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The Firearms (FA) Program is a post-dispositional program funded by Milwaukee County through Milwaukee County Children’s Court Center. This program is designed to give extra supervision, above and beyond that of the probation department, to youth who have a non-violent gun offense. Firearms offences are among the most serious crimes heard in Children’s Court and therefore the youth who committed these crimes must be monitored more closely in the community. A gun offence usually carries a one year sentence in a Wisconsin Correctional facility. Many of the youth who enter this program have a stayed commitment to corrections and if they fail to comply will end up serving a one year term. Youth in the FA program attend various groups, recreational activities and special events every month. Their attendance at these events is mandatory.
FA youth must notify their monitor every time they leave the home and when they arrive back home. Curfew checks are made for each youth in the program every night to insure they are where they are supposed to be. Youth will be checked at each day in the school by their monitor to make sure they are in attendance. These youth are held to these intense guidelines to help them become more responsible for their actions and to start taking responsibility for their own lives. Youth will be in the FA program the entire time they are on probation. When the youth successfully complete their probation they are treated to a graduation attended by the staff and all other youth in the FA program. The graduation ceremony includes dinner, recognition for each graduates monitor and a certificate of completion. The FA program has been in existence for nine years and has an 80% success rate among the youth served. This is quite an accomplishment considering the intensity of the services provided. In addition, efforts are underway to evaluate the FA Program with the goal of establishing project as an OJJDP model program.
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