Managing Risks (From Jurisdictional Teams: Strategic Planning Master Notebook Speaker Specific Topic - Participant Information, 2001, NJDA Center for Research and Professional Development, ed. -- See NCJ 190658)

• NCJ Number: 190661
• Author(s): John Rhoads
• Date Published: 2001
• Length: 35 pages
• Grant Number(s): 98-JB-VX-0104
• Sponsoring Agency: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
• Sale Source: National Juvenile Detention Assoc; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Instructional Material
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: From Jurisdictional Team Training in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, July 17-18, 2001.

Annotation

This section of the "Strategic Planning Master Notebook" for jurisdictional teams provides a notetaking guide on a risk-assessment instrument for juveniles being considered for detention, sample detention admission criteria, and hand-out papers on "Addressing Disproportionate Minority Representation Within the Juvenile Justice System" and "Juvenile Detention Reform in Santa Cruz County" (California).

Abstract

The note-taking guide outlines steps before developing a risk-assessment instrument, elements of the instrument, the purposes of a risk-assessment instrument, field-testing the instrument, and monitoring implementation. Samples provided are the Santa Cruz County (California) Juvenile Hall suggested booking criteria; the Sacramento County (California) Juvenile Hall pretrial detention admission criteria; and the risk-assessment instruments for Santa Cruz County, Sacramento County, Cook County (Illinois), Multnomah County, the Alabama Detention Project, and Broward County. The paper on "Addressing Disproportionate Minority Representation Within the Juvenile Justice System" focuses on the efforts undertaken by Santa Cruz County. The steps involved in addressing minority overrepresentation in the juvenile justice system consisted of administrative emphasis support and leadership; decision-point mapping and data review; objective criteria for decision making; staff characteristics and training; the elimination of barriers to family involvement; the development of alternatives to formal handling and incarceration; and the development of a full continuum of treatment, supervision, and placement options. The second handout paper summarizes the elements of juvenile detention reform in Santa Cruz County.