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GIRT - Badges and certificates were awarded
to 27 correction officers and three parole
officers today by the New Jersey Juvenile
Justice Commission (JJC) as it graduated
its 15th class of law enforcement officers.
The JJC began training its own juvenile
correction officers and juvenile parole
officers in 1999. The JJC was authorized
by the Police Training Commission to take
over duties that were previously provided
by the State Department of Corrections
(DOC). Prior to the creation of the JJC,
the DOC was responsible for delinquent
juveniles. Their officers received the
same training whether they were assigned
to an adult facility or a juvenile facility.
The 12 week training course is held at
the Juvenile Justice Commission/Division
of Criminal Justice Satellite Training
Academy. The course includes firearms
training, first aid/CPR, physical training,
use of Automated External Defibrillators
(AED), the history of the family court
and juvenile justice system in the State
of New Jersey, and defensive tactics.
"The
JJC is pleased to offer this unique training
designed specifically for correction officers
who work with juveniles," stated
Howard L. Beyer, Executive Director of
the Juvenile Justice Commission. "As
the single state agency charged to reform
the juvenile justice system, its makes
sense that the JJC provide training specifically
tailored to help officers meet the challenges
and the very different needs of juvenile
residents as opposed to those of adult
inmates. The JJC is proud of its academy
and the state-of-the-art curriculum that
its staff has developed to teach officers
how to maintain a safe environment for
themselves, the juvenile residents and
their colleagues. Ensuring that custody
staff have the knowledge and the tools
to do their jobs to the best of their
abilities plays an important part in helping
the juveniles in their care turn their
lives around.
The JJC is the single state agency responsible
for providing juvenile correctional rehabilitation
and parole services. The JJC cares for
New Jersey's high risk and increasingly
vulnerable youth. The agency has a unique
and pivotal opportunity to redirect the
lives of youth in the Commission's custody.
The JJC operates 6 secure care facilities
and 22 residential community homes and
day treatment facilities. In addition,
the JJC is responsible for the parole
and transitional services for youth when
they return home from the JJC's custody.
The JJC employs more than 500 custody
and parole staff who oversee these functions.
The academy graduated the following men
and women:
- Correction
Officers Assignment Home Town
- Ricard
Alberto Juvenile Medium Security Facility
Elizabeth
- Jihad
W. Arthur Juvenile Medium Security Facility
Hillside
- Michael
F. Bestider New Jersey Training School
Winfield Park
- Brian
K. Bonilla New Jersey Training School
Perth Amboy
- Lisa
M. DiFilippo New Jersey Training School
North Arlington
- Eric
J. Frenzke New Jersey Training School
Ridgewood
- Brian
W. Grossano New Jersey Training School
Rockaway Twp
- Robert
A. Howells Juvenile Medium Security
Facility Hammonton
- Garrett
S. Hyman Johnstone Campus Howell
- William
S. Jacobs Johnstone Campus Mt. Laurel
- Michael
R.Myers, III New Jersey Training School
Berkeley Heights
- Joseph
Mizrahi New Jersey Training School Monroe
Township
- Katrina
Owens New Jersey Training School Newark
- Michael
G. Nagy, Jr. Juvenile Medium Security
Facility Woodbridge
- Jason
T. Pederson Juvenile Medium Security
Facility Lakewood
- Juan
C. Perez Johnstone Campus Elizabeth
- Michelle
M. Pickarski New Jersey Training School
Patterson
- Steven
P. Ponticelli Johnstone Campus Forked
River
- Kareem
A. Pritchett Johnstone Campus Hillside
- Hecthan
Rodriguez Johnstone Campus Fort Lee
- Steven
S. Siegelski Juvenile Medium Security
Facility Waretown
- Gary
E. Stanley Juvenile Medium Security
Facility Hamilton Square
- Jessica
Torres New Jersey Training School Elizabeth
- Sean
P. Ward Juvenile Medium Security Facility
Lakewood
- Michelle
L. Watson New Jersey Training School
Middletown
- Michael
A. Wehrle Juvenile Medium Security Facility
Flemington
- Maryann
Williams Johnstone Campus Trenton
Parole
Officers:
- Kathryn
A. Benes Central Region Parole Office
Parsippany
- Michelle
Russomanno Southern Region Parole Office
Brick
- Ayanna
N. Williams Southern Region Parole Office
Asbury Park
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