Address
4287 W. Pasadena Ave
Flint, MI 48502
Contact
Phone: 810.733.3820
Fax:
Office Hours
Monday – Friday* 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. *Except court closed days.
Mission Statement:
Genesee County Juvenile Justice Center (JJC) is a licensed Court Operated facility for the purpose of supporting justice and public safety by providing short term programming for male and female youth ages 10 to 18 years of age and who are court ordered into the Justice Center pending the court’s disposition of the youth’s case.
To provide a safe, supportive, and structured environment that promotes positive changes in the life of each resident.
Vision:
To be innovative in providing exceptional services that enable residents to become productive members of their community.
Core Values:
We believe that safety is achieved through a secure environment built upon rapport, patience and understanding. We believe that trust, honesty, and integrity are essential in developing positive growth and healthy relationships.
We believe professionalism must be reflected in our attitudes, actions, and appearance.
We believe that our staff is the foundation of successful programing.
We believe that teamwork is necessary in accomplishing our mission and providing high quality of care and programing for our residents.
Detention Program & Services:
The detention center provides the following services to detained youth:
- Nutritional and Food Services Program – The detention canter participates in the federally assisted National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program. Please note Meal Count Roster Documentation policy #71 for details. (Section 7)
- Religious Services – JJC provides non-denominational religious services on site. All religious programming is strictly voluntarily for residents .(Section 8)
- Educational Programing – JJC provides appropriate year around educational programming in compliance with all Sate and licensing regulations. School is provided on site by the Mount Morris Consolidated Schools. (Section 8)
- Recreational Programming – JJC provides daily recreational activities including physical education class and team sporting activities. Weather permitting, residents are provided the opportunity to participate in outdoor activities and events. (Section 8)
- Health Services – JJC provides a nursing professional to respond to routine medical concerns including dental services and makes necessary referrals to the physician contracted to provide services to the center. Health services for residents are provided by Genesee County and assisted and supported by numerus other health care organizations. (Section 3)
- Psychiatric and Counseling Services – JJC contracts for mental health services with Genesee County Health Services (GHS) to provide numerous services such as, but not limited, suicide risk assessment, brief solution focused therapy, trauma screening, professional staff training to name a few. (Section 3)
- New Youth Orientation – JJC will provide an orientation for all new youth. The purpose is to establish an immediate rapport with the resident and their assigned group. The group will orientate the youth with staff assistance using the Resident Pamphlet Flashcards handout. The group will explain the program, safety rules, and expected behaviors. The youth will review the P.R.E.A. guidelines. The youth will be assigned a Youth Mentor and will follow their assigned mentor for 5 days or more based on staff team discretion. The youth will review the flashcards daily for five days or until they feel they are able to take a short quiz to ensure their understanding of the detention program. GCJJC does not provide on-site parent services (Sections 4-5)
- Core Correctional Practices (CCP) – CCP is a CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Training) model that increases the therapeutic potential of rehabilitation. Core Correctional Practices are approaches staff utilize with residents. Core Correctional Practices can reduce recidivism by teaching participants how to engage in long-term prosocial behavior. Staff are trained on these skills and their support of cognitive- behavioral programming. Specific topics include: the principles of effective intervention, core correctional practices (relationships skills, effective use of reinforcement, effective use of disapproval, effective use of authority, prosocial modeling, cognitive restructuring, social skills training and problem-solving skills), principles of effective behavior management system, and implementation of CCP.
- CHOICES Group – Choices is a curriculum developed by the University of Cincinnati Corrections Institute (UCCI) for use in short-term facilities. It is designed as an open group format, consisting of only 10 sessions. These sessions focus on the following topics: Motivation to change, Goal setting, Cognitive restructuring (identifying and changing risk thinking), Anger Recognition, Self-Control Strategies, and 3 additional social skills. Choices is facilitated twice a week by UCCI trained staff in a group format, lasting 1-1.5 hours. During sessions, youth are encouraged to use realistic scenarios from the facility, as well as the community, to practice using the skills in a safe environment where staff can provide supportive feedback. The principles of the sessions are also incorporated into daily programming, with staff highlighting when youth has used (or could use) a particular skill.
