NCJ Number
227347
Date Published
2009
Length
12 pages
Annotation
This 2008 Annual Report of the Juvenile Division of the Huron County (Ohio) Common Pleas Court reviews the Division's mission and provides information and statistics on its activities and personnel.
Abstract
The Division is committed to a balanced approach to juvenile justice for delinquent and unruly children that involves community protection, accountability, competency, and individualization. Statistical tables address the number of hearings and trials conducted; placements with the County Department of Children's Services; placements in detention; a comparison of detention costs over the last 5 years; and the number of youth committed to the County Department of Youth Services, including community correctional facilities. Other statistical tables cover complaints docketed in 2008 compared to 2007 by gender and type; sources of abused, dependent, and neglected complaints by the gender of the alleged victim and type of alleged maltreatment; the disposition of cases that involved abused, dependent, and neglected children, by gender and type of maltreatment; and the number of violations and case dispositions that involved delinquency, unruly, and traffic complaints. Information and data on court services address the number of hours worked by interns and data and information on the Study Group Program. The Study Group Program is ordered for youth who are having problems at school that include lack of attendance and poor grades. Data and information are also provided on the mediation program, which is designed to empower parents to resolve any differences associated with the care and welfare of their children. Data are provided for the Intervention Court for the years 2008, 2007, and 2006. This program is designed to assist juveniles with substance abuse dependency and those with mental illness. Other court services for which data and information are provided are Court Appointed Special Advocates, the Community Service Learning Program, and Reach Our Youth.