1 / 19

Reintegration of the Juvenile Offender

OJJDP's Involvement in Aftercare Programming. Review of trends in juvenile reentryReview of OJJDP's efforts in juvenile reentryReview of OJP's Serious

georgette
Download Presentation

Reintegration of the Juvenile Offender

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

    1. Reintegration of the Juvenile Offender Transition Conference December 8, 2003 Thomas Murphy Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention

    2. OJJDPs Involvement in Aftercare Programming Review of trends in juvenile reentry Review of OJJDPs efforts in juvenile reentry Review of OJPs Serious & Violent Offender Reentry Initiative Upcoming initiatives

    3. Characteristics of Youth in Custody 110,284 offenders in custody (2000 Juvenile Residential Facility Census) Small percentage of youth commit majority of juvenile crime Youth in custody have early age of penetration into the system 25% of juveniles in custody charged with violent crime index offenses

    4. Characteristics of Youth in Custody Over-representation of minority youth 1/3 of committed youth remain in custody 6 months after admission 7 in 10 youth in placement were held in secured, locked facilities Between 1987 and 1996, adjudicated cases resulting in court-ordered placement rose 51%

    5. OJJDPs Efforts at Addressing Aftercare Escalating delinquency rates Increased # of youth entering confinement Increased costs of confinement Youth not prepared to return to the community High recidivism rates

    6. OJJDPs Intensive Aftercare Program Supported a multi-year and phase initiative led by Johns Hopkins University- 1988 Assessment of existing program & review of relevant literature Developed & piloted the IAP in 3 states Ongoing training and technical assistance Information Dissemination Evaluation

    7. What did we find? Unwanted stepchild Youth on aftercare in back-end of the system - viewed as already receiving resources Many youth are aging-out of the system Few resources allocated to this end of the JJ system Poor evaluation outcomes for a number of intensive supervision programs

    8. Obstacles to Effective Case Management Inadequate funding Institution-based resources only Large caseloads/low staffing Established work hours & habits Poor supervision standards Insufficient attention to pre-release Distance between facility & home

    9. IAP Model - Phases of Reintegration Pre-release and preparatory planning during confinement Structured transition Long-term reintegration

    10. Five Programmatic Principles Preparing youth for progressive responsibility Facilitating youth-community interaction Working with offender & community support systems Developing needed resources Monitoring

    11. Defining Case Management Assessment, classification & selection Individual case planning incorporating family & community perspective Mix of intensive surveillance & services Balance of incentives & graduated consequences Service brokerage & social networks

    12. Service Provision & Treatment Special needs & special populations Education and School Vocational training, job readiness & placement Living arrangements Leisure and recreation Client-centered counseling

    13. Core Service Interventions Family services - FFT, MST, SFT Education services - linkages with corrections and school system Peer services - focus on gang-involved youth

    14. Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative Multiple federal partner involvement Awards made in Summer of 2002 Targets youth 14 - 17; young adult 18 -25; adults 25+ 69 grantees OJJDP managing 22 that are juvenile focused $400,000 to $2 million per site

    15. Program Goals Prevent re-offending Enhance public safety Leverage existing community resources Ensure program sustainability Assist the offender in engaging in prosocial community activities

    16. Program Strategy and Design Institution-based programming - assessments, education, treatment, mentoring Community -based transition - supervision and services; judicial oversight Community-based long term support - establishing & maintaining networks of support

    17. Boys & Girls Club Targeted Reentry Pilot initiative linking select reentry sites to Boys and Girls Club Establishing a club on the grounds of the institution Linking returning youth to local club Evaluation

    18. Training & Technical Assistance Juvenile Reintegration & Aftercare Center www.csus.edu/ssis/cdcps OJJDPs National Training and Technical Assistance Center - www.nttac.org National Center on Education, Disability, & Juvenile Justice - www.edjj.org

    19. For More Information Thomas Murphy State Representative Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention 202-353-8734 murphyt@ojp.usdoj.gov

More Related