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CONSIDERATION OF A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $26,867 FOR THE WEEKEND ALTERNATIVE DETENTION PROGRAM / JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY BLOCK GRANT (JABG).
Presented by: Mark Masterson, Director, Sedgwick County Department of Corrections.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the application for the grant, and if awarded authorize acceptance of the grant and the establishment of budget authority as provided in the financial considerations section of this request.
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Grant Renewal: Yes.
Never Applied: No.
Applied; not awarded: No.
Grant Summary and Timeline: The Weekend Alternative Detention Program is an interactive two day program developed as an alternative to secure detention. The target population is 288 Sedgwick County youth age 10 - 17 who are juvenile offenders or Child in Need of Care (CINC) youth (primarily assessed as low to moderate risk to reoffend)who have violated their court orders (i.e., truancy, curfew, runaway, positive urinary analysis, etc.). This program is an important part of the continuum of detention alternatives to secure custody. This program provides another option to the services / sanctions grid to use instead of confinement at the Sedgwick County Juvenile Detention Facility. The program holds community supervision violators accountable while reducing the use of detention beds and increasing the likelihood of youth successfully completing community supervision without the need for further confinement.
The program is conducted a minimum of twice a month on Saturday and Sunday. The program includes life skills instruction, role-playing, group discussions and a physical fitness component. The primary focus is on skill building techniques to improve competency and prevent a re-offense or probation violation. Topics may include: drug and alcohol awareness, decision making, role playing scenarios, choices and consequences, values, situational analysis, goal setting and peer group involvement. Referrals can be made from several different sources. A ju...
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