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U.S. Department of Justice

Office of Justice Programs

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

John J. Wilson, Acting Administrator

The Gould-Wysinger Awards: A Tradition of Excellence By Pam Allen representation in the State school and

develop greater confidence in the Established by the Office of Juvenile juvenile justice system. Recidivism Justice and Delinquency Prevention in has been reduced by 10 percent. 1992, the Gould-Wysinger awards honor James Gould and Deborah For further information, contact: Wysinger, two OJJDP professionals who dedicated their lives to helping John Upchurch young people. In its inaugural year 18 Tuscaloosa County Commission winners were selected. This year each Director of Court Services State and territory was invited to 6001 12th Avenue East designate one program, funded in Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 whole or in part with OJJDP funds, as (205) 349-3870 its Gould-Wysinger aWClrd winner.

"The program has The 1993 Gould-Wysinger awards represent national recognition of local

helped reduce minority achievement in improving the juve-nile justice system and helping our ollsrrepresentation. " Nation's youth. The 20 award winners continue to reflect a tradition of excellence. Colorado Alabama Juvenile Intervention Project

Juvenile Work Restitution The goals of the Juvenile Intervention Project are jail removal and

Located in Tuscaloosa, this program de institutionalization of status offend-instills a sense of personal account- ers. A training program for sheriff's ability, improves behavior, and re- officers explains screening criteria duces recidivism. Jobs are created in and procedures. Officers who perform the public and private sectors, and intake screening are trained to provide juvenile offenders are matched to an status offenders with appropriate appropriate job. Offenders work to services. The program contracts with reimbarse victims and provide com- a host home to ensure a bed is avail-munity service. able for status offenders. Crisis inter-

vention, temporary holding or In operation since 1987, the program attendant care, and volunteer tracking has helped reduce minority over- and mentoring are also provided.

February 1994

The program resulted in an immediate decrease in juvenile arrests and deten-tion, and new patrol officers now participate in a special 4-hour field training program.

For further information, contact:

Kim Andree Eagle County Sheriff's Department P.O. Box 359 Eagle, CO 81631 (303) 328-6611

Florida Griffin Alternative Learning Academy

Griffin Alternative Learning Acad-emy (GALA) diverts students from failing in school, being suspended, needing court intervention, or drop-ping out of school. The program fo-cuses on disruptive, unsuccessful, disinteres.t;;d, and otherwise problem-atic students at Griffin Middle School in Leon County. The objective is to mainstream 75 percent of the at-risk students back into regular classes by providing individualized academic assistance and business mentoring.

Started in 1989, during the 1991-92 schonl year GALA exceeded its expected 30-percent level of partici-pation by minority youth and econ-omically disadvantaged juveniles.

rom the Administrator

The Gould-Wysinger awards were established in 1992 to recognize ex­ceptional achievements in enhanc­ing the quality of juvenile justice. In their inaugural year, 18 programs received this mark of achievement.

The 20 Gou/d-Wysinger award win­ners for 1993 continue the tradition of excellence.

I As the bulletin illustrates, this year's recipients represent a broad array of services-tram intervention with youth at riSk of delinquency to resti­tution by juvenile offenders~ The set-

. iings of these services are equally varied-from community centers and alternative schools to youth homes f,lhd detention centers.

Suct} distinctions notwithstanding, each of the 1993 Gould-Wysinger" award winners shares a common commitmentJo improvlng the future of the youth they serve. Each winner contributes to the community of which it is an integral part, and each one

. deserves the appreciationof a grate­fulNation for a job well done.

John J. Wilson Acting Administrator Office of Juvenile Justice and

Delinquency Prevention

A project evaluation confirmed overall improvement in partici­pants' grade-point averages, a decrease in the number of absences and suspensions, and a reduction in delinquency referrals. All partici­pants were promoted to the next grade. Because of the success of the program, the Governor's JJDP Advisory Committee funded repli­cations of the project in two other schools during the 1992-93 school year.

