Durham County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council

The North Carolina Department of Public Safety Division of Adult Correction & Juvenile Justice partners with Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils (JCPCs) in each county to galvanize community leaders to reduce and prevent juvenile crime. JCPC board members are appointed to two-year terms by the Durham County Board of Commissioners and meet monthly. The meetings are open to the public, and all business is considered public information. The responsibilities of JCPC are as follows: →  Assess the needs of juveniles in the county, evaluate the adequacy of resources available to meet those needs, and develop or propose strategies to address unmet needs; →  Determine the needs of the juveniles in the county who are at-risk or have been associated with gangs or gang activity; →  Evaluate the performance of juvenile services and programs in the county and evaluate each funded program as a condition of continued funding; →  Comply with Department program improvement initiatives as well as identify and prioritize program improvement strategies to enhance quality of service delivery; →  Develop strategies to intervene and appropriately respond to and treat the needs of juveniles at risk of delinquency through appropriate risk assessment instruments; →  Increase public awareness of strategies to reduce delinquency and the causes of delinquency; →  Ensure appropriate intermediate dispositional options are available and prioritize funding for dispositions of intermediate and community-level sanctions for court-adjudicated juveniles; →  Provide funds for effective programs delivering evidence-based or evidence supported services for treatment, counseling, or habilitation/rehabilitation for juveniles and their families which may include court-ordered parenting responsibility classes; and →  Plan for the establishment of a permanent funding stream for delinquency prevention services.