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
Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA) Population ACE s/ Pop u lation / Ed u cation / PA F
ACE Scores 85.7% of the youth had at least one 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 ACE ( 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 39.5% of the youth with completed o 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 ACE scores, scored 4 or higher u n d e r t h e a g e o f 1 8 . Top 3 items with highest yes response 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 , Were your parents ever separated or divorced – 81.3% yes response • 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 Did a household member go to prison – 60.4% yes • e a r l y d e a t h . response 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 Did you live with anyone who was a problem 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 . drinker or alcoholic or who used street drugs – 51.6% 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
Current Legal Status of OJA Youth 15.6 Average Age Custody 453 19 Maximum Age Supervision 538 Probation 576 Male 72% Youthful Offender 140 28% Female 5 Source: August 2019 Juvenile On-Line Tracking System (JOLTS)
Oklahoma Children of Incarcerated Parents CIP not in the 90% custody of OK CPS or otherwise 26,000 formally identified Number of Children with Incarcerated Parents (CIP) CIP are more likely in OK 70% than peers to end up incarcerated Source: 2017 OCCY Annual Report on Children with 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 5 th -grade reading level. On average, youth enter OJA care on a 4 th -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) 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 out-of-home placement. 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
OJA Expectant or Parenting Youth Expectant Youth: 20 Parenting Youth: 55 Snapshot OJA 2018 Snapshot OJA 2018 45 42 40 70 35 60 30 58 50 25 40 20 14 30 15 10 9 8 10 20 5 17 10 0 All OJA Youth 0 Institution Level E Home Placement Detention Other/Pending Male Female Source: Juvenile Based on internal survey by youth and staff) On-Line Tracking System (JOLTS)
Thank You. @ok_oja 3812 N. Santa Fe Suite 400 Oklahoma City, OK 73118 www.ok.gov/oja OklahomaOJA info@oja.ok.gov (405)-530-2800 Office of Juvenile Affairs
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