Promoting a More Coordinated Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice System

1
Promoting a More Coordinated Child Welfare and
Juvenile Justice System Child Welfare League of
America
Christy Sharp, Director
The Juvenile Justice Division / Child Welfare
League of America
2

• Juvenile Justice Division
• Publications and
• Resources
• www.cwla/programs/juvenilejustice.org
• JJ Policy Network Listserv
• listserv_at_lists.cwla.org

The Juvenile Justice Division / Child Welfare
League of America
3

• AGENDA
• Setting the Context
• An Undeniable Connection
• Federal Legislation
• Program and System Interventions
• Framework for Systems Coordination/Integration

The Juvenile Justice Division / Child Welfare
League of America
4

• NATIONAL CRIME TRENDS
• 1993-2002 Juvenile Arrest Data
• Murder - decreased 64
• Violent Crime decreased 29
• Property Crime decreased 34
• Burglary decreased 39

The Juvenile Justice Division / Child Welfare
League of America
5

• 2003 ABUSE AND NEGLECT DATA
• 2.9 million reports for maltreatment
• 906,000 substantiated
• 60 neglect
• 20 physical abuse
• 10 sexual abuse

The Juvenile Justice Division / Child Welfare
League of America
6
RESEARCH CONSOLIDATION
Understanding Child Maltreatment and Juvenile
Delinquency From Research to Effective
Program, Practice, and Systemic Solutions
CWLA Press 2002 (Wiig, J.K. and Widom. C.S.,
with John A. Tuell) www.cwla.org
The Juvenile Justice Division / Child Welfare
League of America
7
AN UPDATE ON THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE The
Connection Between Child Maltreatment and
Juvenile Delinquency National Institute of
Justice, Research in Brief An Update on the
Cycle of Violence (Widom, C.S. and Maxfield, M.G.
February 2001)
The Juvenile Justice Division / Child Welfare
League of America
8
CYCLE OF VIOLENCE Being abused or neglected
increased the likelihood of arrest - as a
juvenile by 59 - as an adult by 28 - for a
violent crime by 30
The Juvenile Justice Division / Child Welfare
League of America
9
CYCLE OF VIOLENCE Maltreated children were -
younger at the time of their first arrest -
committed nearly 2x as many offenses - were
arrested more frequently
The Juvenile Justice Division / Child Welfare
League of America
10
CYCLE OF VIOLENCE Physically abused and
neglected children - most likely to be
arrested for a violent crime
The Juvenile Justice Division / Child Welfare
League of America
11

• CYCLE OF VIOLENCE
• Other possible negative outcomes
• Mental health concerns
• Educational problems
• Occupational difficulties
• Public health and safety issues

The Juvenile Justice Division / Child Welfare
League of America
12
CYCLE OF VIOLENCE Why is this
important? Early onset is associated with
increased variety, seriousness, and duration of
problems.
The Juvenile Justice Division / Child Welfare
League of America
13
Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
14
Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act

• Promote interaction/coordination
• CPS/JJ records and treatment planning
• Juvenile offenders and Title IV-E
• OJJDP study

The Juvenile Justice Division / Child Welfare
League of America
15
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act

• Promote interaction/coordination
• supporting and enhancing collaboration
• data collection

The Juvenile Justice Division / Child Welfare
League of America
16
EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS and PRACTICES
ACE All Children Excel Ramsey County,
Minnesota FAST-START, JDAC (Juvenile Court,
Clayton County, Georgia) Project Confirm (Vera
Institute of Justice, New York)
17
EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS and PRACTICES
Wraparound Milwaukee (Milwaukee County Human
Service Department) Iowa Decategorization
Project (Department of Human Services
Division of Criminal Justice Planning) Maryland
Youth Strategies Initiative (MD Governors
Office of Crime Control and Prevention GOCCP )
18
FRAMEWORK TO PROMOTE A COORDINATED INTEGRATED
CHILD WELFARE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM

Guidebook for Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare
System Integration A Framework for Improved
Outcomes
The Juvenile Justice Division / Child Welfare
League of America
19
FRAMEWORK TO PROMOTE A COORDINATED INTEGRATED
CHILD WELFARE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM

• PHASE 1
• MOBILIZATION / ADVOCACY
• Initiating the Process
• Selling the Initiative
• Managing the Initiative
• Setting Goals/Evaluation

The Juvenile Justice Division / Child Welfare
League of America
20
EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS and PRACTICES
Georgia Interagency System Coordination Project
(Children and Youth Coordinating Council)
City of Baltimore CW/JJ Nexus Group (Family
League of Baltimore City) FAST-START, JDAC
(Juvenile Court, Clayton County, Georgia)
21
FRAMEWORK TO PROMOTE A COORDINATED INTEGRATED
CHILD WELFARE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM

• PHASE 2
• DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
• Identify the Questions
• Determine Data Elements
• Managing the Data Collection
• Effective Information Sharing

The Juvenile Justice Division / Child Welfare
League of America
22
EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS and PRACTICES

• Project Confirm
• (Vera Institute of Justice, New York)
• Foster Care Detention Bias
• 15 were in the child welfare system
• 8x higher than the overall population
• foster care youth were committing less serious
  offenses

23
EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS and PRACTICES
Project Confirm (Vera Institute of Justice, New
York) Developed a new process Four
components - Identification - Notification -
Coordinated Response - Accountability Mechanism
24
EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS and PRACTICES

• JJOLT
• (State of Michigan, Global Vision Technologies)
• Secure
• Confidentiality - HIPPA
• Reduces Repetition
• Notification
• AFCARS
• Reports

25
FRAMEWORK TO PROMOTE A COORDINATED INTEGRATED
CHILD WELFARE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM

• PHASE 3
• ASSESSMENT AND INVENTORY
• Resource Inventory
• Identify Best Practices
• Review Use of Assessments
• Review Funding
• Create Training

The Juvenile Justice Division / Child Welfare
League of America
26
FRAMEWORK TO PROMOTE A COORDINATED INTEGRATED
CHILD WELFARE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM

• PHASE 4
• ACTION STRATEGY
• Data
• Leadership
• Organizational Structure
• Blueprint
• Funding Strategy
• Goal and Objective
• Accountability

The Juvenile Justice Division / Child Welfare
League of America
27
FRAMEWORK TO PROMOTE A COORDINATED INTEGRATED
CHILD WELFARE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM

• PHASE 5
• IMPLEMENTATION AND TIMELINE
• Leadership Team Oversight
• Manage Change
• Support Implementation
• Evaluation/Data Collection

The Juvenile Justice Division / Child Welfare
League of America
28
EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS and PRACTICES
ACE All Children Excel Ramsey County,
Minnesota Wraparound Milwaukee (Milwaukee County
Human Service Department)
29
EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS and PRACTICES
Iowa Decategorization Project (Department of
Human Services Division of Criminal Justice
Planning) Maryland Youth Strategies Initiative
(MD Governors Office of Crime Control and
Prevention GOCCP )
30
The Juvenile Justice Division Child Welfare
League of America

Christy Sharp John A. Tuell csharp_at_cwla.org jtue
ll_at_cwla.org 202-942-0329 202-942-0277 Dodd
White Danielle Mole dwhite_at_cwla.org dmole_at_cwla.or
g 202-639-4959 202-639-4986 www.cwla.org/program
s/juvenilejustice