Jan 19, 2017BoardMeeting
BoardJuvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee Meeting Minutes
The committee reviewed and adopted several workgroup reports, including recommendations from the Diversion, Incarceration, and Recidivism workgroups. Key topics included the implementation of community-based diversion plans, funding for youth service bureaus, the collaboration between diversion efforts and behavioral health plans, and the decriminalization of certain status offenses. The committee discussed policy advances regarding the housing of 15 to 17-year-olds and the closure plan for the Connecticut Juvenile Training School. Additionally, the committee addressed the need for improved data collection on recidivism and reviewed the potential implications and implementation guidelines for raising the age of juvenile jurisdiction.