July 2011 Quarterly Meeting - Ramsey County Juvenile Detention

RAMSEY COUNTY JDAI / DMC
QUARTERLY STAKEHOLDER GROUP MEETING
JULY 20, 2011
TRANSFORMING THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND REDUCING DMC
THROUGH DATA AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
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Recognitions and Transition of co-Chair
Ramsey County Stakeholders
Committee Chairs:
At one time Ramsey County had 12 active
committees. Committee members comprise
community and systems representatives focused on
specific strategic areas. While only several
committees remain active, chairs of each committee
remains involved in monitoring work completed by
their committees. These chairs have provided
critical leadership.
Committee Chairs:
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Roy Adams (Special Detention Cases)
Melvin Carter, Jr (Detention Alternatives)
Chris Crutchfield (Communications)
Tama Hall (Case Processing)
Rashad Hameed (RAI)
Peter Jessen-Howard (Steering)
Laura LaBlanc (Detention Alternatives)
Jim Loye (Graduated Response Grid)
Horace Munoz (Special Detention Cases)
Connie Nowacki (Data)
Brian Portzen (Detention Conditions)
Steve Poynter (RAI)
Gwen Rouleau (RAI)
George Stephenson (DMC)
Sarah Walker (DMC)
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Stakeholder Group Members:
Members of Ramsey County’s JDAI Executive Committee provide
direction and staff resources to ensure work is completed. In
the last year a number of long-time stakeholders changed
positions. We take this time to thank these members for their
support:
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Bob Fletcher (Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department)
Susan Gaertner (County Attorney’s Office)
Richard Garland (Ain Dah Yung)
John Harrington (Saint Paul Police Department)
Babette Jamison (Model Cities)
Anne Mulholland (Mayor of Saint Paul)
Judge George Stephenson (2nd Judicial District) - Co Chair
The Great Cloud of Witnesses
Community Members, Community
Partners, Committee Members,
Current Stakeholders, County Board
of Commissioners, Staff, Students,
Parents, Guardians, Elders…
THANK YOU
for your commitment to our children and
to remaining involved in the process.
We see the results Your Work!
Stakeholder Group:
Chief Thomas Smith
Saint Paul Police Department
Co –Chair JDAI Stakeholder Group
Data Results
Ramsey County Stakeholders
2nd 2011 Quarter Results:
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Detention Status = 49% down
Youth of Color = 46% Down
417
342
280
259
254
216
Detention
225
YOC = 4% up
2008
2009
2010
2011
YOC
JDAI IMPACT
System Outcomes
Ramsey County (2nd Quarter Comparisons)
Average Daily Population in
Average Daily Population in
Detention
Detention
Youth of Color
All Youth
Youth of Color
(2008 – 2011)
(2008 – 2011)
(2010 – 2011)
7%
48%
43%
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Average Daily Population by Race/ Ethnicity in JDC
April 1 through June 30)
15.5
88% =
Youth of color
13.8
Multi Racial /
Other ADP
continue rise
Black youth
ADP down 2%
2010
2011
2.4 2.6
Black
White
1.7
2.5
1.2
Asian
1.6
0.8
Latino
1.2 1.3
Native
American
1
Multi Racial
Reasons for Detention in JDC
Warrants continue to trend up
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103
Follow up for last meeting
Met w/ Judges, County Attorneys and
Public Defenders…
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88
67
Most youth detained new offenses w/
Felony representing the highest
2009
47
36 36
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29
24
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15 17
15 16
18
30
20 20
15
10
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Felony
GM
Misd.
Missing
Court Order
PV's
Waivers
Warrants
2010
2011
Some Serious Offenses Up
• Assault 2nd (8 vs. 1) – 700% up
• Aggravated Assault (10 vs. 9) - 11 % up
• Aggravated Robbery (22 vs. 13) – 69% up
• Burglary 1st (6 vs. 2) – 200% up
• Theft (10 vs. 7) – 43% up
• Weapons (5 vs. 3) – 67% up
Community Based Alternatives to Detention
Ramsey County Stakeholders
Why Alternatives to Detentions:
• Ramsey County Community Leaders disturbed
by:
– High disproportionate youth of color in system (DMC)
– Increase in admissions and overcrowding at detention
center
• Ramsey County Community Leaders believed:
– Community could do better by youth
– Communities of color shared common goal of wanting
better outcomes for youth
– Communities most impacted by system must be part
of solutions
The Ripple(s) in the Pond:
• Community & Faith Based Agencies had history of partnering with
Ramsey County
• In 2005, County Board of Commissioners endorsed implementation of
JDAI to address DMC and overcrowding
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In 2006, W. Haywood Burns Institute completed interviews with
community and systems leaders to assess readiness for reforms
– Recommended the consideration of alternatives to detention
• Detention Alternatives Committee formed to develop recommendations
– Early focus group conducted by committee with parents and youth involved
in JJS revealed need for community based and culturally sensitive responses
– Report to Steering Committee and Stakeholder Group
Detention Alternatives Committee
• Membership Community and Systems staff
• 1st Recommendations 
– 36 hour ATD’s
– Detention Center Programs
• Inventory of resources by zip code
– Challenges discovered
• Survey of Agencies
Data
(re)Discovered and (re) Discerned
• Profile of Youth:
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African American
Zip Codes  55106/ 55104 /55117
Average age = 16 years
Non new offenses
Frequent Flyers
Community
Engagement
What agencies existed
in zip codes where
youth reside?
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Recommendations
Detention Alternatives Committee
• Language is Important!
