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South Suburban Disproportionate Minority Contact Forum On Youth Foundation

Working to reduce disparities throughout Cook County South Suburban Communities

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WHO ARE WE

SSDMC (South Suburban Disproportionate Minority Confinement) Forum on Youth Foundation utilizes a data driven and consensus based process that focuses on reducing disproportionate minority confinement. Although changes occur with stakeholders, SSDMC creates a work plan to maintain focus on the goals and objectives. SSDMC works in collaboration with the stakeholders such as judges, prosecutors and public defenders, probation department, police, community groups and the business community to meet the following objectives:

· Examine and modify policies and procedures systemically

· Develop or improve an objective risk assessment instrument (RAI) to determine which youth are appropriate for detention

· Analyze decisions made at sentencing that lead to unfair disproportionate levels among youth of color

· Provide input, feedback and assistance to the SSDMC process

WHAT WE DO

SSDMC demonstrates how a local community can mobilize, highlight and rectify systemic inequities that harm local children and youth and those who care about them. Given the demographic realities of the south suburbs, DMC affects youth of color… especially African-American males disproportionately. Therefore, effective remedying strategies will especially benefit youth of color who come in contact with the juvenile justice system by more appropriately responding to their needs and those of their families, neighborhoods and the larger community (Sullivan & Tiff, 2001). SSDMC goes beyond the identification and explanations for disproportionate minority contact and places community-based strategies, recommendations and remedies into action.

SSDMC addressed multiple municipalities with the overall Program Initiative by making adjustments to the Burns Institute Model. The 3-Phase Burns Institute Model consists of the following three stages:

· Phase 1 — Data Collection and Community Mapping

· Phase 2 — Court Referrals and Detention Processes

· Phase 3 — Court Case Disposition

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Business Address

Angela Greene, Project Director
SSDMC Foundation

16633 S. Kilbourn, Room 5790

Oak Forest, IL 60452

(Located in South Suburban College University Center)

Mailing Address

Angela Greene, Project Director

SSDMC Foundation

13152 S. Cicero, #220

Crestwood, IL 60445

Phone: 708-596-4018

Fax: 708-225-6028

E-mail: ssdmc1@yahoo.com