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

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BY- LAWS ORANGE COUNTY JUVENILE CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL ARTICLE I : NAME AND PURPOSE Section 1 General Statute 143B445 - 852 sets out that it is the intent of the General Assembly to prevent juveniles who are at risk from becoming delinquent and develop community-based alteratives to youth development centers and to provide community-based delinquency, substance abuse and gang prevention strategies and programs . The statute also says that the General Assembly intends to provide non- institutional disposition alternatives that will protect the community and juveniles , These programs and services are to be planned at the local level by local Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils (hereinafter referred to as The Council) in partnership with the state . Section 2 The name of this body shall be the Orange County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council . Section 3 The Council is created by the General Assembly and accountable to the Orange County Board of Commissioners , (hereafter referred to as County Commissioners) . The Council is made up of interested Orange County citizens and professionals . Section 4 An important function of The Council is to make recommendations to the County Commissioners regarding the expenditure of funds for programs geared toward the prevention of and intervention into juvenile delinquency and to provide oversight to those programs funded to provide services . Section 5 Review the needs of juveniles in Orange County who are at risk of delinquency or who have been adjudicated undisciplined or delinquent, evaluate the resources available to address those needs , and develop strategies to address unmet needs . Section 6 Fund direct services to intervene and appropriately respond to and treat the needs of juveniles at risk of delinquency through the study of juvenile risk/needs data as well as other community data . }