{"id":238,"date":"2021-03-02T15:35:41","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T15:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/?page_id=238"},"modified":"2024-03-18T19:58:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T19:58:50","slug":"detention-detention-alternative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/youth-services\/youth-services-commission\/detention-detention-alternative\/","title":{"rendered":"Detention \/ Detention Alternative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\">Union County Electronic Monitoring (Installation and Removal Only)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Program<\/strong>: Union County Dept. of Corrections Juvenile Detention Bureau Electronic Monitoring Program<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Agency<\/strong>: Union County Department of Corrections Juvenile Detention Bureau<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Address<\/strong>: 7 Elizabethtown Plaza, 7th Floor Garage Elizabeth, NJ 07207<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Telephone<\/strong>: 908-558-2305<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contact Person<\/strong>: Robert Cesaro<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>E-mail<\/strong>: rcesaro@ucnj.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Service Description<\/strong>: The Union County Dept. of Corrections Juvenile Detention Bureau Electronic Monitoring Program is utilized as an alternative to secure detention upon release, while awaiting disposition to assist in sustaining Union County\u2019s continuing participation in New Jersey\u2019s Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative (JDAI). Thirty-five (35) youth are to be served in this program annually. Union County Dept. of Corrections Juvenile Detention Bureau will install and remove the Electronic Monitoring (EM) units as well as provide initial intake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Targeted Population:<\/strong>&nbsp;Union County youth between the ages of 11-17, in need of a detention alternative<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Point of Continuum<\/strong>: Detention\/Detention Alternative<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hours<\/strong>: Staff are available 24\/7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Youth can be referred by<\/strong>: Family Court<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\">Electronic Monitoring Case Management<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Program: <\/strong>Electronic Monitoring Case Management Support Services<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Service Agency:<\/strong>\u00a0Union County Department of Human Services, Division of Children &amp; Youth Services<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Address:<\/strong>\u00a01143-1145 E. Jersey Street 4<sup>th<\/sup> Floor Albender Building, Elizabeth NJ 07201<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Telephone:<\/strong>&nbsp;908-558-2520<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fax:<\/strong>&nbsp;908-558-2540<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contact Person<\/strong>: Karen Robinson, Supervisor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>E-mail<\/strong>: <a href=\"mailto:krobinson@ucnj.org\">krobinson@ucnj.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Service Description:<\/strong>&nbsp;This program is a court ordered alternative to secure detention. The primary goal is to prevent detention overcrowding by permitting low-risk offenders to be monitored at home while awaiting final court disposition of their case. Youth are monitored 24\/7 via a GPS tracking system for compliance with home confinement and other court ordered conditions of release. Provides linkages to resources as needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Targeted Population:<\/strong>&nbsp;Union County youth between ages 11-17, in need of a detention alternative<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Point of Continuum:<\/strong>&nbsp;Detention \/ Detention Alternative<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hours:<\/strong>&nbsp;Office hours are Monday-Friday, 8:30 am &#8211; 4:30 pm EM staff are available 24\/7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Youth can be referred by:<\/strong>&nbsp;Family Court<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Union County Electronic Monitoring (Installation and Removal Only) Program: Union County Dept. of Corrections Juvenile Detention Bureau Electronic Monitoring Program Agency: Union County Department of Corrections Juvenile Detention Bureau Address: 7 Elizabethtown Plaza, 7th Floor Garage Elizabeth, NJ 07207 Telephone: 908-558-2305 Contact Person: Robert Cesaro E-mail: rcesaro@ucnj.org Service Description: The Union County Dept. of Corrections&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":188,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-238","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"1970-01-01 00:00:00","action":"","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","browser_timezone_offset":0},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/238\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}