For further information, contact:

Susan E. Foster Coordinator of Special Programs Leon County Schools 2757 West Pensacola Street Tallahassee, FL 32304-2998 (904) 487-7322

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Iowa Rites of Passage

Rites of Passage was developed to address minority overrepresentation by reducing the delinquency rate among middle school African-Ameri­can males from high-risk situations. The project involves tutoring, mentoring, crisis intervention, indi­vidual and family counseling, and recreational activities. Development of participants' self-esteem and per­sonal responsibility are emphasized. The project is so safe and supportive that participants come even when activities have not been scheduled. Since its inception in 1991, the project has built a community of trust among participants and their mentors.

, As a result, participants' family lives and academic performance have sig­nificantly improved.

For further information, contact:

Karl Werner Jane Boyd Harambee House 943 14th Avenue SE. Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 (319) 366-0431

Kansas Kansas Children's Service League Juvenile Assessment and Intake Service

The Juvenile Assessment and Intake Service (JArS), which serves Topeka and Shawnee Counties, protects chil­dren from unnecessary out-of-home placement and involvement with Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS) and the juvenile court. The program advises SRS and the juvenile court about children who need special guidance, structure, or protection; reduces the number of children classi­fied as Children-in-Need-of-Care who may be placed unnecessarily in locked detention; and assists law enforce­ment officers with decisions involving the placement of children.

Law enforcement officers, who pro­vide all referrals to JAIS, increasingly use the service, and the number of

contacts for information or referral has grown consistently. The rate of placement of children in need of ser­vices in locked detention has de­creased significantly. In 1992 JAIS diverted 58 percent of youth for whom a diversion option was avail­able from out-of-home placement.

For further information, contact:

Mike Patrick 2600 SE. 23rd Street Topeka, KS 66611 (913) 234-5424

Maryland Partnership for Learning, Inc.

Partnership for Learning (PFL) was established in 1991 to screen first­time juvenile offenders who appeared in juvenile court in Baltimore and to identify and assist offenders diag­nosed as learning disabled. After first­time offenders have been identified, tested, and interviewed, the require­ments for participating in PFL are presented. Once an agreement has been executed, the child's case is p01;tponed, and the child is matched with a tutor trained in a special read­ing and spelling program. Of the children matched with tutors, more than 80 percent hav~ successfully completed or are actively involved in the program and have not become repeat offenders.

PFL is a joint project of the Office of the State's Attorney for Baltimore City, the Office of the Public De­fender, the Department of Juvenile Services, the Maryland State Depart­ment of Education, the Baltimore City Department of Education, and the Maryland Associates for Dyslexic Adults and Youth. It has gained na­tional and international attention as a cost-effective program that reduces the rate of recidivism among youthful offenders.

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17 towns within the jurisdiction of the Keene District Court. More than 80 percent of the offenders have como. pleted their court-ordered commumty service obligations and restitution to their victims. Participants have per-

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Andrea D. Mason, Esquire Baltimore City State's Attorney's

Office 206 Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr.,

Courthouse 110 North Calvert Street Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 396-5092

Mississippi Hollandale Temporary Holding Facility

The Hollandale Temporary Holding Facility was established to provide a separate facility that meets all Federal and State standards for juveniles awaiting further action by a youth authority. Facility staff are on call 24 hours a day. Emergency care and crisis intervention include youth court counselors' services and referrals to a local community health service. The facility also provides supervised edu-cational and recreational activities while youth are awaiting disposition or placement.

Between September 1991 and August 1992, the facility held 156 juveniles who would otherwise have been placed in an adult jail or lockup­decreasing by 90 percent the number of juveniles held in adult jails and lockups in the six counties served.

For further information, contact:

John McClay, Director City of Hollandale Hollandale Temporary Holding

Facility P.O. Box 395 Hollandale, MS 39748 (601) 827-7276

Nebraska Juvenile Detention Center Western Nebraska Juvenile Services

The Juvenile Detention Center was established to provide programming, intervention, and rehabilitation ser­vices for juveniles. A 20-bed facility

The Center has a transitional living program designed to provide juveniles with the knowledge. skill, and experi­ence to live independently. A family preservation component encourages the family to cooperate in the recon­ciliation of the offender to the family unit. A substance abuse program provides intervention and treatment. An educational program offers four types of programs: class continuation, credit work, GED programs, an·:! college. The Center also offers a 4-H program, a craft program, and instruction in creative writing. Oppor­tunities to attend church services are available.

