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SUMMARY (At,ch ~r e~ch component) ~.~,~.~.-.-,.,,~? ,-, ..... Statement of the Problem:' In concise terminology, describe thejuvenilejustice problem the prograra intends to address. There seems to be a significant increase in juvenile crime. Forty percent (40%) of the offenses committed by juveniles cause victims to experience personal injury, property damage and loss. The Juvenile Restitution Program attempts to address the problems of juveniles committing offenses without being held accountable for their actions. This problem, if lei~ unattended, will increase the probability of the juvenile becoming a repeat offender, thus contributing to the overall increase in juvenile crime. Peogram Goal: State the effect that the program is designed to have on solving the problem described above. To provide an opportunity for juveniles to be held accountable for their behavior. The juvenile Restitution Program is designed to address this by having juveniles work to earn restitution for their victims and/or perform uncompensated community service. Another goal is to provide positive adult role models for the juveniles, as well as reducing delinquent activities by youth while participating in the Pro. am. Target Population: Describe the target population and the steps that the program has taken to insure that the target population is served Post-adjudicated juvenile offenders ages 10-16 who have been adjudicated on both violent and non-violent offenses. Alt program participants are referred to this Program by the Juvenile Court Judges and Court Counselors .... Measm'able Objective(s): State in measurable terms the intended effect of the program on specific undisciplined and/or delinquent behaviors. At a minimum, state anticipated reductions in court referrals, runaway behavior, disruptive behavior ca school, anticipated improved school attendance and academic achievement. 1) To provide the vehicle whereby at least 80% of the referred juvenile offenders are held accountable for their actions. 2) To provide a structure through which 85% of juvenile offenders will interact and conlribute positively to their communities through interpersonal and work relationships. 3) To provide full or partial compensations, from the juveniles' work and earnings, to 85% ofthe victims of juvenile crime, as assessed by the Juvenile Court. 4) To provide the means whereby 85% of the total restitution/community service debt incurred by referred juvenile offenders and ordered by the court is earned or completed by the juveniles through responsible work activity. 5) To provide the opportunity for 80% of the referred juvenile offenders to successfully complete their restitution/community service in the time specified by the Court, or within the term of their probation. 6) To place 90% of juveniles referred at a worksite within six (6) weeks of receiving the referral. Information Maintained for Effectiveness Measureme~xt: List the data elements and records the program will maintain to document its effectiveness. · Files of program participants; referral forms, court order, work schedule, progress reports, client tracking form. · Records of uncompensated community service hours. · Records of computation of monies credited towardsjuvenile's restitution debt. · JCPC reports and JCPC monthly management information system reports.