Pursuant to executive order 01.01.2022.06, the state advisory group and the governors office of crime prevention, youth, and victim services are charged with implementing a three-year plan (plan)…

The Executive Office of the State of Maryland, acting through the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services, received a $877,171 Formula Grant award on October 1, 2023 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. This funding supports the implementation of Maryland's three-year juvenile justice reform plan, which focuses on developmentally appropriate, trauma-informed approaches to address racial and ethnic disparities. Specifically, the grant will enable the state to provide a continuum of care for youth in the juvenile justice system, enhance collaboration with other child-serving and public safety agencies, and implement innovative, community-based programming to safely serve youth. The funding supports Maryland's efforts to uphold the hallmarks of a developmental approach to juvenile justice, including accountability without criminalization, alternatives to system involvement, and a commitment to fairness and family engagement.

Pursuant to executive order 01.01.2022.06, the state advisory group and the governors office of crime prevention, youth, and victim services are charged with implementing a three-year plan (plan) for the state of maryland. The focus of the maryland state advisory groups - three-year plan; january 1, 2021 december 31, 2023 was and continues to be implementing programs which are developmentally appropriate, enhancing the use of trauma-informed approaches, and raising awareness about the effects of adverse childhood experiences and childhood trauma as well as racial and ethnic disparities. During year 3 of 3, the plan maintains a committed focus to supporting initiatives and strategies that support the hallmarks of the developmental approach to juvenile justice reform, which are: accountability without criminalization; alternatives to justice system involvement; individualized response based on assessment of needs and risks; confinement only when necessary for public safety; a genuine commitment to fairness; sensitivity to disparate treatment, and; family engagement. The hallmarks of the developmental approach will be supported by a continued focus on creating a continuum of care to meet the diverse needs of the youth served by marylands juvenile justice system; a continued collaboration with other state child-serving and public safety agencies; a focus on trauma-informed practices; and an effort to bring innovative programming and strategies to serve youth safely in the community.