 1 _o y ty� ow _ E°oo 2,21 a otw Jet, >y O rn ro 'D E e r E m O! '.. 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Special Note: Straight Witnessin Evan elism In order to achieve the most success, every module requires the wearing of Tracts, Flyers and Testimonies GTG clothing. See catalog. School and Classroom Presentation Music: Oldies Rap, or Live Band Using GTG book and curriculum. Music is a very good opportunity to reach out. Goal: Bonding teacher and student. Cars, Motorcycle, Bicycle Club Community Clean-up Creates own identity and allows to blend in the A house, alley, park, or something good community scene. for the city. This is the easiest to start. Prison Ministry Create Your Own or Greeting team To be able to visit and minister to the many Ushers, Security, men and women. They look good and impress. Our testimonies to give them hope. Ministry of Bereavement Sponsorship for Adult Youth _Men and Women Sports Teams Because of the nature of gang violence GTG can provide money, food, comfort, prayer and Softball, Baseball, Volleyball, follow-up. Little League etc. Are Gang members Repeat Offenders? If the gang member is a documented gang member-he is a repeat offender Documented means prior crimes,contacts and associations with a particular gang. Most of the documented gang members that we file gang charges against have prior felony and state prison priors. One significant fact is that most adult gang violators have been through the Juvenile Justice System and they have prior juvenile adjudications (convictions) Its an easy conclusion to make that the criminal justice system and in particular the juvenile justice system have not deterred or rehabilitated the gang offender. Why aren't gang members deterred? Why do so many juvenile gang offenders graduate to adult gang offenders? Before I try to answer that I would like to tell you about a few surveys I did: I looked at 19 defendants (both minor and adult) who we charged with Murder from July 2008------ through June 2009. What did I find? I found that a very high percentage of these defendants (15 out of 19) had prior felony adult or juvenile convictions and/or been to state prison or CYA. 8 out of 19 of these had prior juvenile adjudications-convictions Most startling fact I found was that 14 out of 18 were under 21. Another survey I did I looked at a random month of this year—I chose Sept. 2009 and I looked at all of our gang filings. There were 60 defendants who were charged with a gang crime or crimes. Out of these 60 a significant percentage 28% had prior serious or violent felonies (strikes) on their record. I compared this percentage to the non-gang felony filings and found that only about 6 % of non gang felony filings had a prior strike. Why is there such a strong connection between serious felonies and gangsters? Let me list some reasons: ---Our legislature has statutorily recognized that criminal street gangs have as their primary activity the commission of over 30 violent and theft related felonies. ---These gang members are not deterred in their youthful formative years (10----18) They are not effectively dealt with in the juvenile justice system so they are out of custody putting in work for their gang and not having a chance to be adequately deterred by a long custodial program or CYA These remedies don't exist for them ---Remember my survey showed that 8 current murder defendants went through the juvenile justice system. This didn't stop them from murdering someone-did it? I want to focus on the Juvenile gang offender because this is where we have to act to potentially stop the gang offender before he commits a killing like these defendants did. Why were the juvenile offenders not deterred? Many reasons-let me list a few: --lack of strong family control and supervision --lack of long structured programs to turn them away from gangs --Lack of school control or education---classes, dress code conduct code. --These are some factors but what really stands out clearly is a total lack of viable options to treat juvenile serious offenders. Example: a juvenile gang offender committing a first degree Burglary gets no significant punishment, no significant custody time over 3-4 months, no CYA, no direct filed against not PC 707(b). So he's not changed, rehabilitated, deterred or is society protected from him continuing to commit work for his gang more Burglary's and thefts-getting a slap on the wrist. Under W &1790 if a first time felon-his case is dismissed and sealed after a year. Another big factor contributing to the gang offender continuing to commit crimes is the fact that the State is slowly and surely getting rid of bed spaces in institutions that could help and also shortening the time of stay in these institutions. For example: In 1996 CYA had population of about 10,000 Now about 1,400. Out of 255,000 juvenile offenders only about 1 % are supervised through DJJ. We have 184 kids in DJJ about 10% of state Pathways 20 beds Crossroads-only about 80 kids Camp Owens 100 kids space for only 120 The state has shortened the stay in these places to average 4 months. Stat wants to shorten the stay- take away beds with the idea of processing more kids through but will only take kids who can be rehabilitated. Bottom line —we need to deter juvenile offenders by ---Make serious crimes like I% Burg. And felonies in furtherance of gans and carjacking 707(b0 offenses to give us more options with teeth in it ---Make repeat gang offenders elegible for CYA or some other structured program. ---Allow me to direct file more serious gang offenders as adults. If they will have no deterrence or punishment as juveniles at least if I can get them on felony probation-there