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MADISON COUNTY, TENNESSEE

• Halfw

Halfway betw y betwee een Mem n Memphis and his and Nas Nashville ville

• Populat

pulation o

• n of almo

most 1 100,000 0,000

• 2/3 liv

2/3 live inside the city limits of Jackso inside the city limits of Jackson. n.

• Appx

Appx 25,00 25,000 fr from surr

• m surroundi
• unding count

counties come int come into Jackson each da Jackson each day t y to work and rk and att attend school. nd school.

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STRUCTURE OF THE THE JUVENILE COURT

• Gener

General Sessions l Sessions – – Includ ncludes pr probat

• bate and civil

e and civil dock dockets ets in in additio addition t to abus abuse/neglect, juv e/neglect, juvenile nile justice, child suppor justice, child support, t, cust custody

• dy, and visitation

and visitation cases cases.

• Elect

Elected Juv d Juvenile Cour nile Court Judge & t Judge & one

• ne magis

magistrat rate

• Elect

Elected Juv d Juvenile Cour nile Court Clerk t Clerk

• Cour

Court Ser t Services Direct ices Director appoint

• r appointed b

d by County County Legis Legislativ ative Body e Body COURT SERVICES DIVISION INCLUDES…

• 8-bed Juv

8-bed Juvenile Det nile Detention Cent ntion Center er

• 2 Intak

2 Intake Counse Counselors rs

• 6 Pr

6 Probation

• bation Of

Officer cers

• 2 Victim A

2 Victim Advocat cates

• Teen C

een Court

• Ev

Evening R ening Reporting C ing Cent nter er

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BY THE NUMBERS

• App

Appx 1,100 delinq 00 delinquency cases per y ncy cases per year ar

• DMC conce

DMC concerns ns – – More than 80%

• re than 80% are y

are youth of uth of color color, though though the the county county as a whole as a whole is about is about 35% non 35% nonwhit hite.

• Trends

ends o

• ver the last fiv

er the last five y year ars sho s show a a decline in decline in the the overall number of erall number of delinq delinquent of nt offenses nses, but , but cer certain cat ain categor gories es of

• f violent of

violent offenses nses in involv lving ing weapons apons are are increas increasing ng. INITIATIVES BEGAN IN 2010…WHY?

• Statut

Statutor

• ry req

y requirements f irements for e r evidenc idence based practice based practice

• Outdat

Outdated ed assessm assessment instrum nt instrument with nt with no resear no research base base

• Inconsist

Inconsistency in ncy in ser services and ices and recommendations due t recommendations due to lack of lack of standar standardization ization

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INTAKE PROCEDURES

• Yout

uth charge h charged with delinq with delinque uent of nt offense nses come come in f in for r assessment along assessment along with with a a parent or parent or guar guardian. dian.

• Advis

vised of d of their rights, pe their rights, petitio tition is is re revie viewed with with them, and them, and att attorne rneys are s are appoint appointed if d if qualified f alified for r indig indigent counse

• counsel. 9

97% of % of cases do cases do qualify alify, and and MCJC does no MCJC does not use the public t use the public def defender’s nder’s of

• ffice.

fice.

• Cour

Court t dat date se set if no t if not q t qualified alified for div r diversio ion

• Youth and par

h and parent/guar nt/guardian ask ian asked d to voluntarily luntarily participa icipate e in t the CAN e CANS sc screener ener.

CANS SCREENER

• Gra

Grant par t partners nership hip with with DCS, DMH, and the DCS, DMH, and the AOC

• Child and A

Child and Adoles

• lescent Needs &

cent Needs & Strengths Strengths (CANS) (CANS) screener screener is a 33-it is a 33-item em modified modified version rsion

• f the CANS used
• f the CANS used by DCS.

DCS.

• Each

Each it item is score em is scored 0 t 0 to 3 3 with 0 with 0 meaning meaning “no “not an issue” an issue” and 3 and 3 meanin meaning “y “youth in

• uth in crisis

crisis”. ”.

