Jefferson County Juvenile Diversion Program
Jefferson County Juvenile Diversion Program
Juvenile diversion is a cooperative effort of:
Blue Valley Community Action Inc.
Jefferson County Juvenile Justice Council
University of Nebraska - Lincoln Cooperative Extension
Funding provided by the Nebraska Commission on Crime
What is Diversion?
Diversion provides an opportunity for youth who have committed a law violation to accept responsibility for their action without entering the Juvenile Justice System.
Diversion utilizes education, victim response, restitution, and community service work to provide an experience that will aid the youth from further criminal activity.
Diversion is generally for first time offenders who have came into contact with the laws but have not committed a major crime.
Diversion utilizes the continuum of care in the community to address the individual needs of the youth to help him/her avoid future criminal activity.
Why Juvenile Diversion?
Diversion allows a youth the opportunity to accept responsibility for his/her actions without having a criminal record.
Diversion is more cost effective than the traditional juvenile justice process.
Diversion utilizes community resources that are more cost effective than traditional means i.e. correctional setting, treatment centers.
Diversion reduces the number of repeat offenders... reducing the cost of further prosecution.
Diversion encourages parental involvement to aid in strengthening families.
Diversion is based at the community level allowing the community to respond that criminal activity will not be tolerated.
Allows victims of crime a greater voice and greater opportunity for input.
Diversion programs are invested both in the youth and the community.
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Jefferson County Mother to Mother
Jefferson County Mother to Mother is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping families with the day to day stresses of life and responsibilities of parenting. It provides opportunities for people to build friendships and share experiences as parents. In addition to volunteer support mothers working one on one with a partner mother, there are group meetings twice a month with a variety of educational programs. Volunteers also assist with WIC clinics and immunization clinics.
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