Contra Costa District Attorney s Office

Mark Peterson 28 years 110 Jury Trials 27 Murder Trials 5 Death Penalty Trials 15 years Concord City Council 3 time Mayor 150 million budget 500 employees 7 Departments

Mission Statement The mission of the Contra Costa District Attorney s Office is to seek justice and enhance public safety for all our residents. We do this by fairly, ethically, aggressively, and efficiently prosecuting those who violate the law, and by working to prevent crime.

Seek Justice Serve Justice Do Justice

District Attorney s Office 95 attorneys 27 Investigators and 4 CPA s 7 victim/witness 45 support staff /admin staff 174 authorized employees $30.7 million dollar budget 4.5% of county GF monies

Office Priorities Always Prosecute Misdemeanors Wilson s Broken Window theory Gang Prosecutions and Injunctions Electronic Monitoring (Realignment) Crime Prevention Restore confidence in Office

Quality of life crimes Misdemeanors Vandalism, graffiti, drunk in public, petty theft, etc.. Driving under the influence cases Domestic violence Misdemeanors filed 2011 11,000 Felonies filed 2011 4,000

Gang Prosecution 2006 42 murders in Richmond 2007 47 murders in Richmond 2008 27 murders in Richmond 2009-47 murders in Richmond 2010 21 murders in Richmond (2010 32 murders in West County) Last 25 years avg. 34 murders/year in Richmond 2011 27 murders in Richmond 2012 21 murders in Richmond CeaseFire Injunctions

Electronic Monitoring/Realignment Current Parolees Contra Costa County 1,250 Richmond - 368 El Cerrito - 10 San Pablo 117 Two parole offices Richmond, Concord Expected releases: 33,000 statewide over two years Thousands of new convicted felons are now being housed locally Parole to be handled by local probation

Realignment Assembly Bill 109 Changes where convicted felons are housed Persons that still go to state prison: Serious Felony Violent Felony Sex Felony All others to county jails Space issue Housing issue Cost issue $49,000 vs. $24,000 Formula based on how many sent to state prison before/population

Crime Prevention Gang Injunctions Electronic Monitoring At-risk youth Re-entry program Santa Clara DA office Truancy Program San Francisco DA office Contra Costa Truancy program begun

9th Grade Attendance Predicts Graduation for Students of All Economic Backgrounds Need to recolor chart Note: This Chicago study found attendance was a stronger graduation predictor than 8th grade test scores. Source: Allensworth & Easton, What Matters for Staying On-Track and Graduating in Chicago Public Schools, Consortium on Chicago School Research at U of C, July 2007

Contra Costa DA Truancy Program Monthly meetings with school truancy officers Meeting with all school superintendents Program: Letters to parents of chronic truants Meetings prior to school year with chronic truants and parents Liberty HS/Pittsburg HS/John Swett/Pinole HS Letters sent during school year to truants and parents Assembly meetings with students to discuss truancy, bullying, cyber-bullying, sexting, drugs, any other issues school would like us to address Day-time curfew ordinances Deputy District Attorney assigned PT to Initiative Prosecution of cases in court against truant students and/or parents

Restoring Confidence in DA Office New Leadership New District Attroney New Management Team Priorities Prosecution Prevention Innovation Communication Regular meetings with stakeholders Listen

2011 HIGHLIGHTS: 100 Jury Trials Felony Trial Team 45 jury trials Homicides 14 jury trials Sexual Assault Team 12 jury trials Gang Unit 214 Trial Days Domestic Violence Team 92% Felony Conviction Rate Overall Felony Conviction Rate: 93.6% No. 1 in the Bay Area No. 3 in the State (2010 stats) No. 6 in the State in Felony Jury trials (2010 stats)

County Budget (2012/2013) (p.16) General Purposes Budget 312 Million Health Department 27.9% Sheriff 19.6% Probation 11.5% District Attorney 4.5%

County Budget (p. B-2) Use of all County Funds: Health and Human Services - 65% Health - $1 Billion budget (2005 - $685 million) Health - $91 Million of county discretionary monies Hospital subsidy of $41 million Hospital subsidy of $650 million since built 8,398 county employees 2,944 -Health Dept (35%) General Government - 19 % Public Safety 16 %

California Constitution, Article XIII, Section 35: The protection of the public safety is the first responsibility of local government. Local officials have an obligation to give priority to the provision of adequate public safety services.

Questions?