JCPC minutes 080516 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

Volunteers for Youth – Numbers were down in both programs for the year due to low referral numbers because there have been less youth coming into the juvenile justice system. Teen Court program met all measureable objectives and Community Service & Restitution program met all objectives except the one where the youth would complete their community service/restitution in the required time frame (Goal – 70%, Actual – 66%). Freedom House – FAN served 50 clients (goal was 70) and family consultation program served 229 (goal was 175). Program offered 7 Common Sense Parenting classes, with 40 parents completing. Psych Services completed 20 assessments (goal was 25). The last year has been a transitional year with fluctuation in staff hours which may have accounted for not meeting all the numbers. They continued to offer monthly workshops for parents and providers, although the frequency of the workshops has been less than in past year. Linda Boldin is certified in Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) and Georgia Gamcsik was certified as Mental Health First Aid Instructor. Dispute Settlement Center – Restorative Justice Program was estimated to serve 15 and they served 19 with 18 of 19 meeting all the program objectives. Family Table met all objectives except successful/satisfactory completion of the program. This objective wasn’t met because 1 youth was transferred out of town, 2 sisters couldn’t finish because mom was having transportation difficulties, and 1 was transferred to an inpatient program. They have had a really successful year; are expanding and doing a lot of collaboration with Orange County Schools and Boomerang. Young Warriors – It has been a slow summer, with only 4 referrals (2 from El Centro Hispano and 2 from Carolina Outreach). Two youth have completed the required hours, but continue to stay on with the program. FY 15-16 they projected to serve 16 youth (6 court referred) and met that goal. They also met all their measureable objective goals. DJJ Data –June: 6 distinct juveniles, 8 complaints, 3 approved for court, 8 put on plan or contract, 3 school related offenses, 1 juvenile in detention for 1 day, and 1 juvenile on electronic monitoring for 8 days. July: 4 distinct juveniles, 4 complaints, 1 approved for court, 1 put on a plan or contract, 0 school related offenses, 1 juvenile in detention for 8 days (same juvenile from June), and 1 juvenile on electronic monitoring for 5 days (same juvenile from June). Two juveniles were at Wrenn House in June and July for a total of 34 days. Wrenn House is often used as an alternative to suspension. Risk Level – (Refer to graph handout) In May 2015, the Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission did a recidivism study for North Carolina juveniles and they determined that the previous version of the Risk Level Instrument was not providing a true reflection of those juveniles who had a true risk for future offending. Too many youth were being classified as low- risk and should not have been. The Dept. of Public Safety collaborated with the Commission to study their own data and it was recommended that the risk assessment be re-normed to truly reflect (based on the recidivism study) where the juveniles fit. The classification used to be low, medium, or high, and now it is R1-R5 (with R1 being the lowest and R5 the highest). Looking at the graph, the same youth were classified under both risk assessments. The previous assessment had 67% classified as low-risk and under the re-normed assessment 21% of youth were classified as R1-R2. The previous risk assessment used to only be given if there was a new offense/charge, but the re-normed assessment is required to be administered every 90 days or if there is a significant life event.