Spotlight & Events

  • Committee on Juvenile Justice Guides Strategy

    The Michigan Committee on Juvenile Justice provides advice, suggestions and solutions to Governor Rick Snyder on juvenile justice issues. The Committee has been instrumental in changing practices, policies, and philosophies to improve the juvenile justice system. This Web site provides information about juvenile justice in Michigan and nationwide and the work of the Committee.

  • New Newsletter Helps Communities Address Gang Issues

    The National Gang Center has released the first issue of its quarterly “NGC Newsletter.” The issue features articles on the challenges to schools’ anti-gang policies and gang activity amid the falling crime rate.

  • National Task Force to Protect Children Convenes in Detroit

    Nearly half of victimized children were previously known to school, police, or medical authorities, Acting Associate Director, Tony West announced at a national task force hearing in Detroit on April 24. Officials of the U.S. Justice Department and the City of Detroit zeroed in on efforts to keep kids safe and prevent youth violence during the final hearing of the National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence.

  • Sentence Delayed for Teen Who Was 13 When Woman Was Killed

    A Lansing area judge handed down a delayed sentence for a 15-year-old teen who was part of a gang that abducted and killed a 19-year-old woman. He will be held in a youth facility until age 21, when he will be evaluated and released or re-sentenced.

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Current Projects/Programs

  • Crawford County Viking Vision Academy

    The Viking Vision Academy in Crawford County is a school-within-a-school targeting students at risk of becoming involved in juvenile delinquency or who have come to the attention of the Family Court for status offenses or other offenses that could lead to out-of-home placement.

  • Saginaw Treatment Court

    The Saginaw County Family Dependency Treatment Court protects children and reunites families by providing substance-abusing parents with support, treatment, and access to services.

  • School Truancy in Flint

    The Flint Community Schools' truancy program focuses on children ages 6 to 15 who are frequently absent and considered truant.  Truancy offers attempt to locate students through phone calls, home visits and other measures. They meet with parents to develop and monitor plans for improving attendance.

  • Disproportionate Minority Contact

    Public Policy Associates, Inc. (PPA) is providing the Michigan Committee on Juvenile Justice with critical data collection and analysis to ensure equal and fair treatment of every youth in the juvenile justice system, regardless of race or ethnicity.

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Grant Opportunities

Contact Info

Jeanette Scroggins
Juvenile Justice Specialist
Federal Grants Unit, Child Welfare, Funding, and Juvenile Justice Programs, Department of Human Services

ScrogginsJ@michigan.gov
Phone: 517.335.3541

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