DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES

DEFUNCT AGENCIES

ADMINISTRATION
Abolished in 2000; functions assumed by Departmental Support.

ADMINISTRATION
Restructured as Support Services in Dec. 2008.

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
Under Administration, restructured as Resource Management in Dec. 2008.

ADMISSIONS
In March 2004, restructured as Program Services under Programs.

ADMISSIONS & COMMUNITY JUSTICE
Reorganized in 2003 as Restorative Justice Operations.

AREA OFFICES
Formerly under Community Justice Programs. To administer intake, probation, and aftercare for delinquent youth, the State was divided into five areas with local field offices serving each county and Baltimore City. Youths who break the law or exhibit uncontrollable behavior entered the juvenile justice system through these local offices. Effective July 2006, Area 3 (Western Maryland) transferred to Western Regional Operations. By Feb. 2009, Area Offices were administered by their local regional offices.

Young people were referred to a local office of juvenile justice by law enforcement agencies, other government agencies, parents, or concerned citizens. Following referral, an intake officer assessed the youth and determined the most appropriate course of action. The intake officer could recommend formal court proceedings; place the minor on voluntary informal supervision for up to 90 days; dismiss the youth with a warning; or disapprove a case for insufficient evidence.

Through intake services, the local area office decided for each minor whether court proceedings were appropriate. The local area office also recommended to the court whether adjudicated delinquents should be placed on probation, in a day program, or committed to a residential facility. During probation and throughout the youth's stay at a residential facility, the local area office maintained contact with a juvenile's case manager. Minors were monitored in a similar fashion after their release.

AUDIT & COMPLIANCE
Under Office of Investigations and Audits, reorganized as Audit and transferred to Office of Secretary in Jan. 2008.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
Restructured as Program Support in Dec. 2008, with a behavioral health unit.

BUDGET & FINANCE
Renamed Fiscal Planning and Management in 2002.

BUDGET MANAGEMENT
Renamed Budget and Managing for Results in 2000.

CAPITAL PLANNING
Under Departmental Support, renamed Capital Planning and Facility Maintenance in 2000.

CAPITAL PLANNING & FACILITY MAINTENANCE
Under Departmental Support, renamed Facility Management in March 2003. In 2004, it again became Capital Planning and Facility Maintenance until June 2007, when Capital Planning moved to Budget and Finance, and remaining functions once again became Facility Management.

COMMISSION ON JUVENILE JUSTICE JURISDICTION
Lavinia Jackson, Coordinator (410) 230-3154

Chair: Bishop L. Robinson, Secretary of Juvenile Justice

Appointed by Secretary of Juvenile Justice: Henry Brownstein, Ph.D.; James R. Craze; Edward T. Cummins; Bart K. Lubow; Charles F. Shilling; Jonathan Smith, Esq.; Frank R. Weathersbee, Esq.

Appointed by Senate President: Timothy R. Ferguson; Ralph M. Hughes; Philip C. Jimeno.

Appointed by House Speaker: Dana Lee Dembrow; Kenneth C. Montague, Jr.; Joseph F. Vallario, Jr.

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals: Dennis M. McHugh; David W. Young.

Ex officio: Bruce P. Martin, designee of Attorney General; Emelda P. Johnson, Secretary of Human Resources; Beverly B. Carter, Esq., designee of Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services; Col. David B. Mitchell, Secretary of State Police; JoAnne L. Carter, designee of State Superintendent of Schools; Earl El-Amin, designee of Special Secretary for Children, Youth, & Families; Stephen E. Harris, Public Defender.

Commission submitted its final report on Sept. 30, 2001.

COMMITTED & DETENTION PROGRAMS
Functions restructured within Residential Services Division in 2000.

COMMITTED FACILITIES
Committed Facilities was initiated as Residential Programs and reorganized as Committed Programs in 1992. It was renamed Committed and Detention Programs in 1996, reformed as Committed Programs in 2000, and as Committed Facilities was placed under Secure Detention and Committed Facilities in March 2004. In March 2005, all State juvenile facilities were placed under Detention and Residential Operations.

COMMUNITY & RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Under Community Services Supervision, reorganized as Community Affairs and moved under Chief of Staff in March 2004.

COMMUNITY DETENTION
Under Field Services Division, renamed Community Detention and Electronic Monitoring in 1994.

