Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024
Section 13:90-4.3 - Participants(a) The Restorative and Transformative Justice for Youths and Communities Pilot Program (Pilot Program) is established to support young people being released from a Juvenile Justice Commission (Commission) facility and to help prevent young people in New Jersey from entering the youth justice system in the first instance. Services provided by each restorative justice hub established pursuant to this subchapter shall be made available to youth who reside in the pilot municipalities and who are referred by: school administrators, in lieu of suspension, expulsion, or referral to law enforcement for a school-based incident; a local law enforcement official, as part of a stationhouse adjustment or in lieu of formal charging; the court, as part of a diversion, detention alternative, deferred disposition, or probation disposition; the Commission, for youth transitioning home from a Commission facility; a county juvenile detention center, for youth transitioning home from detention; and the Children's System of Care (CSOC) within the Department of Children and Families, or other appropriate party, for youth who are aging out of, or not eligible for, CSOC services.(b) County youth services commissions in Camden, Essex, Mercer, and Passaic counties are eligible to participate in the Pilot Program.N.J. Admin. Code § 13:90-4.3
Adopted by 54 N.J.R. 98(a), effective 1/3/2022Amended by 55 N.J.R. 1187(b), effective 6/5/2023