OTHER-2023-042-NC Department of Public Safety Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Certification

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j Similar to the Community Service program, Teen Court met all goals last year as well , except for the number served . Jamila has been conducting a lot of outreach in the community, including the schools and i other organizations in order to get referrals and recruit volunteers . Lateef Mitchell stated that he would connect with Susan after the meeting because he may be able to help increase their referral numbers through his role as Student Support Liaison . Dispute Settlement Center — Like Susan , our program ' s numbers were also down last year . Last year we p � served 10 , but this year so far, we have already received six referrals since July so numbers seem to be picking up . Programmatically, the youth have really been engaging in the process and writing some good letters of apology where they are able to express remorse , responsibility, and accountability in written form . These letters have been really impactful for those that were harmed . Q : How are the connections with Orange County schools ? A : In the last couple weeks we have talked with student support and the executive cabinet about how they can provide support . So we are hoping that referrals will be picking up . The Exchange Club — We were able to serve the number we projected but ran into problems with parental participation in the group . They were willing to bring the youth but didn ' t feel they needed to participate themselves . We are hoping to have more success with the group this year . With regards to the in-home component, we did have success getting families to participate and meet goals . Referrals have picked up and we currently have 13 enrolled . We are looking forward to having more participation with the group since Covid is not having as much of an impact anymore . The group space is large enough that it still allows for social distancing and so some of those barriers have decreased . Now the barrier seems to be that parents are working more and don ' t have time to participate in the evenings . They are receptive to the in-home component, though , and if they could drop off their kid for the group they ' d be happy . Q : Why do you think parents are resistant to participating ? A : The feedback from parents is that they would participate if the group was virtual . However, the youth would rather have in-person format. We are having a struggle with parents because they think that if it ' s virtual it will help with time management and multitasking , like cooking dinner in the background . We are trying to acknowledge that and be sensitive , but also recognize that they understand the value that even though it ' s convenient, sometimes when you ' re talking about real world practice and connecting with your kid it needs to be in person . The virtual format preference from parents is happening across all our programs , not just this one . Lateef mentioned that when he makes a referral to the program , he sets the expectation with the parent from the beginning , that the in-person participation is expected and required . So maybe if all referring parties can do this it may help cut down on some of the push back . David mentioned that he ran the referral sources for this program and that none were DJJ.referred . Sometimes without a judge ' s order , parents may not feel like they have to complete a program . Q : Not necessarily related to this particular program, but understanding the report format in general . When looking at the Measurable Objectives report format, is there a guide that explains each column and how the numbers are calculated ? What does "terminations" means ? What does "answered" and "met" mean ? A : Every program has to have identifiable measureable objectives based on their program type . Terminations refer to youth who have been closed out . Met means that the terminated youth achieved that goal .