As a result of the Center's programs, recidivism has been reduced by 50 percent. Acceptance of the Center has grown as other communities and counties increase their use of the facility.

For further information, contact:

Denise ShiffermilJer Juvenile Detention Center 830 Kimball Avenue P.O. Box 206 Gering, NE 69341 (308) 436-2204

New Hampshire Earn-It Project

Earn-It is a victim restitution program that serves as a sentencing alternative for juvenile court and the Juvenile Conference Committee. Juvenile offenders are referred to the program for monetary and community service work placements. The program ar­ranges the work placement in an area business, nonprofit agency, or munici­pality by matching the offender's strengths with the needs of the worksite and monitors the youth's perfonnance.

Since 1988 Earn-It has worked with more than 400 juvenile offenders in

"Pa.rticipants have given thousands of dollars to victims."

formed hundreds of hours of c')mmu­nity service work and have given thousands of dollars to victims. The recidivism rate for youths completing the program is below 30 percent.

For further information, contact:

Jane E. Beecher Juvenile Conference Committee 3 Washington Street Keene, NH 03431 (603) 357-9810

New York Prosocial Gang

This unique intervention program implements Aggression Replacement Training (ART) with gang members who are involved in delinquent behav­ior. The program is conducted at two Brooklyn sites-the Brownsville Community Neighborhood Action Center and Youth DARES. ART improves prosocial skills, moral reasoning, and anger control by chan­neling aggressive behavior into a positive force. As a result, gang mem­bers become a constructive influence in the community.

Four evaluations found that the pro­gram significantly improves the qual­ity of the youths' interpersonal skills; enhances their ability to reduce and control anger; decreases the level of egocentricity and increases conc~rn for the needs of others; substantially decreases antisocial behaviors; sub­stantially increases prosocial behav­iors; improves community func­tioning, especially with peers; and decreases criminal recidivism.

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The program serves as a resource for the State Advisory Group (SAG) in identifying technical assistance and training needs, providing information and assistance to local agencies to help them develop proposals respon­sive to SAG priorities, and reviewing and prioritizing proposals for SAG funding.

Fremont County, to develop programs to serve county youth, to assist the county in developing policies for secure detention of juveniles as well as for alternatives to detention in the county jail, and to reduce the liability of the board of commissioners and Sheriff regarding detention of juve­niles prior to a court hearing. The program provides report/intake for law enforcement and the county attor­ney, a deferred prosecution program,

Pam Allen. J.D., is the editor of JJ ' ---, • Coalitton News, As director of spe- -

Other program activities il'1c1ude col­lecting data for a needs assessment to identify local juvenile justice needs. In addition, RPD was involved in developing a proposal to address the Target Site Program Area. One com­ponent, "Neutral Zone," a collabora­tive effort to provide recreational services for high-risk youth, many of whom are involved in gangs, has been implemented.

For further information, contact:

Dan Bond Northwest Youth Services P.O. Box 2717 Everett, W A 98203 (206) 388-7200

Wyoming Fremont County Youth Services.

Begun in 1983, this program received its first OJJDP funding in 1988. Its goals are to improve the efficiency and the effective use of the juvenile justice system and existing services in

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a youth council coordinator, a work alternatives program, a sentencing alternatives program, presentence investigation for county courts, formal probation supervision, limited predispositional repOlis for juvenile court, home detention program super­vision, 24-hour intake at county jails, youth advocacy, a cooperative agree­ment to provide staff-secure shelter care, and a jail removal transportation subsidy program.

Serving hundreds of children a year in a county of more than 9,000 square miles, the program has enabled the county to address the mandates of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act.

For further information, contact:

Charles Kratz Fremont County Youth Services Fremont County Court House Lander, WY 82520 (307) 332-1085

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Washington, D.C. 20531

Official Busines" Penalty for Prh'ate Use $300

cial projects for the Coalition for Juvenile Justice (formerly the Na-tional CoalitIon of State Juvenile Justice Advisory Groups), she over-saw the Coalition's administration of the 1993 Gould-Wysinger award solicitation Pl.:ocr!ss.

