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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 2016 -2017 <br /> N- 84 <br /> o Orange County experienced a 23 % decrease in the number of youth at intake as <br /> compared to FY 15 - 16 , (from 65 to 53 ) . <br /> o 18 % of youth were classified at Risk Level 1 or 2 , 40 % at Risk Level 3 , and 42 % at Risk <br /> Level 4 or 5 . <br /> o 15 % of youth were under age 12 , an 86 % increase from FY 15 - 16 (from 7 to 13 ) . While <br /> this is higher than our county numbers for the previous five fiscal years , it is consistent <br /> with the state average of 14 % . <br /> o 44 % of youth show having one or more prior referrals at the time of intake . <br /> o 18 % have a prior class 1 - 3 misdemeanors , consistent with the state average of 17 % ; and <br /> 12 % have prior class f- 1 felonies , al misdemeanors or A- E Felonies , a 150 % increase <br /> from FY 15 - 16 but consistent with the state average . <br /> o 20 % of youth had prior assaults , an increase of 89 % . <br /> o 25 % of youth have run away from home or placement, higher than the state average of <br /> 17 % . <br />