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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 18, 2008 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 4 -,~Yl <br />SUBJECT: Establish the Criminal Justice Partnership Program (CJPP) & Juvenile Crime <br />Prevention Council (JCPC) <br />DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Recommended CJPP &JCPC INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />.Membership Appointments Sharron Hinton 245-2840 <br />2. NC General Statutes regarding CJPP <br />and JCPC <br />PURPOSE: To establish the Criminal Justice Partnership Program Advisory Board and the <br />Juvenile Crime Prevention Council as a separate entity of the Orange-Chatham Justice <br />Partnership. <br />BACKGROUND: Orange County receives funding from the NC Department of Correction to <br />implement the Criminal Justice Partnership Program (CJPP). These funds are used to provide <br />services for adult offenders. The County also receives funding from the NC Department of <br />Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention (DJJDP) to implement the Juvenile Crime Prevention <br />Council (JCPC). These funds are used to provide services for juvenile offenders. <br />The Leadership Council of the Orange-Chatham Justice Partnership has served as the official <br />CJPP and JCPC. Commissioner Moses Carey, Jr. has served as the co-chair of the Leadership <br />Council since its inception. Commissioner Carey has been involved with the implementation of <br />CJPP and JCPC programs since 1995. The mission of the Leadership Council is to promote a <br />spirit of cooperation through the development of community-based policies and programs that <br />seamlessly prevent and address court-imposed sanctions and treatment needs of offenders, <br />their families and communities in the interest of public safety and community well-being. Within <br />the Leadership Council, are the adult and juvenile sub-committees that have been responsible <br />for: <br />• Assessing the needs of juveniles and adults involved in the local criminal justice system; <br />• Recommending funding for community-based programs; <br />• Identifying gaps and proposing strategies for improving the local criminal justice system; <br />and <br />• Monitoring and evaluating programs to ensure compliance. <br />