LAWS 3307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Ottawa Police Service, Group Home, Sexting
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What do we do: process all youth diversion files, located missing(runaway) youth interventions. Decide weather to proceed with a follow up interview or not. Putting supports in place to reduce further runaways: group home liaison, family crisis referrals and support, youth mental heath program, gang siblings project, file review and referral to merit intensive support for the entire program. Pro-active initiatives: yac youth advisory committee. What can we do to create more positive contact with officers: youth programs. Giving an employment opportunity to vulnerable youth. Provide tools to be employable (first aid, cpr: child aid society liaison. Deals with children under 12: gang sibling program. Working in homes where the siblings are members of gangs. Reduce risk of continual gang involvement within the family. Support will also be given to the actual gang member if they wish to have help. So far very successful in the region. Every school in the region have an officer assigned to them.
