Who are the Youth in Minnesota

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Who are the Youth in Minnesotas Juvenile Justice
System?

• Presenter Chris Bray, L.P., Ph.D.,Director of
  Juvenile Services,
• Minnesota Department of Corrections
• June 19, 2008

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Presentation Assistance Provided by

• Allison Anfinson School Safety Center,
  Minnesota Department of Public Safety
• Chris Bray Minnesota Department of Corrections
• Danette Buskovick Minnesota Department of
  Public Safety, Office of Justice Programs
• Cheryl Holm-Hanson Wilder Research
• Tricia Hummel Minnesota Department of Public
  Safety, Office of Justice Programs
• Cheryl Kreager Juvenile Justice Coalition of
  Minnesota
• Dana Swayze Minnesota Department of Public
  Safety, Office of Justice Programs

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Challenges

• Data Limitations
• Multiple Systems Involved
• Data Privacy Rules
• County School District Based System

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What Do We Know?About Delinquent Youth
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Adult Certification
Minnesota Juvenile Justice Involved Youth 2006
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Secure Admissions to Detention and Secure
Admissions to Residential Programs
15,000
Juvenile Probation 14, 742
Juvenile Delinquency Petitions 21,595
Juvenile Arrests for Criminal Offenses 54,384
Minnesota Population Less Than 18 1,257,264
Sources From Getting By to Getting Ahead,
Kids County Data Book 2008, Childrens Defense
Fund Minnesota accessed at http//www.cdf-mn.org/P
DF/KidsCount_08/KidsCount_08_finalRev.pdf State
of Minnesota Department of Public Safety,
Minnesota Crime Information 2003, Bureau of
Criminal Apprehension Criminal Justice
Information Systems Uniform Crime Report accessed
at http//www.bca.state.mn.us/CJIS/Documents/Page
-15-02.html Research and Evaluation Court
Services Division State Court Administrators
Office Minnesota Supreme Court Minnesota
Department of Public Safety, Office of Justice
Programs.
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Minnesota Child Population by Race/Ethnicity
(2006)

• White, Non-Hispanic 79 (988,666)
• Black, Non-Hispanic 6 (80,048)
• American Indian, Non-Hispanic 1 (18,499)
• Asian, Non-Hispanic 5 (58,032)
• Native Hawaiian, Other Pacific lt1 (562)
• Islander, Non-Hispanic
• Two or More Races, 3 (38,166)
• Non-Hispanic
• Hispanic or Latino 6 (73,291)
• Child Population 1,257,264

Source From Getting By to Getting Ahead,
Kids County Data Book 2008, Childrens Defense
Fund Minnesota accessed at http//www.cdf-mn.org/P
DF/KidsCount_08/KidsCount_08_finalRev.pdf
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Offense Race of Persons Arrested in Minnesota
Under Age 18 (2006)
Offense White (79 of Pop.) African American (6 of Pop.) Indian/ Alaskan Native (1 of Pop.) Asian (5 of Pop.)
Part 1 11,319 61 6,915 30 3,414 3 375 5 615
Part II 33,706 67 22,431 26 8,893 4 1,426 3 956
Curfew/ Loitering 4,966 21 1,052 68 3,386 7 349 4 179
Runaway 4,393 42 1,830 44 1,951 4 183 10 429
Total 54,384 59 32,228 32 17,644 4 2,333 5 2,719

• The number of Hispanic and Non-Hispanic youth was
  not separated out

Source State of Minnesota Department of Public
Safety 2006 Crime Information, Bureau of
Criminal Apprehension Criminal Justice
Information Systems Uniform Crime Report,
accessed April 4, 2008, http//www.dps.state.mn.us
/bca/CJIS/Documents/crime20065Cmci2006.pdf
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School Crime Data County Attorney Cases in
Three Metro Counties (2007)

• Hennepin Ramsey Dakota
• Total Reviewed 10,536 4,606 3,848
• Delinquency Cases
• School Crimes 2,331 (22) 927 (20) 934 (24)
• Truancy Referrals 1,404 338 447
• Does not include Truancy or Status Offenses
• 2006-2007 academic year

Source Hennepin, Ramsey and Dakota County
Attorneys Offices
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Petition Cases (Charges Filed) by Race/Ethnicity
2006
White 39 8,373 Black or African
American 21 4,551 Hispanic or Latino 6
1,237 Asian 3 645 American Indian or
Alaskan Native 5 1,096 Other/Mixed 3
747 Unknown 23 4,946 All
Minorities 38 8,276 Total 21,595 I
ncludes Native Hawaiian or other Pacific
Islanders. Source State Court Administrators
Office
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Juvenile Probation By Race (2006)
White 54 8,002 Black 24 3,466 American
Indian 6 949 Asian/Pacific Islander 4 580 Un
known 10 1,492 Other 2 253 Hispanic 6
930 Non-Hispanic 94 13,812 Total 14,742
Source 2006 Probation Survey, Minnesota
Department of Corrections http//www.doc.state.mn
.us/publications/documents/2006ProbationSurvey-rev
ised.pdf
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• Summary Data 2007 (DOC)
• Youth Level of Service Inventory
• Initial Risk to Re-Offend Assessments N2350

Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
21 58 21
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• Corrections Youth in Placement 2005
• DHS SSIS Data

