Statewide Data of the DCJ Juvenile Diversion Program

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1 Statewide Data of the DCJ Juvenile Diversion Program Submitted To the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice August 2017

2 Statewide Data of the DCJ Juvenile Diversion Program For more information, please contact: Chandra Winder, MPA Ana Nunes, PhD For General Inquiries/Questions p f OMNI Institute 899 Logan Street, Suite 600 Denver, CO Acknowledgements: This project was supported by Grant No MU-FX-0047 awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention through the Division of Criminal Justice, Colorado Department of Public Safety. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, and the Office of Victims of Crime. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not represent the official position or policies of the United States Department of Justice nor the Division of Criminal Justice, Colorado Department of Public Safety.

3 Table of Contents Results...II Findings for Youth Served During FY II Who Was Served During FY16-17?...II Findings for Youth Who Began Receiving Services During FY VI Who Began Receiving Services in FY16-17?... VI Findings for Youth Who Exited During FY X Who Exited During FY16-17?... X

4 Figures Figure 1: Proportion of Youth Served by Each Program...II Figure 2: Proportion of Youth Served by Each Program... VI

5 Tables Table 1: Youth Demographic Information... III Table 2: Charge and Referral Information... IV Table 3: School History (n=2545)... V Table 4: School Status at Intake (n=2534)... V Table 7: Youth Demographic Information... VII Table 8: Charge and Referral Information... VIII Table 9: School Disciplinary Status (n=1350)... IX Table 10: School Status at Intake (n=1345)... IX Table 13: Matched* School Status... XI Table 14: Exit Status Information... XI

6 Results FINDINGS FOR YOUTH SERVED DURING FY16-17 Who Was Served During FY16-17? Figure 1: Proportion of Youth Served by Each Program (n=2550) 18th Judicial District DA's Office Mesa County Partners Denver DA's Office 19th Judicial District DA's Office San Luis Valley Center for Restorative 5th Judicial District DA's Office Fort Collins Restorative Justice Larimer County Center for Family Delta County La Plata Youth Services Youthzone Pueblo County 11th Judicial District DA's Office Cortez Addiction Recovery Services 17th Judicial District DA's Office Hilltop Gunnison County Grand County 1st Judicial District DA's Office 5% 5% 9% 10% 1 25% II

7 DEMOGRAPHICS Table 1: Youth Demographic Information Gender (n=2550) Race/Ethnicity (n=2503) Age (n=2525) Youth's Type of Health Insurance (n=1722) Male 66% Female 3 White (Non-Hispanic) 55% Hispanic/Latino 30% Black/African American 8% Multi-Racial American Indian Asian/Pacific Islander Other Min 9 years Max 20 years Mean years Medicaid 4 Private 36% Other None Did Not Ask 1 III

8 BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICS Table 2: Charge and Referral Information Prior Police Contact (n=2550) No 7 Yes 28% DAs Office 7 Agency/Referral Source (n=2491) Police/Sheriff 1 District Court Judge/Magistrate 6% District Court Probation 9% Pre-file: Alternative to Summons/Arrest 9% Pre-file: Alternative to Filing Petition 37% Juvenile Justice Status at Referral (n=2540) Pre-Adjudication: Deferred Adjudication 5% Pre-Adjudication: Informal Adjustment 5% Pre-Adjudication: Filed/Dismissed without Prejudice 1 Pre-Adjudication: Under DA Diversion Contract 20% Post-Adjudication: Deferred Sentence Post-Adjudication: On Probation 10% Level of Offense (n=2500) Petty 19 Misdemeanor 56% Felony 26% Person 27% Theft 2 Type of Charge (n=2529) Sexual Property 2 Drug 2 Weapon IV

9 Table 3: School History (n=2545) *note that youth may have more than one incident; thus, percentages may not add up to 100% Suspended 29% Truant 1 Expelled (not otherwise enrolled) 5% Unknown 1 None of the Above 48% Table 4: School Status at Intake (n=2534) Actively Enrolled: Traditional 7 Actively Enrolled: Non-Traditional 17% Drop Out Pursuing GED Graduate/GED Expelled Unknown V

