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Top January 6, 2014
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Special Announcements
Public Policy
Conferences and Trainings
Membership Updates
Articles of Interest
Other Items
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Special Announcements

On behalf of Judge Jon Mark, co-chair of the Drug and Alcohol Workgroup of the Supreme Court's Roundtables for Children Initiative, I am writing to request your assistance.   We are looking for feedback from service provider staff, and other professionals in the Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, and D&A treatment fields as possible to complete the survey at the link included below.  The survey should take no more than 5 minutes to complete.    

 

Input from the provider community is critically needed as the results of this survey will be used by the statewide workgroup as well as the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, to address the undeniable problems associated with addiction and substance abuse that impact children and families throughout the Commonwealth.   

 

Here's the link to the survey:   

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/L6GYKNZ

 

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Public Policy

For the most updated information on the budget as well as other legislative activity impacting county operations, visit the

CCAP budget news page.

 

Future Conferences and Trainings

PCCYFS is planning their 2014 Annual Conference at the Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey Hotel: April 9-10!!

For up to date information and please visit http://www.pccyfs.org/Spring_Conf.html, and their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/PCCYFS.

 

 

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Membership Updates

2014 Jail and Detention Awards

In recent years, the number of entries for the CCAP Committee on County Criminal Justice Systems for the 21st Century's Jail and Detention Best Practices Awards has declined. To address this, in 2014 the committee is initiating some major changes. Some of these changes include requesting nominations for projects utilizing technology to enhance goals, the elimination of the need for lengthy data submissions, and allowing CCAP members to nominate other counties or projects in county jails worth sharing.

 

In addition, the Juvenile Detention Centers/Shelter Best Practices Awards will be offering two free registrations to the JDCAP Annual Conference as a new prize.

 

The Partners Award remains unchanged, and the PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency will be asked for nominations from the Criminal Justice Advisory Committee Liaisons for a CJAB Best Practices nomination.

 

Counties will receive additional information on the awards via mail and email in the near future, and information will also be posted to the CCAP website when the awards period opens.

 

For more information, or for questions, please contact CCAP Deputy Director Brinda Carroll Penyak at (717) 232-7554 x 3137 or [email protected].

  
Articles of Interest

PA launches drug drop-off program

 

Experts: Brain Development Should Play Bigger Role in Determining Treatment of Juvenile Offenders

 

Erie teen shooting case restarts

  

OP-ED: Law Enforcement Working to Enhance Response to Juveniles

 

Reforming juvenile justice

 

Revolving door at Shuman Juvenile Center director's office turns again

 

Earl F. Hill to take over as interim director of Shuman Juvenile Detention Center

 

Hawaii Hope: A new probation program beats the statistics

 

Other Important Items

Save the Dates

The next JDCAP Standards Committee is Thursday Jan 16 at 10:00 AM at the Abraxas Academy in Morgantown PA. During this upcoming meeting, we will review the Staff Development standards.

  

The next JDCAP Training Committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday March 13, 10A-2P at the Lancaster Youth Intervention Center. The training committee will be sent a proposed agenda in advance of this meeting.

 

Employment Opportunities

CCAP Affiliate Director Openings

CCAP is accepting applications for two affiliate director openings. The postings are summarized below:

 

The Pennsylvania Association of County Human Services Administrators, a small statewide county affiliated human services association, is seeking an experienced executive director. Above average communication skills, lobbying experience and history of working within collaborative environments is required. Knowledge of human services programs, federal, state and county government also desired. The position is based in Harrisburg, with a salary range of $55,000 to $70,000 DOE. Equal Opportunity Employer. Email resume, cover letter and writing sample to - [email protected] by COB January 14, 2014.

 

Small, statewide county children and youth administrators association seeks experienced Executive Director. Excellent communication skills, lobbying and advocacy experience, understanding of the county child welfare fiscal system and human services programming required. Federal, state or local government experience preferred. Based in Harrisburg. Salary ranging from $65,000 to $90,000 DOE. Equal Opportunity Employer. Email resume, cover letter and writing sample to - [email protected] by COB January 14, 2014.

 

Additional Information

Through the National Criminal Justice Reference Service, NIJ has made available the following final technical report (this report is the result of an NIJ-funded project but was not published by the U.S. Department of Justice):

 

Title: Assessing the Relationship Between Exposure to Violence and Inmate Maladjustment Within and Across State Correctional Facilities (pdf, 80 pages)� 


 
Authors: Benjamin Steiner, Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Omaha; Benjamin Meade, Ph.D., James Madison University
 

OJJDP Bulletin Examines Developmental Patterns of Girls' Delinquent Behavior

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has released the bulletin "Developmental Sequences of Girls' Delinquent Behavior." The bulletin is part of a series on the findings of the Girls Study Group, which OJJDP established to guide the development, testing, and implementation of strategies to prevent and intervene in girls' delinquency. The bulletin summarizes the methods, findings, and implications from a collaborative analysis of data that the Denver Youth Survey and the Fast Track Project collected on the developmental patterns of girls' offending from childhood through adolescence.

 

Resources:

View and download the bulletin.

 

Tools To Evaluate Impact of Law Enforcement Youth Programs Available Online

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), in collaboration with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, has launched online program impact tools to assist law enforcement agencies in evaluating the effectiveness of their youth programs in reducing and preventing juvenile crime, delinquency, and victimization. This free resource includes an eight-step guide to identify youth-specific problems, articulate program goals and activities, and measure program outcomes to determine the impact on youth.

 

Resources:

Access the program impact tools.

 

OJJDP Bulletin Examines Functional Impairment in Delinquent Youth

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has released "Functional Impairment in Delinquent Youth." The bulletin is part of OJJDP's Beyond Detention series, which examines the results of the Northwestern Juvenile Project-a large-scale longitudinal study of youth detained at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center in Chicago, IL. This bulletin presents findings on juvenile functional impairment in the school, work, home, and community settings; and in terms of behavior toward others, mood and psychiatric concerns, self-harm, substance use, and rational thought assessed 3 years after the youth were released from detention. The authors also assess youth functioning by gender, race/ethnicity, and age and discuss future implications.

 

Resources:

Learn more about the Northwestern Juvenile Project, co-sponsored by OJJDP.

 

Funding Announcement Notification

The following Grant Opportunities are now open in PCCD's Egrants System

Funding Announcement Title: 2014 OJJDP SAEDR Research-Based

 

Vera Institute Releases Report on Responses to Status Offenders

The Center on Youth Justice at the Vera Institute of Justice has released "From Courts to Communities: The Right Response to Truancy, Running Away, and Other Status Offenses." This report, supported by funding from the MacArthur Foundation's Models for Change Resource Center Partnership, raises awareness about law enforcement responses to noncriminal status offenses, such as truancy, running away, curfew violations, and other risky youth behaviors. The report encourages conversations about the circumstances behind youth misbehavior and explores whether courts are equipped to address status offenses effectively.

 

Resources:

View or download the report.

 

Webinar To Explore Evidence-Based Practice Resources

On February 6, 2014, at 2 p.m. ET, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, in collaboration with the National Juvenile Justice Evaluation Center will present "Drilling Down: An Analytical Look at EBP Resources." This 90-minute Webinar will focus on evidence-based practice (EBP) resources available to juvenile justice and youth service professionals. Panelists will discuss ways to apply EBP to daily work in the field and to be critical consumers of research evidence. Other topics will include a comparison of rating systems and additional uses for the information.

 

Resources:

Register and learn more about this free Webinar.

 

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