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 the

right time. Serving youth in the least restrictive setting. Protecting public safety. Reducing racial, ethnic, and gender disparities

at 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

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20

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60

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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 Committee2. Risk Assessment Instrument (RAI) Work

Group 3. Alternatives to Detention (ATD) Work

Group4. Case Processing Work Group5. Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC)

Work Group6. Facility Inspection7. 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-icanAsianCaucasianHispanic

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

20406080

100120

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

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101 5 6

26

618 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

FemaleMale

2% 1%

44%

2%

53%

Race

African AmericanAsianCaucasianHispanicNative American

DETENTION UTILIZATION STUDY(2010 REFERRED BUT NOT DETAINED AND NON-SECURE SAMPLE, 250 YOUTH SAMPLED)

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40

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120 113

77

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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

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10

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80

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2 4 4 1

26

4

2117

29

90

2230

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: liz.heidelberger@state.sd.us Phone: 605-394-2571 or 605-593-6851