• Connect the f

Connect the family with mily with resour resources and ser ces and services ices inst instea ead of

• f waiting until cour

iting until court. t.

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OBSTACLES TO THE CANS

• Peopl
• ple don’t

don’t lik like chang change.

• Concerns fr

Concerns from att

• m attorne

rneys

PROBATION PROGRAMS OPERATED BY MCJCS

• TRIAD –

TRIAD – Early int arly interventio ention and educat and education ion ar around

• und drugs

drugs and alcohol and alcohol

• Juv

Juveni nile Cour le Court Moni t Monitoring – ring – Middle sc ddle school ag

• l aged

ed youth with uth with non nonviolent first iolent first of

• ffenses

nses

• Child

Child & & Family Int mily Interven entio tion – – High schoo igh school age age yo youth w with multiple o

• ffenses
• In

Intensiv ive/Suspended Co e/Suspended Commitment – mmitment – High sch school ag

• ol age y

e youth uth wi with th seri serious

• us del

delinq nquent uent char charges and multip and multiple priors le priors

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YASI – YOUTH ASSESSMENT AND SCREENING INSTRUMENT

• Used post-a

Used post-adjudi djudicati ation t

• n to de

develop the p the ser service e plan f plan for the y r the youth uth

• CANS and Y

CANS and YASI ha ASI have dif differen erent purposes. t purposes. CANS is CANS is a a mental health screening t mental health screening tool.

• ol.

The Y The YASI is ASI is a a risk assessment f risk assessment for y r youth uth already already adjudicat adjudicated delinq delinque uent t nt to det determine rmine risk of future of risk of future offense nses.

MEASURES OF SUCCESS

• Recidivism is

cidivism is assessed at assessed at six, 12, 18 six, 12, 18 and 2 and 24 month months past case closure. past case closure.

• Defi

Defined ned as as whet whether or no r or not a t a yout uth incurs incurs ne new charges in w charges in the juv the juvenile or adult nile or adult syst system em

• Bench

Benchmar ark is k is 15%

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IMPROVEMENT DEMONSTRATED

• More accurat

More accurate match betw match between een y youth uth and f and family’s needs and ser mily’s needs and services ices rende rendered means bett ed means better outc er outcom

• mes.

es.

• Currently all

Currently all le levels of pr ls of probation are

• bation are

unde under the 1 the 15% recidi % recidivism bench sm benchmar ark. k.

• More ef

More effectiv ive use of e use of resour resources

WHAT WE LEARNED…

• Resear

search carefully ch carefully, commit t commit to y your plan ur plan and striv and strive f for f r fidelity t delity to the instrumen the instruments. s.

• Measure outcom

Measure outcomes carefull es carefully and and don’t don’t be afraid t be afraid to mak make changes as changes as you learn u learn fr from the data.

• m the data.
• Kno

Know that it ma that it may tak y take year ars s to see see the the resul results of s of what y what you do t u do toda day

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STUMBLING BLOCKS

• Lack of

Lack of staf staff – f – This his pr process is

• cess is driv

driven b en by the initial the initial intak

• intake. Getti

. Getting that ng that right is right is critical and critical and tak takes time. T s time. Typical intak pical intake is is 1 1 to 1.5 hours. 1.5 hours. Will be dif Will be difficult f icult for a r a county county with withou

• ut dedi

t dedica cated intak intake staf staff.

• Ability t

ility to track data – track data – You

• u will need a

will need a reliable w reliable way t y to collect and measure collect and measure

• utcom
• utcomes data t

es data to kno know if if what y what you u are are doing is ef doing is effectiv ctive. e.

WHAT’S NEXT?

Juv Juvenile Mental Health Cour nile Mental Health Court t t to ser serve as e as a a div diversionary pr proc

• cess f

ess for y r youth uth and f and families milies who f who follo llow thr w through with mental health ugh with mental health treatmen treatment plans. t plans.