This bulletin is reprinted from the Fall/ Winter 1993 edition of Juvenile Justice, volume J, issue 2. To receive a free sub­scription to the journal and to be placed on the OJJDP mailing list, call 800-638-8736 or write Juvenile Justice Clearing­house, P.O. Box 6000, Rockville, MD 20850.

Points of view or opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the offi­cial positions or policies of OJJDP or of the U.S. Department of Justice.

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is a compo­nent of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Jus­tice Assistance, the Bureau of Justice Statistics. the National Institute' of Justice, and the Office for Victims of Crime.

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For further information, contact: For further information, contact: process. The project evaluates how 4t offenders attempt to gain a victim's Howard Schwartz Daryl Woodard trust; what types of nonsexual behav-New York State Division of Criminal Wayne County Youth Outreach iors are engaged in prior to the abuse;

Justice Services P.O. Box 1051 and how enticements, bribes, threats, Executive Park Tower Goldsboro, NC 27530 and coercion are used to obtain coop-Stuyvesant Plaza (919) 735-0008 eration in sexual activity. In the Albany, NY 12203

North Dakota last phase of the project, the study

(518) 485-7919 findings will be disseminated to

North Carolina Anger Management Program practitioners during a daylong State-wide workshop.

Project HELP Located in Bismarck, the Anger Man- Before the project was initiated, little agemct t Program works with youth research was available to guide the

Project HELP (Helping Equip Little and their parents to help them control assessment and treatment of adoles-People) is an early intervention pro- outbursts of angry, aggressive behav- cent offenders. The results will pro-gram that concentrates on delin- ior. The lO-week training program vide professionals with critically quency prevention. The goals of the reduces the frequency of aggressive or needed information and will improve program are to promote wholesome violent incidents by developing caretakers' ability to treat offenders values and moral living, impart work- awareness of anger patterns and and victims. readiness skills, develop social and teaching new skills for handling an-cultural skills, give youth an opportu- ger-provoking situations. The curricu- For further information, contact: nity to interact with positive adult role lum includes separate groups for models, and involve parents in all parents, junior and high school stu- Keith L. Kaufman, Ph.D. phases of the program. dents, and fifth and sixth graders. Children's Hospital Research

Foundation The program serves 20 youth ages 6 The program completed its first year 700 Children's Drive to 10 who have exhibited behaviors of operation in 1991 and has served Columbus, OH 43205 that make them at-risk of entering the more than 150 adolescents and 160 (614) 461-2100 t~ juvenile justice system. Volunteers, parents. Young people enrolled in the who are matched with an appropriate program have reduced their involve- Oklahoma youth, work with program staff, par- ment in aggressive and violent inci-ents, and youth to develop individual dents. The program draws on the McAlester Alternative School

"No participants have resources of virtually every youth- Project serving agency, public and private, that maintains a local staff. The State The McAlester Alternative SGhool

become involved training school and a private residen- Project was developed to provide

with the juvenile tial facility have requested training in education services to at-risk students anger management to incorporate a in the McAlester Public School Dis-

justice system. " similar component in their programs. trict. The school allows students to learn at their own pace in a more

For further information, contact: relaxed setting. It provides onsite programs and create opportunities for child care for teen parents and teaches leadership development. Mark LoMurray fundamentals of child care. Class

Bismarck Police Youth Bureau sizes are small, and a counselor is To date, every parent of a child in the 700 South Ninth Street available throughout the day to pro-program has become involved, and Bismarck, ND 58501 vide personal, crisis, and career coun-three-quarters of the children have (701) 222-6738 seling. Attendance is voluntary. participated in the social and cultural

Ohio enrichment programs. Everyone has In 3 years the program has served 174 participated in community service

Sex Offender Assessment students; 58 have graduated from high

activities either through the schools, school, and 27 have entered voca-local civic groups, or the housing

The Sex Offender Assessment re-tional-technical training programs.

