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YOUTH PROSECUTED AS ADULTS IN CALIFORNIA Addressing Racial, Ethnic, and Geographic Disparities After the Repeal of Direct File November 2017 Introduction Adult Court 4,979 youth (92%) Juvenile Court 418 youth (8%) Transfer Hearing 1,442 youth (27%) Not Transferred 418 youth Transferred 1,024 youth Direct File 3,955 youth (73%) Figure 1. Pathways into adult criminal court, 2010-2016 Source: DOJ, 2017. Note: The passage of Proposition 57 in November 2016 abolished direct file. Now, many of the youth who would have been direct filed in adult court will receive transfer hearings. 2016 is the last year for which annual reporting will include cases of direct file.

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YOUTH PROSECUTED AS ADULTS IN CALIFORNIA Addressing Racial, Ethnic, and Geographic Disparities After the Repeal of Direct File

November 2017

Introduction

Adult Court 4,979 youth (92%)

Juvenile Court 418 youth (8%)

Transfer Hearing 1,442 youth (27%)

Not Transferred 418 youth

Transferred 1,024 youth

Direct File 3,955 youth (73%)

Figure 1. Pathways into adult criminal court, 2010-2016

Source: DOJ, 2017. Note: The passage of Proposition 57 in

November 2016 abolished direct file. Now, many of the youth

who would have been direct filed in adult court will receive

transfer hearings. 2016 is the last year for which annual

reporting will include cases of direct file.

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Statewide Trends

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Figure 2. Direct file and transfer cases vs. serious juvenile felony arrests1 ages 10-17, 2006-2016

Source: DOJ, 2017. Note: 2016 juvenile arrests for youth ages 10-17 by specific offense type were not published by DOJ for

2016. These statistical data were also unavailable via a California Public Records Act request.

County Variation

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Takeaway

From 2006-2015, reductions in transfer and direct file cases did not keep pace with declines in serious

juvenile felony arrests. However, from 2015 to 2016, there was a 29 percent decline in attempts to transfer

youth to adult criminal court through direct file or a transfer hearing.

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Figure 3. Rate of adult prosecution (direct file plus transfers), per 100,000 youth ages 14-17, 2010-2016

Source: DOJ, 2017; Puzzanchera, 2017.

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San Francisco n=11

San Diego n=103

El Dorado n=8

Nevada n=4

San Mateo n=32

Sonoma n=27

Placer n=24

Los Angeles n=641

Tuolumne n=3

Humboldt n=8

Siskiyou n=3

Contra Costa n=92

Marin n=19

Mono n=1

Trinity n=1

Imperial n=21

Monterey n=51

Alameda n=161

Colusa n=3

Shasta n=21

Mendocino n=10

Riverside n=337

Orange n=419

Amador n=4

Santa Clara n=246

Kern n=150

Santa Cruz n=34

Solano n=66

San Luis Obispo n=34

Lake n=9

Stanislaus n=98

Yolo n=34

Sacramento n=268

San Bernardino n=465

Butte n=38

Fresno n=221

San Benito n=14

Tulare n=117

Ventura n=189

Santa Barbara n=94

Tehama n=18

Merced n=97

Napa n=40

Modoc n=3

Madera n=73

San Joaquin n=378

Sutter n=49

Yuba n=69

Kings n=171

State of California n=4,979

Takeaway

Youth in different counties face

vastly different odds of adult

court prosecution.

n = number of youth

prosecuted as adults from 2010

to 2016.

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Figure 4. Direct file and transfer cases as a share of total potential adult court prosecutions, 2006-2016

Source: DOJ, 2017.

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Mono n=1

Lake n=17

Los Angeles n=709

Imperial n=24

Humboldt n=9

Tuolumne n=8

San Luis Obispo n=46

Butte n=40

Kern n=171

Fresno n=222

Amador n=4

Napa n=51

Merced n=105

El Dorado n=12

San Benito n=23

Mendocino n=13

Yuba n=85

Riverside n=424

San Mateo n=44

Kings n=175

Siskiyou n=4

Alameda n=184

Placer n=24

Nevada n=5

Monterey n=63

Santa Clara n=254

Sonoma n=30

Orange n=457

Madera n=74

Santa Cruz n=37

Santa Barbara n=94

Shasta n=22

Yolo n=35

Contra Costa n=97

Sutter n=51

Tehama n=18

San Diego n=108

San Bernardino n=465

Solano n=67

Sacramento n=268

Ventura n=190

San Joaquin n=379

Trinity n=1

Colusa n=3

San Francisco n=11

Marin n=19

Stanislaus n=98

Tulare n=117

California n=5,357

Direct File Transfer Hearing Resulting in Adult Court Transfer Hearing Resulting in Juvenile Court

Takeaway

Prior to Prop 57, most counties relied

heavily on direct file and placed large

numbers of youth in adult court.

