JUVENILE ASSESSMENT CENTER

FY 07-08Budget Worksession

July 18, 2007

Scott Bradstreet

Deputy Chief of Operations

•History •Background•Issues•Challenges•Options•Recommendation

Overview

•History •Background•Issues•Challenges•Options•Recommendation

Overview

History

• Prior to 1993 juveniles arrested for only relatively serious offenses

• Those booked came to Central Booking, which caused many operational problems

• Frequently released by law enforcement to their parents

• JAC established in 1993

• Multifaceted purpose to establish:

– Juvenile Booking Center

– Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) Screening Center

– Juvenile Addictions Receiving Facility (ARF)

– Truancy Center

History

Original Governing Board established as a partnership among 11 organizations: • Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ)

• Orange County Mayor

• Orange County Corrections Department (OCCD)

• Superintendent of Orange County Public Schools

• Orange County Sheriff

• Orlando Police Chief

• Ninth Circuit Court Judiciary

• Office of the State Attorney

• Office of the Public Defender

• Office of the Clerk of the Court

• District Administrator of Dept. Children & Families

History

•History •Background•Issues•Challenges•Options•Recommendation

Overview

Background

Orange County responsibilities:

• Booking

• Security pending release/detention

• Provide rent-free building

• Maintenance of the building

JAC Bookings

0

2200

4400

6600

8800

11000

FY 1999-00 FY 2000-01 FY 2001-02 FY 2002-03 FY 2003-04 FY 2004-05 FY 2005-06

Book

ings

Background

Felony Bookings as Percentage of Total

0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

FY 1999-00 FY 2000-01 FY 2001-02 FY 2002-03 FY 2003-04 FY 2004-05 FY 2005-06

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Background

BackgroundDepartment of Juvenile Justice responsibilities:

• Overall management of JAC, contracted to Human Service Associates

• Juvenile Assessment screening, including:

– physical and mental health,

– dependency, and

– other issues required by FSS 985.13 (4)

• Screening for release/detention, contracted by DJJ

Background

DJJ Probation and Community Corrections Handbook requires release or detention within 6 hours of booking, however:

• 70% (6,620 of 9,747) of juveniles exceeded 6 hours in FY 2006

• Over 100 stayed over 36 hours

• Facility designed as temporary holding, not housing

•History •Background•Issues•Challenges•Options•Recommendation

Overview

Issues• Inadequate medical care

• Inappropriate for detention

• Inadequate separation of offenders

• Staffing and budget

• Legal custody of juveniles

• Martin Lee Anderson Act

Issues Medical

• 13 calls to 911 for medical emergencies in FY 2006

• DJJ does not provide medical services in booking area

• ARF nurses will not respond, except in an emergency

IssuesSleeping Spaces

• No beds in booking area

• No area to separate sleeping from other activities

• Juveniles frequently sleeping in chairs for hours

IssuesInadequate Separation of

Offenders• Juveniles arrested together

may require separation

• No gang member separation

• Potential victims and predators

• Separation by gender less than ideal

• Mentally ill juveniles may require separation

IssuesStaffing

• Current funded staffing– 15 Correctional Officers

– 3 Supervisors

• Supplemental officer coverage also requires use of overtime

• Supervisory coverage requires 2 additional staff on overtime

IssuesBudget

• Current budget $1.3 million

• Estimated expenditures for FY07, including staff, overtime and meals is $1.75 million annually

• $8.5 million to DJJ annually for detention of pre-adjudicated juveniles

IssuesLegal Custody

• FSS 985.25 (1) states DJJ shall receive custody of a child who has been taken into custody from the LEO

• DJJ’s position is that custody does not begin until the screening is complete

IssuesMartin Lee Anderson Act

• Created Protective Action Response (PAR) as a Use of Force Program

• Designed for detention, commitment and delinquency programs

• Act is unclear regarding application to JAC

• Seriously restricts response to violence or self-injurious behavior

•History •Background•Issues•Challenges•Options•Recommendation

Overview

Challenges

• Should Orange County remain in the JAC partnership?

• Should OCCD continue to provide booking and security, or should this be privatized?

• No requirement for counties to operate a JAC

• Only 16 other JAC’s exist in Florida

• Various models for operation exist around the state

•History •Background•Issues•Challenges•Options•Recommendation

Overview

Options

• Discussed options for continued operation of the JAC with stakeholders

• Full withdrawal from JAC may jeopardize the future of the JAC

• Removing COs, but providing funding to replace them is a responsible solution

Overview

•History •Background•Issues•Challenges•Options•Recommendation

Recommendation

• Return Correctional Officers to adult jail duties

• Provide up to $1.4 million for DJJ to retain security at the JAC

• DJJ has agreed to this option

JUVENILE ASSESSMENT CENTER

FY 07-08Budget Worksession

July 18, 2007

Scott Bradstreet

Deputy Chief of Operations