Juvenile Justice Standing Committee

March Board Update 2014

Created by vote of the Board in 2012-- Board Approved Scope of Work includes:

Review/ advise on BSCC juvenile justice mandates Facility regulations, grants admin., data, realignment

Review/ advise on juvenile justice programs, policies and emerging issues

Identify relevant program & policy issues, best practices Ensure Board is informed on emerging state/national issues and offer appropriate recommendations to the Board Enhance leadership & capacity of BSCC in the juvenile justice field

13 members include stakeholders from:

Judiciary, law enforcement, probation, prosecution, defense, education, health/mental health, race/ethnic diversity expert, service providers, private philanthropy, academia, and youth member.

Committee brings high levels of expertise, professionalism, and experience to fulfill BSCC stakeholder input requirements of SB 92

Priorities addressed in meetings 2012/13:

Juvenile justice data collection and outcome measures

Education mandates and outcomes for justice-involved youth

Juvenile justice and mental health Local JJ facilities– regulations, inspection,

construction Juvenile justice realignment

DATA—Modernizing outmoded JJ data systems Problems addressed

Old technology, limited capacity, big information gaps Fractured data collection by BSCC and other agencies No standard outcome measures: not even for recidivism

What we are doing Reviewing current system limitations and capacity Examining models: past reports, other states, LA Probation

Study Discussing change– e.g., what outcome measures are

appropriate?How can we improve BSCC Detention Survey, YOBG reports?

Goals Coordinate activity with the Data Committee work on the adult

side Define BSCC role, come up with recommendations for

improvement

EDUCATION— Improving outcomes for juvenile offenders Problems addressed

BSCC regulations on facility-based schools Wider concerns about dropout rates, youth offender access to

quality or mainstream education and juvenile justice education data

What we are doing

Education Work Group convened to review issues and BSCC role Examining facility regulations on juvenile court schools Reviewing law, policy and programs in areas of:

School discipline and referrals of school cases to justice system

Dropout and re-entry rates for youth of color Quality of court and community schools, offender education

options Goals

Examine, define appropriate BSCC role Inform Board on policy and program issues and how probation &

corrections can contribute to better education outcomes, lower recidivism

MENTAL HEALTH- Taking a new look at a persistent problem Problems addressed

High prevalence of mental health cases in local juvenile facilities Service gaps and agency coordination problems Poor access or utilization of Medi-Cal, EPSTD, MHSA, other funds

for treatment

What we are doing Reviewing data on the mental health caseload– Detention Profile

Survey Reviewing BSCC role: Facility regs (Title 15), 2011 CSA Mental

Health Report MIOCR grants– renewal with adult and youth components through

BSCC

Goals Examine and help define BSCC role Support broader info dissemination on best practices in the field Examine/ identify solutions– e.g., better access to treatment funds Advise BSCC staff and Board on efforts to reinstate juvenile MIOCR

grants

OTHER issues reviewed by the JJSC— Juvenile justice facilities

Federal PREA implementation Title 15 regulations, inspections Behavior management– e.g. pepper spray Detention Profile Survey

Juvenile Justice Realignment SB 81 implementation; AB 1628 (re-entry) Youthful Offender Block Grant (response to

State Audit Bureau, caseload monitoring)

Coordination with other BSCC committees:SACJJDP SACJJDP main scope of work is federal grants as required by federal

law JJSC created to increase BSCC focus and capacity on state-level

mandates, grants, programs and practices Together these committees complement one another, bringing

expertise and professional experience to bear on an expanding list of juvenile justice issues

Coordination assured by: Cross membership Frequent discussion between the Chairs Experienced BSCC staff coordinators

Data Standing Committee By agreement, JJSC to cover BSCC’s juvenile justice mandates and

issues; Data Committee covers AB 109/adult realignment

Gang Standing Committee Parallel and overlapping issues– coordination “as needed”