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Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC)


Contact Information


Marcus Smith

Statewide DMC Coordinator

2737 Centerview Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32399

(850) 487-7004
(850) 922-6189

Overview

DMC as defined in the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act, exists when “the proportion of juveniles detained or confined in secure detention facilities, secure correctional facilities, jails, and lockups who are members of minority groups exceeds the proportion such groups represent in the general population.” Accordingly, if a state finds that minority juveniles disproportionately come in contact with the juvenile justice system, the state is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to address this issue.


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DMC Programs currently being funded


Project Future
3890 Dunn Ave West
Jacksonville, FL
(904) 723-6049

John Hopkins Assistance
1735 Dr. MLK Jr. Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
(727) 502-0188

NAB After School Project
4899 NW 24th Ave
Miami, FL 33142
(786) 488-4792


Real Life Coaching Program
823 West Central Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32805
(407) 347-7396

MAPP
711 S Dale Mabry Hwy #300
Tampa, FL 33609
(813) 769-3606

FOCUS
1601 Palm Ave, Suite 110A
Pembroke Pines, FL 33026
(954) 367-5510


Offering Successful Outcomes
2500 West Colonial Dr
Orlando, FL 32802
(407) 254-7481

Big in Schools and Sites
701 SW 27th Ave, Suite 800
Miami, FL 33135
(305) 644-0066


SEC (Situational Environmental Circumstances) Pilot

Provides non-traditional strategies that enhance youth and family engagement and development, public safety and the effectiveness of existing juvenile services and programs; Mentoring services will be provided by graduate and advanced undergraduate youth mentor advocates and volunteer mentors under the direction of a site coordinator at FAMU and Edward Waters College. Key components of the SEC Model include the following: motivation, habits and attitudes, goal setting, problem solving, decision making, family relationships, effective communication, lifestyle/environmental changes, and employability skills.


Juvenile Justice System Improvement Project

The Juvenile Justice System Improvement Project (JJSIP) is designed to help states improve outcomes for juvenile offenders by better translating knowledge on "what works" into everyday practice and policy. Intensive technical assistance will be provided to the selected states from August 2011 to January 2013 to support them in their efforts to implement the JJSIP. 

Center for Juvenile Justice Reform is pleased to announce that the following states (and demonstration sites) have been selected for JJSIP implementation:

  • Maricopa County, Arizona 
  • Hartford, Connecticut
  • Pinellas County, Florida
  • Berks County, Pennsylvania