1. 23rd National Symposium on Juvenile Services
Florida Juvenile Prearrest Diversion/Civil Citation
Precludes Arrest for 5,000 Youth
Governor Rick Scott Part of the Community, Part of the Solution Secretary Christina Daly
Rob Mason, Office of the Public Defender, Florida Fourth Judicial Circuit
Donna Pugh, Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families
Theda Roberts, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice

2. Florida Juvenile Civil Citation Initiative.
Governor Rick Scott Part of the Community, Part of the Solution Secretary Christina Daly

3. Florida’s Road to Juvenile Justice Reform
2010 Review of DJJ data Strong reform collaboration Political and economic climate 2011 Gubernatorial Policy Bipartisan support Removed most misdemeanors from residential commitment Strengthened civil citation statute 2012 DJJ Roadmap to System Excellence 2015 Expansion
Decreases operational costs - transport, fuel, manpower
Governor Rick Scott Part of the Community, Part of the Solution Secretary Christina Daly

4. Section 985.12, Florida Statutes, Civil Citation
Statewide
Locally driven
Law enforcement discretion
Non-serious misdemeanants
Three opportunities
Assessment and intervention services
Not an arrest
DJJ oversight
Governor Rick Scott Part of the Community, Part of the Solution Secretary Christina Daly

5. Implementation Strategy
Data utilization
Reallocate resources
Use existing infrastructure
Juvenile Assessment Centers
Roadmap to System Excellence
Build stakeholder collaboration
Involve the community
Capitalize on partnerships
Prevention Assessment Tool
Governor Rick Scott Part of the Community, Part of the Solution Secretary Christina Daly

6. Research Base
60% of first-time offenders don’t reoffend in the following 18 months 1
Over 50% of youth deemed serious, violent and chronic are 12 or under at the age of first referral 2
Matching the intensity of a program to the youth’s risk level provides best outcomes 3
Youth of color are given more restrictive dispositions than white youth 4
Adolescent brain development 5
Decreases operational costs - transport, fuel, manpower
1 Don A. Andrews and James Bonta, “The Psychology of Criminal Conduct,” 3rd edition, Cincinnati, OH: Anderson Pub. Co., 2003
2 Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Briefing Report,: Analysis of Serious, Violent, & Chronic Delinquency in Florida, Feb2013
3 Note: Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Briefing: The Risk Principle, March 2013
4 MacArthur Foundation Models for Change Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Action Network
5 National Geographic, October 2011, Beautiful Brains, page 37-59
Governor Rick Scott Part of the Community, Part of the Solution Secretary Christina Daly

7. Utilization by Fiscal Year
Decreases operational costs - transport, fuel, manpower
Governor Rick Scott Part of the Community, Part of the Solution Secretary Christina Daly

8. Youth Snapshot Between 13 and 17 years of age (90%)
Committed Petit Theft (32%), a Drug Offense (24%) or Assault/Battery (20%)
White (47%)
Male (58%)
Offense was not school related (72%)
Successfully Completed (83%)
36% with DCF case management or investigations since 2006
68% school utilization
Governor Rick Scott Part of the Community, Part of the Solution Secretary Christina Daly

9. Civil Citation Utilization by Fiscal Year
Decreases operational costs - transport, fuel, manpower
Governor Rick Scott Part of the Community, Part of the Solution Secretary Christina Daly

10. Benefits Low recidivism No arrest record
Youth pose little threat to public safety
Interventions address behavior and risk factors
Early and immediate intervention
Identifies youth likely to recidivate
Contributes to equal justice
Youth Age at First CC
Age
1st CC 7 3 8 9 20 10 56 11
161 12
551 13
908 14
1251 15
1553 16
1832 17
2054
68% school utilization
Governor Rick Scott Part of the Community, Part of the Solution Secretary Christina Daly
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11. Utilization by Race
Decreases operational costs - transport, fuel, manpower
Governor Rick Scott Part of the Community, Part of the Solution Secretary Christina Daly

12. 2014-15 Twelve-Month Recidivism by Placement Type
Recidivism: Subsequent adjudication, adjudication withheld, or adult conviction within 12 months of successful completion
Governor Rick Scott Part of the Community, Part of the Solution Secretary Christina Daly

13. Recidivism by Offense Category – Fiscal Year 11-12
Of eligible youth, those given Civil Citations experienced significantly better outcomes
86% of youth not issued a civil citation are diverted, not filed, or receive no sanctions
Governor Rick Scott Part of the Community, Part of the Solution Secretary Christina Daly

14. Conclusions Data Driven Addresses bad behavior early and immediately
Allows identification and service to youth likely to escalate
Helps reduce racial and ethnic disparity
No arrest record
Better outcomes
Reduces the cost of processing youth for misdemeanors in multiple systems
Frees limited resources to focus on more serious and violent offenders
Contributes to increased public safety
Governor Rick Scott Part of the Community, Part of the Solution Secretary Christina Daly

15. Resources Theda Roberts
Statewide Prearrest Diversion/Civil Citation Coordinator
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice ~
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Florida Civil Citation Webpage
Florida Civil Citation Dashboard
International Chiefs of Police, Citation in Lieu of Arrest, 2016
National Juvenile Justice Network, Snapshot Civil Citations, December 2016
S , Florida Statutes, Civil Citation
Governor Rick Scott Part of the Community, Part of the Solution Secretary Christina Daly