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JDAI JDAI InterInter--Site ConferenceSite Conference

November 28 November 28 -- 30, 200630, 2006

Expediting Cases Expediting Cases

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Expediting Court Process

• As bureaucracies advance red-tape bureaucratization tends to develop

• Opportunities to expedite can occur at various points in the system

• Expediting is not a trade-off for quality– When process otherwise becomes punishment– When the impact of swift an certain is lost– When children are removed from their families for

longer periods unnecessarily– When children and families are distanced from

services that provide help

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY

Juvenile Justice Process Flow

Bookin

g

Detention/

Arraignmen

t

Disposition

Adjudicatio

n Release

Within 72

hours of

booking

Within 10 business days of

adjudicatio

n

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Expediting Cases Santa Cruz:Front End Strategy – Arraignment to Disposition

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Santa Cruz County ProbationFront End Strategy

• Obtaining critical social history information at the intake interview

• Complete validated probation screening and assessment during intake interview

• In most cases form but hold a recommendation based on initial information

• Assessment of social and criminogenic needs, victim statement, and recommendation is included in a pre-disposition report

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13.38.6

FY-96/97

FY-05/06

COMPARATIVE STUDY: FY-1996/97 vs. FY-2005/06

Juvenile Hall Average Length of Stay

35% Decrease

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FY-2005/06

Juvenile Hall Average Length of StayN = 800

15%(119)

61%(484)

19%(153)

3%(25)

2%(19)

0-3 DAYS 4-10 DAYS 11-30 DAYS31-60 DAYS 60+ DAYS

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FY-2005/06

Juvenile Hall ALOS Excluding 0-3 Day Period

N = 316

6%8%

38%

48%

4-10 DAYS 11-30 DAYS 31-60 DAYS 60+ DAYS

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COMPARATIVE STUDY: 1998 vs. 2005

Average Daily Population: Latino Youth

33.6

9.31998 2005

72% Decrease

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JAN 2006 - PRESENT

Juvenile Hall Average Length of StayN = 767

2%(19)

4%(33)

17%(128)

62%(474)

15%(113)

0-3 DAYS 4-10 DAYS 11-30 DAYS31-60 DAYS 60+ DAYS

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JANUARY 2006 - PRESENT

Juvenile Hall ALOS Excluding 0-3 Day Period

N = 293

44%

39%

11%6%

4-10 DAYS 11-30 DAYS 31-60 DAYS 60+ DAYS

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Expediting Cases Santa Cruz:Back Door Strategy – Disposition to Placement

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Expediting Placement Cases

• Reduce the numbers of youth going to placements by increasing family preservation services

• Develop a hands-on relationship with placements to ensure that services are individualized, with variable length of stay, family centered and culturally relevant

• Measure and review time frames (dispo to release) reduce referral red-tape and monitor length of time in program.

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FY-05/06 AFDC

Length of Stay Pending Placement

15

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

1996 2005

Bed Days Disposition to Release

Average Length of Stay in Detention

Pending Placement

26.8

5.4

79% Decrease

16

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

1996 2005

1996 104 35 11 50.67

2005 38 5 0 18.8

PlacementsRanch Camp

CYAJuvenile

Hall ADP*

JDAI OutcomesComparison 1996 and 2005