will be more control over them and hopefully, more will change their ways ---Allow our office the opportunity to educate juvenile gang offenders in a DA program I will supervise. Scared straight. They will hear the difference between juvenile probation for carjacking for a gang to a possible lifetime commitment as an adult. I will hammer them with facts. ---Lets get schools involved more in education on respect for authority obedience to laws what happens when you are convicted as an adult. Dress codes should be enforced. Conduct codes in school should be enforced. No open lunch period. Why are there so many gang members or gang member wanna-be's at BHS for example? This needs to be changed ! Why do 95% of DJJ have a history of serious and violent crimes? Its obvious. Let's put our efforts and resources in the front end of the system. Let's expand the GIST Program-supervision until age 21 to the outlying areas. Let's expand the Bridges program helps with transition to adults. MONITORING GANGS WHAT I AM GOING TO FOCUS ON IS HOW OUR OFFICE ATTEPTS TO MONITOR GANGS. Monitoring gang members and prosecution go hand and hand. A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF OUR GANG PROSECUTION TEAM: WE HAVE 7 GANG DAIS INCLUDING MYSELF PROSECUTING GANG MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY CHARGING THEM WITH A GANG CRIME OR GANG ENHANCEMENT. PC. 186.22(A) AND 186.22(B)(It) We have 7 additional da's who prosecute targeted gang members. These targeted gang members are shot-callers-the most dangerous, violent and active gang members. Our target unit, in particular, monitors gang members on a daily basis. How? 1. They check the arrest log daily for the last 24 hours 2. Each da is assigned a specific gang to watch 3. Our target unit sets up wire-taps, co-operates with the Feds to investigate and monitor specified gang members. 4. Our target unit sets up security and re- location for victims and witnesses where needed. 5. Our unit sets up and engages in probation and parole sweeps of targeted gangs or gang members. With, of course the co-operation of law enforcement. 6. The unit gives witnesses our office, our cell and police phone numbers to call when they feel a threat. 7. We on a regular basis, monitor jail phone calls of in-custody gang defendants. 8. We closely watch for probation and parole violations. 9. If a targeted gang member is arrested, a deputy from thew target unit will be assigned the case from arraignment to conviction. Vertical prosecution of all crimes, felonies and Misdemeanors, a gang member commits. We look to getting them of the streets. They are easier to monitor that way. 10. We have targeted the violent gangs primarily in the Bakersfield area-but we have targeted some gangs in the outlying areas. 11. Between 7-08-----7-09 we have targeted 105 the esc, wsc, country boys, bloods, myfa's, mona park crips and some others. 12. By our efforts we have been able to get a very high percentage of the shot-callers we targeted off the streets-in custody. For example-89% of esc 80% country boys- 82% of bloods. 13. We have hit approx. 91 % of our targets. 14. The new target list will be 105 targeted gang members and will include the colonia and okie bakers. 15. In our gang prosecution when we file a gang case we immediately request a gang file on thew deft. And the SO and police have quickly given us a CD which has all of the defendants criminal history-in particular their gang history. 16. What would I recommend to better monitor gangs: 17. 4% raise to equal the public defender 18. Have law enforcement stationed in the hot bed areas of gang activity. MLK-Elks 19. Beef up witness re-location and protection 20. Look into injunctions so the public can enjoy and be safe in public areas 21. Some success stories of target unit: 22. Damien Wooford. A blood shot-caller kidnapped another gang member for extortion. Result: Life without parole 23. We had to work with the victim-use relocation resources but it payed off 24. Stevie Miller: Country Boy Crip shot a gang member in face and chest. Case had been dismissed-lack of victim 25. The target unit found the victim, spent time with the victim, provided security and now he faces life. The gang activity in Bakersfield, unfortunately is pretty much in the open. Much congregation of gang members are around certain markets, parks and bars in gang territory. I can give you an extensive list if you want to observe gang activity- just contact me. One example: the scene The elks-Sat. night—a country Boy comes into the establishment What happens next?Whatever an east sider decides to do? Scarry it's the reality of gangs. 26. Kern County Construction Boot Camp, LLC Temporary Extract Help Inner- City Labor Provider Date: November 12, 2009 To: Joint City/County Gang Task Force Committee From: Kern County Construction Boot Camp, LLC Presenter: Marvin Dean, Program Manager Re: Gang& Crime prevention/request referral The Kern County Construction Boot Camp, LLC was form to help get Inner- City un-employ/ under skill low income & "At Risk"black male, woman& other minority group job ready for up coming"shovel ready" federal stimulus funded project in Bakersfield &throughout Kern County. These projects are now getting under way throughout Bakersfield& Kern County. We are asking if this committee would made referral to city & county staff to meet with us to discuss way to help get some of these Inner- City Boot Camp Job Ready Worker on project work site. I will provide additional information at today meeting & can answer any question the committee member may have. Sincerely, Contact Information; 1330 E. Truxtun Ave Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 PH# 661-324-7535