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<br /> I. INTRODUCTION <br /> Hawaii County has been awarded Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention <br /> (OJJDP) Title V Community Prevention grant funds. The 1992 re-authorization <br /> amendments to the Federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act of <br /> 1974 created Title V, "Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Program Act." <br /> The Title V funds are administered in Hawaii by the State Office of Youth Services. <br /> Title V is based on the premise that preventing delinquent behavior is more cost-effective <br /> in reducingjuvenile crime than attempting to rehabilitate adjudicated delinquents. Its <br /> goal is to reduce delinquency and youth violence by supporting communities in providing <br /> their children, families, neighborhoods, and institutions with the knowledge, skills and <br /> opportunities necessary to foster a healthy and nurturing environment which supports the <br /> growth and development of productive and responsible citizens. <br /> <br /> IL BACKGROUND <br /> Hawaii County cotnpleted a comprehensive strategic plan this year to identify system <br /> gaps and create a seamless web of integrated supervision, service and support for our <br /> youth. The comprehensive strategic planning approach, both as a process and as a <br /> documented product, represents the first time that collaboration of this scale has occurred <br /> in Hawaii. The diverse team comprised of government leaders, public and private <br /> groups, schools, law enforcement, youth and community members, endeavored to create <br /> a blueprint for collaboration with sustainable and measurable results. It is anticipated that <br /> the philosophical approach and constructive process will continue to bring forth <br /> innovative cooperation to secure a better future for the children of Hawaii County. <br /> The Plan is based on a "risk-focused" prevention model that makes it possible to examine <br /> communities for known risk factors associated with juvenile delinquency and violence. <br /> Following collection, evaluation and assessment of data on 19 identified risk factors, the <br /> team agreed on four priority risk factors to target for reducing juvenile delinquency in <br /> Hawaii County. They are as follows: <br /> • AVAILABILITY OF DRUGS <br /> • FAMILY MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS <br /> • FAMILY CONFLICT <br /> • EARLY AND PERSISTENT ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR <br /> z <br /> <br />