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Strengthening Juvenile Probation: Emerging Challenges and Issues to Consider Dr. Tony Fabelo Austin, Texas Report to

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Strengthening Juvenile Probation: Emerging Challenges and Issues to Consider Dr. Tony Fabelo Austin, Texas Report to

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    1. 1

    2. 2 About the Justice Center

    3. 3 About the Council of State Governments

    4. 4 Overview

    5. 5 Overview – Growth and System Penetration

    6. 6 Nationally Juvenile Crime Has Declined with the Slow Down in the Growth of the Juvenile Population

    7. 7 Downward Trends Have Continued According to the Most Recent Analysis

    8. 8 But Tougher Juvenile Policies Have Led to Deeper Juvenile Justice Penetration

    9. 9 Number of Juveniles Adjudicated to Formal Probation Has Steadily Increased Except for Property Offenders

    10. 10 Minority Youth Are More Likely to Penetrate the System

    11. 11 Minority Youth Are More Likely to be Growing Up in Poverty and in Disadvantaged Communities

    12. 12

    13. 13 In Texas Juvenile Arrests Have Declined But Not for Violent and Drug Arrests

    14. 14 Juvenile Referrals Have Declined But Juvenile Probation Population Has Increased

    15. 15 Arrest and Referral Rates for Minorities Are Higher

    16. 16 Youth Population Growth Will Mainly Impact Southern and Western States

    17. 17 Texas Hispanic Juvenile Population Projected to Grow Significantly

    18. 18 Referrals to Texas Juvenile Probation System Projected to Grow and Be Majority Hispanic

    19. 19 Overview

    20. 20 Overview –Toughening of Population

    21. 21 Arrests and Referrals for Violent Offenses Are Already Increasing for Minority Juveniles

    22. 22 Nationally Suspension from Schools is the Most Prevalent Problem Behavior Among Minority Youth

    23. 23 Minority Youth Also Have Higher School Drop Out Rates

    24. 24 Texas A&M University Study in 2005 Identified Factors Impacting Justice Involvement

    25. 25 Study Points to School Suspension and Disciplinary Problems as the Main Risk Factors

    26. 26 In Texas the Number of School Suspensions and Removals is Significant

    27. 27 Disciplinary Incidents Are Driven by Zero Tolerance and School Code of Conduct Violations

    28. 28 Suspension and Expulsions Impact Populations Likely to Have Home Supervision Challenges

    29. 29 School Disciplinary Population is Behind or Fall Behind in School Performance

    30. 30

    31. 31 School Misbehavior and Mental Disorders Prevalent in Texas Juvenile Justice Population

    32. 32 Demand for Mental Health Services Exceeds Services Available

    33. 33 Schools Resources for Identifying Mental Health Disorders Also Limited

    34. 34 Juveniles Served by Probation Departments Are Often Clients of State Human Service Agencies

    35. 35 Misdemeanor Offenders May No Longer be Committed to TYC Under New Policy Adopted in 2007

    36. 36 Displaced Misdemeanor Offenders a Population with Tougher Problems Than Typical Felony Offenders

    37. 37 Violations and Violent Referrals Already Increasing

    38. 38 Probation Re-referral Rate is High With Low TYC Recidivism But This May Be Impacted by Toughening

    39. 39 Probation Re-referral Rate is Higher for Minorities and as Population Toughens This Rate May Increase

    40. 40 Youth Gangs and Violence Again Emerging as a National Issue

    41. 41 Overview

    42. 42 Challenge

    43. 43 Strengthening Juvenile Probation Structure

    44. 44 Strengthening Juvenile Probation Community Programs

    45. 45 Initiatives Related to MH and Schools May Provide Models

    46. 46 Strengthening Juvenile Probation Residential Facilities

    47. 47 Areas for Review Should Also Include Issues Related to New Emphasis on Identifying Illegal Residents

    48. 48 Overview

    49. 49 Thank You

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