FFY 2012 Juvenile Accountability Block Grant

The JABG Program for the state of New York is administered by the New York Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS). As required, New York retains 25% of JABG funds at the state level and passes through 75% to units of local government. The goal of the Juvenile Justice Advisory Group's (JJAG) plan for delinquency prevention is to reduce serious, violent and chronic juvenile crime through: supporting the development of timely and accurate information about juvenile crime, system processing and the risks and needs of juvenile offenders; facilitating wise decision-making throughout the juvenile justice system; supporting prevention and reentry strategies for high-risk youth; and reducing disproportionate minority contact in the juvenile justice system. Consistent with this goal, the JJAG has designated the following JABG priorities: Purpose areas 9 - juvenile records; 10 - interagency information-sharing; 11- accountability based programs to reduce recidivism; and 12 -risk and needs assessments.

Local accountability activities for the juvenile offender will include individualized consequences through which a youth is held responsible for the loss, damage, or injury perpetrated on a victim. State level activities will include support of placement reforms; developing a juvenile justice research database; providing targeted information to better meet the needs of youth locally; and supporting institutionalization of risk and needs assessments. Mandatory federal performance measures will be collected to measure attainment of project goals. NCA/NCF