Community Breakfast Presentation

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Why Raise the Age?

• Keeping kids in the juvenile system prevents
  crime
• Lower recidivism vs. peers in adult system
• Juvenile system often holds kids more accountable
• Crimes that appear minor in adult court get
  attention here
• Must go to school, participate in counseling,
  other services mandated by the court

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Where do states stand?

• Two (NY, NC) set adulthood at 16
• Connecticut is one of 11 states that sets it at
  17
• Federal law is moving toward protecting anyone
  under 18 as a juvenile

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The law in Connecticut

• As of January, 2010, 16-year-olds joined the
  juvenile system
• As of July, 2012, 17-year-olds will join the
  juvenile system
• (Kids charged with A and B felonies are still
  treated as adults)

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Finding Room

• Even after adding16-year-olds, the systemis
  still smaller today than it was just a few years
  ago

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We made thechange when

• court referrals were down

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We made thechange when
court referrals were down
detention numbers were down
Source Judicial Branch
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We made thechange when
detention numbers were down

• and the CJTS census was low

2009 203 admissions 2008 201 admissions
2007 189 admissions 2006 215 admissions
Source DCF CJTS Reports to Legislature, 06-09
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The impactof 16-year-olds

• Projected system increase 40
• Actual system increase 22
• And rememberThe system is still smallerthan it
  was just a few years ago.

Source Judicial Branch
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Even with 16-year-olds court referrals are below
06-07 levels

• FY 06-07 Delinquency, FWSN, YIC 19,242
• CY 2010 Delinquency, FWSN, YIC 16,275

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Even with 16-year-olds,detention is below 06
levels
Source Judicial Branch
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CJTS admissions have not yet seen a major impact
2010 211 admissions 2009 203 admissions
2008 201 admissions 2007 189 admissions
2006 215 admissions
Source DCF CJTS Annual Reports to Legislature
06-10
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Financial impactless than anticipated
Unspent money to implement Raise the
Age FY2010 7.1 million Estimated unspent in
FY2011 4.7 million Total 11.8 million
Source Office of Fiscal Analysis
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Why is the systemshrinking?

• Smart investments in prevention
• FWSN reform, Family Support Centers
• Home-based interventions
• A commitment to serve kids in the least
  restrictive environment

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Whats been the resultof this new approach?

• Good for public safety

Source Judicial Branch
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Whats been the resultof this new approach?

• Good for the budget
• Avg. daily cost
• Detention 377
• Secure residential 562
• CJTS 774

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Raise the Age is goodfor the adult system

• Removed 4,000 16-year-olds from the adult system
  in 2010
• Will remove 6,000 17-year-olds from the adult
  system in 2012
• Remember, kids tried in juvenile system show
  lower recidivism rates than those tried in adult
  system

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System continues to right size

• Number of youth under 16 in juvenile justice
  system reduced 10 between 2009 and 2010
• These outcomes with only 4 FWSN Family Support
  Centers open
• Shrinking trend will continue

Source Judicial Branch
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More FSCsMore Kids ServedMore Diversion
Source Judicial Branch
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What does all this mean?

• There was room to absorb 16-year-olds
• There IS much more room to absorb
  17-year-olds than we anticipated

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Raise the Age has provento be a policy that

• Costs less than anticipated
• Is manageable for the state and municipalities
• Does no harm to public safety now
• Leads to future crime prevention
• Addresses concerns about the adult system

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Moving ahead withRaise the Age in 2012

• Continuing commitment to diversion will keep the
  system small
• As weve seen with 16-year-olds, the system can
  absorb change
• Smart
• Fair
• Economical

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