Resources
News Archive for July 2006 to December 2006
December 18, 2006 - Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center Supports the Battery Park Community
During this holiday season, Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center continued their spirit of giving to the community. Through the Richmond Department of Social Services, Bon Air JCC participated in the Adopt-A-Family Program to assist one of the many families of Battery Park that was affected by the flooding as a result of tropical storm Ernesto.
In December staff joined together to decorate a “Wish Tree”. The wishes of the adopted family were inscribed on paper cutouts of presents. The wishes of the adopted family, single mom, 8-year-old girl, and 2-year-old twins, a girl and boy, were minimal. When the inscribed wishes were all taken from the tree, staff continued to give money and presents for the family. “With the financial impact facing this family and the fact that they are still dealing with the cost of cleanup, our goal was to provide some relief and give the gift of joy of the Christmas season,” said Superintendent L.S. McWilliams. “I am deeply pleased that the staff wanted to reach out to this devastated community.”
At Bon Air JCC’s annual Service Award Luncheon held on December 14, 2006, the adopted family was present to receive their fulfilled wishes. A monetary donation of $210.00 and more than 75 wrapped gifts worth over $1,500 were presented to the family. The gifts included household items such as dishes, pots and pans, silverware, a blender, bed linens, keepsake hand-painted ornaments; and lots of toys such as a bicycle, family games, movies, a train set, dolls, books, and clothes. In attendance at the presentation were The Honorable Clyde Cristman, Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, Barry Green, Director, and E.W. Murray, Deputy Director of the Department of Juvenile Justice, administrators and approximately 170 facility staff. Santa was on hand to help present the gifts to the family.
Earlier this year, Superintendent McWilliams along with seventeen members of the Bon Air staff volunteered their time to assist with organizing donations from the community at Norrell Elementary School, Headquarters of the Battery Park Relief Effort. A donation of new household goods, such as small appliances, microwaves, vacuum cleaners, and linens worth $700.00 was made at that time. This donation included $500.00 from Bon Air’s Staff Fund and at the institution’s request, Wal-Mart provided a cash donation in the amount of $200.00.
December 18, 2006 - Updates
A new photograph of the Board of Juvenile Justice and the names of the new members have been added to the Board of Juvenile Justice. Please click here to go to the page.
The Report on the Offender Population on Forecasts (FY2007 to FY2012) has been added to the DJJ Publications page. Please click here to go directly to the report.
December 13, 2006 - Agency Strategic Plan
On December 6, 2006, DJJ Director Barry R. Green shared the agency's new Strategic Plan with DJJ's employees. As Director Green writes,
" Over the past six months, a workgroup, made up of various representatives from across our organizational structure, and including a member of the Department of Correctional Education, has been developing a new Strategic Plan. Our agency already has much to be proud of. The new plan builds on what we have already accomplished in our work with Virginia’s youth, families and communities. The new Strategic Plan lays out a vision for moving forward by redefining and improving outcomes. Our hope is that we will continue to improve our standing as an organization where all employees are valued and challenged to grow and better unite the efforts of our juvenile correctional centers, court service units, halfway houses, central office and many other local, state and nonprofit partners."
Please click here to go to the Strategic Plan.
December 8, 2006 - Chesterfield Family Sponsored in the Christmas Mother Program
Keeping with the spirit of Christmas, Assistant Superintendent Regina L. Hurt, and the Case Management staff of the Reception and Diagnostic Center sponsored a Chesterfield family of six (6) in the Christmas Mother Program.
This is the second year that RDC Case Management has sponsored a family. The program provides needed clothing and gifts on the child’s wish list. A certificate for a Christmas dinner is also donated. We at RDC have been able to provide a special Christmas for a family that may have gone without, if not for the generosity of our Case Management Staff.
December 8, 2006 - DJJ Partnership - News from the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice
The current issue of DJJ Partnership is now online! Please click here to go to the issue.
DJJ Partnership is one of the efforts of the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) to increase the awareness of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia of the people and programs that makeup DJJ.
DJJ Partnership will tell you some of the stories and accomplishments that make this agency one of the national leaders in providing juvenile justice services.
December 8 , 2006 - DJJ Disproportionate Minority Confinement (DMC) September 2006 Information Sheet
DJJ DMC's September 2006 Information Sheet has been uploaded. To view it please click here.
December 8 , 2006 - Overview of Juvenile Justice Legislation 1999 to 2006
Juvenile Justice Highlights 1999 to 2006 has been added to the Legislation Page.
