Orange County NC Website
November: 1 distinct juveniles, 3 complaints, 1 approved for court, 0 put on a plan or contract, 1 <br />school related offenses, 1 juveniles in detention for 1 day, 1 juvenile placed at Wrenn House for <br />3 days, and 1 juvenile on electronic monitoring for 29 days. <br />This FY has had 14 juveniles at intake compared to this time last year where they had 38. <br />Juvenile crime is down across the state, but there hasn’t been as much of a reduction in <br />Alamance and Chatham counties. Tina reported that within the school system, the number of <br />offenses is down and when they do receive a report they try to go to Teen Court and MDP as a <br />first option. Sherita reports that suspensions are down within Orange County Schools and they <br />are making a concerted effort to look at discipline within OCS and are using many programs, <br />Restorative Justice being one, to try to prevent detention. <br /> <br />JCPC Business <br />Program Monitoring – Committee members will stay for training immediately after this meeting. <br />Programs can expect to be monitored during January. <br /> <br />Risk & Needs Committee – Committee is scheduled to meet on Friday, January 20 @ 10:00 in <br />Hillsborough. The committee is open to anyone who wants to be a part of it but is driven by the <br />JCPC Board members. We look at the DJJ data and use it to set the RFP for the upcoming FY. <br /> <br />Conflict of Interest Form – For any board members who haven’t already completed and signed <br />one, please make sure to do that before the end of the meeting. <br /> <br />Consultant Update <br />Denise will get the information out about the Program Enhancement Plan to each provider. The <br />Sheriff’s Association is now endorsing raising the juvenile age which is huge and will help move <br />the effort forward. <br /> <br />Announcements <br />There is a Ribbon Cutting at 3:00 today at University Place for Hidden in Plain Sight. This is a <br />collaborative effort that is putting on an interactive display for people go through and try to find <br />any number of hidden in plain sight items that indicate substance abuse or at-risk behavior. <br /> <br />Volunteers for Youth is launching an exciting fundraising challenge in the month of December <br />and Susan will send a link out to everyone. <br /> <br />Freedom House is still recruiting for Child Therapist and Intensive In-Home Team Lead. Trying <br />to get together enough kids for substance abuse intensive outpatient program and are looking for <br />referrals to be able to get that started. <br /> <br />Dispute Settlement Center just received a grant to hold restorative justice conferencing circles <br />between law enforcement and minority youth in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. These circles will <br />have members of law enforcement, a civic leader (maybe a County Commissioner), and 8 to 10 <br />minority youth. They will sit in a circle, have a meal together, have an activity together, and <br />talk. These will be a series and they are hoping to finish them by next summer. <br />