NEW JERSEY

JUVENILE JUSTICE COMMISSION

JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY BLOCK GRANT (JABG)

JUVENILE CRIME ENFORCEMENT APPLICATION

FFY 2011

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

All eligible municipalities, as identified in the Juvenile Justice Commission’s Notice of Availability of Funds, for Juvenile Accountability Block Grants (JABG) funds must submit a Juvenile Crime Enforcement Application for FFY 2011 funding. One original (single sided) and four (4) copies (may be double sided) of the application must be received at the Juvenile Justice Commission on or before November 1, 2011 no later than 3:00 pm.

Applications received in the Juvenile Justice Commission office after the due date and time will NOT be considered for funding. Late applications are ineligible for funding during the current funding cycle. There will be NO exceptions. Applications received by fax or email will NOT be accepted.

Applications should be submitted using either of the following methods:

US Postal Service Delivery /

Fed Ex, UPS, and Hand Delivery

Safiya L. Baker, Acting Manager
Juvenile Justice Commission
PO Box 107
Trenton, NJ 08625-0107 / Safiya L. Baker, Acting Manager
Juvenile Justice Commission
1001 Spruce Street, Suite 202
Ewing, NJ 08638

General Information

To assist the U.S. Department of Justice in fulfilling its responsibilities under the Government Performance and Results Act, Pub. L. 103-62, applicants that receive Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) funding must provide data that measures the results of their work. Mandatory Performance Measures have been identified for each Purpose Area. These Performance Measures must be consistent for all JABG programs funded under the same Purpose Area. Performance Measures are located at under FFY 2011 Juvenile Accountability Block Grant - Juvenile Crime Enforcement Application.

To better assure that programs funded with federal awards will produce positive outcomes, OJJDP encourages states to give priority to funding intervention programs and activities that have been proven effective based on systematic and objective research. To enable local subgrantees to implement evidence-based juvenile justice programs, OJJDP has developed the Model Programs Guide and Database, a searchable Web site containing information on the full range of evidence-based juvenile justice programs (see Communities can use the database to locate evidence-based juvenile justice strategies that will fit their needs and enhance their likelihood for success.

PROGRAM HISTORY

The Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant (JAIBG) program was introduced in 1998 as an appropriation in the federal budget to help states and communities strengthen their juvenile justice systems by implementing accountability based reforms. Public Law 107-273, enacted in November of 2002, renames the program (Juvenile Accountability Block Grant-JABG) and establishes the program as a line item in the federal budget. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention promulgate rules and regulations for the JABG program.

PURPOSE

The purpose of the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant program is to promote greater accountability in the juvenile justice system. The programs goal is to reduce juvenile offending through accountability based initiatives focused on both the offender and the juvenile justice system.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

All Units of Local Governments are required to follow Local Public Contracts Law with regards to requests for proposals.

If a Request for Proposal (RFP) or open competitive process is not implemented, as a part of the justification, describe why this program was not sought through an RFP. Also indicate the outcomes that have been achieved, monitoring results and any data used that would warrant funding of that program and/or service.

If a RFPor open competitive process is implemented, every effort must be made to involve community-based organizations and agencies, including minority services providers, in the implementation of the JABG Programs through the RFP process.

Application Requirements

JABG Purpose Area Allocations

All JABG funds received by units of local government must be used for one or more of the 17 purpose areas identified. Complete the Purpose Area Allocation form by providing the amount of JABG funds and the local cash match allocated to each purpose area.

Administration

Units of Local Governments may use up to 5% of its federal allocation for administrative costs related to the JABG. A line-item budget must be submitted for administrative costs. All funds used for administrative costs are subject to the matching requirement.

Cash Match Requirement

The local government recipient of a JABG award must contribute (in the form of a cash match) 10 percent of the total program cost (other than costs of construction of juvenile detention or permanent correctional facilities, which require a 50 percent cash match). The total program cost is made up of the federal award amount and the cash match. If JABG funds are used to construct a permanent juvenile correctional facility, the recipient must meet a 50% cash match of the total project.

Cash match computation:

1. Divide the federal award amount (or subgrant award amount) by 9 (example, $80,000 ÷ 9 = $8,888.88).

2. Round the quotient to the nearest whole dollar. This is the match amount (example: $8,888.88 = $8,889) required.

3. Total program costs include the federal award amount (or subgrant award amount) plus the match amount (example, $80,000 + $8,889 = $88,889).