The document contains summaries of bills relating to the juvenile justice system enacted during the 1999 to 2006 General Assembly sessions. By no means is the summary comprehensive nor does the summary capture entirely how the legislation impacts the juvenile justice system.
To view the document please click here.
November 25, 2006 - DJJ Employees and Former Employees Receive Awards at the 30th Fall Juvenile Justice Training Institute
Congratulations to the DJJ employees and former employees who received awards at the 30th Fall Juvenile Justice Training Institute sponsored by the Virginia Juvenile Justice Association and held in Richmond, Virginia, on October 31 – November 3, 2006.
Founded in 1966, the Virginia Juvenile Justice Association (VJJA) is an organization comprised of professionals representing court services, the judiciary, indigent defense, detention homes, juvenile correctional facilities, halfway houses, group homes, mental health, education, law enforcement, social work, and others with an interest in youth and family services. The organization is administered by an elected board of directors and is committed to child advocacy and advancing the professional interests and competencies of its members. State and local training events are held, with a statewide conference held annually in November. Learn more at www.VJJA.org.
Each year the Virginia Juvenile Justice Association recognizes professionals who have made extraordinary contributions in the juvenile justice field. Meritorious awards are presented in the areas of: Administration, Court Services, Residential Care and Community Service. Recipients are recognized before their peers at VJJA's Fall Juvenile Justice Training Institute, held annually in November.
Please click here to see the press releases and photographs.
November 14, 2006 - PSA: Moments for the Children Added
"Moments for the Children," brief Public Service Announcements prepared by DJJ's Public Information Office have been added to the Resources page. These "spots" play on radio stations throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia and deal with issues and topics related to juvenile justice.
September 18, 2006 - Presentation Added
The presentation "State Responsible and Local Responsible Juvenile Populations Trends" (July 6, 2006) has been added to the Presentations page.
September 11, 2006 - Commemoration of the Five Year Anniversary of 9-11
On September 11, 2006, some of DJJ’s Central Office Staff joined Governor Tim Kaine and others at the Bell Tower in Capitol Square to commemorate the five-year anniversary of the horrific events of September 11, 2001.
For photographs of the ceremony please click here.
August 24, 2006 - MOAT - IT Security Awareness Training
In order to provide Information Technology (IT) security awareness training as mandated by VITA policies and the DJJ IT Security Program, DJJ purchased Managed Ongoing Awareness Tools (MOAT) from Awareity through VIPNet (a part of VITA).
Links to MOAT Notes have been added to the Information Services page.
August 16, 2006 - Updates
New pie charts for Fiscal Year 2007 have been added on the Budget page.
August 7, 2006 - Updates
The DJJ Knowledge Center (LMS) has gone LIVE and is now open! The web site is a secure site. Please remember to always log out when you have completed your session and to change your password frequently!
August 2, 2006 - Updates
In order to better serve our customers DJJ's Web Site continues to grow. Some recent additions:
- Revised or new Organizational Charts:
- Additional Human Resources pages, including: Overview of Benefits.
Human Resources Pages Revised and Expanded!
July 27, 2006 - Update
The mission of Human Resources is to attract, develop, and retain the most highly skilled workforce that supports the mission, vision, and goals of the Department of Juvenile Justice.
In order to better accomplish its mission Human Resources has revised and expanded the pages in its section of the website. And, further changes will be coming in the upcoming weeks.
Click here to visit the new pages.
DJJ Knowledge Center - Learning Management System (LMS)
July 25, 2006 - Update
The much anticipated Knowledge Center (LMS) will be opening in the next several days in two stages. To prepare for employees who will be using the system to enroll in classes, we want to first allow access to administrators, managers and supervisors. A few days later, when they have had the opportunity to register, we will allow access to everyone. For those who have registered in the practice/stage site, you will need to repeat the registration process.
Two resource manuals are available for this system and are on DJJ's Web Site . The first is a smaller DJJ User's Guide and the second is a User's Guide from Meridian. The DJJ Guide will be more helpful when registering in the system, but the Meridian Guide will explain the functions of the system in more detail.
Look forward to adding more resource material and courses to this system over the next six months. As major updates occur, we will keep you informed via email, but we also want to remind you to visit the "What's New" section in LMS (on the blue tool bar) each time you login.
Thank you for your continued support of the Knowledge Center.