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2  Provide information on how Pierce County established a DMC reduction agenda  Review lessons learned  Report out on areas of progress and areas still needing improvement

3  Judicial Leadership  High Quality Technical Assistance and Training -Annie E. Casey Foundation -State AECF Team Leader -Burns Institute  Funding from AECF, WA-PCJJ (formerly GJJAC)

4  Navigating difficult conversations about Racial and Ethnic Disparities (RED)  Effectively engaging communities of color and community based organizations  Fiscal pressures that aren’t in alignment with JDAI Principles  Progressing with Less  Strong Judicial leadership  Progressive culture  Engaged and active case processing group  Active community with a history of partnering  Results; Success breeds success

5  Judicial Leadership – prioritizing and promoting the examination of racial disparities  Collaboration and partnerships important – community, prosecutor, defense, schools, etc.  Court must be committed and stay focused, this work is complex  “Learn, manage, improve" model  Stick to the principles of JDAI

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11  Referred at a rate that is 2.5 times higher than the rate of Caucasian youth  Brought to detention at a rate that is 3.4 times higher than Caucasian youth  Detained at a rate that is 3.6 times higher than Caucasian youth  Detained for a high DRAI score (over 10) at a rate that is 5.9 times more than Caucasian youth  Booked into detention for a B+ felony of higher at a rate that is 3.5 times higher than Caucasian youth  Committed to JRA at a rate that is 5.2 times higher than Caucasian youth (2009 data) What we know

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13 Gather Data Practice/Policy Recommendations Analyze with Staff (DMC lens) Implement and Monitor - Gather Data Enhance/Modify Program to Improve Outcomes

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15  We predicted if we could impact Probation Violations, Warrants, Domestic Violence, and Parent Refusals, then we could impact detention admissions and bednights  At the same time, build on Evidence Based Programs to reduce recidivism

16 Goal: Reduce Detention Admissions and Bednights for AA youth Reduce Failure to Appear Warrants Reduce Probation Violations Reduce Parent Refusals Increased Number Served in FFT Increase Number Served in ART Increase Number Served in Alternatives to Detention

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21  Rates of Disproportionality -- Tells us the extent of over- or under- representation of a population  Risk Ratio -- Tells us the relative disproportionality of one group compared to another group

22 A number less than 1 represents UNDER-representation; larger than 1=OVER-representation

23 In this example, African American children are in foster care at a rate that is 2.2 times higher than the rate for White children State A% Child Pop % FC Pop RateRisk Ratio White74%64%64/74=. 86 Afr-Am18%32%32/17= /.86 =2.2

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26  Reducing racial disparities is very complex  Must focus on the principles of JDAI - leadership, collaboration, focused and intentional strategies, data driven decision making  To sustain the effort, must create a paradigm shift  It’s all about creating a fair and equitable system for the kids in our community

27 TJ Bohl Assistant Administrator – Probation Pierce County Juvenile Court Kevin Williams JDAI Coordinator/Probation Supervisor Pierce County Juvenile Court

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