ned to operate juvenile halls, which are temporary detention facilities for juveniles from the time of arrest through their court hearings. I went on to ask Officer Armstrong what is your mission. The mission of the probation department is to advise and implement court ordered sanctions for probationers, including the incarceration of juvenile offenders and the arrest of adult offenders; provide management and monitoring of probationers; prevent and reduce criminal activity by developing and implementing strategies from early intervention through suppression. Proactively seek-out and maximize all opportunities to positively impact the behavior of probationers by providing them with educational and vocational services, and access to health and mental health services that will build upon the strengths and capabilities of probationers, their families, and communities.Officer Armstrong suggested that the size of the Department was considerably large. Armstrong went on to suggest this was due to the many various programs. One such program is Community Law Enforcement and Recovery also known as (CLEAR).The CLEAR program targets the gangs in Los Angeles County in a joint task force effort, utilizing a mobile response team made up of representatives from the Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles County Sheriff's, District Attorney and Probation Departments. Clear Detention Probation Officers participate in special operations to reduce the level of gang activity in targeted areas. They participate in Probationsweeps, searches, seizures, ride-along arresting probationers found to be in violation and initiating violation proceedings with the court. Another program Specialized Warrant Intervention Fugitive Team. (SWIFT)SWIFT spends the majority of its time working with the Sheriff's Department and other agencies to locate and arrest kids who have fled from probation. Given the high risk nature of serving warrants. Warrant service is not attemp...
