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Justice and Public Safety Steering Committee
Updated Dec. 29, 2011
Chair
- Paul Gibson, Guilford County Commissioner
NCACC Staff
- Amy Bason, Legislative Counsel
Members and Intergovernmental Partners
- Jonathan Barfield, New Hanover County Vice Chair
- Brian Berger, New Hanover County Commissioner
- Dan Brummitt, Vance County Commissioner
- Edmond Caldwell, N.C. Sheriff's Association Executive Vice President/General Counsel
- Jason Chappell, Transylvania County Commissioner
- Toby Chappell, Gates County Manager
- J. Martin Cooke, Brunswick County Commissioner
- Mickey Duvall, Graham County Manager
- Terry Garrison, Vance County Chairman of the Board
- Fannie Greene, Northampton County Commissioner
- Brenda Howerton, Durham County Commissioner
- C. Randall Isenhower, Catawba County Commissioner
- Tracey Johnson, Washington County Commissioner
- Mark Jones, Davie County Commissioner
- Zack Koonce, Jones County Chairman of the Board
- Jessie Ladson, Duplin County Vice Chair
- Jerry Langley, Beaufort County Chairman of the Board
- Vilma Leake, Mecklenburg County Commissioner
- John Madler, N.C. Sentencing Commission Associate Director for Policy
- Penny McGhee, Franklin County Commissioner
- Amon McKenzie, Columbus County Chairman of the Board
- Melvin McLawhorn, Pitt County Commissioner
- William Mitchell, Hertford County Vice Chair
- Frank Montes de Oca, Orange County Emergency Services Director
- Bernadette Pelissier, Orange County Chairman of the Board
- Sara Perdue, N.C. Sentencing Commission Research & Policy Associate
- Tracy Philbeck, Gaston County Vice Chair
- David Plyler, Forsyth County Commissioner
- Ellen Reckhow, Durham County Vice Chair
- Hubert Sealey, Robeson County Commissioner
- Lowell Siler, Durham County Attorney
- Marcelle Smith, Halifax County Commissioner
- Ronnie Smith, Martin County Commissioner
- Glen Webb, Pitt County Commissioner
- Gordon Wilder, Vance County Commissioner
- Robert Wisecarver, Davie County Vice Chair
- Larry Yoder, Alexander County Commissioner
Recent Reports
Cabarrus hosts six steering committee meetings (September 2011)
Six of the NCACC's seven steering committees held meetings on Aug. 18 during the Annual Conference in Cabarrus County.
Guilford initiative targets substance abuse (June 2010)
Following a survey showing that 85 percent of residents rank drug abuse as a top priority to be dealt with in their county, Guilford County commissioners formed a committee to begin tackling the problem of substance abuse among adolescents and young adults. The NCACC's Justice and Public Safety Steering Committee learned about the county's efforts from Guilford County Commissioner Kay Cashion during its May 11 meeting in Raleigh.
Justice and public safety agencies could feel crunch (March 2010)
Counties could be impacted by potential state funding reductions to justice and public safety agencies for 2010-11, a team from the General Assembly's Fiscal Research Division told members of the NCACC Justice and Public Safety Steering Committee on Feb. 9.
Commissioners receive kudos for efforts on JCPC funding (December 2009)
The efforts of county commissioners helped stave off cuts to the Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils, said Teresa Price, deputy secretary for Community Programs at the N.C. Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (DJJDP). Price spoke to members of the NCACC Justice and Public Safety Steering Committee on Nov. 17.
Groups want to boost awareness of sex trafficking in N.C. (February 2009)
County health, social services and law enforcement personnel are in need of training to help identify victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking, members of the NCACC Justice and Public Safety Steering Committee were told during their meeting Jan. 14 in Raleigh.
Proposal boosts age for juvenile offenders (April 2008)
Members of the NCACC Justice and Public Safety Steering Committee expressed concerns at their March 25 meeting with a proposal that would change the age at which an offender enters adult court jurisdiction from 16 to 18.
Funds for CJPP, JCPC programs in danger (February 2008)
State funding for local criminal and juvenile justice programs could be in jeopardy, members of the NCACC Justice and Public Safety Steering Committee heard during their Jan. 23 meeting in New Hanover County.
Steering committee sets sights on underage drinking (September 2007)
The NCACC Justice and Public Safety Steering Committee met the morning of Aug. 15 to discuss underage drinking and means in which counties can partner with the state, schools and other groups to help prevent it.
County jails not fit for mentally ill (March 2007)
Chronic overcrowding isn’t the only problem facing North Carolina’s county jails. Sheriffs are experiencing part of a growing national trend – an increasing number of prisoners in county jails who suffer from mental illness.
Sheriffs’ concerns, annexation draw NCACC committee attention (January 2007)
Cabarrus County Sheriff Brad Riley, president of the N.C. Sheriffs’ Association, addressed steering committee members Jan. 10.
Jail populations, judicial needs rising fast (March 29, 2006)
The state’s court system is in dire straits in terms of technology, salaries and staffing for key staff positions, according to a representative who addressed the NCACC’s Criminal Justice Steering Committee on March 29.
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