Members/Committees

The State Advisory Council on Juvenile Justice (SACJJ) is the statewide resource for the Governor, Legislature, and communities in the fields of juvenile justice, youth services, and delinquency prevention. The State Advisory on Juvenile Justice assists in reviewing, recommending existing and new, applicable research and outcome-based juvenile accountability programs and strategies ranging from prevention and intervention to long-term detention or treatment programs for youth. In addition, the SACJJ supports and facilitates the allocation and use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) and other state/federal monies to assist communities in providing a range of programs and services preventing and reducing juvenile delinquency. The SACJJ does this in partnership with families, schools, communities, law enforcement and other agencies and is committed to collaborating with other organizations to create a Juvenile Information System to collect, produce and analyze data to better evaluate existing strategies and services. The SACJJ is committed to a balanced approach increasing public safety, providing both agency and offender accountability, while affording youth opportunities to develop as responsible citizens.

Council Members

Ex Officio Members

Council Committees

Executive

Created by By-Laws and elected at first meeting of calendar year. Leadership of the council, develops vision and long-term goals, develops meeting agendas, oversees and develops amendments (as needed) to the By-Laws, drafts the Annual Report to the Governor.

Grants (Budget and Financial Review)

Created by By-Laws and elected at first meeting of calendar year.

Best Practices

Promotion of and focus on the four core protections (JJDP Compliance Monitoring). Be aware of and notify the Council of compliance visits as scheduled by VOA. Identify resources and services around juvenile justice, who is utilizing best practices, and examine how these resources may be leveraged.

Outreach

Responsible for raising awareness of juvenile justice issues; public relations with juvenile justice stakeholders as well as the general public; collaborate with Volunteers of America Northern Rockies (VOA); assists in outreach to youth members; planning and organization of the Council’s annual community award for best practices.

*Additional assistance from VOA’s Project Director, Craig Fisgus.

Data

Responsible for formulating recommendations related to comprehensive, meaningful data collection and analysis.

Legislative

Ongoing tracking of any relevant state and federal legislative issues; assisting in the development of draft legislation by the council (as needed); reviews Council’s state and federal statutory obligations.

Youth Members

Provides an opportunity for youth members to become familiar with their role on the Council; recruit youth members; develop ways to better inform the Council about the youth perspective.

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