Now, counties must undergo stark

adjustments to comply with the law.

n = number of youth subjected to

direct file or a transfer hearing from

2010 to 2016.

from 2010-2016.

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Racial and Ethnic Disparities

Statewide Analysis

Source: DOJ, 2017; Puzzanchera, 2017.

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Takeaway

Youth of color were significantly more likely to be prosecuted in adult court from 2006-2016. In 2016, Black

youth were 8.5 times more likely than White youth to be tried as adults, and Latino youth were almost 3

times more likely.

Figure 5. Rate of adult prosecutions, by race and ethnicity, per

100,000 youth ages 14-17, 2006-2016

Figure 6. Disparity gap in the

rates of adult prosecution, per

100,000 ages 14-17, 2016

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Source: DOJ, 2017; Puzzanchera, 2017.

Figure 8. Percent of cases with a transfer hearing

that were transferred by race/ethnicity, 2006-2016 Figure 7. Trends in direct file and transfer

cases, 2016-2016

Hearings (2006-2016).

Takeaway

Youth of color who had a transfer hearing were more likely than White youth who had a transfer hearing

to have their cases transferred to adult court.

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Figure 9. Trends in direct file and transfer hearings for Latino youth, 2006-2016

Figure 10. Trends in direct file and transfer hearings for Black youth, 2006-2016

Figure 11. Trends in direct file and transfer hearings for White youth, 2006-2016

Source: DOJ, 2017; Puzzanchera, 2017.

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Takeaway

From 2006-2016, there were 6,031

Latino youth who faced adult court

prosecution. 4,037 (67%) were directly

filed in adult court, and 1,994 (33%) had

a transfer hearing.

For those Latino youth who had a

transfer hearing, 1,491 (75%) were

transferred to adult court, and 503

(25%) remained in juvenile court.

Takeaway

From 2006-2016, there were 2,661 Black

youth who faced adult court

prosecution. 1,838 (69%) were directly

filed in adult court, and 822 (31%) had a

transfer hearing.

For those Black youth who had a

transfer hearing, 603 (73%) were

transferred to adult court, and 219

(27%) remained in juvenile court.

Takeaway

From 2006-2016, there were 1,039

White youth who faced adult court

prosecution. 662 (64%) were directly

filed in adult court, and 377 (36%) had a

transfer hearing.

For those White youth who had a

transfer hearing, 179 (47%) were

transferred to adult court, and 198

(53%) remained in juvenile court.

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County Analysis

Rates and Disparity Gaps: What is the difference between the metrics?

Rates of adult court prosecution tell us how often youth are subjected to adult court prosecution

compared to their representation in the population, whereas the disparity gap tells us how much more

likely Black and Latino youth are to experience adult court prosecution than White youth. It is important to

review both metrics to better understand the extent of the harm felt by youth of color.

For example, Kings County had the highest 2010-2016 rate of adult court prosecution, 278.8 youth

prosecuted in adult court per 100,000 youth ages 14-17 in the county (see Figure 3). As Figure 12

illustrates, Kings County also had one of the highest rates of adult court prosecution for Black youth (804.9

Black youth prosecuted in adult court for every 100,000 in the population) and for White youth (179.4

White youth prosecuted in adult court for every 100,000 in the population). When these two rates are

compared, we can see that Black youth in Kings County were 4.5 times more likely than White youth to be

prosecuted in adult court. However, compared to the state average, where Black youth were 12.3 times

more likely to be prosecuted in adult court, the disparity gap in Kings County, while still significant, is

relatively low.

