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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 Im3 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 /> 1 <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 1445 . Of those youth, <br /> 44% * have known substance abuse and need assessment or treatment. <br /> �l <br /> l <br />