Item B: Public Safety Task Force Update

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Results: Increase the ability to provide community policing in outlying unincorporated communities, provide some response to calls for service, and decrease response time. Part of a balanced public safety system. . Detectives for Prooertv and Violent Crimes. Add two detectives in the criminal investigation section of the Sheriff's Office; one to focus on property crime and one on violent crimes, supervised by a sergeant. Cost: $540,000 Results: Increase arrest, prosecution, and incarceration of property criminals and drug cases, return stolen property to victims, and increase the arrest, prosecution, and incarceration of violent criminals" Part of a balanced public safety system. Prosecute Drue: Producers. Dealers. Users. and Prooerty Criminals. Additional assistant district attorneys with support staffwill prosecute approximately 900 to 1,200 drug and property crimes, with special emphasis on those persons involved in the methamphetamine trade. Cost: $1,100,000 Results: At least 90 percent of criminals will be convicted and sentenced traditionally or offered alternative programs such as Drug Court. Part of a balanced public safety system. Existin2 Juvenile Detention Cao8citv. Open 32 bed detention pod with central control operation. Provide appropriate treatment for youth offenders while in detention" Cost: $3,600,000 Results: Provide for about 700 admissions yearly and achieve a 65 percent reduction in re- offenses for those using detention. Contributes to an overall reduction in the re-offending rate. Existine: Jail CaD8citv. Restore 96 bed third-floor housing unit; restore the Special Management Unit; add 79 beds through double bunking. Cost: $4,500,000 Results: Increase ability to hold offenders longer; decrease offender's ability to re-offend; hold more sentenced offenders accountable; reduce failures to appear; get people into treatment programs; undertake skill-building. Contributes to an overall reduction in the re-offending rate. Intensive Juvenile Offender SUDervision. Fund seven additional probation/supervision staff to supervise youth who will receive intensive supervision services including electronic monitoring, urinalysis, and case management" Cost: $600,000 Results: The number of youth receiving intensive supervision services will be approximately 285 and 70 percent will be diverted from chronic delinquency" Contributes to an overall reduction in the re-offending rate" Adult Dru2 Offender SuoervisioD. Reduce caseload size per Parole and Probation (P&P) officer from approximately 110 (which is 33 percent more than the state average) to about 80. Provide an additional officer to serve with INET. Cost: $880,000 Executive Summary - Lane County Public Safety Task Force Final Report 15