Certified Assurances/Special Conditions

Answer each statement of the Certified Assurances/Special Conditions by completing the required responses. The Certified Assurances/Special Conditions must be signed and dated by the Mayor or City Administrator. Juvenile Crime Enforcement Coalition meeting minutes that state when the Application was approved must be submitted.

Juvenile Crime Enforcement Coalitions (JCEC)

States and units of local government who are eligible to receive JABG funds, MUST establish a Juvenile Crime Enforcement Coalition (JCEC) which consists of representatives from the local police department, sheriff’s department, prosecutor's office, probation, juvenile court, schools, business and religious communities and non-profit or social service organizations involved in crime prevention. Many communities have existing coalitions, committees or community teams, which may be used to meet this requirement, however, required members should be added when necessary. Eligible units of local governments are encouraged to utilize existing community teams when possible to avoid duplication.

Substance Abuse Policy

All communities participating are required to provide a Controlled Substance Testing Policy. A copy must be attached.

Data Collection

Applicants receiving funds under this grant will be required to complete the Performance Measure data. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has a Grant Performance Management Data Collection and Technical Assistance Tool (DCTAT). The DCTAT is a tool to support your ability to identify, collect and submit performance data about this grant. This is a separate reporting requirement than the JJC’s quarterly reports.

Point Of Intervention - Definition & Rationale

This section defines and describes each Point of Intervention on the Juvenile Justice System Continuum that JABG funds must be used towards as defined by the Juvenile Justice Commission.

DIVERSION

The Diversion stage of the juvenile justice system offers alleged juvenile offenders an opportunity to avoid arrest and/or prosecution by providing alternatives to the formal juvenile justice system process. The goal of Diversion is to provide services and/or informal sanctions to youth who have begun to engage in antisocial and low level delinquent behavior in an effort to prevent youth from continuing on a delinquent pathway. Youth who do not successfully complete a diversion program may ultimately have their case referred for formal processing by the juvenile court. Given this goal, Diversion programs developed through the comprehensive planning process should clearly focus on providing services and/or informal sanctions that address the known causes and correlates of delinquency.

Diversion Process

In New Jersey, juveniles are dealt with informally through one or more of the following: Law Enforcement Station House Adjustments, Family Crisis Intervention Units (FCIU), Family Court Juvenile Conference Committees, or Family Court Intake Service Conferences.

Law enforcement officers might divert a youth suspected of a delinquent act if, in lieu of making an arrest, the officer chooses to dismiss the youth with a warning and reprimand, or to refer the youth to a social service agency. This process is known as a station house adjustment.

Youth who are accused of committing a delinquent act directly tied to family dysfunction may be diverted, with their families, to the Family Crisis Intervention Unit. The FCIU can provide services to youth and their families to resolve the immediate crisis leading to delinquency, thereby preventing the juvenile and his or her family from entering the formal court system.

Diversions within Family Court occur after a complaint has been filed, but prior to the case being formally heard by a judge. At this point, youth may be diverted to either a Juvenile Conference Committee (JCC) or to an Intake Services Conference (ISC). First and second time offenders charged with low level delinquent offenses may be diverted first to the JCC - a committee of volunteers from the community who attempt to settle the complaint. Complaints not resolved at the JCC level are referred to an Intake Service Conference. An ISC is a meeting between the youth and an intake officer who attempts to settle the case. Complaints not resolved at the ISC may be referred to a judge for formal disposition.

Diversion Programs

Diversion programs are the structured services and sanctions typically provided to youth and/or their families at any point in the Diversion process. A law enforcement agency or the court might operate a Diversion program directly or the youth might participate in a program operated by a contracted service provider.

DETENTION

The Detention phase/component of juvenile justice includes detention, the temporary care of juveniles and the provision of Detention Alternative Programs.

Detention

“Detention” is defined as the temporary care of juveniles in physically restricting facilities pending court disposition (N.J.A.C. 13:92-1.2).

An objective of detention is to provide secure custody for those juveniles who are deemed a threat to the physical safety of the community and/or whose confinement is necessary to insure their presence at the next court hearing (N.J.A.C. 13:92-1.3).

Detention Alternatives

Detention Alternative Programs provide supervision to juveniles who would otherwise be placed in a secure detention facility while awaiting their adjudicatory hearing, expanding the array of pre-adjudication placement options available to the judiciary. Detention Alternative Programs/Services are not to be provided in the detention center. These programs are designed to provide short-term (45 – 60 days) supervision sufficient to safely maintain appropriate youth in the community while awaiting the final disposition of their case. As such, these programs help to reduce the overall detention population and relieve detention overcrowding and its related problems where it exists.

