HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2019-024 Resolution supporting Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Allocation Expansion RES - 2019 - 024
ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
200 S Cameron Street
Hillsborough , NC 27278
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Resolution Supporting
Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Allocation Expansion
WHEREAS , Juvenile Crime Prevention Council ( JCPC ) funding is a partnership between the State of
North Carolina and the County to ensure a local continuum of services for court involved and at- risk
juveniles ; and
WHEREAS , the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council , under the authority of North Carolina General
Statute ( NCGS ) § 14313 - 851 , and within the scope of its powers and duties , " Each County Council
shall annually review the needs of juveniles in the county who are at risk of delinquency or who have
been adjudicated undisciplined or delinquent and the resources available to address those needs . In
particular , each County Council shall assess the needs of juveniles in the county who are at risk or
who have been associated with gangs or gang activity , and the local resources that are established to
address those needs ; " and
WHEREAS , the Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act approved in 2017 , also referenced as North
Carolina ' s Raise the Age legislation , expands the age of juvenile jurisdiction , increasing it to include
juveniles ages 16 and 17 years of age effective December 1 , 2019 ; and
WHEREAS , Raise the Age legislation will increase the need for immediate and age - appropriate
sanctions and diversion services for juvenile offenders and those at- risk of delinquency ; and
WHEREAS , JCPC funding has seen no increase in more than nine years ; and
WHEREAS , the effort to immediately and effectively address juvenile offending behavior is an
evidence - based investment in North Carolina ' s future ; and
WHEREAS , effective intervention and programming reduces detention and youth development
commitments as a cost savings to the State and County ; N
NOW , THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED , that Orange County fully supports an adequate and timely
increase of local Juvenile Crime Prevention funding to ensure program expansion and successful
implementation of the Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act Raise the Age legislation , set for December
1 , 2019 .
Adopted this 1 th day of A it 019 .
Penny Rich Chair Donna Baker , Clerk to the Board
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Orange County Board of Commissioners