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1 The Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) was conceived to address what had become a national crisis in the early 1990s Detention populations were climbing, with far But, JDAI was also created as an entry- too many youth in

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The Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) was conceived to address what had become a national crisis in the early 1990s

Detention populations were climbing, with far too many youth in over-crowded facilities

5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 AVERAGE DAILY POP OF JUVENILES IN U.S. PUBLIC DETENTION CENTERS (1985-1995)

20% 31% 42% 47% 50% 60%

1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 PERCENTAGE OF JUVENILES IN OVERCROWDED U.S. PUBLIC DETENTION CENTERS (1985-1995)

But, JDAI was also created as an entry- point strategy for deeper system reform

53% 58% 47% 39% 24% 24% 21% 18% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

1992 2010

Detained: % Adjudicated Detained: % Adjudicated that were placed Not Detained: % Adjudicated Not Detained: % Adjudicated that were placed

U.S. ADJUDICATION & PLACEMENT RATES: DETAINED YOUTH VS. NOT DETAINED YOUTH

Detained youth are more than twice as likely to be adjudicated and placed. Nationally, this has changed little over time

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JDAI uses eight interconnected strategies to enable jurisdictions to safely reduce reliance on secure detention

Collaboration Use of accurate data Objective admissions criteria and instruments Alternative to detention Case processing reforms Reducing the use of secure confinement for ‘special’ cases Deliberate commitment to reducing racial disparities Improving conditions of confinement To demonstrate that jurisdictions can establish more effective and efficient systems to accomplish the purposes of juvenile detention.

PURPOSE:

1) Eliminate inappropriate or unnecessary use of secure detention 2) Minimize failures to appear and incidence of delinquent behavior 3) Redirect public finances to successful reform strategies 4) Improve conditions in secure detention facilities 5) Reduce racial and ethnic disparities

OBJECTIVES: CORE STRATEGIES:

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Results

  • 43 percent drop in average daily detention population
  • 1.4 million fewer days in detention
  • 90,000 fewer admissions annually
  • 57 percent drop in commitments to state custody
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The Missouri Story

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ALL Youth Youth Of Color

ADP Down 65% Down 64% Admissions Down 59% Down 47% ALOS UP 23% UP19% Commitments Down 28% Down 32% Public Safety Indicator Down 28%

Juvenile Referrals/Intake Cases

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JDAI is active in more than 300 counties, spanning 39 states, the District of Columbia and two Tribes

NM IL NJ OR CA ID MD GA AZ NV IN DC WA MO MN MS DE TX AL MT IA VA FL ME OH SD NE WY WI KS PA TN State site County site Model site NH RI MA NY KY HI AR LA

One in four youth live in a community that participates in JDAI.

Tribal site

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PR

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Length of Stay Advancing Equity Replacing Youth Prisons Expanding Partnerships Connecting the Network

Opportunities

JDAI Forward

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  • 33%
  • 11%
  • 40%
  • 27%

18%

  • 14%

Admissions ALOS ADP Change from Change from

Lengths of stay

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Length of Stay Advancing Equity Replacing Youth Prisons Expanding Partnerships Probation Transformation Connecting the Network

Opportunities

JDAI Forward

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23 83 White Non-Hispanic Youth Youth of Color

Advancing Equity:

2016 detention rate per 100,000 youth

Youth of Color detained at more than three times the rate of white youth

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Our Focus on Equity

Our Focus

 Shared language  Structural barriers  Targeted strategies

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Length of Stay Advancing Equity Replacing Youth Prisons Expanding Partnerships Connecting the Network

Opportunities

JDAI Forward

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Grounding Principles: What Kind of Juvenile Justice System?

A juvenile justice system that was truly built to promote desistance and reduce recidivism would focus its resources and attention on meeting those developmental needs, and would stop doing anything that stands in the way of that goal.

To grow, system involved youth need … … a sense of safety Youth need to feel safe in their environment, and they need a sense of physical and emotional well-being. … a sense of connection Youth need to feel connected to positive adults and positive peers … a sense of purpose Youth need to have goals to strive toward, skills to hone, and a sense that they have a valuable role to play in the lives of the people and the community around them. … a sense of fairness Youth need to perceive delinquency proceedings to be fair and transparent and sanctions imposed to themselves and their peers to be proportionate to the

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Length of Stay Advancing Equity Replacing Youth Prisons Expanding Partnerships Connecting the Network

Opportunities

JDAI Forward

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Get Connected!

Your Voices are Needed

jdaiconnect.org

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  • Go to www.jdaiconnect.org
  • Click on “Non-Casey Staff Login”

To get connected-----

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Length of Stay Advancing Equity Replacing Youth Prisons Connecting the Network Expanding Partnerships

Opportunities

JDAI Forward

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These are Our Children