Agenda - 06-15-2021; 8-g - JCPC Certification and County Plan for FY 2021-2022

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38 Executive Summary The Grange County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC), in fulfillment of the duties and responsibilities as set forth in the General Statutes of the State of North Carolina, has completed the activities required to develop and update this County Plan for FY 2021-2422. The JCPC has identified issues and factors that have an influence and impact upon delinquent youth,at- risk youth,and their families in Orange County. Further,the JCPC has identified strategies and services most likely to reduce/prevent delinquent behavior. It should be noted that the JCPC continues to support and embrace diversionary strategies, such as Teen Court,that effectively reduce and prevent delinquency. As noted in NC Gen. Stat. § 143 B-851,the JCPC is legislatively mandated to evaluate the effectiveness of its funded programs and the Department of Public Safety, Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, has provided the Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol (SPEP)Instrument to aide JCPCs with this task. However,the tool cannot be administered to all JCPC funded programs given that some programs are identified as structures or"settings within which program services are delivered"(Lipsey, 2005). Programming such as Teen Court,Mediation,Residential and Psychological Assessment are identified as a structure,yet they offer vital programming to youth. The JCPC recognizes that these identified structures offer critical prevention/intervention programming and the JCPC adheres to their utilization in its strategies to prevent and reduce delinquency. Priorities for Funding: Through a risk&needs assessment and a resource assessment,the JCPC has determined that the following services are needed to reduce/prevent delinquency in Orange County: • Restitution/Community Service • ParentlFamily Skill Building • Interpersonal Skill Building ■ Mentoring • Mediation/Conflict Resolution (including School Based) • Teen Court • Tutoring/Academic Enhancement • Temporary Shelter(specifically Emergency Shelter) • Substance Abuse Treatment(specifically for un/underinsured) Funding Recommendations: Having published a Request for Proposals for needed services for a minimum of thirty(30)days,the JCPC has screened the submitted proposals and has determined which proposals best meet the advertised needed services. As required by statute,the JCPC recommends allocation of the NC Department of Public Safety(NC DJJ)funds to the following programs in the amounts specified below for FY 21-22(also see Orange County Funding Plan): Program Types Funding Recommendations Community Service and Restitution 83,655 Mediation/Conflict Resolution 62,400 Teen Court 74,625 Home-Based Counseling and Interpersonal Skill Building Groups 60,760 Runaway Shelter Care 16,475 The JCPC further recommends that the following amount be allocated from the NC DPS DJJ funds for the administrative costs of the Council for FY 21-22: $14,157.