LAO 2003-04 Budget Analysis: Criminal Justice Issue-by-Issue TOC<
Analysis of the 2003-04 Budget Bill
Judiciary/Criminal Justice Issue-By-Issue Contents
Overview
Expenditure Proposal and Trends
Spending by Major Program
Major Budget Changes
Departmental Issues
Trial Court Funding (0450)
Court Security "Realignment"
Background
Concerns With Governor's Court Security Realignment
Proposal
Court Security Flexibility Proposal Has Merit, But Does
Not Go Far Enough
Other Trial Court Funding Issues
New Court Security Fee Raises Concerns
Undesignated Fees: Important Step Forward, But Risky
Estimate
Electronic Reporting Has Merit, But More Detail Needed
Legislature Needs Plan for Unallocated Reductions
Department of Justice (0820)
Budget Proposal
Youth Authority Lawsuit Funding Unjustified
Crime Lab Fee Proposal Has Merit, but Needs Implementation
Plan
Department of Corrections (5240)
Budget Proposal
Overview of the Inmate Population
Who Is in Prison?
Inmate and Parole Population Management Issues
Inmate Population Projected to Stabilize
Caseload May Require Further Adjustment
Early Release of Elderly Inmates
Work Credits Earn Inmates Early Release
Federal Funds Assumption May Be Unrealistic
Another Delay for Salinas Valley Facility
Department of the Youth Authority
(5460)
Who Is in the Youth Authority?
Population Issues
Ward and Parolee Populations Declining
Ward and Parolee Population Projections Will Be Updated in
May
Youth Authority Plan Would Close Three Institutions
Program Issues
Failure to Comply With English Language Learner Program
Jeopardizes Federal Funds
Administration of Treatment Programs Needs Improvement
Background
Little Evidence of Program Effectiveness
Programs Inefficiently Administered
Accountability Lacking
Recommendations to Improve Rehabilitation and Treatment
Programs
Office of Criminal Justice Planning
(8100)
State Should Shift OCJP Functions to Other Departments
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