08-14-2013, 08:12 PM
Who would of ever guessed that our State spends $190.000.00 per child, per year, to have a child in a correctional center? Well, Neil is going to try and cut the cost for taxpayers.
“It costs a tremendous amount of money to put juvenile offenders into state custody,” said Gov. Abercrombie “We need to take a hard look at our data, find better outcomes, and identify more cost effective ways to handle our juvenile offenders.”
Many of the youth suffer from substance abuse addiction, mental health issues and family dysfunction. A significant number are in custody due to the lack of accessible treatment services and programs, especially on the neighbor islands. Each commitment placement costs taxpayers more than $190,000 per year, per youth (averaging 60 youth per year). Despite this substantial cost, the majority juvenile offenders who exit the state’s correctional facilities reoffend and return within three years.
http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=71462e6edb79c23595f73fe38&id=2b657edcef&e=13297f8376
Prevention options:[^]
The office cooperates with other federal agencies on special projects. For example, it formed the National Gang Center along with the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). The OJJDP has the National Youth Gang Center linked through the National Gang Center.[1] Are these programs being used in our schools?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_J...Prevention