Alameda County, on the other hand, has a rate of adult court prosecution that is lower than the state

average, with 31.1 youth prosecuted in adult court per 100,000 youth ages 14-17 in the county (see Figure

3). As Figure 12 illustrates, Alameda County prosecutes Black youth in adult court at a rate of 142.0 per

100,000 Black youth in the county, which is slightly above the state average, but reports one of the lowest

rates of adult court prosecution for White youth (2.2 White youth prosecuted in adult court for every

100,000 in the population). When these two rates are compared, we can see that Black youth in Alameda

County are 65.3 times more likely than White youth to be prosecuted in adult court. Compared to the

State of California overall, where Black youth were 12.3 times more likely to be prosecuted in adult court,

the disparity gap in Alameda County is extremely high.

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Figure 12. Rates of adult prosecution for Black and White youth, by county, per 100,000 ages 14-17,

2010-2016

Source: DOJ, 2017; Puzzanchera, 2017. Notes: Nine Counties had no youth prosecuted in adult court or did not provide

data to DOJ: Alpine, Calaveras, Del Norte, Glenn, Inyo, Lassen, Mariposa, Plumas, and Sierra. Twelve Counties prosecuted

no Black youth in adult court: Amador, Colusa, El Dorado, Humboldt, Imperial, Mendocino, Modoc, Mono, Nevada,

Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity.

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State of California n=1286

Sutter n=10

Kings n=25

Yuba n=11

San Joaquin n=141

Tuolumne n=1

Merced n=15

Shasta n=6

Madera n=5

Butte n=6

Kern n=63

Fresno n=62

Marin n=6

San Bernardino n=205

Napa n=3

San Luis Obispo n=3

Sacramento n=154

Placer n=7

Lake n=1

Santa Barbara n=5

Ventura n=11

Alameda n=104

Santa Cruz n=2

Stanislaus n=11

Santa Clara n=24

Solano n=37

Tulare n=4

Riverside n=81

Contra Costa n=47

San Mateo n=6

Yolo n=2

Sonoma n=3

Los Angeles n=188

San Francisco n=6

San Diego n=26

Monterey n=1

Orange n=4 White Black

Takeaway

In nearly every county, Black youth were

more likely than White youth to face

prosecution in adult court from 2010 to

2016.

n = number of Black youth prosecuted as

adults from 2010 to 2016.

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Figure 13. Disparity gap in the rates of adult prosecution for Black youth, by county, per 100,000 ages

14-17, 2010-2016

Source: DOJ, 2017; Puzzanchera, 2017. Notes: Nine Counties had no youth prosecuted in adult court or did not provide

data to DOJ: Alpine, Calaveras, Del Norte, Glenn, Inyo, Lassen, Mariposa, Plumas, and Sierra. Twelve Counties prosecuted

no Black youth in adult court: Amador, Colusa, El Dorado, Humboldt, Imperial, Mendocino, Modoc, Mono, Nevada

Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity.

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State of California n=1286

San Francisco n=6

Alameda n=104

Marin n=6

Santa Cruz n=2

Tuolumne n=1

Kern n=63

Los Angeles n=188

Santa Clara n=24

Placer n=7

Sonoma n=3

Merced n=15

Fresno n=62

Madera n=5

Sutter n=10

San Joaquin n=141

Shasta n=6

Sacramento n=154

Ventura n=11

San Bernardino n=205

Solano n=37

Contra Costa n=47

San Diego n=26

Santa Barbara n=5

San Mateo n=6

Riverside n=81

Butte n=6

Yuba n=11

Stanislaus n=11

Tulare n=4

Napa n=3

Yolo n=2

San Luis Obispo n=3

Kings n=25

Lake n=1

Orange n=4

Monterey n=1

= 1 White youth

= 1 Black youth

Takeaway

For every one White youth prosceuted in adult

court in California from 2010-2016, there were

12.3 Black youth prosecuted in adult court. In

every county that prosecuted Black youth as

adults, Black youth were more likely than White

youth to be prosecuted in adult court.

n = number of Black youth prosecuted as adults

from 2010 to 2016.

* = No White youth to compare

*

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Figure 14. Rates of adult prosecution for Latino and White youth, by county, per 100,000 ages 14-17,

2010-2016

Source: DOJ, 2017; Puzzanchera, 2017. Notes: Nine Counties had no youth prosecuted in adult court or did not provide

data to DOJ: Alpine, Calaveras, Del Norte, Glenn, Inyo, Lassen, Mariposa, Plumas, and Sierra. Four Counties prosecuted no

Latino youth in adult court: Modoc, Nevada. Siskiyou, and Trinity.

