ADMISSIONS
In March 2004, restructured as Program Services under Programs.
ADMISSIONS & COMMUNITY JUSTICE
Reorganized in 2003 as Restorative Justice Operations.
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.
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.
The 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 SERVICES SUPERVISION
Restructured as Program Services in March 2004.
COMMUNITY DETENTION
Under Field Services Division, renamed Community Detention and Electronic Monitoring in 1994.
FISCAL PLANNING & MANAGEMENT
Reorganized as Budget & Finance under Departmental Support in March 2004.
FIELD SERVICES DIVISION
In 2000, reorganized as Community Justice Supervision.
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.
JUDICIAL LIAISON COMMITTEE
Renamed Judges, Masters and Juvenile Justice Committee in 1996.
JUVENILE JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL
In September 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.
The Council last met in 2002.
MANAGEMENT SERVICES & QUALITY ASSURANCE
MAPLE RUN YOUTH CENTER
Staff: William L. Howard, Ed.D. (410) 260-1298
Under Office of Professional Responsibility and Accountability, abolished in July 2002.
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.
OFFICE OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Reorganized as Office of Community Resource Development in 2000.
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
In March 2004, renamed Human Resources.
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.
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
In March 2004, moved from Office of Professional Responsibility and Accountability to Equal Justice and Policy, and restructured as Policy and Program Development.
PROGRAM SERVICES
Under Operations, reorganized as Community Justice Programs in March 2005.
PROGRAM SERVICES DIVISION
Reorganized in 2000 as Admissions.
PROGRAMS
Renamed Operations in March 2005.
RESEARCH & PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
In March 2004, moved from Office of Secretary to Equal Justice and Policy, and functions divided between Policy and Program Development, and Research and Planning.
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE OPERATIONS
Abolished in 2002; functions dispersed to Admissions and Community Justice, and to Residential Services.
SAVAGE MOUNTAIN YOUTH CENTER
Under Residential Services Division, the Center's Leadership Challenge Program ended and the Center closed in Dec. 1999. It is scheduled to reopen in April 2001.
SPECIALIZED OPERATIONS
Under Administration, functions absorbed by Budget and Finance in Jan. 1997.
STANDARDS & COMPLIANCE
Under Admissions, reorganized as Management Services and Quality Assurance and moved under Office of Professional Responsibility and Accountability in 2000.
STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION
Under Residential Services, renamed Transportation Services in March 2004.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE & MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Under Program Services Division, renamed Special Programs in Oct. 1996.
VICTOR CULLEN ACADEMY
Renamed Victor Cullen Center in Oct. 2000.
WASHINGTON COUNTY HOLDOVER FACILITY
In response to a federal initiative to move minors out of jails for adults, Maryland erected two holdover facilities in the late 1970s to confine alleged or adjudicated juvenile delinquents. Detention in a holdover facility is limited to less than 72 hours. One closed in 1991 due to cost containment. The Washington County Holdover Facility in Hagerstown closed October 1, 2003, following the opening of the Western Maryland Children's Center.
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