DRAFT ALABAMA JUVENILE JUSTICE TASK FORCE DRAFT Agenda • Introductions (Chairs) • Our Charge (Chairs) • Timeline and Process (Chairs) • National Juvenile Justice Landscape (Pew) • Discussion and Next Steps (Chairs) 1
DRAFT Our Charge “The task force is hereby authorized and directed to study, evaluate, and analyze, a comprehensive review of the state's juvenile justice system and, using a data-driven approach, develop evidence-based policy recommendations for legislative consideration that will accomplish the following: Protect public safety; • Hold juvenile offenders accountable; • Contain costs; • • Improve outcomes for youth, families, and communities in Alabama.” Kay Ivey Lyn Stuart Del Marsh Mac McCutcheon Governor Chief Justice Senate President Speaker of the House Cam Ward Mike Jones Steven Lafreniere Senate Judiciary House Rules Director, Department Chair Chair of Youth Services DRAFT Timeline and Process June- •Data Analysis August •System Assessment •Research Review •Data Follow-Up September •Policy Development Stakeholder •Subgroups Engagement •Subgroups October •Policy Development •Policy Consensus •Policy Consensus November •Final Report 2
DRAFT Stakeholder Engagement Probation officers Faith leaders Youth and Prosecutors families Defense attorneys Law enforcement Service providers Judges Educators Crime victims, Youth advocates survivors, and Others advocates Roundtable discussions to be held in June, July and August National Juvenile Justice Landscape Alabama Juvenile Justice Task Force Montgomery, Alabama June 13, 2017 3
DRAFT Who we are The Pew Charitable Trusts is a nonprofit organization that applies a rigorous, analytical approach to improve public policy, inform the public, and stimulate civic life. Pew’s public safety performance project works with states to advance data-driven, fiscally sound policies and practices in the criminal and juvenile justice systems to protect public safety, hold offenders accountable, and contain costs. 7 DRAFT Less crime, less commitment Juvenile commitment rates (1997-2013) and juvenile violent crime index arrest rates (1997- 2012) in the United States 300 450 Juvenile violent crime index arrest rate VCI arrest rate (1997-2012): -55% 1997–2011 Commitment rate (1997-2013): -55% 400 Juvenile VCI arrest rate: -48% Juvenile commitment rate per 100,000 250 Juvenile commitment rate: -48% 350 200 300 per 100,000 250 150 200 100 150 100 50 50 0 0 1997 1999 2001 2003 20062007 20102011 2013 8 4
DRAFT States facing high annual costs per youth South West Georgia Hawaii Kentucky Dakota Kansas Utah Virginia $90,000 $199,00 $87,000 $89,000 $95,000 $41,000- $100,000 $144,000 Out-of-home placement costs 9 DRAFT States experiencing poor (or unknown) outcomes South West Kansas Georgia Hawaii Kentucky Utah Dakota Virginia Recidivism: Recidivism: Recidivism: Recidivism: Recidivism: Recidivism: Recidivism: 65% 75% Unknown Unknown 50% 45% Unknown Note: Recidivism defined differently in different states 10 5
DRAFT National Academies of Science Reforming Juvenile Justice: A Developmental Approach “In general, multifaceted community-based interventions show greater reductions in rearrests than institutional programs.” “ There is no convincing evidence … that confinement of juvenile offenders beyond the minimum amount needed for [providing sufficiently intense services], either in adult prisons or juvenile correctional institutions, appreciably reduces the likelihood of subsequent offending.” 11 DRAFT Research: Residential placement performs worse than in-home programs for all but very highest risk youth Source: Pew Charitable Trusts, State-Local Partnership in Ohio Cuts Juvenile Recidivism, Costs 12 6
DRAFT Research: Longer lengths of stay out of home do not yield lower recidivism 13 DRAFT State analyses reveal systems out-of-step with research Georgia 2011: Low-level, low-risk youth in non-secure placements Status 8% Felony 47% Misdemeanor 45% 56% of these youth were assessed as low risk 14 7
