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CALIFORNIA’S JUVENILE JUSTICE CRIME PREVENTION ACT. By Janine Niccoli. POLS 680. April 14, 2008. jniccoli@mail.csuchico.edu.
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INTRODUCTION. Increase in violent juvenile crime. Schiff-Cardenas Crime Prevention Act. Balanced solution to juvenile crime. Stable annual funding source to counties.
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JUVENILE JUSTICE CRIME PREVENTION ACT. Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council. Assess the local juvenile justice system. Comprehensive Multi-agency Juvenile Justice Plan.
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PROBLEMS AND ISSUES. Rising cost of juvenile crime. Increase in violent juvenile crime. Juvenile Recidivism.
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GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. Improve public safety. – Reduce juvenile crime and delinquency. – Reduce juvenile recidivism. – Reduce the cost of juvenile crime.
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OUTCOME MEASURES. Arrest. Incarceration. Probation violation. Restitution. Community Service. Probation.
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POLICY RESPONSE: CRIME AND DELINQUENCY. JJCPA outcome measures. Juvenile arrest rates.
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ARREST AND INCARCERATION. Figure 1: Arrest and Incarceration Rate Averages 2003-2006 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Arrest RateIncarceration Rate Outcome Measures Percentage JJCPA Participants Non JJCPA Participants Source: Data taken from California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Corrections Standards Authority. Annual JJCPA reports2003 through 2006.http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/ReportsResearch/Summarys.html (Accessed April 29, 2007).
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JUVENILE ARREST RATE.
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POLICY RESPONSE: JUVENILE RECIDIVISM. Risk assessment instruments. Measures of recidivism.
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POLICY RESPONSE: REDUCING COSTS OF JUVENILE CRIME. Decrease in population of juvenile wards. Contributing factors.
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JUVENILE INMATE POPULATION
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PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS. 105,421 youth served each year. 6,325 less arrests. 4,217 less incarcerations. 5,271 more successful probations.
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BARRIERS TO MEASURING SUCCESS. Data quality. Incomplete Data. Evaluating the cost of juvenile crime.
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CONCLUSION. Is the JJCPA a successful policy? – Impact on juvenile crime. – Impact on recidivism. – Impact on costs of juvenile crime.
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CONCLUSION CONTINUED. Positive impact on participants. Insufficient evidence.
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THE END! Questions?
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