A disproportionate number of minority youth in NY in juvenile prisons.
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A disproportionate number of minority youth in NY in juvenile
prisons.
Step 1: Define the ProblemStep 2: Gather the EvidenceStep 3: Identify the CausesStep 4: Examine an Existing PolicyStep 5: Develop SolutionsStep 6: Select the Best Solution
By Jamal Denman Step 1: Define the Problem
12,558 = number of juveniles who entered the New York City Juvenile Justice System in 2008 [CWW]
49.4% = percentage of youths released from detention facilities who are readmitted [MMR09]
80% = percentage of youths released from placement who return within three years [OCFS]
Step 2: Gather the Evidence
83% = percentage of youths in detention who require mental health services [MMR08]
74% = percentage of youths in placement who require substance abuse treatment [OASAS]
40% = percentage of youths admitted to detention who came from only 15 of New York City's 59 community districts [DJJ]
Step 2: Gather the Evidence
68% = percentage of youths from those 15 community districts who came from areas where poverty rates are between 32% and 46% [DHMH]
$251+ million = total New York City budget for the juvenile justice system in FY2008 [IBO]
Step 2: Gather the Evidence
95% = percentage of youths entering detention who are of African-American or Latino decent [CA]
Step 2: Gather the Evidence
What are the social repercussions of having a disproportionate amount of young minorities in juvenile prisons?1. First condition2. Second condition3. Third condition
Children in New York with a parent in prison:
80,000 [CA]
Step 3: Identify the Causes
What are some of the reasons that there is such a disparity in the percentages of young minorities in the juvenile prison system in NY?
Step 3: Identify the Causes
First underlying factorSecond underlying factorThird underlying factor
Step 3: Identify the Causes
Step 4: Examine an Existing Policy
STOP AND FRISK Has STOP and FRISK decreased crime in
high crime areas? Are certain ethnic groups targeted in
STOP and FRISK? DOES STOP AND FRISK WORK TO
PREVENT CRIME? DOES STOP AND FRISK MAINTAIN
HIGH LEVELS OF CONTACT BETWEEN NYPD AND MINORITIES?
Step 4: Examine an Existing Policy
BLOOMBERG’S Young Men's Initiative Job-recruitment centers in public-
housing complexes Retrain probation officers in an effort to
reduce recidivism Establish new fatherhood classes Assess schools on the academic
progress of male black and Latino students
Step 4: Examine an Existing Policy
In groups of 3-4, work together to develop alternative public policy solutions that can help alleviate the disparity of young minorities remain free from the juvenile prison system.
http://www2.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet5.html
Step 5: Develop New Solutions
1. List the three public policy alternatives from Worksheet 5. Create a short word or abbreviation to summarize each policy and write it at the end of each policy (see example).
1.2.3.
Step 6: Select the Best Solution
HIGH MEDIUM LOW
HIGH
MEDIUM
LOW
FEASABILITY
EF
FE
CT
IVE
NE
SS
Step 6: Select the Best Solution
Discuss the reasons for your decisions in the matrix.
Discuss why your group prefers one alternative over the other two alternatives.
Step 6: Select the Best Solution
BY SANDY LIOTTA