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Programs related to initial contact with the criminal justice system. These include diversion programs, pre-trial services, and other services. This as opposed to programs in the other sections that highlight programs associated with different phases of contact with the criminal justice system: Before Contact, Incarceration, and Re-Entry.
PATH Printable Champaign County Community Resource Guide
Local Programs:
- Court Diversion Services: Court diversion services are to restore the relationship between the juvenile offender, their victim(s), and the community, mediation, and peer court. Restorative justice is a theory of justice that emphasizes repairing the harm caused by criminal behavior. It is best accomplished through cooperative processes that include all stakeholders. This can lead to transformation of people, relationships, and communities.
The Champaign County Regional Planning Commission's Court Diversion Services Program is a social service operating as a partner in the ACCESS Initiative System of Care. The program started as a non-profit community-based Victim Offender Reconciliation Program (VORP) and now provides victim-offender and circle mediation, peer court, and other services. The current program receives most of its funding from a county juvenile justice tax grant, with the remainder coming from a federal block grant allocated for community action programs in the county.
- CU Fresh Start: CU Fresh Start is a new approach designed to focus on offenders with a history of violent, gun-related behaviors. Through this approach, they will be “called in” and given a warning and an opportunity to stop shooting. If they choose to stop shooting, offenders will receive help to access community services and resources. If they continue to engage in gun violence, they will face swift and certain consequences.
Law Enforcement has worked with community members to identify offenders for the initiative using the following criteria: Age 18 or older, on parole or probation, prior felony arrest, prior gun arrest or a violent crime conviction, credible information of recent involvement in violent crime.
- Rosecrance Mental Health Juvenile Justice Program: The Mental Health Juvenile Justice (MHJJ) Program identifies youth involved in the juvenile detention/justice system who exhibit mental health symptoms that might otherwise have gone unnoticed.
MHJJ is a voluntary six-month program that serves youth ages 8 to 17. MHJJ provides consultation with schools, service providers, detention and probation and develops individual action plans based on the youth’s needs and strengths. - Main website
- Fact Sheet (for the same program and organization, but different location)
- Youth Assessment Center: The Youth Assessment Center staff screen at-risk juveniles and link them and their families with the community’s support and restorative services. Law enforcement personnel typically make referrals to the Youth Assessment Center as an alternative to prosecution and to prevent further delinquent activities. Case managers consider station-adjustment charges, police officer or school official recommendations, family input, and restorative justice methods.
State Based Programs:
- Illinois Family Violence Coordinating Council: Family Violence Coordinating Councils, at both the state and local/circuit levels, provide a forum to improve the institutional, professional and community response to family violence including child abuse, domestic abuse, and elder abuse. Councils provide professional education and prevention; coordinate interventions and services for victims and perpetrators; and contribute to both the improvement of the legal system and the administration of justice.
Federal Based Programs:
None listed at this time.
Future/Possible Programs:
None listed at this time.
Related Government Agencies
Champaign County Circuit Clerk (Court Information)
Main website
Champaign County Sheriff's Office and Jail
Main website
Champaign County States Attorney
Main website
Champaign Police Department
Main website
Federal Investigative Agencies
Department of Justice Links
Parkland Campus Police
Main Website
University of Illinois Police
Main website
Urbana Police Department
Main website
Yellow Pages for other area Government and Policing bodies (websites in results where available)
Click on the chart for clickable links or go directly to the criminal justice subgroups for summaries and additional information:
Two groups that would implement and oversee the recommendations are still in the process of being created:
- Restorative and Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (implementation)
- Community Engagement Oversight Commission
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program Report: http://cheatsheetcc.blogspot.com/2017/12/justice-and-mental-health-collaboration.html
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