authority. No program participants search project, which involves 76

Twenty-one students have been able have become involved with the juve- to continue their education because of nile justice system. youths and 45 parents, was created to the onsite child care, and 9 parent!

improve the assessment and treatment students have graduated. Increases in .~ of juvenile sex offenders and enhance staff size have allowed the school to understanding of the victimization

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• serve even more students, and initial for a limited number of youth. For further information, contact: enrollment has grown from 40 to 75. Decisionmaking rap sessions, discus-The school has helped meet the needs sions, and practice sessions are also Marian Kelly of a community experiencing serious provided. Supervised opportunities Department of Criminal Justice socioeconomic problems. allow youth to contribute to their Services

community by participating in neigh- 805 East Broad Street, 10th Floor For further information, contact: borhood improvement projects. Richmond, V A 23219

(804) 225-4072 Lucy Smith, Superintendent The program serves some 30 children McAlester Public Schools per day during the school year. About Virgin Islands P.o. Box 1027 330 young people have taken advan-McAlester, OK 74502-1027 tage of the afterschool tutoring and "Graffiti Street" (918) 423-4771 resource center, and 22 young people

"Graffiti Street" is a teen talk show have participated in the special testing Puerto Rico and remediating program. Teachers designed to prevent juvenile delin-

note that the quantity and quality quency by improving communication Home for the Prevention of of participants' schoolwork have and developing understanding be-Juvenile Delinquency improved. tween youth and adults. The format

uses a teen panel, guest speakers, and This program provides shelter and The program has gained the respect of guest performers. Participants repre-other support services to 28 girls, the the community, and the Neighbor- sent a cross-section of the popUlation. majority of whom have been removed hood Association has become the The show is very popular with youth from their homes because of sexual center of community life largely as a and adults and has received a national abuse or abandonment. Most of the result of this project. public broadcasting award. girls, who range in age from 4 to 18, have parents who are physically or For further information, contact: For further information, contact: mentally unable to care for them ad-equately. The program provides crisis Henry I. Hargrow, Jr. Calvin Bastian or Allison Petrus • intervention, counseling, tutoring, Memphis Area Neighborhood Watch WTJX-TV, Channel 12 educational placement, community 37 West Fairway Barbel Plaza South services, and recreational and social Memphis, TN 38109 St. Thomas, VI 0080 I activitie~. (90l) 789-5942 (809) 774-6255

In the past year the program has ac- Virginia Washington quired its own building, and'the staff now includes a psychologist, a social Study of Serious Juvenile Offenders Regional Juvenile Justice worker, and four instructors. Program Development

This comprehensive study of serious The Regional Juvenile Justice Pro-For further information, contact: juvenile offenders defines the popula-

tion of juveniles who have been con- gram Development (RPD) program is Sister Georgio Reiyo victed in circuit court by offense and an interagency approach to develop-Santa Ana Institute for service history, compares transferred ing strategies for preventing and re-

Juvenile Development and convicted juveniles to those re- ducing juvenile delinquency in P.O. Box 554 tained in the juvenile justice system Snohomish County. The major goal of Adjuntas, PR 00601 and committed to learning centers, the program is to implement the Juve-(809) 829-2504 identifies jurisdictional variation in nile Justice and Delinquency Preven-

the transfer option, evaluates which tion Act. Efforts continue to maintain

Tennessee factors influence the decisionmaking local committee membership cons is-

Bright Future Project process for transfer-eligible juveniles, tent with Section 223 (a) A through E;

and develops recommendations for encourage and assist compliance with

This juvenile delinquency prevention policymakers. Study findings are Sections 223 (a) 12, 13, and 14; and

available in a detailed report. monitor the local detention facility. project provides academic and social Project staff develop and recommend support to African-American youth The project makes a substantial con- procedures for coordination of local ages 5 to IS. Bright Future provides tribution toward developing an infor- juvenile justice activities and work to study resources to help youth com- mational base from which legislators ensure that duplication and conflict

• plete their homework assignments. can draw in deciding juvenile justice between agencies are minimized, Reading and comprehension testing issues. There is a commitment to service gaps are identified, and and prescribed tutoring are available continue this important research. systemwide problems are addressed.

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