DISPOSITION

Disposition is the phase of the juvenile justice system where youth adjudicated delinquent are ordered by the court to comply with specific sanctions, supervision, and services as a consequence for their delinquent behavior. In New Jersey, the range of dispositions available to the court include but are not limited to restitution/fines, community service, probation, and commitment to the Juvenile Justice Commission. For youth disposed to a term of probation supervision, among the conditions of probation that might be imposed by the court is the completion of a Dispositional Option Program. The structure of these Dispositional Option Programs are varied, but common among these options are intensive supervision programs, day and evening reporting centers, and structured day and residential programs. Given this goal, Disposition programs developed through the comprehensive planning process should clearly focus on providing sanctions, supervision, and services that address the known causes and correlates of delinquency.

When determining the appropriate disposition in a given case, the court faces the complex task of considering multiple goals, including promoting public safety, ensuring offender accountability, and providing juveniles with opportunities for personal growth and skill development through rehabilitative efforts. By developing and enhancing local Dispositional Option Programs, Counties can facilitate the achievement of these goals by providing the court with the range of options that matches best the supervision and service needs of youth in their communities. Research and experience indicate that well developed community-based Dispositional Option Programs can effectively reduce the likelihood of continued delinquency, improving the lives of the youth they serve, and the quality and safety of the local community and its citizens.

REENTRY

In the juvenile justice system Reentry generally refers to the period of community-based supervision and services that follows a juvenile’s release from a secure facility, residential program, or other structured dispositional placement.

However, for the purposes of this plan, the use of the term Reentry only applies to committed youth paroled from a Juvenile Justice Commission (JJC) facility and supervised by the JJC’s Office of Juvenile Parole and Transitional Services and to juveniles disposed to a JJC program as a condition of probation and supervised by the Department of Probation. Reentry is a mechanism for providing the additional support during this transitional period that is necessary to foster the successful reintegration of juveniles into their communities. Given this goal, Reentry programs developed through the comprehensive planning process should clearly focus on providing services to youth, regardless of their age, that address the known causes and correlates of delinquency.

By developing Reentry services that compliment the supervision provided by the JJC and Probation, Counties can increase the likelihood that juveniles returning to their communities will reintegrate successfully. This type of cooperative effort in the delivery of Reentry services and supervision improves each youth’s chance of becoming productive, law-abiding citizens, which in turn enhances the safety and quality of the local communities in which these juveniles reside.
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JUVENILE CRIME ENFORCEMENT APPLICATION

  1. PROBLEM STATEMENT

This portion of the narrative must detail to the reader the existence of a clearly defined juvenile crime problem, based on facts, a needs assessment and statistics. The data used to support the needs assessment should be the most current available and should be SPECIFIC to the area to be served by the project. The needs assessment must detail HOW the needs were determined and what cooperation was provided by other agencies or jurisdictions. The problem identified should be the problem the program is planning to address. Provide problem statement in this format: “The problem to be addressed by this proposed project is….” Provide relevant statistics for the same time period. Provide a brief explanation of the statistics provided. Percentages alone are not acceptable. Site the source of all data.

Note: The problem is never a “lack of” something, a description of the proposed intervention, or related to increasing staff.

  1. EXISTING RESOURCES

This portion of the narrative must include information that details the existing programs and/or services within the Municipality, regardless of funding source. Information should include in-kind services currently available to address the identified juvenile crime problem this program is planning to address as identified in Section A: Problem Statement.

JUVENILE CRIME ENFORCEMENT APPLICATION

PROGRAM PROFILE- FFY 2011

County: AtlanticBergenBurlingtonCamdenCape MayCumberlandEssexGloucesterHudsonHunterdonMercerMiddlesexMonmouthMorrisOceanPassaicSalemSomersetSussexUnionWarren
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Program & PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

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Target Population: The description must minimally include age and gender (admission criteria):

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Diversion: To provide services and/or informal sanctions to youth who have begun to engage in antisocial and low level delinquent behavior in an effort to prevent youth from continuing on a delinquent pathway.

Detention Alternative: To insure the youth’s presence at the next court hearing and to provide short-term (45-60 days) supervision sufficient to safely maintain appropriate youth in the community while awaiting the final disposition of their case.

Disposition Option: To provide the court with a range of options that match the supervision and service needs of youth in their communities in an effort to reduce recidivism.

Reentry: To provide youth transitioning from a JJC residential or day program with additional support for successful reintegration into their communities in an effort to reduce recidivism.

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