– Coach is to Tracker as Learning is to Reporting … in
Ramsey County
• Community CRITICAL
– Ramsey County adopted Community Engagement as a 9th
core strategy with JDAI ‘s 8 core strategies
• Community–Based Alternatives
– Evening Learning Centers
– Community Coaches
Influential Factors
JUVENILE DETENTION ALTERNATIVES INITIATIVE:
EQUITY, EFFICIENCY, EFFECTIVENESS
Decisions Community Based Alternatives
•Collective Communities of Hope
•BI Coach Up’s
•Objective Screening Tools
•Cost Savings
•Board Workshops w/Partners
•Political Will
1) Two Year Pilot
2) Funding from County
3) Lead Agencies
• Cultural Wellness Center
• Model Cities
• 180 Degrees
4) Partner Agencies
• YWCA
• Saint Paul College
• Aurora St. Anthony
Community Based Alternatives
Program Descriptions
Evening Learning Centers (ELC)
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Operates Monday – Friday 4pm to 8pm (University/Frogtown & East Side Saint Paul)
Transportation provided before and after
Structured activities to address behavior
Case workers assigned
Dinner provided
Based in neighborhoods where youth reside
Identified risks and needs of youth in partnership
30 Days or Sessions required
Community Coaches
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Work with youth individually
Community-based with focus on connecting youth to resources
Partners with probation officers on case plan
Advocates for public safety and youth development
Typically resides in community of youth and connected culturally
Matched by gender
Identified risks and needs of youth/ family
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Alternatives to Detention
• Goal:
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Prevent youth from re-offending
Ensure youth returns to court
Provide the least restrictive setting
Preserve and value family
network
– Engage youth in pro-social /
positive development activities
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Reflections from Community Partners
Ramsey County Stakeholders
Community Partner Reflections
Cultural Wellness Center
Our Mission:
To unleash the power of citizens to heal themselves and to
build community.
The Cultural Wellness Center is a community-initiated
organization that mines and synthesizes experience-based
knowledge to both explain problems and deliver solutions.
The Cultural Wellness Center is in the business of positioning
community knowledge at the forefront of community health
and economic development ideas.
Community Partner Reflections
Model Cities
Our Mission
Human Services:
to carry out culturally sensitive services that promote the
physical, mental, spiritual, social and economic well-being
of individuals, families and communities
Community Development:
to carry out community-based development that
improves the quality of life and contributes to the
revitalization of urban Communities
Community Partner Reflections
180 Degrees
Our Mission
To turn lives around to ensure safer communities.
180 Degrees, Inc. has been providing intervention,
prevention and supportive services to juvenile and
adults since 1973 . Since 2001, 180 Degrees, Inc. has
contracted with Ramsey County to provide juvenile
probation case management services.
Results and Findings
Ramsey County Stakeholders
Participants during Pilot
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Gender
Males = 96%
Females = 4%
Race / Ethnicity:
•African American = 92%
•Hmong / SE Asian = 3%
•Latino = 3%
•Caucasian = 2%
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Youth Referred
ELC
Community Coaches
Community Based Alternatives
42.5
88%
Youth spent
more time in
ATD’s than
anticipated.
Success rate
nearly similar
37.6
ELC
86%
Community Coaches
Average Length of Stay
ELC
Community Coaches
Success Rate
Where are Youth Referred
Total Youth Served = 279
Human Services = 27%
Corrections = 73%
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Human Services
Corrections
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What We Learned
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Reasons for referrals must be clearly defined and achievable
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Parents must be made to feel welcomed and part of their child’s healing process
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Youth connected to positive adults from the child’s community are more likely to succeed.
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Youth who engage with community agencies will continue to engage with adults from agencies when given the
opportunity.
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Youth could benefit from programs that continue to strengthen skills learned in ATD’s.
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Girls can benefit from similar programs that are gender specific.
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Parents are interested in special parenting groups.
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Culture and culturally specific responses matter.
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ELC staff and Community Coaches must have access to schools where their clients attend.
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ELC staff and Community Coaches often have enormous insight into the intrinsic motivations of youth because
of the relationship established with the youth and his/her family. These insights have been extremely
beneficial in assisting the youth gain better outcomes.
How Have We Used Information
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Continued to support Evening Learning Centers in zip codes 55104 and 55106
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Expanded Community Coaches to include girls with female coaches
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Expanding ethnic mix of community coaches to include coaches from other racial / ethnic populations
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Developing a community based girls group
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Establishing a county-wide Evening Learning Center
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Implemented a weekend program that off sets the current work program. This program based more on skill
building and service learning
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Engaged a Work Readiness Program geared toward youth who have been successful.
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Establishing a pre-trial shelter plus alternative in partnership with Ramsey County Human Services
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Creating a Youth Advisory Board comprised of mainly court involved youth who have been successful with
responses
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Use Family Functional Therapy (FFT) with culturally specific providers.
Community Based ATD:
Looking Forward
 Sustainability of Services
– Budget Implications for New ATD’s
– Budget Implications Beyond 2013
 Sustainability of Strategies
– Juvenile Justice System Training Sessions
– Community Meetings and Coach-ups
 Evaluation of Programs
– Assessment
– Adjusting Services
– Integrated Service Model with Youth, Family and Community
Other Things We Discovered
(opportunities)
As we look forward, what are the long-term
implications for community-based alternatives
in Ramsey County?
What are the opportunities for deeper
engagement between our community agencies,
families, youth, victims, and systems partners
that promote the common goal of positive
youth development, public safety and fairness?
Discussion
Ramsey County Stakeholders
Next Steps
& Wrap Up