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State of California n=2984

Yuba n=40

Kings n=115

Amador n=4

Sutter n=25

Madera n=63

San Joaquin n=178

Napa n=25

Ventura n=161

Merced n=76

Santa Barbara n=81

Santa Clara n=192

Tehama n=7

Yolo n=25

Santa Cruz n=31

Marin n=11

Orange n=355

Tulare n=102

San Benito n=11

Butte n=9

Stanislaus n=68

Mono n=1

Fresno n=131

Colusa n=3

San Luis Obispo n=13

Solano n=24

Shasta n=4

El Dorado n=5

Monterey n=44

San Bernardino n=214

Mendocino n=4

Sacramento n=55

Kern n=79

Sonoma n=21

Riverside n=197

Lake n=2

Humboldt n=2

Alameda n=43

Imperial n=19

Placer n=6

San Mateo n=17

Contra Costa n=28

Los Angeles n=431

San Diego n=59

San Francisco n=3White Latino

Takeaway

In nearly every county, Latino youth are

more likely than White youth to be

prosecuted in adult court.

n = number of Latino youth prosecuted as

adults from 2010 to 2016.

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Figure 15. Disparity gap in the rates of adult prosecution for Latino youth, by county, per 100,000 ages

14-17, 2010-2016

Source: DOJ, 2017; Puzzanchera, 2017. Notes: Nine counties had no youth prosecuted in adult court or did not provide

data to DOJ: Alpine, Calaveras, Del Norte, Glenn, Inyo, Lassen, Mariposa, Plumas, and Sierra. Four counties prosecuted no

Latino youth in adult court: Modoc, Nevada. Siskiyou, and Trinity.

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State of California n=2984

Santa Cruz n=31

Marin n=11

Santa Clara n=192

Orange n=355

Alameda n=43

Los Angeles n=431

Sonoma n=21

Ventura n=161

Madera n=63

El Dorado n=5

Kern n=79

Yolo n=25

Santa Barbara n=81

Merced n=76

San Benito n=11

Solano n=24

Fresno n=131

San Diego n=59

San Joaquin n=178

Tulare n=102

Yuba n=40

Sutter n=25

Napa n=25

Stanislaus n=68

Contra Costa n=28

Riverside n=197

San Mateo n=17

Sacramento n=55

Placer n=6

San Bernardino n=214

Humboldt n=2

Monterey n=44

Shasta n=4

Kings n=115

Butte n=9

San Luis Obispo n=13

Mendocino n=4

Tehama n=7

Lake n=2

Takeaway

For every one White youth prosceuted in

adult court in California from 2010 to 2016,

there were 3.9 Latino youth prosecuted in

adult court. In all but one county that

prosecuted Latino youth as adults, Latino

youth were more likely than White youth to

be prosecuted in adult court.

n = number of Latino youth prosecuted as

adults from 2010 to 2016.

= 1 White youth

= 1 Latino youth

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Recommendations

1. Stakeholder Training:

2. Comprehensive Social Histories:

3. County Data Collection:

4. Community and Family Involvement:

Conclusion

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References

Please note: Jurisdictions submit their data to the official statewide or national databases maintained by appointed

governmental bodies. While every effort is made to review data for accuracy and to correct information upon revision, the

W. Haywood Burns Institute, Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, and National Center for Youth Law cannot be

responsible for data reporting errors made at the county, state, or national level.

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Appendix A: Rate of youth tried as adults per 100,000 youth ages 14-17, 2016 Total White Black Latino

Adult

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Adult

Court Rate

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Adult Court

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State of California 4979 33.8 460 10.3 104 126.8 12.3 2984 40.6 3.9

