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Juvenile probation outlines new school-threat program, gang-prevention and warns of female shelter-care shortage
Summary
Gregory Smith, director of juvenile probation, described programs responding to school threats and gang risk, noted increased mandatory detention for juvenile firearms and auto theft, and warned of limited female shelter-care capacity shared regionally.
Gregory Smith, director of juvenile probation programs, briefed City Council on May 6 about service priorities, new interventions and placement constraints for young people.
Smith said the division — part of the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice with four city-funded employees for CHINS (Children in Need of Supervision) — spends most local funding on direct services such as GPS monitoring, shelter care, substance-abuse assessments and counseling for families without private insurance. He said recent policy changes…
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