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Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Public Safety Sub-Committee Presentation JDRDC Honorable Todd Petit, Chief Judge Bob Bermingham, Director JDRDC July 17, 2018

Department Overview • Adjudication: The Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court (JDRDC) is responsible for adjudicating juvenile matters, offenses committed by adults against juveniles, and family matters except divorce to residents • Youth Services: The Court Services Unit (CSU) offers comprehensive intake, probation and residential services for delinquent and status offense youth under the legal age of 18 and post-adjudication services until age 21 • Adult Services: The CSU provides services to adults experiencing domestic and/or family difficulties and adult probation services • State Regulated: Although the CSU unit is locally operated, agency activities are regulated by the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) and the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) (adult probation) • Balanced Approach: The agency incorporates the overall philosophy of the balanced approach providing for public safety, holding offenders accountable, and offering services and programs designed to change behavior using evidence-based practices. 2

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Validated Risk Assessments • Use of Validated Risk Assessment Tools • Determines risk and needs • Assists in identifying the right types and levels of interventions • Right person, right service, right dosage 4

Data Trends Domestic Relations Complaints Juvenile Delinquency Complaints 10,636 9,946 9,579 9,384 9,030 4,481 4,415 4,274 3,950 3,767 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 5

Public Safety Juvenile Detention Center Supervised Release Services FY 2017 FY 2017 ADP = 47 ADP = 30 Placements = 332 Risk Levels * : Type of Service: 4 PRSU 53 Detention Alternative 2 Moderate 135 Electronic Monitoring 4 Mod/High 35 House Arrest 13 High 106 Outreach 1 Sentence * As of 7/6/18 and includes youth in BETA 6

Community Supervision New Adult Supervision New Juvenile Supervision Placements Placements 774 770 710 641 584 631 567 562 432 381 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 7

Diversion Efforts 8

Alternative Accountability Program AAP Youth AAP Cases Referred AAP Conferences Reaching Agreement Youth in Compliance 123 108 75 100% 99% 9

Juvenile Diversion Programming • Screened for Eligibility Risk to Reoffend • Over 35 Offenses • Eligible youth assessed 81% • Placed based on Risk/Needs An overwhelming majority of youth participating in JDRDC 17% Diversion Programming were low 2% risk to reoffend in FY 2017. Low Moderate High 10

Adult Pre-Trial Services * 248 Pre-Trial Services 32 Referrals Placements to CSB 490 Interviews *Data represents cases between January 2018 and June 2018. 11

Recidivism AAP is showing promising results with only 20% of 20% youth incurring new charges since the 12-Month Recidivism Rates inception of the program in 2014. 46% 43% Percent of Juveniles with New Criminal Charges after Diversion 19% 21% 17% 8% Adults Youth - Low Youth - Mod Youth - High 6-Months 12-Months 12

Other Promising Practices: • Mediation Services • Gang Prevention Coordination • Trauma Informed Services • Language Access 13