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The Delinquency Prevention Council's work is performed by the following committees:
Executive Committee:
The mission of the Executive Committee is to provide guidance, support, communication and structure to the Delinquency Prevention Council, by offering an atmosphere where the educational and professional needs of the council stakeholders are being met through monthly meetings and committee work, in addition to ensuring that the council's mission, focused on delinquency prevention, is a top priority.
Efforts:
Program Evaluation
Annual Report
Council Management
0-5 Year Old Committee:
The mission of the 0-5 Year Old Committee is to educate the general public about the social, emotional, physical and psychological needs of the birth to five year old age group, while providing families with community resources in an effort to ensure that all youth receive the support they need to develop appropriately and become successful, contributing members of our community, preventing the onset of delinquent behavior.
Efforts:
Obesity Prevention and Wellness Project
Annual Fort Atkinson Children's Fair
Handbook for Help: A Jefferson County Resource Guide for Families (2007)
18-21 Year Old Committee:
The mission on the 18-21 year old Committee is to advocate for the 18-21 year old population in Jefferson County, maximize their access to community resources, aid in decreasing delinquent behavior and promote a healthy transition into adulthood, in an effort to assist young adults in becoming contributing members of our community.
Efforts:
Adolescent Brain Development Presentation Series (2008)
Membership & Sustainability Committee:
The mission of the Membership and Sustainability Committee is to assess the educational and professional needs of the council stakeholders in an effort to sustain current membership, while working towards attaining new membership through community outreach and enhanced the community's exposure to the council's delinquency prevention and intervention efforts.
Efforts:
Latino Outreach
Sector Recruitment
Annual Needs Assessment
School Age Committee:
The mission of the School Age Committee is to prevent juvenile delinquency, to advocate for the social, emotional, physical and psychological health of youth ages 6-18, to provide parents, youth and school staff with educational opportunities to gain knowledge about this age group, and to plan and promote school-based resources and programming for school staff, youth and their families.
Efforts:
Bullying Prevention Program
Juvenile substance use/abuse prevention
Suicide Prevention Summit (2008)
Internet Predator Presentations (2008 & 2009)
Intervention Committee:
The mission of the Intervention Committee is to provide community-based programming and educational opportunities to county citizens regarding developmentally appropriate intervention practices in an effort to decrease the level of pre-existing juvenile delinquent behavior, while addressing the social, emotional, physical and psychological needs of the youth in our county.
Efforts:
Restorative Justice Program Services:
- Mentoring
- Community Service
- Restitution
- Victim Offender Conferencing
- Teen Court
- First Offender Program
- Anger Management
- Prime For Life ATODA Education
Drug Court Subcommittee - preparing for the implementation of a county-wide Juvenile Drug treatment Court Program
Gang Committee:
The mission of the Gang Committee is to provide the community with education about gang activity in our county, promoting positive youth choices and appropriate community responses to instances of gang related behavior, in an effort to reduce the likelihood of youth participation in gangs and decrease the prevalence of delinquent behavior.
Efforts:
Service Provider Gang Summit (2008)
Parent Gang Education Presentations (2008-2010)
Local Gang Information Pamphlets
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