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Using the best science to guide our practice PROVIDER TRAINING 2011

Statement of Purpose We dedicate ourselves to working in partnership to enhance the capacity of Pennsylvania’s juvenile justice system to achieve its balanced and restorative justice mission by:  Employing evidence-based practices, with fidelity, at every stage of the juvenile justice process;  Collecting and analyzing the data necessary to measure the results of these efforts; and, with this knowledge,  Striving to continuously improve the quality of our decisions, services and programs.

Balanced and Restorative Justice represents the foundational principles upon which our juvenile justice system is built • Community protection • Accountability to victims and community • Competency development Our juvenile justice system enhancement strategy will enhance our collective capacity to achieve our balanced and restorative justice goals

Quality Data Screening & Provider Supervision Analysis & Assessment Services & Practices Research Family Involvement YLS/CMI Evidence-Based Quality Data Programs Evidence-based Probation Practices Case Planning Identify Measures of Success Motivational EPISCenter Interviewing MAYSI~2 Graduated Responses Data Analysis Detention Assessment Quality Instrument Disproportionate Improvement Minority Contact Data Informed Initiative Alternatives to Policy & Programs Detention PACTT Alliance Evidence-Based Research Toolkit Diversion Aftercare

Stage Four Refinement Proficiency Data Driven Decisions Stage Three Policy Alignment Behavioral Change Scorecard EBP Service Contracts Stage Two Skill Building and Tools Cognitive Behavioral Programming Initiation Service Provider Alignment • Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol Motivational Interviewing Stage One Evidence-based Prevention and Structured Decision Making Intervention Services Center Readiness • YLS Risk/Need Assessment Responsivity Tools • MAYSI Screen Graduated Responses • Detention Assessment • Inter-rater Reliability Intro To EBP Training Case Plan Development Organizational Readiness Cost Analysis Stakeholder Involvement Delinquency Prevention Diversion Family Involvement Data Analysis Continuous Quality Improvement

Juvenile Justice System Improvement Project Center for Juvenile Justice Reform @ Georgetown University A comprehensive strategy  for evidence-based reform Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol (SPEP) Berks County was selected as  one of four sites nationally Type of Program Amount of Treatment Quality of Treatment PA team is comprised of  county and state officials and Youth Risk Level practitioners

 Based on over thirty years of research  Well – designed programs that meet certain conditions can reduce recidivism.  Based on three principles

isk eed esponsivity

 1 st Principle is the RISK principle or the Who to target  Do not place low risk offenders with high risk offenders.

 2 nd Principle is the NEED principle or the What to target

3 rd Principle is the TREATMENT principle, or the How  The methods programs will use to target RISKS AND NEEDS  Most effective programs are behavioral in nature  The most effective interventions are behavioral:  Focus on current factors that influence behavior  Action oriented- do something other than talk  Offender behavior is appropriately reinforced

 Fidelity Principle – implement program as designed

 Identifies what modes and styles of services are appropriate for offenders.  Includes protective or strength factors to help moderate risk factors.

Purpose  The instrument is designed to assist the professional worker in the collection and synthesis of risk, need and responsivity information and the linking of that information with case planning. It is not designed to replace professional judgments or to dictate decisions.

Top Four + 1 Additional Non-Criminogenic Criminogenic Needs Criminogenic Needs needs 1. Prior and current 6. 1. offenses 2. 7. 2. 3. 8. 3. 4. 4. 5. 5.

 Prior and current offenses  Attitudes/Orientation (moral reasoning )  Peer Relations (prosocial skills )  Personality/Behavior  Family Circumstances/Parenting  Substance Abuse  Education/ Employment (academic skills/workforce development)  Leisure/Recreation & Community Engagement (prosocial skills)

 Current and prior offenses  Attitudes/Orientation  Personality/Behavior  Peer Relations  Family circumstances

 Static risk factor  Not changeable  Past behavior is a powerful predictor of future behavior

 It is NOT prescriptive in terms of service delivery  It is NOT a mental health assessment  It will NOT cover needs that are unrelated to future offending  It is NOT a diagnostic tool

0.3 0.25 Reduction In recidivism 0.2 0.15 0.1 0.05 Increase in 0 recidivism Les than half criminogenic Fifty % or more criminogenic -0.05 Source: Dowden and Andrews (1999). What Works in Youthful Offender Treatment. Forum on Correctional Research

Better outcomes Source: Andrews, D. A., Dowden, C., & Gendreau, P. (1999). Clinically relevant and psychologically informed app roaches to reduced reoffending: A meta-analytic study of human service, risk, need, responsivity, and other concerns in justice contexts . Unpublished manuscript. Ottawa, ON: Carleton University; Dowden, C. (1998). A meta-analytic examination of the risk, need and responsivity principles 60% and their importance within the rehabilitation debate . Unpublished master's thesis, Ottawa, ON: Carleton University, Department of Psychology. 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% -10% 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -20% More criminogenic More non- than non- criminogenic than criminogenic needs criminogenic needs Poorer outcomes

Needs Targeted & Correlation with Effect Size for Youthful Offenders 0.4 0.3 Reduced Recidivism 0.2 0.1 0 Increased Recidivism -0.1 -0.2 Fear of Punishment Bond Anti Social Peers Target Self-Esteem Vague Emotional Problems Respect Anti Social Thinking Physical Activity Criminogenic Needs Effect Size -0.18 -0.12 -0.09 -0.06 -0.05 -0.03 0.36 Source: Dowden and Andrews, (1999). What Works in Young Offender Treatment: A Meta Analysis. Forum on Correctional Research. Correctional Services of Canada

100 90 80 70 60 50 Risk/Need 40 30 20 10 0 Poor Match Med Match Good Match

 YLS counties to provide YLS results and/or case plan  YLS used to assist with ISP or other service development  Expectation: interventions will be individualized based on the identified criminogenic risk/need areas

 Dan Rhoads c-darhoads@state.pa.us