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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
AN INTERAGENCY GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF JUDGE AND THE COOK COUNTY JUSTICE ADVISORY COUNCIL AND A SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF JUDGE AND LURIE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FOR CONTINUATION OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE COLLABORATIVE DEFERRED PROSECUTION PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Juvenile Justice Collaborative (“JJC”) is an evidence-based care coordination model consisting of a consortium of community-based agencies whose mission is to minimize future justice involvement for arrested youth and promote equity in the justice system; and
WHEREAS, the JJC Deferred Prosecution Program (“JJC Program”) is an initiative of the JJC and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office that provides an alternative pathway from traditional prosecution for arrested youth; and
WHEREAS, the JJC Program’s goals are (1) to reduce violence and minimize justice involvement of youth who have experienced past violence or trauma or are at increased risk of exposure to violence, and (2) to provide trauma-informed care coordination for justice-involved youth granted deferred prosecution; and
WHEREAS, the JJC Program uses a community-based care coordination model that begins with an individual assessment to provide appropriate community-based mentorship, behavioral health treatment, educational services, family services, and job training for each youth’s needs; and
WHEREAS, since 2017, Cook County Juvenile Probation Department and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office (CCSAO) have referred over 1,500 youth to the JJC; and
WHEREAS, an independent evaluation found that youth referred to the program, relative to a comparison group, were more than 40 percent less likely to reoffend at one year post referral; and
WHEREAS, the County achieves its mission through strategic collaborations and partnerships with states, local governments, community organizations, and others; and
WHEREAS, Lurie Children’s Hospital (“LCH”) is an est...
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