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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Cook County Justice Advisory Council
Grantee: Cook County Justice Advisory Council
Grantor: Illinois Department of Human Services
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: The purpose of the grant is to fund an exploratory analysis of youth from Chicago committed to IDJJ by the Cook County Juvenile Court.
Grant Amount: $24,500.00
Grant Period: 9/15/2014 - 6/30/2015
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Accounts: N/A
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: The JAC proposes to conduct an in-depth analysis of youth from Chicago committed to DJJ by the Cook County Juvenile Court. The analysis will merge data sets from DJJ, the Department of Children and Family Services, and the Chicago Police Department. Combined these data sets will give a more complete picture of youths' progression through the system, recidivism, history of separation from family and initial insight into dispositional data. This initial data analysis may lead to combining other data sets from relevant stakeholders providing a complete picture of opportunities to avoid commitments to DJJ and better serve youths in a community based setting.
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