7/7/2016 MADISON COUNTY, TENNESSEE • Halfw Halfway betw y betwee een Mem n Memphis and his and Nas Nashville ville • Populat pulation o on of almo most 1 100,000 0,000 • 2/3 liv 2/3 live inside the city limits of Jackso inside the city limits of Jackson. n. • Appx Appx 25,00 25,000 fr from surr om surroundi ounding count counties come int come into Jackson each da Jackson each day t y to work and rk and attend school. att nd school. 1
7/7/2016 STRUCTURE OF THE THE JUVENILE COURT • Gener General Sessions l Sessions – – Includ ncludes pr probat obate and civil e and civil dock dockets ets in in additio addition t to abus abuse/neglect, juv e/neglect, juvenile nile justice, child suppor justice, child support, t, cust custody ody, and visitation and visitation cases. cases • Elect Elected Juv d Juvenile Cour nile Court Judge & t Judge & one one magis magistrat rate • Elect Elected Juv d Juvenile Cour nile Court Clerk t Clerk • Cour Court Ser t Services Direct ices Director appoint or appointed b d by County County Legis Legislativ ative Body e Body COURT SERVICES DIVISION INCLUDES… • 8-bed Juv 8-bed Juvenile Det nile Detention Cent ntion Center er • 2 Intak 2 Intake Counse Counselors rs • 6 Pr 6 Probation obation Of Officer cers • 2 Victim A 2 Victim Advocat cates • Teen C een Court • Ev Evening R ening Reporting C ing Cent nter er 2
7/7/2016 BY THE NUMBERS • App Appx 1,100 delinq 00 delinquency cases per y ncy cases per year ar • DMC concerns DMC conce ns – – More than 80% ore than 80% are y are youth of uth of color color, though though the the county county as a whole as a whole is about is about 35% non 35% nonwhit hite. Trends ends o over the last fiv er the last five y year ars sho s show a a decline in decline in • the the overall number of erall number of delinq delinquent of nt offenses nses, but , but certain cat cer ain categor gories es of of violent of violent offenses nses in involv lving ing weapons apons are are increas increasing ng. INITIATIVES BEGAN IN 2010…WHY? • Statut Statutor ory req y requirements f irements for e r evidenc idence based practice based practice • Outdat Outdated ed assessm assessment instrum nt instrument with nt with no research base no resear base • Inconsist Inconsistency in ncy in ser services and ices and recommendations due t recommendations due to lack of lack of standardization standar ization 3
7/7/2016 INTAKE PROCEDURES • Yout uth charge h charged with delinq with delinque uent of nt offense nses come come in f in for r assessment along with assessment along with a a parent or parent or guar guardian. dian. • Advis vised of d of their rights, pe their rights, petitio tition is is re revie viewed with with them, and att them, and attorne rneys are s are appoint appointed if d if qualified f alified for r indig indigent counse counsel. 9 97% of % of cases do cases do qualify alify, and and MCJC does not use the public MCJC does no t use the public def defender’s nder’s of office. fice. • Cour Court t dat date se set if no t if not q t qualified alified for div r diversio ion • Youth and par h and parent/guar nt/guardian ask ian asked d to voluntarily luntarily participa icipate e in t the CAN e CANS sc screener ener. CANS SCREENER • Gra Grant par t partners nership hip with with DCS, DMH, and the DCS, DMH, and the AOC • Child and A Child and Adoles olescent Needs & cent Needs & Strengths Strengths (CANS) (CANS) screener screener is a 33-it is a 33-item em modified modified version rsion of the CANS used by DCS. of the CANS used DCS. • Each Each it item is score em is scored 0 t 0 to 3 3 with 0 with 0 meaning meaning “no “not an issue” an issue” and 3 and 3 meanin meaning “y “youth in outh in crisis crisis”. ”. • Connect the f Connect the family with mily with resour resources and ser ces and services ices inst instea ead of of waiting until cour iting until court. t. 4
7/7/2016 OBSTACLES TO THE CANS • Peopl ople don’t don’t lik like chang change. • Concerns fr Concerns from att om attorne rneys PROBATION PROGRAMS OPERATED BY MCJCS • TRIAD – TRIAD – Early int arly interventio ention and educat and education ion ar around ound drugs drugs and alcohol and alcohol • Juv Juveni nile Cour le Court Moni t Monitoring – ring – Middle sc ddle school ag ol aged ed youth with uth with non nonviolent first iolent first of offenses nses • Child Child & & Family Int mily Interven entio tion – – High schoo igh school age age yo youth w with multiple o offenses • In Intensiv ive/Suspended Co e/Suspended Commitment – mmitment – High sch school ag ool age y e youth uth wi with th seri serious ous del delinq nquent uent charges and multip char and multiple priors le priors 5
7/7/2016 YASI – YOUTH ASSESSMENT AND SCREENING INSTRUMENT • Used post-a Used post-adjudi djudicati ation t on to de develop the p the ser service e plan f plan for the y r the youth uth • CANS and Y CANS and YASI ha ASI have dif differen erent purposes. t purposes. CANS is CANS is a a mental health screening t mental health screening tool. ool. The Y The YASI is ASI is a a risk assessment f risk assessment for y r youth uth already adjudicat already adjudicated delinq delinque uent t nt to det determine rmine risk of future of risk of future offense nses. MEASURES OF SUCCESS • Recidivism is cidivism is assessed at assessed at six, 12, 18 six, 12, 18 and 2 and 24 month months past case closure. past case closure. • Defi Defined ned as as whet whether or no r or not a t a yout uth incurs incurs new charges in ne w charges in the juv the juvenile or adult nile or adult syst system em • Bench Benchmar ark is k is 15% 6
7/7/2016 IMPROVEMENT DEMONSTRATED • More accurat More accurate match betw match between een y youth uth and f and family’s needs and ser mily’s needs and services ices rende rendered means bett ed means better outc er outcom omes. es. • Currently all Currently all le levels of pr ls of probation are obation are unde under the 1 the 15% recidi % recidivism bench sm benchmar ark. k. • More ef More effectiv ive use of e use of resour resources WHAT WE LEARNED… • Resear search carefully ch carefully, commit t commit to y your plan ur plan and striv and strive f for f r fidelity t delity to the instrumen the instruments. s. • Measure outcom Measure outcomes carefull es carefully and and don’t don’t be afraid to mak be afraid t make changes as changes as you learn u learn fr from the data. om the data. • Kno Know that it ma that it may tak y take year ars s to see see the the resul results of s of what y what you do t u do toda day 7
7/7/2016 STUMBLING BLOCKS • Lack of Lack of staf staff – f – This his pr process is ocess is driv driven b en by the initial the initial intak intake. Getti . Getting that ng that right is right is critical and tak critical and takes time. T s time. Typical intak pical intake is is 1 1 to 1.5 hours. 1.5 hours. Will be dif Will be difficult f icult for a r a county county with withou out dedi t dedica cated intak intake staf staff. • Ability t ility to track data – track data – You ou will need a will need a reliable w reliable way t y to collect and measure collect and measure outcom outcomes data t es data to kno know if if what y what you u are are doing is ef doing is effectiv ctive. e. WHAT’S NEXT? Juvenile Mental Health Cour Juv nile Mental Health Court t t to ser serve as e as a a div diversionary pr proc ocess f ess for y r youth uth and f and families milies who f who follo llow thr w through with mental health ugh with mental health treatment plans. treatmen t plans. 8
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