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County probation and Brawley officials outline youth-crime trends and expansion of diversion programs
Summary
Imperial County probation officers reported a disproportionate share of juvenile custodial cases come from Brawley and described prevention and diversion programs — including expanded Aspire, RightTrack, and police youth activities — to reduce juvenile crime and long-term detention.
Imperial County probation officials told the Brawley City Council on April 1 that roughly half of the juveniles currently in the county juvenile hall are from Brawley and urged expanded early-intervention programming to reduce arrests and long-term custody in the city.
Chief Probation Officer Dan Prince said the county’s juvenile hall currently holds 16 young people and that about half of them are from Brawley. “We are holding a disproportionate number of youth from Brawley,” Prince said, adding that the county’s juvenile system now carries longer local commitments since state facilities closed and the state raised juvenile-court jurisdiction to age 25.
Probation staff outlined prevention and diversion programs they said could reduce referrals to the hall by focusing on…
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