Transcript Lessons Learned in Washington State: Implementing and

Juvenile Justice Funding in
Washington State
Minnesota Juvenile Justice Forum
June 19, 2008
Elizabeth K. Drake
Washington State Institute for Public Policy
www.wsipp.wa.gov
[email protected]
360.586.2767
Washington State Institute for
Public Policy
 Created
in 1983 by the state Legislature
 Mission: Carry out non-partisan research
on projects assigned either by the
legislature or the Institute’s Board of
Directors.
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8 legislators
4 higher education provosts or presidents
4 state agency directors
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Presentation Outline
 Discuss
funding of Washington State’s
juvenile justice system.
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Juvenile Justice System in WA
Determinate sentencing since 1977.
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Current offense
Criminal history
Decentralized system
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County - juvenile court, detention, probation
State - juvenile correctional institutions,
parole; distributes state funds to counties
(Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration, JRA)
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Two Types of Funding
Consolidated Juvenile Services (CJS)
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Block grant initiated in 1981 to assist
counties in developing programs based on
local priorities.
Counties apply for funding and must include
a plan of services.
Evidence-based initiative funding
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Several evidence-based funding sources.
Programs cost-effectively reduce recidivism.
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Evidence-Based Initiative
Began in 1995 after outcome evaluation
results of intensive supervision program
are not good.
Community Juvenile Accountability Act
(CJAA) was passed in 1997.
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Goal: Reduce crime, cost-effectively, by
establishing “research-based” programs in
the juvenile court.
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CJAA
A CJAA committee was established.
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Representatives include WA Association of
Juvenile Court Administrators, JRA, and the
Institute.
Institute conducted a meta-analysis to
identify programs that reduce recidivism.
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CJAA
Four CJAA programs were selected.
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Functional Family Therapy (FFT)
Aggression Replacement Training (ART)
Coordination of Services (COS)
Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST)
JRA oversees the funds for CJAA
programs.
Counties submit proposals and are
awarded money through a grant process.
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Evidence-Based Public Policy Options
to Reduce Future Prison Construction (2006).
 Evidence-based program (EBP).
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Determine the net fiscal savings of
implementing evidence-based programs.
Project the fiscal impacts under alternative
scenarios.
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Institute Findings
Many juvenile justice options produce
favorable long-run economic returns.
Ability to reduce need for up to two
prisons if an aggressive portfolio of
evidence-based options were
implemented.
What happened next?....
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Evidence-Based Expansion Funds
In 2007, the Legislature expanded
funding for evidence-based programs by
$26.2 million.
Investment includes adult and juvenile
justice programs and early learning.
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$8.3 million were for juvenile programs.
One future prison was eliminated from
agenda.
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Evidence-Based Expansion Funds
 Juvenile justice programs include:
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Aggression Replacement Training
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Coordination of Services
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Drug courts
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Family Integrated Transitions
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Functional Family Therapy
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Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care
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Multi-systemic Therapy
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Victim offender mediation for low-risk youth
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Where are we now?
JRA is responsible for administering
expansion funds to counties through a
grant application process.
Beginning to track implementation of the
agencies, including JRA and the juvenile
courts, to determine the State’s progress.
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Reinvesting in Youth (RIY)
 In 2006, the Institute conducted a metaanalysis to determine what works in juvenile
justice.
 Counties (5) are reimbursed for the following
evidence-based programs: ART, FFT, and
MST.
 Funds administered by JRA through a grant
application process (FY 07-09: $1.4 million).
 State pays 69 percent with county match at
31 percent.
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The market of qualified treatment
providers varies with the geography of
the state.
Evidence-based initiatives can be
expensive up-front, but they produce
favorable long-run economic returns.
Motivated leaders who believe in
evidence-based options.
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Thank you!