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answers. The aim of the community input in the development of the demographic base will be to gain both involvement and support by engendering a sense of ownership through from the problem stage to the solution. This task is designated as a sub-task to the initial 'Directional and Issues' meeting because it will have an on-going role throughout the study period. In conjunction with the community involvement program, the study team will accumulate a data base for both the juvenile and adult components on the number of historical participants in each agency of the criminal justice system, using existing data sources, such as: ♦ Reported crime, arrests/bookings and warrants from local and State law enforcement agencies and the Uniform Crime Reporting program. ♦ Number of sworn and civilian law enforcement personnel from local agencies. ♦ Pretrial diversions, citations, and bail participants from local agencies. ♦ Filings, dispositions, time-to-trial, and case aging from the Court Administration and the Administrative Office of the Courts. ♦ Caseload management methods from Court Services and interviews with judicial officials. ♦ Sentencing patterns and alternatives from Court records. ♦ Probation caseloads from the County Probation Department. ♦ Caseloads associated with the Offices of the District Attorney and Public Defender. ♦ A 10-year change in personnel in all of the criminal justice agencies from the County Personnel Department and the individual agencies' annual budget requests. ♦ The 10-year budget for the above agencies from the County Administrator's Office. As this database must be developed quickly, the study team anticipates and would seek substantial assistance from the County staff in accumulating the historical information. Subtask 1.2 Track the Offender through the System The Consultant will model the flow through the system based upon the results of Sub-Task 1.1 and interviews with key participants. By modeling the flow a meaningful graphic representation of how the system interacts and where the bottlenecks cause significant impact can be created that easily understood and ideal for presentation purposes. Initial interviews will be carried out in each division of the criminal justice system with department heads and other members of staff to determine the numbers of participants and the methods of processing defendants through each system component. More detailed insight into each component agency/department's views of the flow process,barriers,and solutions will be obtained during these interviews. The result of this subtask will be a graphical representation of the flow through the juvenile and adult criminal justice system and the identification of barriers to more efficient processing. Subtask 1.3 Project growth in Adult and Juvenile Offender/Inmate Population The data gathered in the previous tasks will be assembled and utilized in the production of a series of forecasts and projections against a defined set of criteria established at the outset of the study. The result of the computer-based analysis will provide projections covering the growth expectations within each division of the juvenile and adult criminal justice system by component. The forecasts and projections will be reviewed with the PSCC and agreement reached as to the most appropriate for each Division or component. The resulting forecasts will be presented in yearly increments for the first 5-8 years and thereafter in five-yearly increments unless otherwise agreed, through the year 2025