Bill Text: PA SR220 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Declaring November 14 through 18, 2011, as "Juvenile Detention Centers Week" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2011-10-31 - Introduced and adopted [SR220 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SR220-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1738
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 220 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY WARD, OCTOBER 31, 2011
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 31, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Declaring November 14 through 18, 2011, as "Juvenile Detention
Centers Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth's 18 secure detention centers
serving all 67 counties should be recognized for their ongoing
protection of our communities and the care of youth in their
custody; and
WHEREAS, These facilities provide 739 beds Statewide for more
than 15,000 admissions to juvenile detention each year in this
Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, The existence of these facilities provides a key
service to ensure community and individual protection; and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth's juvenile detention centers,
adhering to the balanced and restorative justice model,
contribute to public safety by providing a stable environment
for at-risk youth both pre-adjudicated and adjudicated,
providing education and programming and ensuring sufficient
opportunities for growth and development of this Commonwealth's
youth; and
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WHEREAS, Through the continuing efforts of the juvenile
courts of this Commonwealth, juvenile detention is utilized only
when lesser restrictive environments are not in the best
interest of a youth or community; and
WHEREAS, Juvenile detention ensures each child's health and
well-being by providing competency development, self-discipline
and stabilization through comprehensive evaluations, both
physical and behavioral health, as well as community
involvement; and
WHEREAS, Hundreds of men and women are dedicated to ensuring
the proper care and supervision of youth in Pennsylvania
detention facilities and are committed to the protection of this
Commonwealth's communities on a daily basis; and
WHEREAS, Youth care workers in Pennsylvania detention
facilities stand ready on a daily basis to respond to youth who
display an array of unresolved mental health, behavioral,
educational and emotional issues; and
WHEREAS, The Juvenile Detention Centers Association of
Pennsylvania acts as the sole resource for these facilities
offering education, representation and support for all of the
important services that juvenile detention centers provide for
this Commonwealth's youth and communities; and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth's juvenile detention centers in
coordination with the Juvenile Detention Centers Association of
Pennsylvania merit recognition for their unending services aimed
at protecting our communities and assisting Pennsylvania's
youth; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate declare November 14 through 18,
2011, as "Juvenile Detention Centers Week" in Pennsylvania.
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