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JUVENILE DETENTION ALTERNATIVESINITIATIVE A PROJECT OF THE ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION
LIZ HEIDELBERGER, PENNINGTON COUNTY JDAI COORDINATOR
JDAI IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative (JDAI)
Anne E Casey Foundation Juvenile Detention Reform
A project sought out by South Dakota Council of Juvenile Services (CJS)
2 pilot sites: Minnehaha County & Pennington County
JDAI is now active in 140 jurisdictions in 32 states
-100%-90%-80%-70%-60%-50%-40%-30%-20%-10%
0%The average daily population in JDAI Sites has decreased, on average, by 42%
Juvenile Crime
Indicator
# of Local Sites
Reporting
Aggregate Baseline
Aggregate Recent
Change(#)
Total Felony Petitions Filed
36 sites(33%)
45278 34553-10725(-24%)
Juvenile Arrests
12 sites(11%)
38774 28761-10013(-26%)
Delinquency Petitions
9 sites(8%)
28504 17122-11382(-40%)
Juvenile Intake Cases
15 sites(14%)
34120 19525-14595(-43%)
JDAI sites reported significant reductions in juvenile crime indicators
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JUVENILE JUSTICE STRATEGY GROUP DASHBOARD
County site State siteModel site Pending site
JDAI VALUES
Serving the right youth in the right place at theright time.
Serving youth in the least restrictive setting.
Protecting public safety.
Reducing racial, ethnic, and gender disparitiesat all decision points in the Juvenile JusticeSystem.
Establishing programs to be efficient andeffective.
Using data to guide decision-making.
JDAI OBJECTIVES
Eliminate inappropriate or unnecessary use of secure detention.
Minimize failures to appear and incidence of delinquent behavior.
Redirect public finances to successful reform strategies.
Improve conditions in secure detention facilities.
Reduce racial, ethnic, and gender disparities.
FUNCTIONS OF SECURE DETENTION
To prevent re-offending during the time the youth is waiting for his or her court appearance and adjudication.
To ensure that a youth appears for his or her court date.
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT MOST OF JUVENILES WHO ENGAGE IN CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR DON’T CONTINUE INTO ADULTHOOD
0
20
40
60
80
100%
Arrestedduring
adolescence34
Self-reportcriminal
activity, butnot arrested
52
86
% youth who self-reportcriminal activity
Most youth age out of criminal
behavior on their own
Longitudinal studies begun in the 1950s show most juvenile offenders age out of criminal behavior
Researchers believe this is because the transition to young adulthood ‘cements’ bonds to society and deters most from continued criminality
PENNINGTON COUNTY JDAI COMMITTEES AND WORK GROUPS
1. JDAI Steering Committee
2. Risk Assessment Instrument (RAI) Work
Group
3. Alternatives to Detention (ATD) Work
Group
4. Case Processing Work Group
5. Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC)
Work Group
6. Facility Inspection
7. Data and Evaluation
PENNINGTON COUNTY JDAI STEERING COMMITTEE Chief Steve Allender – Rapid
City Police Department Jr Bettelyoun – Indian
Education Katie Bray – Rapid City Area
Schools Glenn Brenner – State’s
Attorney’s Office Judge Jeff Davis – JDAI Co-
Chair Judge Wally Eklund Joe Guttierez –Juvenile
Services Center Doug Herrmann – Department
of Corrections Commissioner Don Holloway
– JDAI Co-Chair Judge Janine Kern Lloyd LaCroix – Community
Member
Jim Mitzel – US Probation/Pretrial Services
Betty Oldenkamp – Lutheran Social Services
Paula Pederson – Public Defender’s Office
Alan Solano – Behavior Management Systems
Sheriff Kevin Thom – Pennington County Sheriff’s Office
Judd Thompson – Court Services Judge Mary Thorstenson LuAnn Van Hunnik – Department
of Social Services Jay Van Hunnik – Wellspring, Inc. Willie Whelchel – Pennington
County Sheriff’s Office Paula Wilkinson-Smith –
Lifeways, Inc.
