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Evidenced Based Practices In Probation Challenges and Considerations

Evidenced Based Practices In Probation Challenges and Considerations. Scott MacDonald Chief Probation Officer Santa Cruz County. Why EBP?. Current system is not working Programs and practices are driven by fear and anecdote Lack of effective programs results in unnecessary incarceration

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Evidenced Based Practices In Probation Challenges and Considerations

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  1. Evidenced Based Practices In ProbationChallenges and Considerations Scott MacDonald Chief Probation Officer Santa Cruz County

  2. Why EBP? • Current system is not working • Programs and practices are driven by fear and anecdote • Lack of effective programs results in unnecessary incarceration • Unnecessary incarceration can increase crime • We are currently spending a lot of money and time without results • EBP holds us accountable to results and better serves youth, family, victims and the public

  3. Probation Malpractice? • Banked caseloads for high risk cases • Intensive supervision of low risk cases • Outward bound programs • Scared straight • Intensive supervision without treatment. • DARE programs

  4. Leadership Vision / Mission Statement Policy and Procedures Policy and Implementation Teams System Stakeholders / Collaboration Planning Communication Resources / Budget Systemic change Recruitment and Hiring Training Performance Management Measurement Information Management Research / Evaluation Assessment and Classification Case Planning Treatment / Programs Intermediate Sanctions Implementing Evidenced-based Practice in Probation

  5. Merging Organizational Components

  6. System of Care and Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Family Preservation Least Restrictive Setting Natural Setting Interagency Collaboration Family Involvement Cultural Competence Reducing Unnecessary Confinement Developing Alternatives to detention Reducing Racial Disparity Avoid Net-widening BARJ Repair not retribution Community Involvement Skill building EBP Matching service to risk Supports least restrictive interventions Supports Data Driven process EBP is compatible with Juvenile Justice Initiatives and Reform efforts….

  7. Examples of EBP In Santa Cruz • Family Wellness – Parent Education • Thinking For A Change • Motivational Approaches to Success program • MET/CBT 5 Intervention with GAIN • Seven Challenges • Aggression Replacement Training

  8. Embedding EBP curriculum into intensive programs. • Juvenile Hall • The Evening Center • Wraparound

  9. Taking a Research based Perspective • Challenge Grant • Reclaiming Futures Evaluation • Grant Evaluations • Outcomes of reforms

  10. Downsizing of Delinquency in Santa Cruz A Closer look at Reform Efforts In Santa Cruz

  11. A Significant Reduction in the Juvenile Hall Population… 53% Decrease

  12. A Significant Reduction in the Juvenile Hall Population… 58% Decrease

  13. A Significantly Shorter Stay in Juvenile Hall… 15% Decrease

  14. There are Significantly Fewer Latinos in Custody… 45% Decrease

  15. Racial Disparity has Been Reduced along with Reductions in Bookings

  16. Youth in Alternatives to Detention do not Jeopardize Public Safety…

  17. Dropping Arrest Rates and Stable Felony Adjudication Rates…

  18. Probation Department Values Reductions at all levels of Institutional care

  19. Santa Cruz County Reductions at all levels of Institutional care, while increasing capacity of community based interventions...

  20. Juvenile Justice InterventionsGeneral Fund Cost Per Child *Detention alternatives include home supervision, electronic monitoring and advocacy and recreation services through a community based agency.

  21. Final thoughts • If we over sell, we ultimately water down • Talking EBP is different that Walking EBP • It will take state and local leadership, researchers and foundation support to pull it off • This constitute broad culture change and big shifts in thinking– we are not their yet • A curriculum is not going to change lives– Beyond social learning there needs to be a youth development framework that supports and encourages prosocial growth through advocacy in addition to supervision as we know it in probation

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