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CALIFORNIA’S JUVENILE JUSTICE CRIME PREVENTION ACT.

CALIFORNIA’S JUVENILE JUSTICE CRIME PREVENTION ACT. By Janine Niccoli. POLS 680. April 14, 2008. jniccoli@mail.csuchico.edu. INTRODUCTION. Increase in violent juvenile crime. Schiff-Cardenas Crime Prevention Act. Balanced solution to juvenile crime.

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CALIFORNIA’S JUVENILE JUSTICE CRIME PREVENTION ACT.

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  1. CALIFORNIA’S JUVENILE JUSTICE CRIME PREVENTION ACT. By Janine Niccoli. POLS 680. April 14, 2008. jniccoli@mail.csuchico.edu.

  2. INTRODUCTION. • Increase in violent juvenile crime. • Schiff-Cardenas Crime Prevention Act. • Balanced solution to juvenile crime. • Stable annual funding source to counties.

  3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CRIME PREVENTION ACT. • Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council. • Assess the local juvenile justice system. • Comprehensive Multi-agency Juvenile Justice Plan.

  4. PROBLEMS AND ISSUES. • Rising cost of juvenile crime. • Increase in violent juvenile crime. • Juvenile Recidivism.

  5. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. • Improve public safety. • Reduce juvenile crime and delinquency. • Reduce juvenile recidivism. • Reduce the cost of juvenile crime.

  6. Arrest. Incarceration. Probation violation. Restitution. Community Service. Probation. OUTCOME MEASURES.

  7. POLICY RESPONSE: CRIME AND DELINQUENCY. • JJCPA outcome measures. • Juvenile arrest rates.

  8. Figure 1: Arrest and Incarceration Rate Averages 2003-2006 35 30 25 20 JJCPA Participants Percentage Non JJCPA Participants 15 10 5 0 Arrest Rate Incarceration Rate Outcome Measures Source: Data taken from California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Corrections Standards Authority. Annual JJCPA reports 2003 through 2006. http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/ReportsResearch/Summarys.html (Accessed April 29, 2007). ARREST AND INCARCERATION.

  9. JUVENILE ARREST RATE.

  10. POLICY RESPONSE: JUVENILE RECIDIVISM. • Risk assessment instruments. • Measures of recidivism.

  11. POLICY RESPONSE: REDUCING COSTS OF JUVENILE CRIME. • Decrease in population of juvenile wards. • Contributing factors.

  12. JUVENILE INMATE POPULATION

  13. PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS. • 105,421 youth served each year. • 6,325 less arrests. • 4,217 less incarcerations. • 5,271 more successful probations.

  14. BARRIERS TO MEASURING SUCCESS. • Data quality. • Incomplete Data. • Evaluating the cost of juvenile crime.

  15. CONCLUSION. • Is the JJCPA a successful policy? • Impact on juvenile crime. • Impact on recidivism. • Impact on costs of juvenile crime.

  16. CONCLUSION CONTINUED. • Positive impact on participants. • Insufficient evidence.

  17. THE END! • Questions?

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