Appointed by Secretary of Juvenile Services: Delmonica Hawkins
Appointed by County Executive, Prince George's County: Theresa Grant; Roderick Missouri.
Appointed by Chief Executive Officer, Prince George's County Public Schools: Daryl V. Williams
Appointed by Chair, Prince George's County Board of Education: Verjeana Jacobs
Appointed by District Public Defender, Prince George's County: Erin Josendale
Appointed by State's Attorney, Prince George's County: Yvonne Robinson
Appointed by Sheriff, Prince George's County: Capt. Nancy Ridgley
Appointed by Chief of Police, Prince George's County: Sgt. Erika Ervin
Appointed by President, Maryland School Psychologists' Association: Mark Resnick, Ph.D.
Ex officio: C. Anthony Muse, designee of Chair, Prince George's County Senate Delegation; Jolene Ivey, Chair, Prince George's County House Delegation; Andrea C. Harrison, Chair, Prince George's County Council; Michael E. Blow, Director of Security Services, Prince George's County Public Schools.
Staff: Tim J. Gilbert
c/o Department of Juvenile Services
One Center Plaza, 120 West Fayette St., Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 230-3488
e-mail: tim.gilbert@maryland.gov
In June 2013, the Prince George's County Juvenile Court and School Safety Work Group was authorized (Chapter 677, Acts of 2013).
Based on its analysis of data provided by the Department of Juvenile Services and the Prince George's County Public Schools, the Work Group will identify the most common offenses for which students are arrested and referred to juvenile court. Then, the Work Group will recommend interagency policies to reduce school-based arrests and referrals to the Department of Juvenile Services and juvenile court by diversion to school- and community-based programs; and strategies to fully use and expand support services for youth who misbehave in school. The Work Group also will consider a process to refer students who have committed specified misdemeanor-type delinquent acts to school- or community-based services outside of the juvenile justice system; and criteria for diversion programs which the juvenile court believes would prove better for youths charged with less serious delinquent acts than would probation or commitment to the Department of Juvenile Services.
In formulating its recommendations, the Work Group will hold two public meetings to receive comment from the public and juvenile advocacy groups. In addition, the Work Group is to develop a Collaborative Action Plan to reduce the number of school-based arrests and referrals to the juvenile court.
Authorization for the Task Force ends December 31, 2014.
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