Site Presentation 32 nd Circuit Randall Rhodes James Johnson
Cape Girardeau County officials discuss replacing juvenile detention center Friday, February 12, 2010 By Brian Blackwell ~ Southeast Missourian Cape Girardeau County officials agree the aging juvenile detention facility needs to be replaced but are unsure about the solution. The Cape Girardeau County Juvenile Detention Center at 325 Merriwether St. is nearly 40 years old and the oldest center of its kind in the state. The center has repeatedly been cited by juvenile court officials as inadequate for housing youth offenders. On Thursday, county commissioners discussed the idea of whether the facility should be rebuilt or moved to another location.
Local law enforcement says impact from detention center closing would be 'huge Friday, April 15, 2011 By Scott Moyers ~ Southeast Missourian The Cape Girardeau County Juvenile Center is one of six centers across the state of Missouri that may be closing its doors for budgetary reasons. (Laura Simon) A plan to close the Cape Girardeau County Juvenile Detention Center has raised serious concerns for the area's top law enforcement officials, who said Thursday it would have a significant impact on their departments as well as the troubled teens the center serves. The state's circuit court budget committee announced a proposal this week that calls for pulling payroll funding by Jan. 1 for six of Missouri juvenile detention centers, including the one in Cape Girardeau, which has 13 employees. The committee made its cost-cutting recommendation based on several factors -- the facility's age, average daily population and proximity to other detention centers.
Cape officials discuss Missouri Supreme Court juvenile detention ruling Thursday, December 15, 2011 By Patrick T. Sullivan ~ Southeast Missourian Local leaders discussed issues pertaining to a new Missouri Supreme Court ruling that changes custody rights for underage offenders Wednesday during the first of several meetings. In April, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that as of Jan. 1, juveniles should not be held in secure detention unless they present a risk to public safety or may fail to appear in court for hearings. To help assess what measures should be taken, the court designed a checklist that evaluates whether a juvenile should be detained. State and local officials used Wednesday's meeting at the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center to lay out the new guidelines and examine what programs could be instituted for Cape Girardeau County juveniles in the criminal justice system. School and law enforcement officials were on hand, as well as representatives from Big Brothers Big Sisters. Cape Girardeau presents an interesting situation under the new ruling because its juvenile detention center closed in October, Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative state coordinator Bob Perry said. "This gives us an opportunity to look at the current system and see what it could be like in the future," Perry said.
32 nd Circuit Grants 2001 1) Creative Education & Lifeskills $167,848.80 MO Division of Youth Services (Cape Day Treatment) 2) Jackson Alternative School $ 72,560.10 MO Division of Youth Services 3) Jackson After School Project $ 5,381.00 MO Division of Youth Services 4) S-Team Project (Perryville) $ 78,335.00 MO Division of Youth Services 5) Clean Streams Program (restitution) $ 21,515.00 MO Division of Youth Services 6) Pilot Project Out of Home Care DJO $ 72,161.88 MO Department of Social Services 7) Pilot Project Out of Home Care GAL $ 20,000.00 MO Department of Social Services 8) Youth Substance Abuse Funding $ 5,000.00 Area Wide United Way 9) Juvenile Crime Victims Program $ 39,000.00 MO Dept of Public Safety 10) JAIBG (Juvenile Justice Center) $ 26,182.64 MO Dept of Public Safety 11) Juvenile Drug Court Intensive Supervision $ 29,987.00 MO Dept of Public Safety 12) Yell Grant $ 500.00 Yell Foundation Total $538,472.42
2011 32 nd Circuit Grants DYS JUVENILE OFFENDER ENHANCED SUPERVISION PROGRAM $152,182.00 1. Operation Payback (since 1983) 2. Juvenile Drug Court (since 2001) 3. Trackers/Tutors/Mentors 4. Options Program (suspension classroom)
Minority Youth Disproportionality
