Los Angeles County Probation Department

CLUSTER II

Director: LaCarla Williams

Cluster II is compromised of programs and services aligned geographically to serve youth and families in the Second Supervisorial District. The programs and services are funded through the Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA) designed to provide a full spectrum of community-based services to both probation and at-risk youth. The cluster consist of Deputy Probation Officers assigned to seventeen (17) High schools, six (6) Middle schools, and two (2) Housing Developments and one (1) Park (afterschool enrichment) sites . These Deputy Probation Officers receive specialized training to provide individualized assessment, Strength-Based/Family-Centered case planning and management, and effective supervision. The primary objective of theses services is to increase the opportunity for the probationers and /or at risk youth to achieve academic success, and to empower and support parents to become the primary charge agent for their children.

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