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52 <br /> Orange County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Meeting <br /> Friday, December 1, 2023 (12:00noon—2:00pm) <br /> Virtual Teams Meeting <br /> Proposed Minutes <br /> Attendees: Amanda Farris, Phyllis Portie-Ascott, Paul Bell, Carol McClelland, Crista <br /> Collazo, Charlos Banks, Dana Crews, Bernard Miles, Gayane Cbambless, Kysha <br /> Thompson, Lateef Mitchell, Laurie Williamson, Erica Cooke, Andrew Poole, David Carter, <br /> Andre Richmond, Caraina Edwards, Ellie Waibel, Valoree Hanson, Christy Watson, Caitlin <br /> Fenhagen, Jamie Jacobs, Scott Dryer, Rebekah Rapoza, Sarah Black, Pamela Weiden <br /> (*Members in bold) <br /> Absent: Rachel Gessouroun, .fudge Joal Broun <br /> Excused: Tina Sykes, Sharron Hinton, Tami Pfeifer <br /> Welcome <br /> The meeting opened with a welcome from Vice Chair, Carol McClelland, and introductions. <br /> JCPC Business <br /> Conflict of Interest Forins—If you are on the Council and you haven't completed your conflict- <br /> of-interest form, please submit them as soon as possible. If you are unsure if you have <br /> completed the form, please contact Rebekah for confirmation. <br /> Program Updates <br /> Dispute Settlement Center—Everything is going really well. The biggest update with the <br /> program is they have hired two people to fill out the restorative justice team. They are CJ Suitt <br /> and Elizabeth Hambourger. CJ Suitt will be the primary person working with youth. They have <br /> been working pretty consistently with a few youth. Every month, all referrals have been from <br /> DJJ. Their biggest challenge over the last couple of months has been getting in touch with <br /> Guardians. They have had quite a few Spanish speaking referrals as well and have staff to help <br /> with that. It can sometimes be a challenge making sure the right staff person is available to take <br /> calls and make calls in that capacity. Most of their referrals have been for fighting or assaults <br /> and a couple for larceny. <br /> Q: What does it really mean when you say the referrals are coming from juvenile,justice? <br /> Is it through the schools and can you break it down by school district? <br /> A: It's not from the schools. These are direct referrals from court counselors as part of a <br /> diversion plan. We work with youth who is some way, in the cornrnunity, have been in conflict, <br /> assault, fight, something like that, or involved in stealing or something like that. These referrals <br /> are directly from juvenile justice. We work with youth, primarily ages 13 to 17. We do some <br /> work with younger youth as well who has caused harm to another person and then work with <br /> them through accountability processes addressing the impact of their har�rrr, ideally bringing folks <br /> together to have a facilitated dialogue or circle process about ways to repair the harm and move <br /> forward. If the person who's been impacted or the person who's harmed is not available or <br /> willing to participate in that process, then we usually work with the youth one on one to help <br />