Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

About the Program

Category: Criminal Justice and Public Safety (Best in Category)

Year: 2011

The Suffolk County Criminal Justice Council (CJCC) is comprised of town, county, and state government representatives along with representatives of the justice system and community. The primary purpose of the CJCC is to reduce crime and recidivism by promoting communication, collaboration, education, system-wide coordination, and decision making among local juvenile and adult criminal justice agencies and local government, resulting in increased public safety for all of Suffolk County. The Criminal justice Coordinating Council and South Oaks Hospital collaborated to develop a program to provide outpatient and adolescent mental health services for youth referred from the juvenile justice system. The program was funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Edward Byrne Justice Assistance grant. The grant proposal was a joint effort by the CJCC and South Oaks Hospital and the program began in May 2010.