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A disproportionate number of minority youth in NY in juvenile prisons.
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Step 1: Define the Problem Step 2: Gather the Evidence Step 3: Identify the Causes Step 4: Examine an Existing Policy Step 5: Develop Solutions Step 6: Select the Best Solution
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By Jamal Denman Step 1: Define the Problem
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12,558 = number of juveniles who entered the New York City Juvenile Justice System in 2008 [CWW]CWW 49.4% = percentage of youths released from detention facilities who are readmitted [MMR09]MMR09 80% = percentage of youths released from placement who return within three years [OCFS]OCFS Step 2: Gather the Evidence
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83% = percentage of youths in detention who require mental health services [MMR08]MMR08 74% = percentage of youths in placement who require substance abuse treatment [OASAS]OASAS 40% = percentage of youths admitted to detention who came from only 15 of New York City's 59 community districts [DJJ]DJJ Step 2: Gather the Evidence
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68% = percentage of youths from those 15 community districts who came from areas where poverty rates are between 32% and 46% [DHMH]DHMH $251+ million = total New York City budget for the juvenile justice system in FY2008 [IBO]IBO Step 2: Gather the Evidence
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95% = percentage of youths entering detention who are of African-American or Latino decent [CA]CA Step 2: Gather the Evidence
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What are the social repercussions of having a disproportionate amount of young minorities in juvenile prisons? 1. First condition 2. Second condition 3. Third condition
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Children in New York with a parent in prison: 80,000 [CA]CA Step 3: Identify the Causes
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What are some of the reasons that there is such a disparity in the percentages of young minorities in the juvenile prison system in NY? Step 3: Identify the Causes
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First underlying factor Second underlying factor Third underlying factor Step 3: Identify the Causes
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Step 4: Examine an Existing Policy
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STOP AND FRISK Has STOP and FRISK decreased crime in high crime areas? Are certain ethnic groups targeted in STOP and FRISK? DOES STOP AND FRISK WORK TO PREVENT CRIME? DOES STOP AND FRISK MAINTAIN HIGH LEVELS OF CONTACT BETWEEN NYPD AND MINORITIES? Step 4: Examine an Existing Policy
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BLOOMBERG’S Young Men's Initiative Job-recruitment centers in public-housing complexes Retrain probation officers in an effort to reduce recidivism Establish new fatherhood classes Assess schools on the academic progress of male black and Latino students Step 4: Examine an Existing Policy
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In groups of 3-4, work together to develop alternative public policy solutions that can help alleviate the disparity of young minorities remain free from the juvenile prison system. http://www2.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/wo rksheet5.html http://www2.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/wo rksheet5.html Step 5: Develop New Solutions
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1. List the three public policy alternatives from Worksheet 5. Create a short word or abbreviation to summarize each policy and write it at the end of each policy (see example). 1. 2. 3. Step 6: Select the Best Solution
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HIGHMEDIUMLOW HIGH MEDIUM LOW FEASABILITY EFFECTIVENESS Step 6: Select the Best Solution
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Discuss the reasons for your decisions in the matrix. Discuss why your group prefers one alternative over the other two alternatives. Step 6: Select the Best Solution
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BY SANDY LIOTTA
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