Project Description Activities/Tasks Leaders Products Deadlines Budget Estimate Youth / Law Enforcement Partnerships: Collaborate with the Youth Advisory Board to develop a series of programming for both law enforcement and youth to ease tensions and seek common ground. These partnerships will largely be based in restorative justice principles. Develop/mold existing curriculums that focus on youth and police officers meeting in a safe space ICOY staff/Youth Advisory Board/YMCA Community-specific curriculums YMCA/YAB Partnership initiated; Proposal and timelines developed by Nov. 20 – Completed; final budget and proposal completed by Dec. 9; Contract begins Feb.1, 2014 Project completed by Sept. 2014 $73,675 Title II Funds Youth / Law Enforcement Partnerships Network with community leaders and juvenile justice stakeholders who are already working with youth and law enforcement to accomplish similar goals DMC Coordinator A broader network of grassroots juvenile justice leaders; an inventory of similar efforts. Ongoing
Youth / Law Enforcement Partnerships Partner with and/or support community advocates on Youth/Law Enforcement projects with shared goals DMC Coordinator A broader network of grassroots juvenile justice leaders; an inventory of similar efforts. Ongoing Youth / Law Enforcement Partnerships Produce local forum(s) for youth and law enforcement Youth Advisory Board, YMCA, ICOY Staff April 2014 Youth / Law Enforcement Partnerships Research and contract with “Strategies for Youth” for external technical assistance on DMC reduction and improving police/youth interactions in Illinois DMC Coordinator February 2014 Up to $30,000 Youth / Law Enforcement Partnerships Develop a list of target local juvenile justice councils based on the level of DMC Coordinator Completed 2014- September
reduction strategy DMC Reduction through Local Planning & Governance Fund a smaller group of 3-4 localities to implement what we deem to be the most effective [Phase II] DMC Coordinator, DMC Committee Chair Grants April – 2014 Rolled into JJ Councils Project DMC Reduction through Planning & Governance CASP Initiative DMC Coordinator, Executive Director Grant, in-depth data from participating jurisdictions, Local DMC plans October 2013*- September 2014* * TBD by date of receiving grant funds $100,000* *Including admin costs DMC Communications/Compliance Develop a DMC communication plan for disseminating the findings of the assessment to varied audiences. DMC Coordinator Communications Strategy Ongoing DMC Communications/Compliance: Share DMC study findings widely; embed DMC data collection and Mail Assessment “packages” to Assessment DMC Coordinator, ICOY staff County-specific communications tool Sept. 1, 2013 - Completed FY14 ICOY Contract; plus $15,000 Title II Funds
Redeploy, DJJ?, etc. grants DMC Communications/Compliance Analyze data from all grant supported programs to evaluate outcomes for youth DMC Coordinator Data Ongoing (simultaneous with integrating data collection requirements in all contracts) DMC Communications/Compliance Create and disseminate a DMC data collection guide to all DMC assessment participating counties Rob Vickery, Erica Hughes September 2013 - Completed FY14 ICOY Contract DMC Data Improvement: Address DMC data deficiencies by using a targeted data-improvement in order to gather the most reliable and accurate data on youth and system responses at key decision points, including diversion, petition, adjudication, sentencing and probation. Provide technical assistance to jurisdictions (eg. through juvenile justice councils) re: DMC data collection DMC Coordinator, ICJIA, OJJDP Ongoing; October 2013-February 2014 (annual data collection) Rolled into JJ Councils Project
DMC Data Improvement Provide OJJDP technical assistance to stakeholders from Phase II grantees DMC Coordinator, April- September 2014 DMC Data Improvement Facilitate annual data collection in 41 participating counties ICOY staff, ICJIA October 2014 DMC Data Improvement Collaborate with AOIC and the Illinois Supreme Juvenile Justice Study Committee to improve data collection at all decision points DMC Coordinator, Mueller Ongoing FY14 ICOY Contract DMC Data Improvement Report updated data findings to the legislature DMC Coordinator, ICJIA January 2014 Postponed indefinitely FY14 ICOY Contract