Transcript CSR Project Management Orientation and Training

Federal Advisory Committee on
Juvenile Justice (FACJJ) 2008
Annual Request for Information (ARI)
Presented by CSR, Incorporated
August 2008
ARI Areas of Inquiry
► Key current and emerging juvenile justice issues and how they affect
a respondent’s State or territory
► Policies and practices relating to a youth’s right to effective
assistance of counsel
► Problems identified in most recent 3-year plans
► Promising practices a State or territory is using
► Total juvenile justice budget and budgets for juvenile crime
prevention (request by OJJDP Administrator)
► Recommendations for the President and Congress
► Recommendations for the OJJDP administrator
► Types of assistance OJJDP could offer
Methods and Response Rate
► Respondents from 47 of 55 States and territories (85%)
entered at least some data
► Partially completed responses were included in the
analysis (n = 23)
► All respondents answered questions 1 to 3
► Web-based ARI accepted data between January 28 and
April 30, 2008
Key Current and Emerging Issues
► The top 5 issues reported by respondents were:
1. Disproportionate minority contact (DMC) (n = 40)
2. Mental health assessment and treatment (n = 38)
3. Juvenile reentry (n = 28)
4. Detention reform (n = 26)
5. Community-based programs (n = 25)
► DMC and Mental health were also the top 2 issues in
2007.
Top Five Juvenile Justice Issues
Community
Programs
15.3%
Other
3.7%
DMC
24.5%
Detention
Reform
16%
Reentry
17.2%
Mental
Health
23.3%
Current and Emerging Juvenile Justice Issues
► Issues were grouped into five categories:
– Justice System
– Core Requirements
– Service System
– Research to Policy and
– Emerging Social Trends
Current and Emerging
Juvenile Justice Issues by Category
40%
34.44%
35%
30%
25%
21.05%
20%
17.22%
15%
13.63%
14.35%
Research to
Policy
Emerging
Societal Trends
10%
5%
0%
Justice System
Issues
Core
Requirement
Issues
Service System
Issues
Promising Practices Used To
Address Most Common Problems
► DMC
– Applying reliable and accurate data
– School-based programs
– Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) model
– DMC taskforce
– Schoolhouse adjustment program
– Youth/law enforcement forums
– Evidence-based programming for youth and evaluation
► Mental health assessment and treatment
– Expedite processing of evaluations
Promising Practices Used To
Address Most Common Problems (cont.)
► Juvenile Reentry
– Providing emotional, social, educational, and economic
assistance
– Mentoring and advocacy services
– Clinical intake assessments
– Prerelease individual contacts
– Post-release family therapy
– Case management
– Aftercare support program
► Detention Reform
– Implementing Annie E. Casey Detention Reform guidelines
Juvenile’s Right to Effective
Assistance of Counsel
► Respondents were asked about laws and policies
pertaining to juvenile legal representation
– Does a juvenile have the right to waive counsel?
– If so, are there age restrictions on waiver?
– What is the process for appointing counsel?
A Youth’s Right to Effective
Assistance of Counsel
Juvenile Right to Waive Counsel
Process for Appointing Counsel
Prior to
Detention
15.2%
No
47.37%
Prior to
Petition
9.1%
Yes
52.63%
Prior to
Hearing
75.8%
Recommendations to the
President and Congress
► Increase or restore previous levels of funding
► Increase research on effective programs and best
practices for the different areas
► Reconsider zero-tolerance and get-tough policies
► Provide more alternative programs for juveniles
► Revisit punitive juvenile legislation
► Increase focus on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
(FASD) and drug-related crimes
Recommendations to the
OJJDP Administrator
► Increase funding and support of research studies
specific to juveniles
► Reconsider zero-tolerance and get-tough policies
► Increase funds for Native American juvenile justice
► Increase focus on truancy and the use of prescription
drugs among the juvenile population
► Provide assistance with evaluation
► Help implement evidence-based models
Categories of Assistance OJJDP
Could Offer States/Territories
► Dissemination of research findings (conferences,
bulletins, toolkits, etc.)
► Conducting new research
► Developing evidence-based programs
► Developing assessment tools
► Providing training and technical assistance with
evaluation
► Developing model policies and regulations
Primary Issues by Population Density
► Analysis was conducted to ascertain whether primary
juvenile justice issues were affected by population
density
► Results indicated that:
– DMC was the primary issue in urban areas, and
– Mental health treatment and assessment was the
primary issue in rural areas
Primary Issue by Population Density
State Population Density
Issues Ranked: Primary
Mainly Urban
Mainly Rural
Total
Lack of Prevention Services
Disproportionate Minority Contact
Juvenile Justice Data Collection System
Substance Abuse
Gender-Specific Services
Mental Health
Detention Reform
Coordination of Services
Data Analysis
Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders
Funding Concerns
Community-Based Programs vs. Secure Treatment
Juvenile’s Right to Effective Counsel
Zero Tolerance/School Disciplinary Problems
Waiver/Transfer
The Adam Walsh Act
Sight and Sound Separation
0
10
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
3
1
1
1
6
1
0
0
2
0
3
0
1
0
1
1
2
13
1
1
1
6
3
1
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
TOTAL
19
23
42
Primary Juvenile Justice Issue
and Tribal Youth Density
► The primary juvenile justice issue was compared among
areas with low, medium, and high tribal youth population
density. Results indicated that:
– Where tribal youth population is highest, the primary
concern is delinquency prevention
– Where tribal youth density is medium, the primary
concern is mental health treatment and assessment,
and
– Where tribal youth density is low, the primary
concerns are DMC and detention reform
Primary Juvenile Justice Issue
by Tribal Youth Population Density
2
Lack of Prevention Services
9
Disproportionate Minority Contact
1
Juvenile Justice Data Collection System
1 1
Substance Abuse
Gender-Specific Services
1
Coordination of Services
1
2
Detention Reform
0
4
1
Mental Health
1
Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders
Community-Based Programs v. Secure Treatment
1 1
Juvenile's Right to Effective Counsel
1
1 2
Funding Concerns
1
1 1
Data Analysis
Zero Tolerance/School Disciplinary Problems
1 1 1
Waiver/Transfer
The Adam Walsh Act
Infrastructure and Evaluation
2
Sight and Sound Separation
0
1
2
3
None
4
Low
5
Medium
6
7
High
8
9
Discussion
► How was the online process?
► How was the timing of the survey?
► Were there particular challenges to responding to the
ARI this year?
► Did the questions elicit the desired responses?
► How should the draft report be revised?
► How could the process be improved?