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Ch. 466 2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
(x) tattoo removal;
(xi) mentoring;
(xii) social and health services;
(xiii) after-school programs;
(xiv) youth bureau services;
(xv) truancy prevention, stay-in-school, and dropout prevention
policies and programs;
(xvi) GED, vocational, and alternative high school programs;
(xvii) school re-entry options; and
(xviii) community conferencing programs;
(2) review delinquency prevention and diversion services that target the
estimated 55,000 youths referred to intake described in the Department of Juvenile
Services Gap Analysis Report submitted to the General Assembly on December 31,
2004, who:
(i) are processed by the Department at intake; and
(ii) are not adjudicated delinquent or committed to a juvenile
detention or correctional facility;
(3) conduct hearings and gather information and suggestions from
targeted juveniles, schools, the Department of Juvenile Services, local management
boards, and other service providers throughout the State;
(4) identify and document the current availability of delinquency
prevention and diversion services in the State, including:
(i) types of court-ordered and support programs;
(ii) where services are provided;
(iii) who provides services;
(iv) the demographic characteristics and number of youths who
receive the services; and
(v) the total and individual costs of services;
(5) identify best practices and successful models for delinquency
prevention and diversion programs in the State and in other states;
(6) assess and evaluate the adequacy of current juvenile services in
terms of:
(i) effectiveness of outcomes;
(ii) sufficiency of quantity and quality of services;
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