Scott county youth planning report Mayor Frank Klipsch

Background In the summer of 2018, in response to the increase in juvenile car thefts in Scott County, Juvenile Court Services partnered with the Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning (DCJJP) to bring technical assistance consultants to Scott County to help address the issue At the same time, the Mayor began hosting community summits to discuss the challenges facing youth in our community resulting in criminal behavior with over 650 people participating These two efforts merged as the consultants from DCJJP worked with community stakeholders over the summer, culminating in a two day work session in August

Four part planning process Listening Sessions | Approximately 625 community partners, system partners and community members participated over multiple listening sessions Data Review | Review of auto theft related charges were reviewed to look for trends in our community Restorative Justice Resources | Education and discussion on best practices for incorporating restorative justice practices across the juvenile justice continuum Scott County Youth Community Planning Summit | Approximately 50 representatives of the juvenile justice system, provider organizations and community members gathers to review data and discuss action steps

Work session participants Davenport Police Bettendorf Police Eldridge Police Scott County Sherriff Davenport Schools Churches United Judicial Representatives Juvenile Court Services Child Advocacy Board IowaWORKS One Eighty Juvenile Detention Center DHS Diocese of Davenport City of Davenport City of Eldridge Family Resources Lutheran Family Services LULAC Scott County Kids PUNCH Vera French Safer Foundation NAACP

Findings Since 2013, overall juvenile crime rates in Scott County have decreased by 32%. This means that residents are 30% less likely to be a victim of juvenile crime today than in 2013. Since 2016, crime has begun to increase from 2013 levels, including a 212% increase in juvenile auto thefts A larger proportion of auto theft allegations are against repeat offenders, but allegations against first time offenders has also increased significantly African American youth are represent approximately 90% of auto theft allegations compared to approximately 60% of all other offense allegations Youth lack prosocial alternatives and positive role models, often not seeing a future for themselves Delayed accountability lead youth to believe they will not face consequences for their actions

What is going right Overall juvenile crime is down 32% since 2013 Accountability has increased throughout the system Because of the threat to community safety that each car theft can present, for the past two years auto thefts have been charged as felonies All auto thefts are being seen in front of a judge Use of Juvenile Detention and out of home placement for juvenile offenders have kept pace with the increase in auto thefts Community partners are invested and strategizing on creative ideas to effectively intervene and ultimately prevent these thefts

Diversion Program Began in 2016 and has served 418 youth since inception Program for first time juvenile simple misdemeanor offenses and meant to divert youth from the juvenile justice system Family attendance is mandatory throughout the program Program is staffed by volunteer Juvenile Court Officers, Police Officers and young adults who have navigated the Juvenile Justice System and have made successes of their lives. Recidivism rate in Scott County in FY18 was 7% compared to a statewide recidivism rate of 33% Cumulative recidivism rate over three years is16%

Restorative justice practices

Action steps | Immediate Information Sharing | Institute new systems to ease the flow of information to speed up the court process and provide quicker accountability Priority Policies | Determine policy changes needed to ease partnership, connect resources and ease access of services Create Awareness of Existing Programs | Assist families in understanding and accessing current services available to them Case Review Team | Establish a case review team where challenging cases can be reviewed to identify resources and interventions Auto Theft Accountability Program | Use restorative justice practices to offer quicker and more impactful accountability to first-time offenders Parent Partner Program | Assist parents in navigating the system and enhancing family engagement to ensure better success of the juvenile Restorative Justice Practices | Focuses the rehabilitation of offenders through the reconciliation with victims and the community at large

Action Steps | Long-term Creation of a Community Collaborative | Responsible for the continued progress of long term action steps associated with this plan Juvenile Assessment Center | A two-tiered approach that includes: Assessment component to provide a quick, holistic assessment of youth following arrest to expedite the court process and reduce the burden on law enforcement Services component to facilitate easy access to resources and services without the requirement of system involvement to youth and families as a prevention and early intervention strategy

Community Collaboration Establish a community collaborative as a mechanism for building partnerships across the community to move long term goals forward Scott County Kids has established a subcommittee for this purpose Representatives include law enforcement, juvenile court services, judicial system, schools, DHS, juvenile detention, Scott County Kids, city/county government, and the private sector

Juvenile Assessment Center Law Enforcement Component | Provides a quick, holistic assessment of youth following arrest to expedite the court process and reduce the burden on law enforcement Preventative Services Component | Facilitates easy access to resources and services without the requirement of system involvement to youth and families. By increasing access to services as a prevention and early intervention strategy, symptoms of trauma and mental illness are treated in a preventative fashion. Overtime, this preventative strategy will help lower the number of juveniles entering the juvenile justice system

Moving Forward Support the work of the community collaborative as they continue to work on short and long term strategies What is already happening? Mayor’s Job Fair 180 App to connect to services Engage youth you come in contact with!

Thank you Nicole Mann, Scott County Kids Scott Hobart, Juvenile Court Services Dave Tristan, Juvenile Court Services Jeremy Kaiser, Juvenile Detention Center Judge Cheryl Traum, Judicial Branch TJ Schneckloth, Davenport Schools Sarah Ott, City of Davenport Chief Paul Sikorski, Davenport Police Chief Keith Kimball, Bettendorf Police Major Shawn Roth, Scott County Sherriff Lori Frick, DHS Dion Trowers, Scott County Attorney’s Office