COMMUNITY JUSTICE PROGRAMS
Community Justice Programs was established in 1989 as the Program Support Services Division. Renamed the Program Services Division in 1990, it merged in 1992 with the Administrative Services Division to form the Administrative and Program Services Division. In 1996, administrative services were assigned to Administration (under the Deputy Secretary), and the Division resumed its former name as the Program Services Division. In 2000, it reorganized as Admissions under Restorative Justice Operations. In Jan. 2002, the division transferred to Admissions and Community Justice. In March 2004, it restructured as Program Services under Programs. In March 2005, it reformed as Community Justice Programs under Operations.

Under Community Justice Programs were the local Area Offices, Community Detention and Electronic Monitoring, and Placement Services. As the Department moved to regionalization, Community Justice Programs was phased out, beginning in July 2008 and completed by Feb. 2009.

COMMUNITY SERVICES SUPERVISION
Restructured as Program Services in March 2004.

CONTRACTUAL RESIDENTIAL CENTERS
Under contract with the Department, private firms formerly operated three residential centers: Victor Cullen Center; Charles H. Hickey, Jr., School; and Thomas O'Farrell Youth Center. In April 2002, the Victor Cullen Center closed. Effective April 1, 2004, the Charles H. Hickey, Jr., School returned to operation by the Department as did the Victor Cullen Center in July 2007. From April 2004 to November 2008, only the Thomas O'Farrell Youth Center continued to be run by a private contractor.

CULLEN TASK FORCE
Appointed by Secretary of Juvenile Services:
Dale W. Schroyer, Chair
Rudy Adams; Neil L. Bergsman; Patricia Faught; M. Anne Fox; Kathryn C. Marr; Robert E. McElvie, Jr.; Gustava E. Taler; Joseph I. Tiberi; Marie Wagner; Delmas P. Wood; Elizabeth J. Wright.

In July 2004, the Secretary of Juvenile Services formed the Cullen Task Force to create a specialized program tailored for the needs of the Victor Cullen Center in Frederick County. The work of the Task Force was completed when the Cullen Center reopened in July 2007.

DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT
Restructured as Business Services in Dec. 2008.

DETENTION & RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
Formerly under Residential Services. In March 2005, Detention and Residential Operations organized under Residential Services to oversee Facility Operations and Transportation Services. It was responsible for two categories of facilities run by the Department: Committed; and Detention. Phased out by Feb. 2009 as the Department shifted to regional delivery of services.

EQUAL JUSTICE & POLICY
Disbanded in July 2005; functions transferred to other units.

FACILITY MANAGEMENT
Under Business Services.

FISCAL PLANNING & MANAGEMENT
Reorganized as Budget & Finance under Departmental Support in March 2004.

FIELD SERVICES DIVISION
In 2000, reorganized as Community Justice Supervision.

GANG INTERVENTION & INVESTIGATION UNIT
Under Office of Investigations and Advocacy, renamed Gang Prevention Unit under Office of Inspector General in July 2008.

GIRLS' SERVICES STRATEGIC PLAN TASK FORCE
Co-Chair: Donald W. DeVore, Secretary of Juvenile Services
Co-Chair: Charlotte L. Bright, Ph.D.

Legislative members: Adelaide C. Eckardt; Ana Sol Gutierrez; Guy J. Guzzone.

The Girls' Services Strategic Plan Task Force was convened by the Secretary of Juvenile Services in May 2010. Task Force goals included developing a long-range, gender-specific plan to meet the needs of girls in the juvenile justice system; keeping them from getting lost in the system by focusing on their different and complex histories and needs; examining the continuum of services to girls, specifically re-entry and aftercare services; and influencing existing programs and how they are implemented for girls.

The Task Force last met in Oct. 2010.

GRANTS & PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Under Restorative Justice Operations, reorganized as Research and Program Development in 2003.

HEALTH SERVICES
Formerly under Residential Services Division, transferred to Health Care Services under Admissions, and renamed Medical Services in 2000.

INTAKE
Formerly under Admissions, absorbed into Placement Services under Program Services in March 2004.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL COLLABORATIONS
In July 2007, reorganized as Grant and Resource Development under Budget and Finance.

JUDICIAL LIAISON COMMITTEE
Renamed Judges, Masters and Juvenile Justice Committee in 1996.

