JUVENILE LAW SPECIAL ISSUES AND MENTAL HEALTH
120 single county departments in the State of Texas 44 Multi County Departments DISCLAIMERS = 164 departments = 164 ways of doing intake I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY
• INTAKE • HOW IS A JUVENILE REFERRED • WHO CONDUCTS THE INVESTIGATION • WHO MAKES DECISIONS TO OBJECTIVES: PROCEED • PURPOSE AND GOALS OF INTAKE
• CONDITIONAL RELEASE AND/OR DETENTION OBJECTIVES • ADJUDICATION/ DISPOSITION • RECOMMENDATIONS and WHY CONT. • $$$$$ • RESOURCES
• SPECIAL ISSUES OF SMALL OBJECTIVES DEPARTMENTS CONT. • UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF JUVENILE REFORM • MENTAL HEALTH
Intake • How is a juvenile referred
• Who conducts the investigation? Intake Cont • Family Code 53.01 • Family Code 52.04(c)
• Who makes decision to proceed • FC 53.01 Intake cont. • Deferred prosecution
Intake cont. • Purpose and goals
Conditional Release/Detention WHO MAKES THE DECISION WHAT DO WE CONSIDER SOME DECISIONS ARE OUT OF WHEN MAKING THE DECISION OUR HANDS
Adjudication/Disposition 1 2 Risk and Needs scores aka the Noble Reports “WHY”
Criminogenic Needs Report Evaluate your agency's top need areas for assessments completed between 1/1/2000 and 9/17/2019 Criminogenic Needs Report This report shows the Percentage TOP CRIMINOGENIC NEEDS frequency that different need areas are selected as the top need for all of the subjects in the system, and can be used as a starting point for evaluating the necessary treatment options available to your agency. This report includes the most recent completed assessment for each subject, only indicates need areas, and does not consider Noble's stabilizing factors. This is a point in time report, FIGURE 1 Top 3 Criminogenic Needs and reflects the current top All other Criminogenic Needs needs in your agency. As new assessments are performed on subjects, this data will change.
Frequency of Offenses Report Report for felony, misdemeanor and other charges; and for male and female offenders between 1/1/2000 and 9/17/2019 Offense Frequency Report This report shows the Top 5 COUNT OF OFFENSES top five offenses by frequency for felony, misdemeanor and other charges; and for male and female offenders within your agency. Charges are ordered by the frequency they are assigned within the charges module. This report shows all offenses with the selected criteria, with and offense date between 1/1/2000 and 9/17/2019. Note: This report is limited to the top 5 offenses, there may be more offenses, with the same count that are not shown. More Information - Use the table below to get more specific information. Each column can be sorted by the value in those columns.
Mental Health Report Report for subjects with current mental health issues Mental Health Report This report indicates subjects Percentage PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION WITH CURRENT MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS in the system where the most recent PACT/RPACT assessment has the 'Current mental health problems' response selected. This report is for all PACT/RPACT assessments completed between 1/1/2000, and 9/17/2019. The charts to the right show FIGURE 1 the percentage of the Percentage of the population with current mental health problems population that has completed Percentage of the population with no current mental health problems a PACT/RPACT with current mental health problems, and counts of the population Counts grouped by the risk levels of COUNT OF POPULATION GROUPED BY RISK LEVEL those completed assessments. FIGURE 2 Count of youth with current mental health problems grouped by risk level Count of youth with no current mental health problems grouped by risk level
Recidivism Overview Report Recidivism Report Overall Recidivism Noble broadly defines PERCENT OF POPULATION THAT HAS RECIDIVATED recidivism as a subsequent referral after the initiation of services on an existing referral. This basic definition serves as the basis for the recidivism report. Further refinement is available, however, by allowing the definition to be narrowed by the inclusion FIGURE 1 Percentage of the population that has not recidivated. of only particular types of Percentage of the population that has recidivated once, or multiple times. re-offenses. This report counts Recidivism by Risk Level recidivism as felony, COUNT OF POPULATION GROUPED BY RISK LEVEL misdemeanor and other re- offenses that occurr any time subsequent to the first charge found within the interval range. Note: This report considers all initial charges, with a qualifying disposition that is not pending. FIGURE 2 Count of youth that have not recidivated grouped by risk level Count of youth that have recidivated grouped by risk level
Risk Level Report Report for assessessments completed between 1/1/2000 and 9/17/2019 Risk Level Report This report shows a Percentage PERCENTAGE GROUPED BY RISK LEVEL breakdown of risk levels based on the most recent completed assessment for each subject. Risk level is a key factor in the overall risk to re-offend, and helps make supervision level decisions moving forward with the subjects. The charts to the right are a visual representation of risk level for completed assessments between 1/1/2000 and 9/17/2019, for the selected users. Count COUNT GROUPED BY RISK LEVEL
ACE Scores Report For PACT assessments completed between 9/17/2018 and 9/17/2019 ACE Scores Report This report shows the Average AVERAGE ACE SCORE PER RISK LEVEL correlation between ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and PACT (Positive Achivement Change Tool) Risk Level. The first chart shows the average ACE Score per Risk level for completed PACT assessments within the chosen date range. The second chart shows a count of PACT assessments, and the associated ACE Count score. COUNT OF ACE SCORES For more detailed information including the date the assessment was completed, subject information, completed by, ACE score, and PACT score; Expand the "More Information" section on page 2. More Information - Use the table below to get more specific information. Each column can be sorted by the value in those columns.
$$$$ and Resources COMMUNITY PROGRAMS VS PROXIMITY TO RESOURCES PLACEMENT (MANDATORY MONTHLY VISITS)
Special issues of small depts
Unintended consequences • Regionalization and Diversion of Juvenile Reform
Funding Services Mental Health Training
FY 2016 $10640 FUNDING FY 2017 $10640 FY 2018 $7735 FY 2019 $5521 FY 2020 $4238
SERVICES
TRAINING
Stephanie Fowler Chief Juvenile Officer Dallam-Hartley-Sherman Counties President Juvenile Justice Association of Texas 407 ½ Denver Dalhart, Texas 79022 806-282-9293 daljuv@xit.net
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