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Joint resolution seeking approval for application, award, and emergency appropriation for an FFY 2007 US Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) grant, administered through the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA), for a total of $29,190 in federal funds to implement a Victim Offender Mediation program.
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· Implementing a Victim Offender Mediation program has been a priority for the Lake County Juvenile Justice Council and the State’s Attorney’s Office for several years.
· This program addresses the goals of the OJJDP and the priorities of the US Department of Justice and ICJIA in terms of reducing juvenile recidivism and assuring offender accountability.
· The program is 90% funded by the grant in the amount of $29,190, (for the award period of January 1, 2011 to November 30, 2011) and a 10% cash match in the amount of $3,250 is required; no match funds are being requested from the County’s general fund, but are being provided from local partners.
· The program will support one part time Coordinator, which will be contracted in order to minimize costs and to provide a neutral party for the facilitation of the program.
· The program will also fund mediation training, equipment and supplies to support the program, and the cost of an external evaluation of the program’s progress and program design.
· This program will be embedded into the 19th Judicial Circuit’s Juvenile Voluntary Supervision Diversion Program, and will provide a platform for victims to talk face to face with juvenile offenders of non-violent crimes.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office has applied for a $29,190 US Department of Justice FFY2007 Office of Justice and Juvenile Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) grant, administered through the State of Illinois, that provides funding to state and local governments to address juvenile justice sys...
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