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INTRODUCTION Prompted by the dramatic growth experienced by the Orange County Courts and Law Enforcement agencies and the challenges that growth creates for the Courts system to operate efficiently; the Orange County Boazd of Commissioners established, The Criminal Justice Facilities Study Committee on January 4, 1994. Committee. • Conduct a needs assessment for Court system functions, to Charges include, but not be limited to, Superior Court, District Court, District Attorney, Clerk of Court, Juvenile Services, Probation and Pazole, Guazdian ad litem program, Public Defender, as well as to assess the needs of the Sheriff's - Department, including the Jail function; and • Conduct an inventory of existing facilities available for use by the Court system and the Sheriff s Department; and - • Analyze the adequacy of the identified facilities; and • Explore alternatives to traditional methods of service delivery by the Court system and Sheriff s Department as it respects facility use; and • Provide twenty yeaz growth projections of anticipated space requirements for each agency; and • Make recommendations regarding future facilities needs. Process The Criminal Justice Facilities Study Committee began meeting in July of 1994 to discuss the chazges, the committee's resources and methodology. In August, the committee began identifying the magnitude of the impact of increased caseloads on the courts system and heard from presenters that discussed court and related transportation costs. In order to effectively address the chazges of the committee, a decision was made to hire a facilitator with the ability to conduct an outcome oriented process that would present data to the Committee for discussion, document conclusions and assist in defining final options identification. The strategic, planning and criminal justice design firm of Grier-Fripp Architects was hired. iv