1997-10-28 adjOctober 28, 1997 (Adjourned Meeting) 0000~8
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A joint meeting of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors and the Charlottesville City Council
was held on October 28, 1997, at 5:30 p.m., at the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Building,
located on High Street, Charlottesville, Virginia. The meeting was adjourned from October 15, 1997. The
meeting was held in order to provide information to the Board of Supervisors and City Council about
juvenile crime statistics and programs currently available and proposed for juvenile offenders in the
Charlottesville area.
PRESENT: Mr. David P. Bowerman, Ms. Charlotte Y. Humphris, Mr. Charles S. Martin and Ms.
Sally H. Thomas.
ABSENT: Mr. Forrest R. Marshall, Jr. and Mr. Walter F. Perkins.
OFFICERS PRESENT: County Executive, Robert W. Tucker, Jr., and County Attorney, Larry W.
Davis.
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City Council members present were: Ms. Virginia Daugherty, Ms. Meredith Richards, Ms. Kay
Slaughter and Mr. David Toscano.
Ms. Roxanne White, Assistant County Executive and Ms. Linda Peacock, Assistant City Manager,
welcomed everyone to the meeting. She then introduced the following persons who would be making
presentations: Juvenile Justice from the Police Perspective (statistics, trend and attitudes) by Chip
Harding and Duane Kart; The Juvenile Justice System - How it Works by James Camblos, Martha Carroll
and Dave Chapman; Community Agencies and Alternative Support Programs by Rory Carpenter and Buz
Cox; and The Multi-Use Concept and Future Possibilities by Jack Gallagher.
Lt. Chip Harding of the Charlottesville Police Department, presented crime statistics for juvenile
offenses which show that juvenile crime is on the rise, and noted that previous data presented were
understated. Lt. Harding noted that the severity of juvenile crimes is also increasing. He feels that post-
disposition space is needed for juveniles.
Lt. Duane Carr of the Albemarle County Police Department, expressed concern that the current
juvenile detention facility in Staunton cuts the juvenile off from family and the community, and traveling to
and from the facility takes staff time for both the Sheriff's office and the Police Department.
Ms. Martha Carroll, Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Service staff, presented diversion
options for juvenile offenders: petitioned and released to parents and petitioned and detained. Ms. Carroll
described programs offered by the Court Service Unit; mentoring; law related education; mediation; pre-
treatment substance abuse group, shoplifting film; alternate community service program; juvenile court
center; and assessment project. Programs offered after a juvenile is in the court system include:
electronic monitoring, intensive probation and intensive parole.
Mr. Dave Chapman, Charlottesville Commonwealth's Attorney, explained that post-disposition
detention is not available in the Staunton facility. Important community services available in Charlottesville
are also not available to the juveniles in the Staunton facility. Mr. Chapman noted that Charlottesville has
no input at all in the programs at the Staunton facility.
Mr. Rory Carpenter, Director of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Children and Youth (CACY)
Commission, explained that a juvenile detention facility in the Charlottesville area would have the potential
to be more than just a detention facility, and could build on a continuum of community services. Mr.
Carpenter said he would like to see an emphasis on prevention of juvenile crimes.
Mr. Jack Gallagher, Community Attention Home Coordinator, stressed the need for a multi-use
concept at a juvenile facility.
Ms. White then explained that the State Juvenile Justice Board has approved funding for a
juvenile facility and the issue will now go to the General Assembly. Ms. White also indicated that Fluvanna
County has expressed an interest in joining Charlottesville and Albemarle in establishing a facility. The
site evaluation for a juvenile facility is being completed.
After the presentations were made, the meeting was opened up to discussion, and a question and
answer period from the audience.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
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