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Alternatives to Detention: Options in Tribal Communities, Part 1

Alternatives to Detention: Options in Tribal Communities, Part 1. Alternatives to Detention Meeting Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Develop a system of alternatives to incarceration Identify points in the system where incarceration occurs Examine reasons why

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Alternatives to Detention: Options in Tribal Communities, Part 1

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  1. Alternatives to Detention:Options in Tribal Communities,Part 1 Alternatives to Detention Meeting Wednesday, May 29, 2013

  2. Develop a system of alternatives to incarceration • Identify points in the system where incarceration occurs • Examine reasons why • Explore alternative evidence-based practices to safely monitor in the community Tribal Law & Order Act

  3. The TLOA recognizes Tribal Sovereignty as a foundational principle in the development of tribal justice systems • Tribal leaders & federal agencies should work together • ATD’s should be tribally led, based on data and planning and operated in partnership or with the assistance of federal agencies Tribal Law & Order Act

  4. Benefits of ATD • A change in the pattern of detention utilization • Improvement in public safety • Savings in tax payer dollars • Reductions in racial, ethnic or gender disparities in the use of secure detention JDAI Fundamentals Training To make meaningful change, jurisdictions must have effective alternatives to secure detention available and be willing to use them appropriately . . .

  5. Primary Purpose of ATD To provide non-secure options for youth who would otherwise be securely detained.

  6. Target Population Guidelines Pre-adjudicated vs. Post-adjudicated ATD programs Avoids “widening the net” Risk levels are appropriate for program’s services Identification and selection of target populations intentionally promotes racial/ethnic and gender equity in participation and successful completion rates

  7. Program Activities & Services Guidelines ATD Programs are/should be: • Appropriate to the legal status of the cases served, e.g. pre-adjudicated vs. post-adjudicated • Risk-responsive • Planned, implemented, managed and monitored using accurate data • Committed to expedited case processing practices • Establish systems relations and reputation • Community-based, easily accessible to clients and family.

  8. Cultural Competency & Gender Non-Bias Guidelines for: Programming Enrollment, discharge and utilization Location and community-based

  9. A Question to Consider As you look at your tribal communities’ ATD programs in light of the Guidelines given – target populations, programs and services, & cultural competency and gender non-bias – is there anything that surprises you? Pleases you? Disappoints you?

  10. Alternatives to Detention Detention Alternatives – Continuum Home or community detention (non-residential, non-facility-based supervision) Day or evening reporting centers (non-residential, facility-based supervision) Shelter or foster care (non-secure residential placement)

  11. You can contact me at . . . Carol Cramer Brooks, Co-Coordinator National Center for Youth in Custody National Partnership for Juvenile Services At the Kalamazoo County Juvenile Home 1424 Gull Road Kalamazoo, MI 49007 269.383.8644 (0ffice) 269.377.1605 (cell) carol.brooks1959@att.net

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