ERC I

The Evening Reporting Center (ERC) offers programming for a target group of minor respondents who would otherwise be detained in the Juvenile Justice Center. The evidence-based efforts of the ERC are concentrated in a highly structured and well supervised program during evening hours. The design of the project is to provide opportunities for youth to enhance existent strengths and gain new skills to promote pro social attitudes that contribute to being a productive member in the community. The projected outcome is a reduction of reliance on secure confinement, a reduction in the risk to re-offend/recidivate, and a reduction in failures to appear at Court hearings. The primary mission of the Montgomery County Juvenile Court Evening Reporting Center is to provide comprehensive services and evidence-based programming to Court involved youth to assist with their making sound, informed, life enhancing decisions for the betterment of the youth, family, and community. In addition, our mission serves to support the Court’s Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative (JDAI) efforts to reduce the reliance on secure confinement by providing an alternative to detention.

ERC II

The Evening Reporting Center-II (ERC-II) offers programming for a target group of Diversion/unofficial eligible respondents. This program started in October of 2016. The evidence-based efforts of the ERC-II are concentrated in a highly structured and well supervised program during evening hours. The design of the project is to provide opportunities for youth to enhance existent strengths and gain new skills to promote pro social attitudes that contribute to being a productive member in the community. The projected outcome is a reduction in the risk to re-offend/recidivate, and a reduction in official filings of cases. The primary mission of the Montgomery County Juvenile Court ERC-II is to provide comprehensive services and evidence-based programming, through the Positive Action curriculum, to Court involved youth to assist with their making sound, informed, life enhancing decisions for the betterment of the youth, family, and community. In addition, ERC-II’s mission is to prevent youth from further penetrating the juvenile justice system.

Supervisor

Marcus McDaniel
937.224.1580
mmcdaniel@mcjcohio.org