Nevada

2019 RED Nevada Team (State) 

Contacts:

Sharon Anderson, Unit Manager State of Nevada, Youth Parole Bureau

Alexia Benshoof, Management Analyst IV State of Nevada, Department of Health and Human Services

Leslie Bittleston, Social Services Chief/Juvenile Justice Specialist State of Nevada

Susan Miller, Deputy Administrator State of Nevada

Kathryn Roose, Deputy Administrator Division of Child and Family Services

Sara Velasquez, Training Officer, NV Div of Child & Family Services, Summit View Youth Center

Capstone Description:

Recognizing that youth of color, particularly African American youth, tend to stay on parole longer than Caucasian youth, the Nevada team plans to create and implement a streamlined decision-making process to guide recommendations of termination of parole, and to examine how restitution is addressed as part of parole decisions.

Capstone Update (2024):

The team continues to track data disaggregated by race related to length of stay on parole.

2018 YIC Nevada Team (State) 

Contacts:

Dolly Jones, Unit Manager State of Nevada

Stephanie Lee, Unit Manager, State of Nevada

John Munoz, Deputy Administrator DCFS

Kathryn Roose, Systems and Evaluation Manager University of Nevada, Reno

Walt Pesterfield, Superintendent State of Nevada-Summit View DCFS

Capstone Description:

To improve reentry and aftercare systems by collaborating with key partners from Juvenile Justice Services, the Children's Mental Health, Children's Cabinet, and the school districts; developing new partnerships with community resources; and revising case planning practices.

2015 YIC Nevada Team

Contacts:

Bruce Burgess, Superintendent, State of Nevada

Richard Gloeckner, Superintendent, Division of Child and Family Services, State of Nevada

Lori Kearse, Clinical Program Planner, Department of Juvenile Justice, State of Nevada

Russell Klein, Principal, Nevada Youth Training Center, Division of Child and Family Services

John Lum, Assistant Superintendent, Division of Child and Family Services, State of Nevada

Capstone Description:

Improve reentry services for youth in custody in Nevada through:

1. Developing a standard procedure for sharing information between pilot correctional facilities and the local Parole and Probation Offices.

2. Enhancing family engagement in current reentry programs.

2011 MSI (Public) Nevada Team

Contacts:

Jill Marano, Social Services Chief II - State of Nevada, Division of Child and Family Services

Steve McBride, Unit Manager - Nevada Youth Parole Bureau

Jeff Morrow, Administrative Services Officer 4 - State of Nevada, Division of Child and Family Services

Kathleen Sandoval, Program Director - The Children's Cabinet

Capstone Description:

Service-mapping; MOU to facilitate inter-agency information sharing and alter computer system; create joint case planning protocol; implement MDT.

2022 BSC Clark County, NV Team

John Martin, Director, Clark County Juvenile Justice Services

Dave Doyle, Director of Operations, Eagle Quest

DeNeese Parker, Assistant Court Administrator, 8th Judicial District Court

Timothy Hatchett, Captain, LVMPD

Arnold Parker, Law Enforcement, LVMPD

Michael Watson, Chief Deputy District Attorney, Clark County District Attorney's Office - Juvenile Division

Darnell Couthen, Clark County School District Police Department

David Gibson, District Court Judge, Eighth Judicial District Court Clark County Nevada

2014 Diversion Clark County Team

Contacts:

Stephen Compan, Juvenile Court Hearing Master - Clark County District Court

John "Jack" Martin,  Director of Juvenile Justice - Clark County Department of Juvenile Justice

Kelly McMahill, Assistant Sheriff - Las Vegas Metropolitan Police

DeNeese Parker, Diversion Court Coordinator - Contracted Employee

William H. Scott Jr, Captain - Las Vegas Metropolitan Police

Vincent Sedgwick, Juvenile Probation Officer II - Clark County Department of Juvenile Justice

Capstone Description:

Implement risk/needs assessment tool to determine eligibility for diversion; Revise intake process so that youth wait only two weeks, rather than six weeks, for an intake after their time of arrest; Work with UNLV to collect and analyze data on recidivism, for youth participating in diversion and youth not participating in diversion, and measure impact of the program.

2013 YIC Churchill County Participant

Contact:

De Vere Karlson, Chief - Churchill County Juvenile Probation

*Note: De Vere has retired and is no longer involved in this project.

Capstone Description:

Develop a committee focused on program improvement.

2016 DIV Humboldt County Team

Contacts:

Irma Aboyes Tanner, Judge, Humboldt County

Tim Grady, Juvenile Probation Officer, 7th Judicial District, Humboldt County Juvenile Services

Brooke O'Byrne, Specialty Court Director, Humboldt County

Capstone Description:

To develop and adopt a common intake and referral process and operational policy for the existing diversion programs by developing a diversion dispositional matrix, creating operational policies based on the assessment and dispositional matrix, and educating key stakeholders on the diversion process.

2011 MSI (Private) Las Vegas Participant

Contact:

Joseph Wiley, Director of Operations - Unity Village Behavioral Health Center

Capstone Description:

Develop collaborative partnerships between private child-serving agencies; Create a mentoring program.

2010 MSI (Private) Las Vegas Team

Contacts:

Esther Brown, Founder/Executive Director - The Embracing Project

Raymond Giddens, Executive Director - Unity Village

Capstone Description:

Create a church-based adoption program and collect data on crossover youth.