PENNINGTON COUNTY JDAI ACTIONS TO DATE
Pennington County JDAI Coordinator Hired Liz Heidelberger, January 2011
Model Site Visits Key stakeholders participated in a JDAI Model Site Visits in Albuquerque, NM
and Portland, OR Next visit scheduled in Portland, OR for September 2011
Work Group Formation Risk Assessment Instrument, Alternatives to Detention, Disproportionate
Minority Contact, and Case Processing work groups formed
Detention Utilization Study Completed May 2011; provided baseline data for the county to use in Data
Driven Decision-making Developing a data infrastructure for Quarterly Reports
Surveyed Local Services and Programs Research completed regarding current community programs and services
Development of a Statewide RAI Drafted the statewide RAI with Minnehaha County Began the testing phase of the RAI on July 18, 2011
PENNINGTON COUNTY YOUTH POPULATION(2009 DATA FROM THE OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION)
4.0%1.6%
73.2%
7.9%
13.3%
African Amer-ican
Asian
Caucasian
Hispanic
DETENTION UTILIZATION STUDY(2010 SECURE DETENTION ADMISSION SAMPLE, 262 YOUTH IN THE SAMPLE)
32.0%
68.0%
Sex
FemaleMale
2% 33%
8%65%
Race
African AmericanCaucasianHispanicNative American
DETENTION UTILIZATION STUDY (2010 SECURE DETENTION ADMISSION SAMPLE, 262 YOUTH IN THE SAMPLE)
New Offense Only
Violation of Probation,
Violation of a Valid Court
Order, and/or Failure to Appear
Violated Conditions of Previous Re-lease from Detention
New Offense and Violation of Probation, Violation of Valid Court Order, or
Other Viola-tion
Detained Pending Post-Dispositional Placement
Sentenced to Post-Disposi-tonal Place-
ment
Other Reason0
20
40
60
80
100
120
50
108
1
98
2 1 2
Primary Reason for Detention Referral/Admission
DETENTION UTILIZATION STUDY (2010 SECURE DETENTION ADMISSION SAMPLE, 262 YOUTH IN THE SAMPLE)
Violent Felony
Drug Felony
Property Felony
Other Felony
Misde-meanor Assault
Misde-meanor Weapon
Misde-meanor Drug/Al-
cohol
Misde-meanor Property
Other Misde-
meanor
Violation of Probation
Other Vio-lation
Status Of-fense
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
10
15 6
26
6
18 14 14
138
23
1
Most Serious Current Offense Type
DETENTION UTILIZATION STUDY(2010 REFERRED BUT NOT DETAINED AND NON-SECURE SAMPLE, 250 YOUTH SAMPLED)
46.0%
54.0%
Sex
Female
Male
2% 1%
44%
2%
53%
Race
African AmericanAsianCaucasianHispanicNative American
DETENTION UTILIZATION STUDY(2010 REFERRED BUT NOT DETAINED AND NON-SECURE SAMPLE, 250 YOUTH SAMPLED)
0
20
40
60
80
100
120113
77
2
46
110
1
Primary Reason for Detention Referral/Admission
DETENTION UTILIZATION STUDY(2010 REFERRED BUT NOT DETAINED AND NON-SECURE SAMPLE, 250 YOUTH SAMPLED)
Violent Felony
Drug Felony
Property Felony
Other Felony
Misde-meanor Assault
Misde-meanor Weapon
misde-meanor Drug/
Alcohol
Misde-meanor Property
Other Misde-
meanor
Violation of Probation
Other Vio-lation
Status Of-fense
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2 4 41
26
4
2117
29
90
22
30
Most Serious Current Offense
PENNINGTON COUNTY JDAI NEXT STEPS
Finalize the Pennington County’s definition of the Use and Purpose of Secure Detention
Completion of the Pilot Test RAI Identify current gaps in service Seek out and make recommendations for programs
and/or services that would fill in the gaps in service Identify decision points in Case Processing in order to
create a seamless Case Processing procedure Develop and build data infrastructure for data collection
in order to make data driven decisions Task and organize the DMC work group Implementation of the RAI and alternatives to detention
programs with a target date of January 1, 2012
Questions?
Additional information regarding JDAI is available on the JDAI Help Desk at: www.jdaihelpdesk.org
Contact information for Liz Heidelberger, Pennington County JDAI Coordinator: E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 605-394-2571 or 605-593-6851