Alameda County 161 31.1 3 2.2 142.0 65.3 43 27.2 12.5

Alpine County

Amador County 4 37.3 0 0.0 6 0.0 -- 4 199.8 --

Butte County 38 51.3 17 35.5 273.7 7.7 9 54.3 1.5

Calaveras County

Colusa County 3 31.4 0 0.0 47 0.0 -- 3 46.3 --

Contra Costa County 92 21.4 13 7.4 92.9 12.5 28 20.6 2.8

Del Norte County

El Dorado County 8 11.2 3 5.7 62 0.0 0.0 5 40.2 7.1

Fresno County 221 52.1 13 13.6 253.4 18.7 131 51.3 3.8

Glenn County

Humboldt County 8 19.4 4 14.2 0 0.0 0.0 2 31.5 2.2

Imperial County 21 26.3 0 0.0 0.0 -- 19 26.7 --

Inyo County

Kern County 150 38.4 6 5.4 25 269.3 49.9 79 33.4 6.2

Kings County 171 279.1 29 179.4 1 804.9 4.5 115 294.7 1.6

Lake County 9 41.7 6 44.3 171.5 3.9 2 31.6 0.7

Lassen County

Los Angeles County 641 16.8 11 1.5 5 55.9 36.3 431 18.6 12.1

Madera County 73 109.3 3 17.2 6 306.4 17.9 63 138.4 8.1

Marin County 19 23.0 2 3.5 223.9 64.5 11 67.2 19.4

Mariposa County

Mendocino County 10 32.7 5 31.0 15 0.0 0.0 4 36.2 1.2

Merced County 97 76.7 5 18.2 0 343.5 18.9 76 90.8 5.0

Modoc County 3 89.1 2 86.2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0

Mono County 1 23.3 0 0.0 1 0.0 -- 1 53.1 --

Monterey County 51 30.7 6 17.4 3 24.7 1.4 44 37.7 2.2

Napa County 40 76.9 8 36.5 0 215.8 5.9 25 104.6 2.9

Nevada County 4 12.2 4 14.8 4 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0

Orange County 419 34.7 20 4.6 7 17.2 3.7 355 66.1 14.3

Placer County 24 16.4 10 9.6 192.8 20.0 6 23.0 2.4

Plumas County

Riverside County 337 32.9 34 12.0 154 107.5 8.9 197 32.8 2.7

Sacramento County 268 47.0 29 13.0 0 194.0 15.0 55 33.4 2.6

San Benito County 14 52.7 1 12.9 205 0.0 0.0 11 62.3 4.8

San Bernardino County 465 48.7 36 16.4 26 223.1 13.6 214 36.6 2.2

San Diego County 103 9.1 13 3.1 6 37.2 12.0 59 11.5 3.7

San Francisco County 11 7.0 0 0.0 141 42.9 -- 3 8.7 --

San Joaquin County 378 117.4 28 32.2 3 494.5 15.3 178 114.0 3.5

San Luis Obispo County 34 40.8 18 35.7 6 201.3 5.6 13 46.2 1.3

San Mateo County 32 13.2 7 7.9 5 78.4 9.9 17 20.8 2.6

Santa Barbara County 94 61.2 8 15.6 24 162.6 10.4 81 88.0 5.6

Santa Clara County 246 38.1 11 5.8 2 128.6 22.0 192 83.9 14.4

Santa Cruz County 34 38.8 1 2.4 6 136.1 57.0 31 77.1 32.3

Shasta County 21 32.3 11 22.3 334.4 15.0 4 43.1 1.9

Sierra County

Siskiyou County 3 19.9 2 18.6 37 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0

Solano County 66 40.6 5 9.6 3 128.3 13.4 24 44.0 4.6

Sonoma County 27 15.9 3 3.3 11 65.0 19.9 21 33.2 10.2

Stanislaus County 98 41.9 16 19.2 10 128.8 6.7 68 53.9 2.8

Sutter County 49 121.8 10 57.3 0 905.0 15.8 25 167.2 2.9

Tehama County 18 71.8 11 72.4 0 0.0 0.0 7 83.5 1.2

Trinity County 1 24.6 1 31.9 4 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0

Tulare County 117 53.6 9 18.4 1 111.3 6.1 102 64.9 3.5

Tuolumne County 3 18.5 1 7.8 11 432.9 55.8 0 0.0 0.0

Ventura County 189 55.4 15 10.9 2 150.6 13.9 161 93.9 8.7

Yolo County 34 46.5 4 13.1 11 76.6 5.8 25 79.8 6.1

Yuba County 69 231.3 16 111.6 104 780.7 7.0 40 373.4 3.3

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Appendix B: Suggested decision points for counties to analyze

Frankie Guzman

National Center for Youth Law

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Oakland, CA 94612

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Maureen Washburn

Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice

40 Boardman Place

San Francisco, CA 94103

www.cjcj.org

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Laura Ridofi

W. Haywood Burns Institute

475 14th Street, Suite 800

Oakland, CA 94612

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