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Juvenile Justice and Children of Incarcerated Parents

Presented by: Rachel Canuso Holt Chief Operating Officer/ General Counsel

• Dr. Paul Shawler

Chief Psychologist Interim Study October 10, 2019

ACE s/ Pop u lation / Ed u cation / PA F

Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA) Population

ACE Scores

A d v e rs e C h i l d h o o d E x p e r i e n c e s ( A C E s ) i s t h e t e r m u s e d t o d e s c r i b e a l l t y p e s o f a b u s e , n e g l e c t , a n d

• t h e r p o t e n t i a l l y t ra u m a t i c

e x p e r i e n c e s t h a t o c c u r t o p e o p l e u n d e r t h e a g e o f 1 8 . A d v e rs e C h i l d h o o d E x p e r i e n c e s h a v e b e e n l i n ke d t o

• r i s k y h e a l t h b e h a v i o rs ,
• c h r o n i c h e a l t h c o n d i t i o n s ,
• l o w l i fe p o t e n t i a l , a n d
• e a r l y d e a t h .

A s t h e n u m b e r o f A C E s i n c r e a s e s , s o d o e s t h e r i s k fo r t h e s e o u t c o m e s .

• 85.7% of the youth had at least one

ACE

• 39.5% of the youth with completed

ACE scores, scored 4 or higher

• Top 3 items with highest yes response

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/childabuseandneglect/acestudy/aboutace.html Juvenile On-Line Tracking System (JOLTS)

4

• Were your parents ever separated or divorced–

81.3% yes response

• Did a household member go to prison– 60.4% yes

response

• Did you live with anyone who was a problem

drinker or alcoholic or who used street drugs– 51.6% yes response

Current Legal Status of OJA Youth

Average Age Male Maximum Age

19

72% 15.6 28%

Female

Source: August 2019 Juvenile On-Line Tracking System (JOLTS)

5

Custody 453 Supervision 538 Probation 576 Youthful Offender 140

26,000

Number of Children with Incarcerated Parents (CIP) in OK

CIP not in the custody of OK CPS

• r otherwise

formally identified CIP are more likely than peers to end up incarcerated

90% 70%

Source: 2017 OCCY Annual Report on Children with Incarcerated Parents

Oklahoma Children of Incarcerated Parents

Oklahoma Youth Academy Charter School

Current OYACS Youth

Oklahoma Youth Academy Charter School (OYACS) shows:

• On average, youth enter OJA care on a 5th -grade

reading level.

• On average, youth enter OJA care on a 4th -grade math

level.

• 34% on IEP
• GPA Range: 0.5 – 3.0
• Graduation Totals:

COJC – 49 Diplomas – 44 GEDs SWOJC – 42 Diplomas – 33 GEDs

Source: Data from OYACS.

OJA Youth as Parents

Pregnancy Assistance Fund (PAF)

Since 2010, the PAF Program has:

• Invested $25 million/year in communities across the nation
• Funded 37 distinct grantees including 32 states and 5 tribes
• Served 76,000+ expectant and parenting teens and families
• Primary focus is to provide support to Oklahoma’s at-risk

and juvenile justice involved pregnant and parenting youth

• Program provides supportive programming to improve the

educational, health, and social outcomes for high risk pregnant and parenting teens who are in community or

• ut-of-home placement.

OJA Expectant or Parenting Youth

Source: Juvenile Based on internal survey by youth and staff) On-Line Tracking System (JOLTS) 8 9 42 10 14

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 All OJA Youth

Snapshot OJA 2018

Institution Level E Home Placement Detention Other/Pending

58 17 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Male Female

Snapshot OJA 2018

Expectant Youth: 20 Parenting Youth: 55

Thank You.

@ok_oja OklahomaOJA Office of Juvenile Affairs 3812 N. Santa Fe Suite 400 Oklahoma City, OK 73118 www.ok.gov/oja info@oja.ok.gov (405)-530-2800