WAKE JCPC
Wake County Juvenile Crime Prevention CouncilMinutesMay 16, 2019 JCPC Attendees: Eric Johnson, Christy Famolare, Darryl Blevins, Jonathan Glenn, Ann Godwin, Sharif Deveaux, Paul Walker, Carla Huff, Tamra Sanchez, Donald Pinchback, Katherine Edmiston, James West, Mala Ross, Beth Nelson, Da’Nasia Daniels, JCPC Guests: Denise Briggs, Chuck Johnson, LaToya MontagueJCPC Staff: Deborah AndrewsWelcome: Eric Johnson opened the meeting. Approval of MinutesThe April minutes were approved as written, following a motion and second. Community Alternatives Program (CAP) Overview – Amy Spaulding, Haven House ServicesCAP is for Level Two offenders who are at risk of being put in detention. The program serves 25-35 youth per year. They are funded solely by DPS.They all have intense needs and high risk levels (4’s and 5’s). This may be the last chance for some to stay in the community, before being sent to a YDC. The age range is 10-17, but the average age is 14-15, mostly males. This could change with RtA, as their referral source is court counselors.Each youth is evaluated to determine to see what his/her individual needs are – help with school-related behavior, developing skills to get along with family members, getting a job, avoiding gangs, etc.The goal of the program is to reduce detention time and recidivism. They use a program called Positive Action, which can be used in the school system, residences, and prison.Positive Action was chosen because it’s adaptable, can be used with groups or individuals. The curriculum includes working on skills, reducing aggression, becoming less aggressive in interactions with families, community and schools. The average caseload is 4-6 for each case manager. The typical number of contacts is three times a week, but may be more, depending on the needs of the youth. Case managers help with school, home and the community. They work with the school system, court counselors, mental health providers, families/caregivers, etc. CAP staff also do weekend and nighttime monitoring and assist with transportation. Annual Plan ApprovalAnnual Plan committee Chairs Beth Nelson and Jonathan Glenn reviewed a draft of the Annual Plan with the group. The group discussed limitations in the available data, which is provided by Juvenile Justice and DPS. Data was limited to under 16, but Denise Briggs offered to provide data for 16 and 17 year olds. Much of the data is for the needs assessment is collected by court counselors and is self-reported. Some of the data shows that this is the first referral for many youth we are serving – and that 78% have no prior adjudication. Jonathan suggested that this may indicate that we need to make a shift to preventative services. He would like for JCPC to develop their own data collection instrument, to better drive our funding decisions. Although DPS has requested that the plan be turned in to DPS by mid-May, the Wake County Board of Commissioners need to approve the plan and the discretionary funding. They have requested that JCPC present the plan to a subcommittee on July 8. Annual Plan committee members will continue to work on completing the plan. They will send out the completed draft prior to the June JCPC meeting, when members will vote on approving it.DPS/Raise the Age UpdatesDenise Briggs is working with programs on program agreements so that they can disburse funds in July. DPS will be moving to a two-year cycle for the RFP instead of every year. AnnouncementsOfficer elections for FY 19-20 will be held at the June 20 meeting. Deborah Andrews will send out an email to members asking for nominations. The next JCPC meeting is scheduled for June 20. Meeting adjourned. ................
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