1. NYS Probation Officers Association Conference 2012
DCJS
Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives
NYS Probation Officers Association Conference 2012
Patti Donohue
Community Corrections Representative
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services
Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives
OFFICE OF PROBATION AND CORRECTIONAL ALTERNATIVES

2. “Effectively Managing Juveniles in their own Communities”
The Juvenile Risk Intervention Services Coordination (JRISC) Model

3. Managing HIGH Risk Youth on Probation
Manage CURRENT offense situation
=risk management
Manage FUTURE re-offending
=risk reduction

4. What is required? Enhanced supervision approach AND……….
Effective intervention/s

5. How can it be done? Intake/Diversion Probation Supervision
PINS or JD cases
Adolescent Diversion Projects
JO’s or YO’s also

6. How can it be done? Can be one dedicated PO caseload OR
Can be specifically identified cases spread over various PO caseloads

7. How can it be done? Assessment-to plan Case planning-to implement plan
Reassessment-to measure impact of plan

8. Current JRISC Projects in NYS
County Evidence Based Intervention
Dutchess Functional Family Therapy (FFT)
Monroe FFT and Multi-systemic Therapy (MST)
Niagara Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) and MST
Onondaga MST
Orange Strengthening Families (SF) and Aggression Replacement Therapy (ART)
Oswego FFT
Schenectady FFT and ART

9. Impact of JRISC Approach statewide
2008
187 high risk youth entered JRISC, 30 completed within that calendar year, and
21 of those cases closed successfully with measurable reductions in their risk of recidivism.
2009
444 high risk youth entered JRISC, 204 youth completed within that calendar year, and 133 of those cases closed successfully with measurable reductions in their risk of recidivism.
2010
296 high risk youth entered JRISC, 202 completed within the calendar year, and
155 of those cases closed successfully with measurable reductions in their risk of recidivism.  
2011
233 high risk youth entered JRISC, 158 completed within the calendar year, and
120 of those cases closed successfully with measurable reductions in their risk of recidivism.

10. Dutchess County JRISC Cathy Lane, Deputy Director

11. JRISC TEAM DUTCHESS COUNTY

12. JRISC Functional Family Therapy 1 full time FFT therapist
3 part time FFT therapists
JRISC Team:
1 dedicated probation officer
1 dedicated case manager aide

13. Referrals Referrals originate from: Eligibility: JD or PINS Intake
Disposition
Administrative Review
Violation of Probation
Eligibility:
JD or PINS
Must score high risk on the YASI in three out of four domains:
Family
Community/Peers
Skills
Attitudes/Behavior

14. JRISC OUTCOMES JRISC 2011 Summary JRISC 2010 Summary Milestone 1
Number of youth entering JRISC and EBP
Milestone 2
Number of youth retained in EBP
(at 25, 50, and 75% stages of program)
Milestone 3
Number of youth completing EBP
Milestone 4
Number of youth with reduced risk level upon completion of EBP
(per YASI reassessment)
Rate of completion
(#of youth completing EBP divided by # of youth entering)
Rate of reduced risk level
(# of youth completing with reduced risk divided by # of youth completing EBP)
Dutchess County
Goal: 50
Actual: 44
Goal: 40
Actual: 37
Goal: 38
Actual: 22
Goal: 19
Actual: 16
50%
73%
JRISC 2010 Summary
Milestone 1
Number of youth entering JRISC and EBP
Milestone 2
Number of youth retained in EBP
Milestone 3
Number of youth completing EBP
Milestone 4
Number of youth with reduced risk level upon completion of EBP
Rate of completion (#of youth completing EBP in 2010 divided by # of youth entering)
Rate of reduced risk level (# of youth completing with reduced risk divided by # of youth completing EBP)
Dutchess County
Goal: 50
Actual: 48
Goal: 40
Actual: 46
Goal: 38
Actual: 26
Goal: 25
Actual: 21
54%
81%

16. What can you do without funding?
Develop collaborations with community agencies:
Literacy Volunteers
Treatment Providers
Universities

17. Examples of Collaborations
Co-locate services (Dutchess County Probation Office is a licensed satellite office to Astor Clinic)
Train Officers in therapy modality being used.
Joint supervision on cases.
Use of other collaborations to enhance pro-social activities

18. Other Strategies
Fund raising with youth for wrap around funds to be used for pro-social activities.
Collaborations with universities:
Interns
Research

19. Co-Operative Extension Collaboration
Participants learned how to grow vegetables, how to prepare healthy foods at low cost, and how to shop for food using coupons and sale items

20. Questions?
Patti Donohue
DCJS OPCA