DATE: February 1, 2005

TO: Office of Prevention & Victim Services Staff

FROM: Rod Love, Office of Prevention & Victim Services

SUBJECT: 05-06 Delinquency Prevention Programming

According to the Department of Juvenile Justice Office of Research & Planning, research has shown that most juvenile crimes occur during the after-school hours. While we are aware of the research, we also know that this may not be the case in every community. Therefore, with regards to our current Delinquency Prevention RFP and the issue of after-school programming, please be advised of the following:

► The current RFP states that the department would like programs to focus on programming during the after-school hours (anywhere from 2:00PM – 6:00PM). It is not mandatory that program proposals operate their programs during those times,

► Please note that no extra points will be given for proposals targeting that time frame and no points will be taken away for programs not targeting the aforementioned hours,

► All grant review committees will be given specific directions not to weigh this issue in either direction in scoring and reviewing the grants

Please ensure that this information is communicated to the Boards & Councils in addition to the Grant Review Committees. Partnerships & Community Affairs Administrator, Marquita McGuire will ensure that this issue is covered in the mandatory Grant Review Committee video-teleconference that will be held February 18, 2005 @ 9:30am.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

cc: Anthony Schembri, Secretary

Steven Casey, Deputy Secretary