Brevard County JAC Newsletter
Volume 38
JAC Advisory Board
Officers
Chairman:
Michael Cantaloupe,
Cocoa Police Chief
Vice Chairman:
Joseph LaSata,
Rockledge Police Chief
Secretary: Jack King,
Melbourne Village Police Chief
Juvenile Assessment Center
321.452.0800 ext. 153
Fax: 321.633.0635
March 2015
Spotlight
on David
State Butler,
Attorney Phil Archer
Congratulations
Chief
Indian Harbour Beach Police Department
Congratulations to David Butler, newly appointed
Chief of Police in Indian Harbour Beach. He is a
seasoned public servant, senior administrator, and
a decorated law enforcement officer, with 23 years
of law enforcement and leadership experience with
the City of Titusville. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor teaching law
enforcement courses at Eastern Florida State College. His career in law
enforcement began in 1991 at the Titusville Police Department and he quickly
elevated through the department to the level of Commander in 2006.
We welcome Chief Butler to the JAC Advisory Board.
Chief Butler succeeds Chief Bobby Sullivan who retired
after more than 17 years of dedicated service to the City of
Indian Harbour Beach. He became Chief in 2004, and was
elected Secretary of the JAC Advisory Board for 2006, and
Vice Chairman for 2007-2008. He was a very active
member of the Advisory Board, providing interagency
input, coordination, planning, and guidance to support the
operation of the Brevard County Juvenile Assessment
Center (JAC). We congratulate Chief Sullivan on his retirement and thank him for
his wisdom and insight over the years.
Crosswinds Youth Services
Jan Lokay, President/CEO
1407 Dixon Blvd.
Cocoa, FL 32922
321.452.0800 ext.208
www.crosswindsyouthservices.org
Juvenile Assessment Center Outcomes
For contract year to date October 2014 through February 2015:
 250 youth received services through the Juvenile Assessment
Center, and 105 assessments have been conducted.
 101 or 96% of youth receiving an assessment and needing a
referral were linked to additional services as compared to the
contract requirement of 70%.
www.brevardcivilcitation.org
 116 or 99% of youth and families responding reported
satisfaction with services received through the Juvenile
Assessment Center as compared to the contract requirement of
80%.
92% of youth did not have a charge for 1 year after receiving Civil
Citation services (data from October 2009 through February 2015).
Juvenile Assessment Center/Civil
DJJ Circuit 18 Chief Probation
Citation Accredited
Officer Dan Rodgers to Retire
Crosswinds Youth Services is accredited
by the Council on Accreditation (COA),
an international, independent,
nonprofit, human service accrediting
organization. The re-accreditation
process, which occurs every four years, requires a thorough
review by COA of all of Crosswinds’ programs and services,
applying the highest standards of best practices. In the
most recent on-site review, conducted in February 2015,
the peer reviewers were very impressed with the JAC as a
model and suggested Crosswinds trademark the program
and have it replicated in the nation. They commented that
the assessments used to help youth were intense and
uncommon in such a short term program, and thought this
was a best practice that all service providers should try to
duplicate when working with youth.
In January 2010, Dan Rodgers was appointed Chief
Probation Officer for the Florida Department of Juvenile
Justice, Circuit 18, which includes Brevard and Seminole
counties. He had formerly served as Chief Probation
Officer in Circuit 19 from 2004 to 2010. Mr. Rodgers has
also served in various positions as a Juvenile Probation
Officer (JPO) in Brevard County from 1997 to 2002 when
he became Assistant Chief Probation Officer in Circuit 19.
The reviewers felt that the Brevard Civil Citation Initiative, a
component of the JAC, was the most progressive program
they have seen for juveniles, and this program was needed
in most communities. They said the level of services offered
to intervene with this group was terrific. They felt the
relationship with law enforcement was extremely positive
and contributed greatly to the success of the program.
Thank you to all local law enforcement, JAC Advisory
Board members and Crosswinds Board members and
staff for helping to make the Juvenile Assessment
Center with its Civil Citation Initiative so outstanding!
Dan Rodgers has been
actively involved in the
JAC Advisory Board,
bringing to it his very
considerable experience
with young offenders,
and his passion and
commitment for helping
young people and giving
them a second chance.
We congratulate Dan
upon his upcoming
retirement and thank
him for his guidance
and his great
expertise. He will be
greatly missed.
The members of the Juvenile Assessment Center Advisory Board