ORANGE, COUNTY OF, SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT (6) - 2011

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ATTACHMENT A 2011-DJ-BX-2532 City: Anaheim The City of Anaheim proposes to use the 2011 Justice Assistance Grant funding as follows: Purpose Areas: Corrections & Community Corrections/ Law Enforcement Program Narrative: The Anaheim Police Department would like to use JAG funding to support the medical services provided by the Detention Facility. The Police Department has created a partnership with the Orange County Health Agency to contract one full time Registered Nurse at the Detention Facility. We would like to use the JAG funding to support the onsite Registered Nurse position. The onsite Registered Nurse will be able to treat arrestees with minor injuries and/or illnesses quickly and efficiently without leaving the Detention Facility. Currently, about 700 medical transports are made annually for arrestees who do not have an urgent need for medical care. Having an onsite Registered Nurse will eliminate the need for these time-consuming transports. This will allow police officers to spend more time in service on patrol and less time at the hospital. Lastly, security issues with arrestee custody in the hospital and during transportation will be eliminated. We would also like to give one percent of our allocated funds to support our contract with the Community Services Program (CSP), Inc. The Anaheim Police Department and CSP, Inc. have collaborated on a gang prevention program named Gang Reduction, Intervention, and Prevention Program (GRIP). This program has been implemented in a number of elementary and junior high schools within Anaheim. This program success is due to its collaborative approach to gang prevention, education and community building. Goals of the project: The use of the onsite Registered Nurse will increase the number of productive hours that patrol officers spend on the streets, and will also eliminate the burden placed on local hospital emergency rooms to treat arrestees who do not truly need urgent care. Significantly monetary and time savings will be realized by both the Police Department and the local hospitals. The additional funding provided to CSP, Inc., will allow staff to meet with additional at risk students and their families, in hopes of reducing the number of students that join gangs at a young age. Strategies to be used for proiect: With an onsite Registered Nurse, simple diagnosis and issuance of minor medications can be made without leaving the Detention Facility. The Police Department will have immediate access to a trained physician, and will be able to effectively communicate with the individual. Police Officers will spend less time transporting non-critical arrestees to the hospital and will have more time to patrol the streets and respond to calls for service. Both Anaheim and CSP Inc. staff will collaborate with individual teachers, school administrators, and the Orange County District Attorney at each targeted school. Members will meet monthly to intervene with at risk students and their parents. The multi-disciplinary team approach will be used to address the student's problematic behavior. Progress is then monitored by the CSP case manager and reported back to the team on a 30, 60, 90 day interval. 2011-DJ-BX-2532 Page 6 of 38 20A-14