32 nd Circuit Detention Alternative Programs and other Court Services 2017 Operation Payback approx. 250 juveniles per year, seven days per week Day Treatment Suspension alternative program. 160 juveniles per year Summer Literacy Program Jobs, Education, and Life skills (day reporting) Judo Program martial arts alternative from traditional probation services Minority Youth Diversion Program 89 referrals, 54 juveniles Girls Circle - gender specific, national model, 95 girls in 10 years Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) Cognitive based, supervision program Family Coaching provided by a retired DYS family therapist, 2 eve. per week Latina and Hispanic Services Midnight Watch, two officers cover 7 days per week Evening Reporting Center (partnership with DYS staff ) Juvenile Detention Alternative Program ( also supports graduated sanctions for youth on supervision)
32 nd Circuit Juvenile Division Policy Changes Since 2011 Attorneys appointed for all youth with DYS recommendations. Strict compliance with JDTA instrument, infrequent overrides Court ordered juvenile detention alternative program, not specific levels (ten day increments) Polycom use increase (a positive or a negative)? No detention staff equals no detention function Maintain 20 year formula for court involvement: 1) felony; 2)total of four valid law violations; 3) two referrals in less than 90 days Providing annual CLE training for law enforcement and JO staff
32 nd Circuit Population Date Age 10-16 2012 Cape W-5542 B-765 O-81 Total 6388 Bollinger W-1144 B-8 O-14 Total 1136 Perry w-1804 B-13 O-27 Total 1843 Total w-8490 B-786 O-122 Total 9367 90.6% 8.4% In Cape B% is 12% Source: www.ojjdp.ncrs.gov
ATD & Detained Juveniles 2011 - PRESENT DETAINED ALT. TO DET. Oct-11 3 12 Nov-11 4 10 Dec-11 2 9 Jan-12 5 10 Feb-12 3 7 Mar-12 9 22 Apr-12 6 14 May-12 12 13 Jun-12 9 15 Jul-12 6 10 Aug-12 6 7 Sep-12 11 7 TOTAL 76 136 Oct-12 3 13 Nov-12 2 2 Dec-12 4 7 Jan-13 4 11 Feb-13 2 5 Mar-13 2 9 Apr-13 5 9 May-13 6 12 Jun-13 1 0 Jul-13 2 2 Aug-13 9 3 Sep-13 3 7 TOTAL 43 80 * NO JDTA SCORES INDICATED ALT. TO DET. Oct-13 6 2 Nov-13 11 13 Dec-13 8 5 Jan-14 2 1 Feb-14 3 2 Mar-14 2 6 Apr-14 7 5 May-14 4 5 Jun-14 7 4 Jul-14 7 5 Aug-14 3 2 Sep-14 TOTAL 60 50 Running Total 119 216
32 Circuit JDTA SCORES Year Release ATD Secure Detention Total 2012 430 118 79 627 69% 19% 13% 2013 132 78 68 273 48% 29% 25% 2014 25 21 28 74 Jan-June 34% 28% 38% ATD PLACEMENTS Year #Placements Felony Offense Misd Offense 2014 24 10-42% 14-58% Jan-June 13/54% conditional release-11/46% in-home detention 2013 71 28/39% 44/62% 32/45% In-Home Detention, 25/35% conditional release, 14/20% EM 49/61% males, 21/29% female 26/36% were youth of color * ATD placements are based on those scoring ATD on the JDTA. Exceptions, which are very few, require override approval by supervisor. This is a best practice! Rate of Successful completion is close to 100%.
32 nd Circuit Detention Admissions Jan-June 2014 24 admissions, 20(80%) male, 4 (20%) female. 50% males were black, 50% females were black all admissions scored detention on JDTA 2013 50 admissions, 40(80%) male, 10 (20%) female 38%males were black, 30% of females were black Only 1 override 2012 80 admissions, 70(88%) male, 10(12%) female 50% males were black, 80% of females were black 4 overrides LOS Jan-June 2014 2013 2012 Average 7.3 7.4 6.1 2 or less days 41% 26% 36% 5 or less days 52% 49% 53% 10+ days 30% 27% 24% longest stay 26 days 26days 16days * of the 11 held 2 or less days in 2014 it is recommended that the case files be reviewed to determine factors associated with short term detention with a view of how this number might be reduced considering time/cost/safety issues of transporation.
Challenges Informal and ambiguous victim s services Law enforcement referral reduction due to low expectations from police officers Transportation of juveniles in custody liability Emergency assessment of mental health for youth sporadic or non existent in certain populations Juvenile office attorney role yet to be defined
Future Project Cape County looks into consolidated juvenile office Monday, November 18, 2013 By Erin Ragan ~ Southeast Missourian Local juvenile authorities working under three roofs could come together under one, as the Cape Girardeau County Commission is taking steps to build a new office for the 32nd Judicial District Juvenile Assessment Center. About 20 employees in the juvenile division that serves Bollinger, Cape Girardeau and Perry counties are housed in two spaces for offices -- in the annex of the Common Pleas Courthouse and the former juvenile detention center on Merriwether Street in Cape Girardeau. The juvenile officers use a third location, the Echo Center on Armstrong Drive, for some programs. Because more staff are expected to be needed in the next one to five years based on past growth, according to the commission, more space is needed.
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