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oRt 2012 AnnuAl RePoRt - Quality and Productivity Commission
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Commission Special Winners<br />
Best Teamwork<br />
“Los Angeles County Veterans Court”<br />
Office of Public Defender with Office of Alternate Public<br />
Defender, Office of District Attorney, Los Angeles<br />
Superior Court, Department of Veterans Affairs - VA<br />
Greater LA Healthcare System, and Public Counsel<br />
program combines intensive judicial supervision<br />
with federal and local treatment services. Utilizing a<br />
multi-agency and multi-disciplinary team approach,<br />
the Court aims to reduce recidivism and reintegrate<br />
veteran offenders back into their communities by<br />
providing access to intensive treatment services and<br />
case management while minimizing incarceration.<br />
Approximately 18% of all California’s veterans<br />
live in Los Angeles County. As a result, there<br />
is a growing trend of veterans facing charges<br />
stemming from substance abuse and mental illness.<br />
Research has shown that traditional services do not<br />
always meet the needs of veterans adequately. They<br />
respond more favorably to a treatment court process<br />
with those who have common past experiences and<br />
needs.<br />
The Veterans Court was established in September 2010<br />
as a collaborative pilot program to respond to the needs<br />
of veterans with addiction, mental illness, co-occurring<br />
or other military related disorders. The 18-month<br />
Commissioners’ Memorial Award<br />
“Supervisorial Redistricting Public Access Plan”<br />
Chief Executive Office with Department of Regional<br />
Planning, Internal Services Department, Office of<br />
County Counsel, Board of Supervisors Executive<br />
Office, Department of Registrar-Recorder/County<br />
Clerk, and Chief Information Office<br />
The process of redistricting has historically been<br />
a complex and time-consuming endeavor,<br />
conducted by a few “experts,” who had<br />
access to Census data and mapping software as well<br />
as knowledge of redistricting principles. The Board<br />
of Supervisors adopted the framework of a Public<br />
Access Plan that expressed the County’s commitment<br />
to promote public participation in the redistricting<br />
process, ensure the widest practicable participation<br />
by the public, and provide for dissemination of<br />
pertinent redistricting information through innovative<br />
technologies.<br />
collaboration of seven departments developed and<br />
implemented a Public Access Plan that met various<br />
constituent interest levels ranging from the basic<br />
principles of redistricting, to offering free, dynamic<br />
redistricting software, which included analytical tools<br />
and the ability to submit redistricting plans electronically<br />
for County consideration. Compared to the 2000<br />
effort, when public participation was sparse and only<br />
two plans were submitted, the collaboration resulted<br />
in more public participation and the submission of 19<br />
redistricting plans.<br />
The challenge was to develop and implement a multifaceted<br />
Public Access Plan in a large, diverse County<br />
of almost 10 million people with a limited budget. A<br />
Quality and Productivity Annual Report 2012<br />
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