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4th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS |
Juvenile programming |
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Juvenile Intensive Supervised Probation Misdemeanor and felony juvenile offenders are placed on supervised probation with Community Corrections by the four District Courts. Typically, these offenders have committed serious crimes, failed at standard supervision, or have extensive criminal histories. Offenders are subject to standard conditions of probation and any special conditions ordered by the sentencing Court. Officers are responsible for monitoring the offender's conditions of probation. The supervision of offenders in the 4th Judicial District consists of the following:
Case Management When a juvenile offender has exhausted all of their options to remain in the community they can be placed in the custody of JJA for suitable placement. Considering the best interests of the juvenile, the Court has deemed it necessary to place the juvenile outside of their home. The JJA Case Manager is responsible for securing and monitoring their out-of-home placement with the ultimate goal being reintegration of the juvenile back into their home or community. While in placement the juvenile receives additional services to meet their needs (alcohol/drug, mental health, employment/education, etc.). JJA custody cases are reviewed by the Court frequently to determine what progress is being made toward the goal of reintegration. Juvenile Intake and Assessment Services Juvenile Intake and Assessment Services (JIAS) in all four counties are conducted through the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center and these services are funded through JJA monies. JIAS is the first point of contact for juveniles taken into custody as a juvenile offender and/or Child in Need of Care (C.I.N.C.). The Juvenile Intake Assessment Officers administer a standardized questionnaire in an attempt to collect pertinent information from the juvenile and their family members. Officers also identify areas of need by obtaining answers and scoring a Risk/Needs assessment. Based on several factors such as the nature of the crime, previous criminal history, family support, law enforcement input, the officers determine if the juvenile should be transported to the Juvenile Detention Center (JDC) or returned home until they can appear in Court. Based on the Risk/Needs scores appropriate referrals will be given to the juvenile and/or their family to assist in meeting those needs. PREVENTION PROGRAMMING (JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008): Teen Court Teen Court is designed as a community based prevention/intervention program, which allows first time misdemeanor juvenile offenders an opportunity to avoid a formal adjudication. Juveniles are charged with or face the possibility of being charged with a misdemeanor crime and their charges are dismissed or not filed upon successful completion of the program. The juveniles admit guilt in reference to the circumstances involving the possible charges. They agree to participate in Teen Court, which operates under the "Peer Jury" model. Juveniles appear before a jury of their peers (volunteers) and their cases are discussed at length. The volunteers are given the opportunity to ask questions, and then deliberate to determine an appropriate sentence. The following are possible sentencing options: 90 days supervision, meet with Teen Court Coordinator, school attendance, drug testing, curfew, community service work, and/or counseling. CASA CASA of the Fourth Judicial District improves the lives of children in the court system. The mission of CASA is to advocate for children so that they may have a safe and nurturing environment. CASA matches trained community volunteers with dependent children to accomplish this mission. With that match, CASA represents the needs and best interests of these abused and neglected children and improve the decision-making ability of Judges regarding these children. The Hive The Hive Youth Center, located in Gridley, Kansas, provides a safe and healthy environment for the town's youth. The center is open after school and weekends for children to obtain snacks, listen to music, watch television, study and play games. Grant money affords Gridley the ability to continue these hours, offer tutoring, extended hours after sports games, dances, host parent/child date nights, host activity nights, provide need based scholarships for extracurricular activities, and other weekend activities. Coffey County Prevention Program The Coffey County Prevention Program (CCPP) is designed to target all students in Coffey County ages 5 - 12 years of age. The CCPP provides weekly programs focusing on drug/alcohol prevention that includes the "Too Good For Drugs" curriculum. The program is an intricate part of the after-school program that is on-going in all five of the county schools; Burlington, Gridley, Lebo, LeRoy, and Waverly. A part-time employee works in each of the after-school programs once a week for a period of two hours to provide the school-based prevention program, that has proved to reduce the intention of alcohol, tobacco and illegal drug use. The program focuses on the elementary and middle school aged students to deter them from alcohol and drug use as teens. Ottawa Middle School - After School Program The Elizabeth Layton Center, Inc., will utilize the Extended-Service Schools Initiative (ESS) to provide a positive, supervised after-school environment for USD 290 middle school students from 3:00 - 5:30 p.m., four days per week. Over the course of the year trained staff will provide outreach to approximately 400 students through a range of activities focusing on academics, enrichment, and sports and recreation. USD 245 Leroy - Gridley Parents as Teachers Program Parents as Teachers, a primary prevention program, a primary prevention program, provides parent education to families with children prenatal to five and will serve 10 children. Parent Educators use the Born to Learn curriculumTM to provide information and activities to help parents become better observers of their children while maximizing the areas of social-emotional, cognitive, motor and language development. Utilizing core components of personal visits, group meetings, screenings and resource referrals, parents increase their knowledge of child development and parenting. Evaluations show that children enrolled in PAT have better social development, increased cognitive function and higher levels of language development than peers. INTERVENTION PROGRAMMING (JULY 1, 2006 - JUNE 30, 2007): The Family Intensive Treatment (FIT) program serves adjudicated juvenile offenders and their families in the Fourth Judicial District. The target population is youth "at risk" of out of home placement with referrals being generated by Court Services and Community Corrections. With the present allocation the program is expected to serve seven (7) youths and their families. The program offers families guidance, to structure the youth offender's education, social and recreational domains. Success in the program is determined by the youth remaining in the family home and community during their participation in the program. The Community Service Work Program is funded by the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant and is used to employee community service work coordinators that assist juveniles in completing their assigned community service work hours. The coordinators work with agencies throughout the 4th Judicial District in an effort to complete projects that benefit the communities served. In Fiscal-Year 2008 the Fourth Judicial District Community Corrections received a Federal Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant to provide parenting education groups to youth and their families in a seven-county area. this is a collaborative effort between the Fourth Judicial District Community Corrections, Elizabeth Layton Center, and the Sixth Judicial District Community Corrections. This program is open to any youth in AN, CF, FR, OS, BB, LN, or MI Counties. |