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SUMMARY REPORT OF THE <br /> ORANGE COUNTY RISK AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE <br /> I. Risk Assessment Summary <br /> II. Needs Assessment Summary <br /> III. Resource Assessment Summary <br /> IV. Summary of Gaps and Barriers in the Community Continuum <br /> V. Proposed Priority Services for Funding <br /> Part I.Risk Assessment Summary <br /> The Orange County JCPC Risk and Needs Assessment Committee reviewed data gleaned from <br /> the Juvenile Risk Assessment instrument administered by Juvenile Court Counselors after <br /> juveniles are referred with a complaint alleging that a delinquent act has occurred and prior to <br /> adjudication of the juvenile. The Juvenile Risk Assessment is an instrument used to predict the <br /> likelihood of the juvenile being involved in future delinquent behavior. For some youth, some of <br /> the individual item ratings may be heavily dependent upon information reported by the juvenile <br /> or the parent(s). For these items (represented by an asterisk)there is a likelihood of under- <br /> reporting the incidence of a particular behavior and the actual incidence may be higher than <br /> suggested by these figures. In those cases,the figure should be interpreted as a measure of the <br /> minimum level of occurrence. <br /> Orange County Risk Factor Observations: FY 2015-2016 <br /> N=72 <br /> o Orange County experienced a 23% decrease in the number of youth at intake as <br /> compared to FY 14-15. <br /> o 27% of youth were classified as medium or high risk, a 55% decrease from FY 14-15. <br /> o 10% of youth were under age 12, which remained the same as FY 14-15. This is also <br /> lower than the state average of 15%. <br /> o 32% of youth show having one or more prior referrals at the time of intake. <br /> o 8%have a prior class 1-3 misdemeanors, lower than the state average of 13%; and 5% <br /> have prior class f-1 felonies, al misdemeanors or A-E Felonies, consistent with the state <br /> average. <br /> o 12%of youth had prior assaults, a decrease of 23%. <br /> o 19% of youth have run away from home or placement. <br /> o 25%* of youth have some known substance use/abuse and need substance use/abuse <br /> assessment and/or treatment, a 55% decrease compared to FY 14-15. Of those youth, <br /> 44%* have known substance abuse and need assessment or treatment. <br />