Juvenile Mentoring Program

By Bilchik, Shay

Book Id: WPLBN0000693829
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Juvenile Mentoring Program
Author:	Bilchik, Shay
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Language:	English
Subject:	Law., Law & economy, Litigation and arbitration
Collections:	Law Library Collection
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Publisher:	Department of Justice


Citation APA MLA Chicago Bilchik, B. S. (n.d.). Juvenile Mentoring Program. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.us/

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Legal Reference Publication

Excerpt
Foreword: A positive bond between a developing child and a nurturing adult pays rich dividends that can last a lifetime. With the growing erosion of family life and heavy demands on overburdened support systems, this attachment is increasingly problematic. When a child?s family is unable or unwilling to provide adequate supervision and support, a mentor can help fill this critical gap. In 1992, Congress responded to this need by amending the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to establish the Juvenile Mentoring Program (JUMP). The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) supports 93 mentoring projects under JUMP, in addition to mentoring initiatives funded through our Formula Grants Program?nearly 300 in 1997 alone. This 1998 Report to Congress describes the initial stages of OJJDP?s ongoing evaluation of the 93 projects funded under JUMP and includes its preliminary findings, which are hopeful. Positive outcomes to date include reports from both mentors and youth that mentoring was a positive experience, and that youth benefitted from the experience, specifically in staying away from alcohol and drugs, avoiding fights and friends who are starting trouble, keeping away from gangs, and not using guns or knives.

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1. A Response to Youth At Risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Some Juvenile Crime Statistics are Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Justice Focus on Prevention Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Mentoring is Not New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Mentoring Addresses Risk Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Mentoring Supports and Enhances Protective Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Mentoring Holds Promise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 OJJDP?s Response to the Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2. JUMP Project Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 JUMP Projects Target Multiple Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Community Collaboration is a Key Feature of JUMP Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 JUMP Project Activities Vary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Training and Supervision is a Key JUMP Project Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Grantees Find Creative Solutions to Barriers to Project Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 3. Profile of Youth Being Served . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Youth Being Served Vary Widely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 JUMP Projects Address Multiple Risk Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25