2024
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, North Carolina's juvenile justice system provides public safety interventions for children and youth who are alleged or found to have committed a delinquent offense in the state of North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, within the Department of Public Safety, is committed to reducing and preventing juvenile crime by intervening, educating and treating at-risk and justice-involved youth, strengthening families and increasing public safety; and
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Strategy of North Carolina's juvenile justice system allows for graduated therapeutic responses based on a youth's seriousness of risk, behavior or crime; history of offending; and presence or absence of his or her family or support systems within the local community; and
WHEREAS, juvenile justice staff provide many services to youth and families, including courtroom and case management services; risk and needs assessments; referral to community programming; operation of secure custody facilities; reentry services; medical, clinical and mental health services; and educational, vocational and life skills development; and
WHEREAS, the commitment of these juvenile justice professionals and community partners is critical to addressing the root causes of juvenile delinquency; creating better outcomes for at-risk and justice-involved youth; strengthening North Carolina families; and preparing committed youth to successfully reenter the community; and
WHEREAS, employees of the Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention approach this mission-driven work with passion, care and concern for the wellbeing of others and society as a whole; and
WHEREAS, the state of North Carolina recognizes Juvenile Justice Week to encourage public understanding of our juvenile justice system, and to commend the Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, law enforcement partners, advocacy organizations, nonprofit partners, and all who work with children and adolescents in our juvenile justice system and their families, crime victims and communities;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ROY COOPER, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim October 27 – November 2, 2024, as “JUVENILE JUSTICE WEEK” in North Carolina, and commend its observance to all citizens.
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Roy Cooper
Governor
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this eighteenth day of October in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-four and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-ninth.