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EXHI <br />CUYAHOGA COUNTY BIT A <br />COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JUVENILE DIVISION <br />COMMUNITY DIVERSION PROGRAM <br />CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />THIS CONTRACT is entered into by and between the County of Cuyahoga, Ohio (hereinafter <br />called the "COUNTY"), the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division <br />(hereinafter called the "COURT") and the City of North Olmsted, a government entity with <br />principal offices located at 5200 Dover Center Road North Olmsted, Ohio 44070 (hereinafter <br />called the "VENDOR'7. <br />WITNESSETH THAT: <br />WHEREAS, the COURT desires to engage the VENDOR's services to develop and implement <br />the Community Diversion Program (hereinafter called the "CDP"), or utilize another COURT - <br />approved CDP, to hear status, misdemeanor, and/or felony offense complaints that occur in the <br />City of North Ohnsted in are committed elsewhere by North Olmsted residents and the <br />VENDOR can provide these services from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. <br />NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto do mutually agree as follows: <br />TARGET POPULATION — The youth referred to the program shall be ages ten (10) to <br />seventeen (17) and residents of Cuyahoga County referred by the COURT's Early <br />Intervention and Diversion Center staff (hereinafter called the "YOUTH'I. Occasionally, <br />youth eighteen (18) years old and/or residents outside of Cuyahoga County but still <br />subject to the jurisdiction of the COURT may also be referred <br />11. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES — The CDP shall implement effective diversion services <br />with a focus on rehabilitation and accountability versus deterrence -based sanctions. <br />Effective diversion services are responsive to preserving protective and prosocial factors <br />for YOUTH. <br />A. Diversion techniques that have been proven through research to be ineffective or <br />harmful to adolescent development including, but not limited to, "scared straight," <br />boot camps, prison or morgue site visits, or other intimidation or punitive <br />techniques are not permitted types of programming. <br />B. Permitted types of programming include, but are not limited to, online diversion <br />programs under the supervision of the CDP, skills building groups, Restorative <br />Justice programs, truancy prevention/intervention programs, community service, <br />meetings with YOUTH/family, family group conferences, mentoring, face to face <br />follow-ups, referrals to behavioral health services, and phone call check ins with <br />YOUTH, family, and/or community providers. <br />Page 1 of 11 <br />