About Us
Gaston JCPC Responsibilities
- Review the needs of juveniles in the county who are at risk of delinquency or who have been adjudicated undisciplined or delinquent.
- Review the resources available to address those needs
- Prioritize community risk factors
- Determine the services needed to address those problems areas
- Develop a request for proposal for services in need
- Submit a written funding plan to the county commissioners for approval
- Evaluate program performance
- Increase public awareness of the causes of delinquency and strategies to reduce the problem
- Develop strategies to intervene, respond to and treat the needs of juveniles at risk of delinquency
- Provide funds for treatment, counseling, or rehabilitation services.
Gaston JCPC Powers and Duties
- To ensure that appropriate intermediate dispositional options are available
- To provide funds for the treatment of juveniles
- To increase public awareness of the causes of delinquency and strategies to reduce the problem
- To assess needs of juveniles in the local community
- To develop strategies for delinquency prevention through risk assessment
- To assess resources to meet the identified needs
- To develop or propose ways to meet those needs
- To plan for a permanent funding stream for delinquency prevention programs
- To evaluate program performance
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