Case Management

After an initial research study published from the University of Chicago's Crime Lab showing positive results in community prosecution reducing crime, APA and the community prosecution community hopes to gain a better understanding of which community prosecution strategies result in the most cost-benefit ratio in reducing crime. They strategies can then be identified and disseminated across the nation in an effort to make community prosecution more effective and efficient.

As the Luzerne County "kids for cash" scandal demonstrated, Pennsylvania's county funded indigent defense delivery system is failing to meet the needs of their communites and the requirements of 21st century effective legal assistance of counsel. Pennsylvania remains the ONLY STATE that provides NO general fund appropriations to support U.S. Supreme Court mandated legal representation services for adults and children facing loss of liberty.

San Mateo County Alcohol and Other Drug Services has not provided an Adolescent ASI training for the last 10 years to our contracted treatment providers and AOD staff due to lack of resources and finding a certified trainer to provide the training. Due to high turn over and new staff at our treatment providers, there are a lot of staff that has not received this training.