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Eastern Jackson County Youth Court
The high rate of juveniles involved in criminal activities in Jackson County creates an increased risk factor associated with violent behavior and drug use for teens. The Eastern Jackson County Youth Court exists to hold juvenile offenders accountable for delinquent behavior; to provide positive peer-led restorative justice, which promotes leadership and positive youth behavior; to increase juvenile offenders' knowledge and enhance refusal skills to avoid criminal behavior, including violent acts and drug use; and to reduce repeated criminal behavior and involvement in the criminal justice system. The Eastern Jackson County Youth Court (EJCYC) is a juvenile prevention peer court that provides immediate sanctions for juvenile offenders.
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Independence Youth Court Peer Diversion
The high rates of juveniles involved in criminal activities in Jackson County create an increased risk factor associated with violent behaviors and alcohol and drug use for teens. The Independence Youth Court (IYC) exists to hold juvenile offenders accountable for delinquent behaviors; to provide positive peer-led restorative justice, which promotes leadership and positive youth behavior; to increase juvenile offenders knowledge and enhance refusal skills to avoid criminal behavior, including drug use and violent activities; and to reduce repeated criminal behavior and involvement in the juvenile criminal justice system.
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Ivanhoe Safety & Resilience Initiative
The Ivanhoe Safety and Resilience Initiative seeks to increase neighborhood strengths through positive activities, life skills development and instilling pride in self, family and community. Our clients include youth, family and supporting neighborhood residents. Education and enrichment programs provide youth and families with life skills and tools that promote healthy habits and reduce incidence of violent behavior.
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Kansas City Youth Court
The Kanas City Youth Court began operating in Kansas City in 1992 and is a Peer Diversion Program based on a national teen court model that has been proven to reduce recidivism in the referred youth who participate in the program. Our student-run court receives referrals from the Kansas City Police Department, Jackson County Family Court and the Hickman Mills School District. We are a diversion program of the Jackson County Family Court that seeks to provide young offenders an opportunity to be mentored by their peers as they accept responsibility and make amends for the harm they perpetrated to victims and the community.
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Morningstar Development
This is a unique community outreach program geared towards helping people with real life issues—problems they are dealing with while serving thier municipal court probation time. We assist them to navigate them towards community, city, state, private and public solutions and resources in an effort to solve their particular problems, issues or concerns. This effort we believe assists people and keeps them from turning towards other ways of solving their particular issue/problem.
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REVEAL Social & Mental Health Services
The REVEAL Program provides free, culturally competent services that seek to address root causes of poverty contributing to increased trauma, mental health issues, violence and substance abuse in the community. Through REVEAL, case managers and therapists encourage prosocial behavior to build community cohesion, and address unmet community and individual needs for social and mental health services.
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Synergy Services BIP & Peaceful Path Diversion
In conjunction with the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office, Synergy Services developed a Diversion Specialty Court that focuses specifically on domestic violence offenders. Judges who have received domestic violence training will exclusively refer domestic violence (DV) offenders to Synergy's Jackson County BIP and Peaceful Path Diversion Program (BIP) to oversee the offenders’ progress. Synergy's BIP program staff provide individual offender assessments, group education treatment provided by the therapist and monitored case management provided by the Diversion Officer. Ninety percent of offenders will successfully complete the 42-week program.
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Violence Prevention Programs