We are all concerned about the abuses and conditions in
which our children are suffering at the hands of California and their political
subdivisions, the counties. We are particularly concerned in Santa Clara County
with the abuses in the Juvenile Justice system. In order to help or save your
children, you must notify the abusing agencies or authorities in WRITING that
these abuses are going on. Making a phone call to the jail, county, state,
federal agencies, social workers or probation officers will do NOTHING. All
complaints must be done in writing and you must hand serve them with a process
server, a witness who can testify that they received them or by registered mail
with a return receipt. You must keep a copy of the complaint in a secure file
with your records, as the agency you are complaining about will loose your
complaint (if it is true). Make absolutely sure that the complaint is true and
correct and that you keep any and all evidence. At some time in the future, you
may need to provide this complaint and the evidence to an attorney as part of a
civil or civil rights lawsuit. Good records are extremely important!!!
Juvenile Delinquency Form
Juvenile Delinquency Form For State, Local, and Federal
Who do you complain to and what
should it contain? Normally you start at the bottom and work your way up the
chain of command. This means that if you are having problems in a specific
county like Santa Clara County (SCC), then that is whom you complain to first.
If they give a inadequate response or do nothing to resolve the harm to your
child, then the next agency is the State of California for they administer the
juvenile justice system and receive federal money to distribute to each of
their political subdivisions, i.e. the counties like SCC. However, time is of the essence, so we
recommend that you Cc: all parties as noted or discussed.
Since the state and counties
receive federal monies, they are required under federal laws to have a
administrative complaint process. Administrative law governs all actions of the
juvenile system probation officers or social workers. This is generally consistent throughout the United States through
federal oversight. The administrative
complaint process or State Fair Hearing is clearly shown in 45 CFR 205.10 et.
seq.; XIV Amend. U.S. Constitution and Title 22 Division 22 22-000 et. seq.
pursuant to California’s state plan. ACF is looking at other applicable state
and federal codes at this time. It is further detailed in the California
Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) sections (§§) 10850 or other administrative
codes to be determined. Administrative law is that legal process in which the
Juvenile and social services system operates. Judicial law operates the court
system. The administrative complaints are to be performed in a State Fair
Hearing or the probation complaint, attached and as outlined in California and
federal laws. ACF is currently investigating the process in the Juvenile system
under WIC, to make sure that it conforms to both state and federal requirements
for receiving federal funding.
ACF is providing this document for
guidance to our concerned parents so that we can best stop the abuse to our
children and stop the consistent harm our children face on a daily basis. ACF
as a group of concerned parents have seen consistent abuse of the same type
occurring to our children and therefore we have prepared a general complaint
form, attached, which outlines these consistent abuses that are harming our
children. ACF will be providing the attached general complaint letter to be
sent to the supervising agencies whose employees or actions are harming our
children.
Please check off the boxes, which
apply to your specific case in which you have specific proof that these are
occurring. We are also providing blank spaces in which you can write other
specific complaints or issues, which apply to you or your child’s case. Make
sure that you fill out all of the blanks with your name, address, date and sign
and date the complaint. Make a copy for your self and then mail your complaint
to the appropriate agencies. We have provided below a list of potential
agencies and the order in which you should file complaints.
This is only a suggested list and
if you have questions or other agencies, please send complaints to them also
and let us know so that we can share these ideas with all of our parents. Only
working together can we stop the abuse of our children.
SEPARATE PROBATION
COMPLAINT FORM PROVIDED FOR ABUSE BY A SPECIFIC PEACE OFFICER OR PROBATION
OFFICER
Chief Probation Officer
Santa Clara County, Probation
Department
San Jose, CA 95110
FILL OUT THE ATTACHED COMPLAINT FOR EACH OF THE INDIVICUALS
BELOW AND MAKE A CC: TO THE TWO SENATORS LISTED AND YOUR LOCAL LEGISLATOR IF
YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE.
Clerk of The Board of Supervisors
Santa Clara County
70 West Hedding Street, East West,
10th Floor
San Jose, CA 95110
County of Santa Clara
Department of Risk Management
Insurance and Complaint Division
1735 North First Street, Suite 108
San Jose, CA 95112
408 392 3460, Fax 408 441 6498
Governor Gray Davis
State of California
Office of Governor
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814
Constituent Affairs Representative
Office of the Governor
State of California
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814
California Dept. of Social Services
Public Inquiry Response MS 16-23
State Hearings Division
P.O. Box 944243
Sacramento, CA
94244-2430
Rita Saenz, Director of CDSS
744 P Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Mr. George Bush
President of the United States
White House
Washington, DC 20447
US Department of Justice
Office of the Inspector General
Attn: Investigations Division
950 Pennsylvania Av., NW Suite
4706
Washington, DC 20530-0001
Mr. John Ashcroft
Attorney General
US Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania AV
Washington, DC 20530
U.S. Department of Health
& Human Services
Administration for Children and Families
Public Inquiry Unit, Region IX
50 United Nations Plaza, Rm. 450
San Francisco, CA
94102
Cc: Claimants,
Your local Legislators,
CA Senator Barbara Boxer
1700Montgomery Street, Suite 240
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 403-0100
(415) 956-6701 fax
CA Senator Diane Fienstein
One Post Street,
Suite 2450
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 393-0707
CA Federal Legislators, House of
Representatives
CA Senate
CA Legislators