10 FINDINGS FOR YOUTH WHO BEGAN RECEIVING SERVICES DURING FY16-17 Who Began Receiving Services in FY16-17? Figure 2: Proportion of Youth Served by Each Program (N=1350) 18th Judicial District DA's Office Mesa County Partners Denver DA's Office 19th Judicial District DA's Office San Luis Valley Center for Restorative 5th Judicial District DA's Office Fort Collins Restorative Justice Larimer County Center for Family Delta County La Plata Youth Services Youthzone Pueblo County 11th Judicial District DA's Office Cortez Addiction Recovery Services 17th Judicial District DA's Office Hilltop Gunnison County Grand County 1st Judicial District DA's Office 8% 9% 5% 6% 1 26% VI

11 DEMOGRAPHICS Table 5: Youth Demographic Information Gender (n=1350) Race/Ethnicity (n=1323) Age (n=1344) Youth's Type of Health Insurance (n=1329) Male 66% Female 3 White (Non-Hispanic) 59% Hispanic/Latino 27% Black/African American 7% Multi-Racial American Indian Asian/Pacific Islander Other Min 10 years Max 20 years Mean 15.2 years Medicaid 45% Private 39% Other None Did Not Ask 9% VII

12 BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICS Table 6: Charge and Referral Information Prior Police Contact (n=1350) No 7 Yes 28% DAs Office 78% Agency/Referral Source (n=1340) Police/Sheriff 1 District Court Judge/Magistrate District Court Probation 8% Pre-file: Alternative to Summons/Arrest 8% Pre-file: Alternative to Filing Petition 40% Juvenile Justice Status at Referral (n=1346) Pre-Adjudication: Deferred Adjudication Pre-Adjudication: Informal Adjustment 6% Pre-Adjudication: Filed/Dismissed without Prejudice 1 Pre-Adjudication: Under DA Diversion Contract 2 Post-Adjudication: Deferred Sentence Post-Adjudication: On Probation 8% Level of Offense (n=1317) Petty 2 Misdemeanor 5 Felony 25% Person 25% Theft 2 Type of Charge (n=1342) Sexual Property 19% Drug 27% Weapon VIII

13 Table 7: School Disciplinary Status (n=1350) Suspended 3 Truant 10% Expelled (not otherwise enrolled) 6% Unknown 50% None of the Above 10% Table 8: School Status at Intake (n=1345) Actively Enrolled: Traditional 75% Actively Enrolled: Non-Traditional 15% Drop Out Pursuing GED Graduate/GED Expelled Unknown IX

14 FINDINGS FOR YOUTH WHO EXITED DURING FY16-17 Who Exited During FY16-17? Figure 3: Diversion Participants by Program (n=1207) 18th Judicial District DA's Office Mesa County Partners 19th Judicial District DA's Office Denver DA's Office San Luis Valley Center for Restorative 5th Judicial District DA's Office Fort Collins Restorative Justice Youthzone Delta County La Plata Youth Services Pueblo County 17th Judicial District DA's Office Larimer County Center for Family 1st Judicial District DA's Office Gunnison County Cortez Addiction Recovery Services 11th Judicial District DA's Office Hilltop Grand County 6% 5% 6% 7% 5% 1 10% 25% X

15 Table 9: Matched* School Status School Status Intake Count Matched* Intake % Exit Count Exit % Actively Enrolled in Traditional School Setting % Actively Enrolled in Non-Traditional School % % Drop Out Pursuing GED Graduate/GED % Expelled (not otherwise enrolled) Unknown *Includes only the sample of youth who had both intake and exit data. Note that some youth were missing information and not included in the table above; at intake, 5 individuals had no school status information, at exit, 9 individuals had no school status information Table 10: Exit Status Information Exit Status (n=1192) Days in Program (n=1202) Unsuccessful 17% Successful 8 Min-Max days Mean 172 days Median 128 days XI