COLLABORATIVE SUPERVISION & FOCUSED ENFORCEMENT (CSAFE) DIVISION
Formed in July 2003; reorganization in Aug. 2007 dispersed its functions to regional offices.
COMMUNICATIONS
Renamed Communications and Customer Service.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION
Organized in 2003, Criminal Justice Division oversaw two programs: Criminal Justice, and Local Law Enforcement. It also assisted Cease Fire Council.
In Aug. 2007 reorganization, functions dispersed to regional offices.
EASTERN REGIONAL OFFICE
Eastern Regional Office organized in Aug. 2007. It comprised Baltimore City and Calvert, Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Harford, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, St. Mary's, Talbot, Wicomico and Worcester counties. Program monitors of this office helped these counties secure public safety grants, including those concerned with Children's Justice Act Funds, and criminal justice, juvenile justice, school bus safety enforcement, and underage drinking laws enforcement.
Disbanded in Oct. 2016.
EQUAL JUSTICE & POLICY DIVISION
Merged with Youth Services Division to form Juvenile Justice Policy Division on Jan. 31, 2007.
GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION
Restructured as Governor's Family Violence Council in Oct. 2008 (Executive Order 01.01.2008.16).
HOTSPOT COMMUNITY INITIATIVES PROGRAM
Initiated in July 1997, HotSpot Community Initiatives Program started as a three-year program. It targeted resources to 36 communities with high levels of crime. Funds supported more police officers, probation agents, nuisance abatement teams, and citizen patrols, as well as after-school activities. By concentrating resources in these areas, State hoped to reduce serious crime by 25 to 35 percent. In 1999, Program was expanded to 26 more neighborhoods.
In 2003, restructured as Collaborative Supervision and Focused Enforcement Program.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Under Programs and Implementation Division, reformed as Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Policy.
JUSTICE REINVESTMENT COORDINATING COUNCIL
Staff: Donald J. Hogan (410) 697-9314; e-mail: donald.hogan@maryland.gov
Chair: V. Glenn Fueston, Jr., Executive Director, Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention
Appointed by Senate President: Michael J. Hough; Nathaniel J. McFadden; Douglas J. J. Peters; Robert A. Zirkin.
Appointed by House Speaker: Erek L. Barron; Kathleen M. Dumais; Michael E. Malone; Geraldine Valentino-Smith.
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals: Paul A. Hackner
Appointed by Executive Director, Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention: Caryn Aslan; LaMonte E. Cooke; Robert L. Green; Timothy F. Maloney; Douglas W. Mullendore; Joseph F. Murphy, Jr.; Scott D. Shellenberger, Esq.
Ex officio: David Eppler, designee of Attorney General; Sam J. Abed, Secretary of Juvenile Services; Joseph F. Clocker, designee of Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services; Paul B. DeWolfe, Jr., Public Defender.
In April 2015, Justice Reinvestment Coordinating Council was established (Chapter 42, Acts of 2015).
Using a data-driven approach, Justice Reinvestment Coordinating Council developed a State corrections and sentencing policy framework to reduce number of people incarcerated in Maryland, and amount of State spending on corrections; and reinvest in strategies that increase public safety and reduce recidivism. Technical assistance from Justice Center of Council of State Governments and Pew Center's Public Safety Performance Project were tapped to develop this policy framework. Council also was helped by an advisory stakeholder group, and sought public comment statewide through roundtable discussion forums.
Council abolished Oct. 1, 2016 (Chapter 515, Acts of 2016).
JUVENILE JUSTICE ADVISORY COUNCIL
In June 2002, Council reformed as a committee of State Board for Juvenile Justice within Department of Juvenile Justice (Executive Order 01.01.2002.02).
JUVENILE JUSTICE POLICY UNIT
Under Programs and Implementation Division, restructured as Juvenile Justice and Victim Services in Oct. 2016.
LAW ENFORCEMENT & CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM
In 2001, renamed Criminal Justice Program.
LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
In 1997, renamed Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Program.
LEGISLATION
Renamed Legislation and Justice Reinvestment in Oct. 2016.
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Renamed Information Technology Services in 2005.
METRO REGIONAL OFFICE
Functions transferred to Eastern Regional Office and Western Regional Office in Feb. 2011.
