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About the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee

Charge

The Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee (JJAC) is charged with convening stakeholders to study local juvenile justice practices, and developing and implementing strategies to prevent delinquency and promote accountability and rehabilitation. The JJAC develops strategies to ensure adequate and effective services within the juvenile justice system. The activities of the JJAC are guided by the objectives established in the Comprehensive Juvenile Justice Plan.


Objectives

1. Truancy Prevention

2. Gang Prevention

3. Youth Violence Prevention

4. Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Juvenile Offenders



Committee Members

Phillip Brown, Charlottesville Police Department
Rory Carpenter, Commission on Children and Families
Martha Carroll, 16th District Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Service Unit
Dave Chapman, Charlottesville Commonwealth Attorney
Jonathon Earl, Albemarle County Police Department
Charles Edwards, Blue Ridge Juvenile Detention Center
Gretchen Ellis, Commission on Children and Families
Jack Gallagher, Children, Youth & Family Services
Jana Glenn, Family Treatment Court
Elizabeth Killeen, Charlottesville Commonwealth Attorney's Office
Cheryl Lewis, Albemarle County Department of Social Services
Darby Lowe, Albemarle County Commonwealth Attorney's Office
Dwight McCall, Region Ten Community Service Board
Jodi Murphy, Charlottesville Department of Social Services
Mike Murphy, Community Attention
Cathy Roessler, Blue Ridge Detention Center
David Saunier, Central Virginia Restorative Justice
Joe Weaver, Albemarle County Schools

Prevention Team Leader

Rory Carpenter
rcarpenter@albemarle.org
ph: 434-872-4547
1600 5th Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902

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