Appointed by Governor: Philip T. Caroom; James T. Dewees; Deanna V. Ikhinmwin; O'Melia V. James, Esq.; Roger S. Ralph; two vacancies.
Appointed by Senate President: Nancy Jacobs
Appointed by House Speaker: Carmen Amedori; Robert A. Zirkin.
Ex officio: Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., Secretary of Juvenile Services; Nancy S. Grasmick, Ph.D., State Superintendent of Schools; M. Teresa Garland, Esq., Special Secretary for Children, Youth, & Families.
Staff: Lauren B. Gordon
c/o Office of Research & Planning
Dept. of Juvenile Services
One Center Plaza
120 West Fayette St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 230-3346
e-mail: gordonl@djs.state.md.us
fax: (410) 333-4199
tdd: 1-800-945-5798
The Task Force to Study the Mentoring and Monitoring of Children in the Custody of or under the Supervision of the Department of Juvenile Services was authorized in October 2003 (Chapter 307, Acts of 2003). The Task Force will study the feasibility of instituting a program to match troubled children with volunteer mentors. Similarly, it is to determine the feasibility of providing individualized monitoring and support services to children in the custody or under the supervision of the Department of Juvenile Services. The Task Force also will recommend ways to help these children become productively involved in school or the workplace; decrease recidivism among juvenile offenders; and teach young people who come in contact with the Department the skills necessary to lead healthy and productive lives.
Authorization for the Task Force extends to October 31, 2004.
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