State Of Idaho Juvenile Justice Commission District Strategic Plan Strategic Areas, Goals, and Objectives September 30 – October 1, 2014 Twin Falls, Idaho

Diversion of Low Risk Youth Reintegration, Reentry and Family System and Service Collaboration Within in 10 days of Commitment Probation, IDJC, families, and community partners will work together to develop plans for family engagement Develop District-wide Best Practices for Diversion District 5 will support the development of local family support groups Identify and recommend that each County in District 5 utilizes a normed strength-based assessment to determine a juveniles appropriateness for diversion Identify the services each of the community partners currently provide and the limitations of each collaborating partner; including best practices use by partners Each District will gather information regarding successful and unsuccessful reintegration efforts, including treatment successes and those that incorporate positive youth outcomes, to send to key stakeholders (from statewide reintegration plan) District 5 will research a variety of mentoring practices and recommend appropriate mentoring methods to juvenile justice system stakeholders District 5 Council will evaluate which restorative practices are being used throughout the District and will continue to provide support for restorative practices District 5 Council will research best practices in family engagement, reentry and reintegration All Juvenile Justice system stakeholders in District 5 will be trained in and use restorative practices Families and Community Partners will be involved in the development of the juvenile relapse prevention plan. Analyze, using case studies, the characteristics of those children and families who have high needs and develop common protocols for providing effective services for those children and families District 5 Council will provide training to District partners/stakeholders for alternatives to referral for detention Develop an ongoing forum in District 5 to collaboratively problem solve cross system this is also a recommendation There should be a system Audit of the Juvenile Probation Office

Strategic Goal Areas Reintegration, Reentry and Family Status Offenders and Front End Services System and Service Collaboration

Strategic Area: Reintegration, Reentry and Family Goal: The Families of District 5 offenders are involved in the reentry and reintegration process prior, during, and after the commitment process and will be connected to community services throughout that time Objective A: District 5 will support the development of local family support groups Objective B: District 5 will research a variety of mentoring practices and recommend appropriate mentoring methods to juvenile justice system stakeholders Recommendation #1: Within in 10 days of Commitment Probation, IDJC, families, and community partners will work together to develop plans for family engagement Recommendation #2: Families and Community Partners will be involved in the development of the juvenile relapse prevention plan

Strategic Area: Reintegration, Reentry and Family (continued) Goal: District 5 is providing Communities, family, and youth with the opportunity to participate in restorative practices for successful reintegration Objective A: District 5 Council will evaluate which restorative practices are being used throughout the District and will continue to provide support for implementation of restorative practices Objective B: District 5 Council will research on an ongoing basis other best practices in family engagement, reentry and reintegration for current and future needs Recommendation: All Juvenile Justice system stakeholders in District 5 will be trained in and use restorative practices Goal from the Statewide Reintegration Plan: Each District will gather information regarding successful and unsuccessful reintegration efforts, including treatment successes and those that incorporate positive youth outcomes, to send to key stakeholders (from statewide reintegration plan)

Strategic Area: Diversion of Low Risk Youth Goal: District 5 identifies low-risk offenders and diverts them from formal court processes Objective A: Develop District-wide Best Practices for Diversion Objective B: Identify and recommend that each County in District 5 utilizes a normed strength-based assessment to determine a juveniles appropriateness for diversion that includes a measure of risk Objective C: District 5 Council will provide training to District partners/stakeholders for alternatives to referral for detention

Strategic Area: System and Service Collaboration Goal: District 5 is improving collaboration between Juvenile Justice, Child Protective Services, schools, law enforcement, behavioral health and other community partners to develop evidence based system of care for youth and families Objective A: Develop an ongoing forum in District 5 to collaboratively problem solve cross system challenges to include service gaps and recommend development of services and reductions in duplicative services. This forum could also look at ways to cost share and combine resources Objective B: Identify the services each of the community partners currently provide and the limitations of each of the collaborating partners; including a process to assess if best practices are being used by partners

Strategic Area: System and Service Collaboration (continued) Goal: District 5 is improving collaboration between Juvenile Justice, Child Protective Services, schools, law enforcement, behavioral health and other community partners to develop evidence based system of care for youth and families Objective C: Analyze, using case studies, the characteristics of those children and families who have high needs but do not currently fit neatly into the juvenile justice, child welfare or behavioral health systems and develop common protocols for providing effective services for those children and families Recommendation #1: There should be a system Audit of the Juvenile Probation Office to include an inventory of existing services and programs and with recommendations for the development of performance measures Recommendation #2: Develop a Forum for researching, reviewing and addressing (filling) gaps in services of appropriate agencies and providers operating in the youth-serving system