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Local Governments Action Steps and Implementation Plan
Local governments are involved in the juvenile justice system through local Juvenile Crime
Prevention Councils (JCPC) and the provision of courtrooms and workspace for court employees
and DJJDP-employed court counselors. JCPCs provide oversight for service provision to
juveniles in their communities and are funded locally and through DJJDP. Needs for workspace
would increase due to additional staff being hired. In addition current JCPC programs must be
expanded and new JCPC programs must be developed to treat older youth. Community
incentives for reducing secure confinement of committed youth must also be developed and
implemented.
Facility Impact
Local governments would be responsible for providing workspace for 557 additional court
counselors, which would cost approximately $5.8 million statewide. Court counselors provide
supervision services to adjudicated youth and process cases of juveniles who are accused of
committing a delinquent offense; they are employed in multiple locations across the State. Each
court counselor would require approximately 80 square feet of workspace, totaling 45,000 square
feet statewide. Because the number of additional court counselors needed (557) is close to the
number that are currently employed (481), it is reasonable to assume that current space being
used would not be able to accommodate all of them.
If the cost of new court counselor office facilities were split evenly among North Carolina’s 100
counties, court counselor office space would cost about $58,000 per county. It should be noted
that this cost would vary based on county size and population. Some counties may also have
unused office space that could be used for the newly-hired court counselors, which would reduce
the fiscal impact.
Local governments would also have to consider whether available court facilities were sufficient
for the anticipated increase in juvenile cases and employees that would result from a change to
the age of juvenile court jurisdiction. Local governments should work closely with AOC to
determine any additional court space needs before and during implementation.
Operational Impact
Because the number of persons 16 years of age and older served by the juvenile system would
increase with the change, there are additional services that should be provided through JCPC
programming to address their needs (e.g., job skills training). Currently, the provision of such
services is limited and therefore would need to be expanded. It may require some additional
research to find local providers of appropriate services. Services that are currently provided by
JCPC program would also need to be provided to persons 16 years of age and older, therefore
either additional service providers must be located or current service providers would have to
expand their capacities. See the Issues, Service Analysis, and Legal Considerations section for
further information. In addition, local governments would need to be involved in the efforts to
implement a financial incentive system to reduce use of secure confinement.
Additional human resources adjustment requirements for local governments are not estimated;
however, local government would be affected by additional youth being served by JCPC
programs. As noted, the implementation of financial incentives to reduce the use of secure
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| Title | Governor's Crime Commission juvenile age study : a study of the impact of expanding the jurisdiction of the Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention : final report to the Governor of North Carolina and to the 2009 session of the General A - Page 124 |
| Full Text | 115 Local Governments Action Steps and Implementation Plan Local governments are involved in the juvenile justice system through local Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils (JCPC) and the provision of courtrooms and workspace for court employees and DJJDP-employed court counselors. JCPCs provide oversight for service provision to juveniles in their communities and are funded locally and through DJJDP. Needs for workspace would increase due to additional staff being hired. In addition current JCPC programs must be expanded and new JCPC programs must be developed to treat older youth. Community incentives for reducing secure confinement of committed youth must also be developed and implemented. Facility Impact Local governments would be responsible for providing workspace for 557 additional court counselors, which would cost approximately $5.8 million statewide. Court counselors provide supervision services to adjudicated youth and process cases of juveniles who are accused of committing a delinquent offense; they are employed in multiple locations across the State. Each court counselor would require approximately 80 square feet of workspace, totaling 45,000 square feet statewide. Because the number of additional court counselors needed (557) is close to the number that are currently employed (481), it is reasonable to assume that current space being used would not be able to accommodate all of them. If the cost of new court counselor office facilities were split evenly among North Carolina’s 100 counties, court counselor office space would cost about $58,000 per county. It should be noted that this cost would vary based on county size and population. Some counties may also have unused office space that could be used for the newly-hired court counselors, which would reduce the fiscal impact. Local governments would also have to consider whether available court facilities were sufficient for the anticipated increase in juvenile cases and employees that would result from a change to the age of juvenile court jurisdiction. Local governments should work closely with AOC to determine any additional court space needs before and during implementation. Operational Impact Because the number of persons 16 years of age and older served by the juvenile system would increase with the change, there are additional services that should be provided through JCPC programming to address their needs (e.g., job skills training). Currently, the provision of such services is limited and therefore would need to be expanded. It may require some additional research to find local providers of appropriate services. Services that are currently provided by JCPC program would also need to be provided to persons 16 years of age and older, therefore either additional service providers must be located or current service providers would have to expand their capacities. See the Issues, Service Analysis, and Legal Considerations section for further information. In addition, local governments would need to be involved in the efforts to implement a financial incentive system to reduce use of secure confinement. Additional human resources adjustment requirements for local governments are not estimated; however, local government would be affected by additional youth being served by JCPC programs. As noted, the implementation of financial incentives to reduce the use of secure |
