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Michigan
NJJN Member
Michigan Council on Crime and Delinquency
1115 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Suite 201
Lansing, MI 48912-1658
Phone: 517-482-4161
Fax: 517-482-0020
Home Page: Go
Beth Arnovits
Email: barnovits@miccd.org
Michelle Weemhoff
Email: mweemhoff@miccd.org
Organization Profile
The Michigan Council on Crime and Delinquency is statewide citizen-led criminal justice, public policy agency. The Council’s mission is to improve the effectiveness of policies and systems which address the prevention and control of crime and delinquency.
An ongoing focus of the Council has been to reduce the amount of state money spent on ineffective incarceration and to reinvest the savings in proven policies and programs in local communities.
The Council’s Strategic Approach:
-Shape public policy through data-driven advocacy.
-Inform the public.
-Educate service providers, policymakers, and justice professionals.
-Develop and test model programs and strategies.
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Each year approximately 250,000 youth are prosecuted in the adult criminal justice system. [ more facts]
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