OPERATIONS
PARTNERSHIP FOR A DRUG-FREE MARYLAND
PLANNING, RESEARCH & LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT DIVISION
POLICY
POLICY & PLANNING
POLICY & PLANNING
PREVENTION PROGRAM
PUBLIC AFFAIRS, POLICY & RESEARCH DIVISION
QUALITY ASSURANCE
RESEARCH
RESEARCH & EVALUATION
VICTIM SERVICES & COMPLIANCE
VICTIM SERVICES PROGRAM
VICTIMS OF CRIME: POLICY, PLANNING & SERVICES DIVISION
VICTIMS OF CRIME DIVISION
In Aug. 2007 reorganization, functions dispersed to regional offices.
YOUTH, JUSTICE, & COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION
YOUTH SERVICES DIVISION
YOUTH STRATEGIES
WESTERN REGIONAL OFFICE
Disbanded in Oct. 2016.
WORK GROUP ON COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES OF CONVICTIONS
Appointed by Executive Director, Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention:
Ex officio: Christi L. Megna, Esq., designee of Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene; Byron G. (Jeff) Tosi, designee of Secretary of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation; Rachel E. Sessa, designee of Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services; V. Glenn Fueston, Jr., Executive Director, Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention.
Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention convened Work Group on Collateral Consequences of Convictions in Sept. 2016. Work Group studied legal and regulatory barriers faced by ex-offenders upon re-entry into society, when they seek employment and try to become productive members of their community.
On Dec. 1, 2016, Work Group reported its findings to Governor.
WORK GROUP ON THE IMPLEMENTATION & USE OF BODY-WORN CAMERAS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
In Dec. 2014, Work Group submitted its report to Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee and House Judiciary Committee.
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Metro Region Office covered Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford and Howard counties, and Baltimore City. Office provided access to all public safety fund programs as well as Domestic Violence Unit Pilot Program, Sex Offender Compliance and Enforcement in Maryland Program, and Violence Against Women Act Program.
Formerly headed by Deputy Director, reorganized as Programs and Implementation in Oct. 2016.
Initiated in May 1991, Partnership was an alliance of Maryland government with private media and advertising professionals to discourage abuse of narcotics and alcohol. With pro bono air time and committed print space, Partnership conducted an aggressive, statewide multimedia campaign against substance abuse.
Reorganized as Policy, Research, and Training in 2011.
Renamed Policy, Research, and Training in July 2011.
Under Executive Director, functions absorbed by Planning, Research, and Legislative Support Division in Jan. 2007.
Under Executive Director, abolished in Oct. 2016.
Renamed Delinquency Prevention Program in 1997.
Disbanded in July 2003; functions moved to Office of Executive Director.
Under Administration, phased out in March 2013.
Renamed Research and Analysis.
Under Executive Director, functions absorbed by Planning, Research, and Legislative Support Division in Jan. 2007.
Under Programs and Implementation Division, reformed as Victims of Crime Assistance Initiatives in 2017.
Restructured as Victim Services and Compliance in Oct. 2016.
Renamed Victims of Crime Division in July 2003.
Victims of Crime Division began as Victims of Crime: Policy, Planning, and Services Division and assumed its present name in July 2003. It supported strategic programs to help crime victims. Division administered federal and State grants that assist victims in general and victims of specific crimes, such as domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Grants fund training and technical assistance; policy development and implementation; and victim advocacy. To provide a comprehensive community-coordinated response to violence, Division promoted collaboration among criminal justice agencies and coordination of community services.
In July 2003, reorganized as two divisions: Criminal Justice, and Youth Services.
On Jan. 31, 2007, merged with Equal Justice and Policy Division to form Juvenile Justice Policy Unit.
Under Youth Services Division, disbanded in July 2005.
Organized in August 2007, Western Regional Office covered Allegany, Anne Arundel, Carroll, Charles, Frederick, Garrett, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's and Washington counties. For these counties, the Office helped local governments and organizations secure federal and State grant funds for public safety initiatives.
Staff: Donald J. Hogan (410) 697-9314; e-mail: donald.hogan@maryland.gov
Alexander Williams, Jr., Chair
James Brenton, Jr.; Shaina A. Hernandez; John N. Huffington; Yariela U. Kerr-Donovan; Marsha Netus; Michael A. O'Halloran; Christine Ross; Caryn C. M. Aslan York.
Appointed by Executive Director, Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention:
Carlos F. Acosta; Kisha A. Brown, Esq.; Vincent Canales; Michael F. Canning; John M. Fitzgerald; Maj. Jason Johnson; Steven Kroll; Karen J. Kruger; Heather A. Mulloy, Esq.; Victor R. Ramirez; Stephanie J. Robinson, Esq.; David R. Rocah, Esq.; Capt. Michael Wahl.
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