1. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-OMAHA JUVENILE JUSTICE INSTITUTE Building a Comprehensive Juvenile Diversion Program January 20, 2012

2. KEY STAKEHOLDERS

3. WHO NEEDS TO BE ON BOARD?  County Board  County Attorney  Community  Other?

4. CREATING PUBLIC VALUE IN THE PROGRAM  What is the current cost of doing business?  What will it cost to change the way you do business?  Will a diversion program have better outcomes? PROGRAM EVALUATION

5. WHAT IS YOUR MISSION? I. Systems Approach 1. Offense –based 2. Not individualized 3. Easier to implement 4.Generally less expensive 5.Less Effective in preventing delinquency II. Delinquency Approach 1.Individual –based 2. May require assessment tool 3. More difficult (and costly) to implement 4. More effective in preventing future delinquency

6. SCREENING TOOLS & PROCEDURES

7. HOW DO YOUTH ENTER THE PROGRAM?  Determine who is eligible.  Review data on current youth  Screening  Simple assessment to identify if a youth is eligible, risk factors, assets

8. ASSESSMENT TOOLS

9. ASSESSMENT CONSIDERATIONS  Evidence Based  What is appropriate for your program?  Common Tools: YLS/CMI; Nebraska Youth Screen; School Refusal Assessment; Mental Health/Substance Abuse, Developmental Assets

10. PROGRAM STRUCTURE

11. PROGRAM STRUCTURE OPTIONS  Individual Case Management  Group Class Structure  Blended Approach

12. OTHER PROGRAM COMPONENTS  Parent Involvement  Community Service  Treatment

13. OTHER PROGRAM COMPONENTS  Fee Structure/Sliding Fee Scale  Policies, Procedures, MOU’s  Staff Training

14. PROGRAM EVALUATION 1. Did you do what you set out to do? 2. Did you effectively serve youth? How do you know? a. What do you mean by effective? b. Did you effectively divert kids? 3. Was this a cost effective means of diverting youth?

15. DATA COLLECTION - JDCMS Web-based system – access through NCJIS Currently 46 counties entering data Three counties will upload data every evening “Live” data allows for up to minute data Allows county attorney to access plan (within county).

17. FUNDING

18. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES  Program Fee’s  County Funding  Grant Funding  Federal, State, Local

19. QUESTIONS?