LAO 2001-02 Budget Analysis: Criminal Justice Issue-by-Issue TOC
Analysis of the 2001-02 Budget Bill
Judiciary/Criminal Justice Issue-By-Issue Contents
Overview
Spending
by Major Program
Major
Budget Changes
Departmental Issues
Judicial
(0250)
Current
Budget Display Understates Assistance to the Trial Courts
Reporting
Requirements Needed for Model Self-Help Pilot Programs
Trial
Court Funding (0450)
Budget
Request
Next
Steps in Trial Court Funding
Preliminary
Task Force Report Targets Court Facilities
State
Needs to Take Action on Court Facilities
Clarification
Needed on Undesignated Court-Related Fees
Mechanism
Needed for Funding Trial Court Salary Increases
Budget
Issues
Courts
Experience Changes in County-Provided Services
Funding
to Implement New Trial Court Personnel System Premature
Youth
and Adult Correctional Agency (0550)
Substance
Abuse Coordinator Position Not Justified
Office
of the Inspector General (0552)
No
Basis for Facilities Augmentation
Department
of Justice (0820)
Budget
Proposal
CALMS
Funding Shifting to General Fund;DOJ Should Continue To Seek Federal
Funds
Department
of Corrections (5240)
Budget
Proposal
Overview
of the Inmate Population
Who
Is in Prison?
Inmate
and Parole Population Management Issues
Inmate
Population Projections Indicate Slower Growth
Caseload
Funding Requires Further Adjustment
Inmate
Housing Plan Already Obsolete
Inmate
and Parole Programs
Services
for Developmentally Disabled Inmates and Parolees
Background
The
CDC's Approach to Dealing WithDevelopmentally Disabled Offenders
Implementation
of the Remedial Plan
LAO
Concerns
Next
Steps: Services for Parolees
Substance
Abuse Program Expansion Justified
Violence
Control Program Should Be Modified
Correctional
Medical Care
Department
Continues to Have High Medical Costs
Correctional
Administration
The
CDC Personnel Management Problems Continue
Various
Proposals Need Modification
Board
of Prison Terms (5440)
Workload
Adjustments Are Overstated
Creation
of Domestic Violence Unit Justified
Positions
to Conduct Parolee Screening Remain Unfilled
Department
of the Youth Authority (5460)
Ward
Population
Who
Is in the Youth Authority?
Ward
and Parolee Populations Relatively Flat
Ward
and Parolee Population Projections Will Be Updated in May
Youth
Authority InstitutionsOperational Quality Assurance Project
Background
The
TAP Recommendations
Making
the Youth Authority's Statutory MissionThe Basis for Strategic Planning
Providing
Adequate Staffing to Meet the Department's Mission
Revising
Disciplinary Policy Recommendations
Providing
Adequate Medical and Mental Health Services
Developing
a Comprehensive Gang Strategy
Improving
Relationship BetweenThe Youth Authority and the Counties
Changing
the Role of the YOPB
Improving
the Quality and Continuity of LeadershipAt All Levels Within the
Youth Authority
The
Youth Authority's Internal Response to the TAP
Formulating
Responses to the Recommendations
Budget
Proposals Address ManyMental Health Concerns Raised in TAP
LAO
Recommendations
Department
Should Report on Its Proposed Response to TAP
Direct
the Youth Authority to Submit Its ReportOn Shorter-Term Programming
Departmental
Issues
New
Specialized Treatment and Ward GrievanceProposals Reflect Past Legislative
Priorities
Long-Range
Plan for Juvenile Justice Data CollectionIn California Long Overdue
Commission
on Correctional Peace Officer Standards and Training (5480)
No
Basis for Augmentation for Facilities Increase
Office
of Criminal Justice Planning (8100)
Expansion
of State Role in Antimethamphetamine Efforts Not Justified
More
Information Needed on Local Forensic Laboratory Improvement Program
High
Technology Crime Program Expansion Not Justified
State
Funding for High Technology Identity Theft Efforts Should Be Directed
to Areas of State Expertise
Criminal
Justice Information Clearinghouse Duplicates Similar Effort in DOJ
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