CALIFORNIA PRISON REFORM

EARLY RELEASE THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY

GLENDALES CURRENT PAROLEE POPULATION

EARLY RELEASE THREAT

BY THE END OF 2011, CDCR PLANS TO REDUCE IT PRISON POPULATION BY 18,000 FELONS
OPENING THE BACK DOORS 6,000 TO LA COUNTY

BY THE END OF 2011 FEDERAL COURT ORDER TO REDUCE POPULATION BY 60,000

CLOSING THE FRONT DOORS 5,000 TO LA COUNTY

IN ADDITION TO 21,000 ALREADY PAROLED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO LA COUNTY

SUMMARY, NON-REVOCABLE PAROLE

OPENING THE BACK DOORS.
NO SUPERVISIONNO CONDITIONSNO REENTRY ASSITANCENO REVOCATIONS

CRIMINAL STREET GANG MEMBERS ELIGIBLE

NO WORRY OF BEING VIOLATED AND SENT BACK

STALKING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDERS

NO STAY AWAY ORDERS OR NOTICE TO VICTIMS

SENTENCING REFORM
CLOSING THE FRONT DOORS
366 FELONY PROPOSAL CHANGES PENALTY FOR MANY FELONY CRIMES TO 1 YEAR PLUS 1 DAY IN COUNTY JAIL INSTEAD OF STATE PRISON WOBBLER CRIMES REMAIN LOCAL UPON CONVICTION ADJUSTING THE FELONY DOLLAR THRESHOLD FOR PROPERTY CRIMES UP PRIOR PAROLE VIOLATIONS WILL NOW BE NEW LOCAL CASES

PERFECT STORM ENVIRONMENT

ECONOMIC RECESSION
RECORD UNEMPLOYMENT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LOST LAW ENFORCEMENT RECOURCES STATE-WIDE

LOW RISK FALLACY

BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVE AT STATE PRISON, THEY ARE CAREER CRIMINALS
5 LOCAL CONVICTIONS BEFORE SENTENCING TO STATE PRISON 12-15 FELONIES THE YEAR PRIOR TO BEING ARRESTED (RAND CORPORATION STUDY) 70% RECIDIVISM RATE WITHIN 3 YEARS
WITH MAJORITY OF THOSE RE-ARRESTS OCCURING IN THE FIRST 12 MONTHS AND 1 IN 5 RE-ARRESTED FOR A VIOLENT CRIME

56% WILL HAVE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES 56% WILL HAVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES

REGIONAL IMPACT LA COUNTY

EVERY 5,000 FELONS RELEASED EARLY WILL:
COMMIT 45,500 NEW CRIMES 9,000 (20%) WILL BE VIOLENT FELONIES, INCLUDING MURDER LA COUNTY JAIL ALREADY AT COURT MANDATED CAPACITY

REALLY MEANS COMMUTING SENTENCES AND PUTTING CRIMINALS BACK ON THE STREETS

LOCAL IMPACT GLENDALES PAROLEE POPULATION

65 parolees released yearly
225 active parolee residents at any given time

GPD re-apprehends an average of 170 annually

315 additional early release parolees a 484% increase. 140% increase in Glendales parolee population and a 43% increase in annual local parolee arrests

LOCAL IMPACT GLENDALE CRIME RATE

The average parolee recidivist commits 13 crimes before re-apprehension. 3,740 additional offenses being committed by the early release parolees destined for Glendale alone.

20%, or 748, of these crimes can be expected to be violent in nature.

STRATEGIES?
COMPLIANCE SEARCHES
PROACTIVE CRIME FIGHTING RESOURCES MOST IMPORTANT IMPACT TEAMS
GANGS, NARCOTICS, SPECIAL ENFORCMENT DETAIL

PAROLEES AT LARGE
TRI-CITY FUGITIVE TASK FORCE

REAL TIME CRIME ANALYSIS AND INFORMATION

CORRELATIONS BETWEEN PAROLEE DATA AND LOCALIZED CRIME HOT SPOTS AND TRENDS (AREA COMMANDS)

TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
REGIONAL DNA LAB, VIDEO SURVEILENCE, ALPR
AND OTHER TARGET HARDENNING AND ACCOUNTABILITY STRATEGIES

COMMUNITY BASED PAROLEE MANAGEMENT

LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT TEAM PARTICIPATION IN THE CDCR PACT RE-ENTRY PROCESS
INTERVIEWS, COLLECTION OF DATA, RESOURCE INFORMATION

ENCOURAGEMENT OF JOB TRAINING PARTICIPATION (STATE FUNDING FOR 100 PAROLEES THROUGH WIB)
OTHER COMMUNITY BASED RESOURCES

REGIONAL APPROACH AND DATA BASE INFORMATION SHARING (RESIDENCE, FAMILY, VEHICLES, WORK HISTORIES)

COMMUNITYS ROLE
LAW ENFORCEMENTS EYES AND EARS
911 CALL! CRIMEMAPPING.COM STAY INFORMED iWATCHGLENDALE.org REPORT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

Crime Stoppers ANONYMOUS TIPS

BREAKING/EMERGENT NEWS
APB GLENDALE MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM

Drug Use on the Rise

Drug Use on Rise
Heroin Pharmaceutical Opiates Medical Marijuana
(18-25 year olds)

CV High School
Drug/Alcohol Use
24 Students expelled and 57 suspended in last 2 years

Heroin=Crime=Gangs
The Magicians Club (Hollywood Based)
211C is the Local Clique

Initial Investigation Identified 16 Gang Members in La Crescenta Area

Quickly Identified their influence over 50 additional young adults

Currently 32 Identified Members & Associates

Influence over ????

Sean Marshall

Crescenta Valley High School Yearbook Photo

Sean Marshall 19 years TMC Gang Member

Alleged Heroin Supplier Arrested in Rip-Off Robbery Dec 2009 Arrested for Witness Intimidation Jan 2010 Awaiting Trial in LA County Jail

Drug/Gang Lifestyle Impacts Families

Female Juvenile Relative Confined in Juvenile Hallnow home confinement Arrested for Witness Intimidation & Conspiracy Family in Denial Family Facing Difficult Choices 2nd Female Juvenile When Do I go Home? Confined in Juvenile Hallnow home confinement Arrested for Witness Intimidation & Conspiracy Admitted She was Involved with Gang Members

Jeffery Morquecho
TMC Gang Member Prior Crimes: Resi Burglary, Auto Burglary, Sales of Narco Arrested in Jan 2009 for 5 Counts of Armed Robbery Currently in LA County Jail