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Indicator: 1
[Output]
Measurements in/of Recommendations Made
Relationships: Department of Justice - Narrower_Than
Other Information:
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
| Type |
Target |
Actual |
| StartDate |
2010-10-01 |
2010-10-01 |
| EndDate |
2011-09-30 |
2011-09-30 |
| Number |
n/a |
9 |
| Description |
Unspecified |
Recommendations were last made to Congress in 2008. The Council approved four recommendations in FY 11 but will not transmit
these to Congress until FY 12. From 2008, the recommendations are: 1. Shared Youth Vision (SYV): The Council recommends member
agencies adopt the SYVapproach to joint federal-state-local coordination and collaboration. This interagency programCoordinating
Council 2008 Report, Page 16led by the Department of Labor responds directly to the White House Task Force Recommendation,
“Support the state and local community planning process.”2. Federal Mentoring Council: The Council recommends Congressional
support for the continuation of the Federal Mentoring Council. This interagency council, co-chaired by the Corporation for
National and Community Service and the Department of Health and Human Services, responds directly to the White House Task
Force Recommendation, “Improve coordination of mentoring programs.”3. Federal Partnership Project: The Council recommends
the adoption and use of the resources/toolkits by federal agencies in their development of comprehensive community programs
and the use of the Delinquency Development Statement report to facilitate joint program planning by member agencies. This
interagency work led by the Department of Justice responds directly to the White House Task Force Recommendation, “Support
the state and local community planning process.”4. Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs: The Council recommends that
this body, recently created by Executive Order 13459, coordinate with the Coordinating Council. This interagency effort led
by the Department of HHS responds directly to the White House Task Force Recommendation, “Support the state and local community
planning process.”5. Socioeconomic Mapping and Resource Topography Tool (SMART): The Council recommends the consistent use
and promotion of this data and mapping technology by federal agencies in their program development and community support work.
This initiative led by the Department of Justice responds to the WH Task Force on Disadvantaged Youth report. From 2011, the
four recommendations are: 1. Cross-Cutting Recommendation #1: The Council should establish a committee* to examine and address
information-sharing barriers across juvenile justice, child welfare, and education at the federal level; reduce ambiguity
about real and perceived confidentiality barriers; and help tribal governments and state and local systems exchange appropriate
information regarding at-risk youth while ensuring privacy protections. 2. Tribal Youth Recommendation #1: The Council should
establish a committee* to serve as a mechanism for joint planning and problem solving for tribal youth and family issues among
federal agencies serving tribes and charge the committee to, at minimum: (a) recommend use of common terminology and definitions
to develop protocols and common sets of standards for federal agencies to observe regarding tribal youth and family policy
and programs; (b) establish a process for participating agencies to jointly develop or review policies affecting tribal youth;
share agency data; inventory agency resources; coordinate agency practices to avoid duplication of programs; set standards
for culturally sensitive practice; and regularly assess the consequences of federal policies and practices on tribal youth;
(c) develop and maintain a consolidated federal online center for tribal youth information; (d) create within two years a
single, integrated and comprehensive federal tribal youth action plan built on a youth development framework that aligns,
leverages, and coordinates tribal youth policy and*The suggested term for both committees is two years, subject to renewal
at Council discretion.program support along the prenatal-to-adult continuum from prevention to intervention to detention to
reentry; and (e) track and monitor implementation of these recommendations.3. Tribal Youth Recommendation #2: Through its
Tribal Youth Committee, the Council should encourage relevant federal agencies to undertake activities that support tribal-led
nation building (infrastructure and capacity development) relative to delinquency prevention, intervention, treatment, and
juvenile detention and reentry, promoting flexible, coordinated, long-term strategies in place of more restrictive, disconnected,
or short-term ones. Activities that do so and are in accord with the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 include:• Coordinate
training and technical assistance among federal agencies.• Cooperate to fill the data gap regarding the numbers of tribal
youth in state and tribal juvenile justice systems.• Improve access to technology—hardware and software.• Ensure tribal set-asides
where possible to eliminate competition with states for funds. 4. Education and Youth At-Risk Recommendation #1: ED and DOJ
should develop joint guidance to help ensure that discipline policies and practices comply with the nation’s civil rights
laws in education. In addition, ED and DOJ should consider the need for guidance to encourage educators to use discipline
practices that preserve instruction time. Such guidance documents could also clarify federal, state, and local roles and responsibilities.
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