Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC)

Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) refers to the overrepresentation of minority youth who come into contact with the juvenile justice system relative to their numbers in the general population. To participate in the federal Formula Grants Program, which provides funds in support of state and local juvenile justice efforts, states must strive to reduce DMC. Since assuming responsibility for the Formula Grants Program in January 2004, the CSA has undertaken a number of efforts to ensure that California addresses DMC.

• Enhanced DMC Technical Assistance Project (DMC-TAP)
  Funds made available through this program support probation departments in understanding and identifying DMC in hopes of better equipping these agencies with the tools and resources needed to provide leadership in developing and/or strengthening community-based DMC reduction activities. A total of $2.625 million is available over the course of three years for the following five counties to participate in the project: Contra Costa, San Diego, Los Angeles, Alameda and Santa Cruz.
• Enhanced DMC-Technical Assistance Project Process Evaluation
  Request for Proposal
  Due to the severe firestorms impacting many Southern California counties, CSA has made a decision to extend the due date for Process Evaluation proposals to November 16, 2007. This will give all applicants an extra week to complete and submit their proposals. Thank you all in advance for your cooperation and understanding during this time of unprecedented circumstances and please forward this announcement on to others who may find it of interest.
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• DMC Quarterly Bulletin
  As CSA moves forward with DMC efforts, we are continually looking for ways to improve both our advocacy and our education efforts on this important initiative.
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Title V DMC-Focused Projects

Qs and As on DMC?

DMC Resources and Links

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For more information on DMC related activities, please contact the CSA's DMC Coordinator, Corrections Consultant Shalinee Hunter, at 916/322-8081 or Shalinee.Hunter@cdcr.ca.gov