Summit County Juvenile Court Linda Tucci Teodosio, Judge. 650 Dan Street ~ Akron, Ohio 44310

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1 Summit County Juvenile Court Linda Tucci Teodosio, Judge 650 Dan Street ~ Akron, Ohio 44310

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3 JDAI is a way of thinking. Designed to address efficacy & effectiveness of the juvenile justice system by demonstrating how communities can improve their current practices without negatively impacting public safety.

4 Advocating the release of all youth from secure detention Promoting the lack of accountability of youth Negatively impacting public safety JDAI believes that pre-adjudication secure detention should only be used for youth that pose a risk to public safety or pose of risk of not returning to court for future hearings during the pendency of their case.

5 Juvenile justice reform initiative introduced to Summit County in 2010 by the Ohio Department of Youth Services through a grant provided by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. At the time, JDAI was introduced in to 4 additional juvenile court jurisdictions in Ohio: Cuyahoga County Franklin County Lucas County Montgomery County 2014 second cohort of sites introduced: Mahoning Marian Trumbull

6 Youth who are incarcerated are more likely to recidivate than those similarly situated who have been afforded community alternatives Low risk (to reoffend) youth exposed in secure settings to high risk youth increase their risk level as a result of the exposure Youth exposed to juvenile detention are much more likely to be poor, mentally ill and/or lacking supervision Empirical proof that interventions such as detention and out-of-home placements substantially increases the chance that these youth will be arrested as adults

7 Negative impact of secure detention Research has shown that juvenile detention has critical, long-lasting consequences for court-involved youth. Youth who are detained are more likely than their counterparts to be formally charged, adjudicated and committed to an institution. DISRUPTS: school, services and families. Proven to negatively impact educational and employment levels. JDAI believes that reforming the use of detention will minimize the harmful, unintended consequences of detention Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative

8 Property, Drugs, Public Order, and Other SOURCE: Sickmund, M., Sladky, T.J., Kang, W., & Puzzanchera, C. (2011). "Easy Access to the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement.

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10 Fourth largest county in the State by populous. 541,781 residents Median Income for households $47,926 Poverty Rate 13.8% Median Age 40 years Largest Racial or Ethnic Group: White (79.7%) followed by Black (14.3%) and Asian (2.2%) Persons under the age of 18 make up 22.8% of the population (2010 census data)

11 Summit County s steps toward impacting change

12 Local Activities Select Local Coordinator Convene Local Steering Committee Establish Subcommittees Develop Yearly Work Plans Incorporate JDAI work around the 8 core strategies Participate in JDAI sponsored trainings Attend Model Site Visits Conduct Detention Utilization Study Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative

13 With the assistance and guidance of the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, as developed through the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Summit County community will work together to: Enhance and improve the juvenile justice system in Summit County to meet the best interests of children and keep our community safe. Improve the variety and availability of community resources to meet the needs of children and families involved in the juvenile justice system and to improve outcomes for all children. Limit the use of detention for children to those instances when necessary to assure the safety of the child or community or to secure the child s attendance for Court. Use available data to make decisions regarding the use of detention and services for youth involved in the juvenile justice system.

14 Four Core Trainings Fundamentals Training Risk Assessment Instrument Training 2011 Facility Self-Assessment Training Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities Training Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative

15 Model Site Visits Albuquerque, New Mexico (Bernalillo County) Portland, Oregon (Multnomah County) Santa Cruz, California (Santa Cruz County) Chicago, Illinois (Cook County) New Jersey (State Model Site Visit)

16 Collaboration Data driven decision making Use of objective instruments to guide detention decisions Continuum of non-secure detention alternatives Efficient case processing to reduce time between arrest and case disposition Safe reduction of special populations i.e. probation violators, cases awaiting placement, special needs Racial/ethic equality in policy & decision making Improving on conditions of confinement

17 Summit County has a long standing reputation of collaboration Executive Committee comprised of upper management decision makers from community partner and stakeholder agencies Akron Police Department Akron Public Schools Ohio Department of Youth Services Shelter Care Summit County Common Please Court, Juvenile Court Summit County Prosecutor s Office, Juvenile Division Summit County Chief of Police Association Summit County Executive s Office Summit County Sheriff s Office Summit County Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services Board Summit County Developmental Disabilities Board Victim s Assistance

18 Use of accurate data, to diagnose needs and to assess the impact of reform The numbers don t lie Decisions have to be based on fact, and the facts are based on the data. January 2015 hired a full time data analyst and began generating monthly reports court wide to all staff

19 Developed Risk Assessment Instrument (RAI) for use in secured detention to screen in youth who are considered a threat to public safety, and screen out those who can better be served by a non-secure setting Hold Release instrument

20 In 2013, by partnering with Safe Landing, 269 youth were diverted from secure detention for a total of 1,130 bed days

21 Case Processing committee ~ primary function is to explore case processing delays and formulate plans by which to alleviate such delays. Past partnership with adult court to address flow for bind over cases Summons process pending implementation

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23 October 2011: completed community driven detention self assessment August 2012: hired a FT MH social worker for detention September 2012: hired a FT policy writer began preparing for accreditation April 2013: Planted garden & expanded food service to include salad bar October 2013 Added sensory menu/space in Detention Center October 2014 recommended for accreditation by the ACA February 2015: hired second FT MH social worker for detention May 2015: Final accreditation awarded by the ACA

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25 Total DL Unruly Traffic DN Total DL Unruly Traffic DN

26 Brought In Released Held Brought In Released Held

27 New Cases Carryovers New Cases Carryovers

28 Bindovers Commtiments/Revocations (ODYS) Community Correctional Facility (CCF) Bindovers Commitments/ Revocations (ODYS) Community Correctional Facility (CCF)

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30 Ave. Daily Per diem in ODYS FY 2014 $561 Cost per day for SCJC bed $ days ODYS X $561 = $50, days SCJC CBT X $181 = $16,290 Savings to the community of $34,200

31 High cost of detention Detention is a growing expense in most jurisdictions. In Ohio, the average cost to operate a detention bed is $86,876/year Tuition, Room, Board, and Books at Ohio State University for one year is $ 22,467 Tuition, Room, Board, and Books at Oberlin College for one year is $ 58,983 Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative

32 Summit County has a variety of contract providers and strong FCFC leadership Sex Offender TX accounts for the majority of out of home placements Sex Offender TX beds range from $215 a day to $ days X $215 = $78,475 Range of all placements $396 - $69.50

33 focus on safely reducing post-dispositional incarceration and other forms of out-of-home placement November 2014 selected to begin Deep End work March 2015 attended DATA workshop in Baltimore May 2015 attended launch meeting in Baltimore August 2015 hosted AECF team for system mapping workshop and readiness assessment

34 For additional information contact: Lisa DiSabato-Moore Special Programs Administrator JDAI Coordinator Summit County Juvenile Court 650 Dan Street, Akron, Ohio Created for Deep End data workshop March 12, 13, 2015