Kenneth McMullen

About Kenneth McMullen

Disciplined, adaptive professional with a distinguished record in supervising juvenile…

Experience

1. Juvenile Magistrate Intake Officer

   Jefferson County Commission

   Feb 2007 — Present

   Serving as the Juvenile Probation Officer & Juvenile Magistrate in Jefferson County Family located at Birmingham, AL, I facilitate scrupulous oversight on processing and deferment of eligible cases to be forwarded to the deferred prosecution program. I also adroitly address early warning complaints and petitions filed by the Board of Education for a thorough case processing. Serving as main intermediary and functioning as key point of contact, I confer with individuals involved in case filings process including juveniles, parents, victims, law enforcement, attorneys, school officials, and others involved with concomitant case setting discussion and consultation with district attorney office. Also, I meticulously determine level of court intervention for filed complaints or petitions cases prior to processing of dependency case filings and legal file preparation to be forwarded to the judge jurisdiction for a court setting operations. Administering punctilious court and social document filing system, I enter and record complete pertinent case information in the AOC computer program and establishing accurate data dissemination to the assigned probation officers. Career Highlights- Executed excellent case management with subsequent delivery of behavioral support, juvenile education, community resources research, discharge planning, crisis intervention, and needs assessments while adhering to standard policies and operations- Established detention release time of the juveniles while eliciting legal process assistance, record history investigation, data collection, court cases coordination, outside agency communication, preliminary family assessment, and juvenile caseload monitoring- Advocated for families serviced by the court by incorporating their needs in court reports, researching on prospective resource organization offering assistance, and collaborating with service providers to identify best juvenile corrective action plans.

Education

• The University of Alabama

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Criminal Justice/Minor Social Welfare

  1993 — 1997

• Alabama A&M University Graduate School

  Master of Social Work - MSW, Family and Child Welfare

  2017 — 2019