County probation dept. spent $2,327.78 for each of 81 sexual assault "contacts"

From the Woodland Record:

For the period October 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010, the Yolo County Probation Department spent $188,550 of an awarded $259,075 for contacting 81 victims of sexual assault about their probationers. That is $2,327.78 per contact for each of the 81 victims - or 73% of the award was spent on 27% of the department's goal to contact 300 victims.

According to a report by Laura N. Chick, California Inspector General, an objective of the department was to contact victims "to inform them about probationer's status, terms and conditions of probation, the role of the probation officer, examples of probation violations, and to refer victims to appropriate services." Chick's findings concluded that the department will not make the projected victim contacts as outlined in their American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant for funds awarded by the California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA) for the Probation Specialized Units Recovery Act Program.

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