Schenectady to receive federal funding for juvenile delinquency prevention program
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Share on Facebook Tweet Follow us Save SCHENECTADY — Schenectady has been selected as one of three cities statewide to receive federal funding for a new juvenile delinquency prevention pilot program. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Jan. 13 that police departments in Schenectady, Buffalo and Yonkers will each receive $514,000 over the next five years to formulate pre-arrest diversion programs for juveniles who are at risk of becoming entangled with the criminal justice system. The Schenectady Police Department will work with the state Division of Criminal Justice Services Office of Youth Justice (DCJS) to craft pre-arrest diversion and trust-building programming designed to reach youth who encounter law enforcement most frequently in those communities, including homeless and runaway youth and minority children.