DRAFT State analyses reveal systems out-of-step with research West Virginia 2013: Increasing lengths of stay out-of-home in DHHR 25 +22% 20 +23% +22% 15 -1% Months 10 5 0 Felons Misdemeanants Status Violators 2003 2013 15 DRAFT State analyses reveal systems out-of-step with research South Dakota 2013: Top five commitment offenses were low level Probation Violation Possession of Marijuana <2oz Simple Assault (1 st or 2 nd Offense) Ingesting an Illegal Substance CHINS 16 8
DRAFT State policy solutions: tailored and reinforcing Protect Public Safety and Improve Outcomes by Strengthening Community Options Sustain Through Contain Costs Oversight by Reducing and Out-of-Home Reinvestment Populations 17 DRAFT Large projected impact on out-of-home populations South West Georgia Hawaii Kentucky Kansas Utah Dakota Virginia 30% OOH ↓ 60% OOH ↓ 37% OOH ↓ 60% OOH ↓ 47% OOH ↓ 50% OOH ↓ 16% OOH ↓ Projected decreases in out-of-home placements free up $$ for reinvestment 18 9
DRAFT Reinvestment in effective community-based options jumpstarted with upfront investment Kentucky Hawaii South West Georgia Kansas Utah Fiscal $1.26 Dakota Virginia $6 Million $2 Million $1 Million Incentive Million $6.5 Million $4.5 Million Program Authorized 19 DRAFT Transformative voices “We need to do a better job determining which youth offenders really need to enter an expensive Youth Detention Center and which ones can be effectively supervised in the community.” Danny Porter, District Attorney, Gwinnett County Scott Berry, Sheriff, Oconee County, Georgia Op-ed, Gwinnett Daily Post, February 13, 2013 “When I was appointed to the work group, I was not supportive of reform, given my law enforcement background and the murder of my daughter, Kelsey Smith. But as I pored over our state’s data and compared it with research about how to reduce reoffending and improve outcomes, my thinking changed.” Senator Greg Smith, Chairman, Kansas Senate Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee Op-ed, Wichita Eagle, February 23, 2016 20 10
DRAFT Strong public support Source: Pew Charitable Trusts, Public Opinion on Juvenile Justice in America 21 DRAFT Strong legislative support South West Georgia Hawaii Kentucky Kansas Utah Dakota Virginia Senate Senate Senate Senate Senate Senate Senate 47-0 24-0 32-6 40-0 24-0 35-0 34-0 House House House House House House House 173-0 50-0 84-15 118-5 67-4 60-7 100-0 Success 22 11
DRAFT Observable results: an example from Georgia Invested $37 million in grant programs since FY 2014 Reduction in population at Reduction in state commitments secure state facilities FY 14-FY 17 36% 46% 23 DRAFT Observable results: an example from Georgia • Grant programs serve 98% of Georgia’s at-risk youth population • Evidence-based community alternatives for youth at home now available to judges in every judicial district • More than 7,200 youth served in fiscal incentive grant programs 24 12
DRAFT Observable results: an example from Kentucky More diversion, fewer court referrals and 3,000 cases referred to FAIR teams* Reduction in court referrals Increase in diversion 38% 31% *Outcome data show trends from 2013 (1 year pre-reform) to 2016 (2 years post-reform) 25 DRAFT Observable results: an example from Kentucky In FY 2017, Kentucky closed 3 facilities , representing a reduction of 82 beds 26 13
DRAFT Discussion • What are the strengths of our juvenile justice system? • What improvements may need to be made to our juvenile justice system? DRAFT Task Force Meeting Dates • July 20 • August 16 • September 6 • October 18 • November 15 14
DRAFT Next Steps • Data analysis and system assessment • Stakeholder outreach – Questionnaires – Roundtables – Individual meetings – Dissemination of an executive summary of today’s meeting DRAFT Contact Information Senator Cam Ward, District 14 Phone: (334) 242-7872 Email: cam@camward.com Representative Mike Jones, District 92 Phone: (334) 242-7739 Email: mljatty@andycable.com Noah Bein, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Public Safety Performance Project Phone: (202) 680-3728 Email: nbein@pewtrusts.org 15
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