JUVENILE JUSTICE ADVISORY COUNCIL
Within the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Juvenile Justice Advisory Council formed in 1984 as an independent unit (Executive Order 01.01.1984.08). The Council replaced the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee, first appointed by the Governor in 1980 to comply with the requirements of the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended (P.L. 93-415, 42 U.S.C., sec. 5633 (a)). In 1987, the Council was placed under the Juvenile Services Agency (Executive Order 01.01.1987.21). The Council became part of the Governor's Office in 1988 (Executive Order 01.01.1988.01). As a subcommittee of the Governor's Advisory Board for Justice Administration, the Council reformed in 1992 (Executive Order 01.01.1992.02). In 1995, the Council transferred to the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention (Executive Order 01.01.1995.18) and, in June 2002, to the Department of Juvenile Justice, now the Department of Juvenile Services (Executive Order 01.01.2002.02).

The Council advised the Governor and State agencies on the juvenile justice system and prevention of juvenile delinquency. The Council also was the designated State agency to receive formula grant funds under provisions of the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-415), as amended by the Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1992 (P.L. 102-586). In accordance with the federal act, the Council developed an annual plan, established grant procedures, and awarded grants to State and local government agencies for projects that support juvenile justice and prevent delinquency.

In Aug. 2005, replaced by Juvenile Grant Planning and Review Council (Executive Order 01.01.2005.37).

JUVENILE JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL
Staff: William L. Howard, Ed.D. (410) 260-1298

In Sept. 2000, the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals and the Secretary of Juvenile Justice formed the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council. The Council fostered communication, collaboration, and coordination among the courts, the department, and agencies (public or private) who provide services to the children within the jurisdiction of the juvenile justice system.

Last met in 2002.

MANAGEMENT SERVICES & QUALITY ASSURANCE
Under Office of Professional Responsibility and Accountability, abolished in July 2002.

MAPLE RUN YOUTH CENTER
The General Assembly appropriated funds in 1965 to establish a forestry camp at Maple Run in the Green Ridge State Forest, Allegany County (Chapter 743, Acts of 1965). In April 1967, the Camp opened with facilities for thirty-five boys. The Camp was renamed Maple Run Youth Center in 1977. In April 2001, the Center closed.

MARYLAND YOUTH RESIDENCE CENTER
721 Woodbourne Ave., Baltimore, MD 21212

The Maryland Youth Residence Center began in 1972 as a residence for delinquent boys committed by the court. In June 1994, it was converted to a shelter care facility for up to 24 boys, ages 14 to 18. Under the Shelter Care Program, boys who need supervision but are not deemed dangerous were housed while they await a court hearing or placement in another residence. The Center provided them with education, recreation, medical services, and individual, group and family counseling. The Center also housed up to twelve boys, ages 16 to 18, who attend the Living Classroom Program, which prepares them for employment in maritime trades.

In the Jump Start Program, the Center also had up to twelve boys, age 13 or under.

In early Fiscal Year 2008, the Center closed due to life and safety code issues. Currently housing offices for Community Detention and Electronic Monitoring, the Center requires total renovation for future use as a shelter care.

MEDICAL SERVICES
Under Program Support, fuctions decentralized and transferred to regional offices by Feb. 2009.

OFFICE OF BUSINESS SERVICES
The Office of Business Services started as the Budget and Management Division in 1987. Renamed the Administrative Services Division in 1990, it merged with the Program Services Division in 1992 to form the Administrative and Program Services Division. In 1996, program services were assigned to the Program Services Division and the office of Administration was created to manage administrative functions. In 2000, Departmental Support assumed functions of Administration. In March 2004, it moved under Administration. It was reorganized as Business Services in December 2008, and the Office of Business Services in Feb. 2009.

Abolished in Jan. 2010; functions transferred to Office of Resource Management.

OFFICE OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Reorganized as Office of Community Resource Development in 2000.

OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS & ADVOCACY
Under Administration, reorganized as Office of Inspector General in July 2008.

OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS & AUDITS
In Jan. 2008, audit function separated out; office restructured as Office of Investigations and Advocacy.

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
In March 2004, renamed Human Resources.

OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBLITY
Under Administration, restructured as Office of Investigations and Audits in June 2007.

OFFICE OF STRATEGIC ANALYSIS
Under Support Services, renamed Office of Research, Evaluation, and Planning in Jan. 2010.

PLACEMENT & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Formerly under Intake, restructured as Placement Services and moved under Program Services in March 2004.

PLACEMENT SERVICES
Under Program Services Division, renamed Placement and Resource Management.

POLICY
Policy began as Professional Standards, created under the Office of Professional Responsibility and Accountability in July 2000. In March 2004, it combined with the program development component from Research and Program Development to form Policy and Program Development under Equal Justice and Policy. In July 2005, it transferred to Departmental Support as Policy. In July 2007, some functions transferred to Best Practices under Quality Assurance and Accountability.