Children Receiving Care and Supervised by Corrections All Children Receiving Care
Caucasian 55.5 56
African American 23 20
Native American 9.2 11.5
Asian 4 2
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Red Wing Juvenile Probation Race/Ethnicity
lt 1 of delinquents end up in Red Wing Probation on 12/31/2006 N14,742 Red Wing on 3/30/06 N143
Caucasian 54 27
Black 24 40
American Indian 6 22
Asian/Pacific Islander 4 1
Hispanic/Latino 6 8
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Council Child Caring Agencies 2006 Annual Report
Legal Status Presenting problems Race Financial Support Outcomes 6 mon. after discharge
45 Delinquent 92 oppositional 59 White 77 counties 87 attending school
55 CHIPS 87 depressed, sad 18 African American 34 private insurance 83 no new convictions
84 impulsive acts 11 Native American 2 parent contribution 58 completed program
83 parent/child relationships 9 Hispanic
77 substance abuse for youth in correctional facilities 9 Multicultural
3 Asian
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Cases Transferred to Adult Court (2006)
White 23 23 Black or African American 30
29 Hispanic or Latino 4 4 Asian 2
2 American Indian or Alaska Native 9
9 Other/Mixed 0 0 Unknown 32 31 All
Minorities 45 44 Total 98 Includes
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
Source State Court Administrators Office
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Points of Contact Black or African American Hispanic or Latino Asian Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander American Indian or Alaska Native Other/ Mixed All Minorities
Juvenile Arrests 4.84 2.76 0.63 3.16 3.03
Refer to Juvenile Court -- -- -- -- --
Cases Diverted -- -- -- -- --
Cases Involving Secure Detention 2.66 1.45 4.24 3.44 2.54
Cases Petitioned 1.38 0.97 2.15 2.02 1.52
Cases Resulting in Delinquent Findings -- -- -- -- --
Cases Resulting in Probation Placement 0.03 0.05 0.06 0.04 0.03
Cases Resulting in Confinement in Secure Juvenile Correctional Facilities 1.40 1.66 2.28 1.53 1.40
Cases Transferred to Adult Court 2.32 2.99 1.94
Group meets 1 Threshold? Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
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Juvenile Justice Mental Health Screening Data
(2005)

• 14,785 new juvenile probation entries
• 9,594 youth in detention or found delinquent met
  screening criteria
• 56 completed screens
• 71 of completed screens were referred for
  assessment
• Source Minnesota Department of Human Services

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• Dual System Youth (2002/2003)
• 30 of youth in child welfare became dual
• system youth (justice involved) in
• 2002/2003
• Ages 10-17
• Reached a permanency decision in 2002

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What Do We Know?About Students
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Minnesota Academic Year 2006-2007
Disciplinary Incidents Involving Weapons
1,616
Disciplinary Incidents Student with an IEP
7,909
Removal/Out-of-School Suspensions (One Day or
Longer) 47,347
Disciplinary Incidents Without Over
Representation of Students with an IEP 48,460
All Reported Disciplinary Incidents 74,243
Minnesota School Enrollment Grades K-12 828,243
Source Minnesota Department of Education, School
and Special Education Enrollment (2006-2007),
http//eduation.state.mn.us/MDE/Data/Data_Download
s/Student/Enrollment/State/index.html Minnesota
Department of Education, Dangerous Weapons and
Disciplinary Incidents School Year 2006-2007,
February 2007, FY 2007 Report to the Legislature.
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Race/Ethnicity of Offenders School Enrollment
Population(2006-2007 Academic Year)

• Race/Ethnicity Offenders Enrolled Population
• White/Non-Hispanic 42.2 (31,334) 77 (639,655)
• Black/Non-Hispanic 39.9 (29,621) 9 (74,985)
• Hispanic 7.5 (5,545) 6 (47,387)
• Native American 5.9 (4,382) 2 (17,351)
• Asian/Pacific Islander 2.6 (1,965) 6
  (48,865)
• Total 74,243 828,243
• Missing data 1,396 (1.9)

Source Minnesota Department of Education,
Dangerous Weapons and Disciplinary Incidents
School Year 2006-2007, February 2007, FY 2007
Report to the Legislature.
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Top Disciplinary Offenses(2006-2007 Academic
Year)
Disruptive/Disorderly Conduct/Insubordination 35.7
(25,807) Fighting 17.1
(12,409) Assault 8.4 (6,108) Threat/Intimi
dation 4.9 (3,554) Attendance 4.6 (3,360)
Other 4.4 (3,208)
Source Minnesota Department of Education,
Dangerous Weapons and Disciplinary Incidents
School Year 2006-2007, February 2007, FY 2007
Report to the Legislature.
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Minnesota Department of Education State
Enrollment Data 2006
All Students Special Ed Students EBD Discipline Incidents Sp Ed Discipline Incidents EBD Discipline Incidents Gen ED
Caucasian 77 75 67 51 51 48
African American 9 12 22 35 35 34
Hispanic 6 6 6 7 8 8
Asian 6 4 4 6 5 6
Native American 2 3 1 2 1 4
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How Do Minnesota Youth in Correctional Facilities
Compare to the General School Youth Population?
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What Do We Know?About Family Engagement
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PACER Family Needs Research Project 2004

• A parent survey designed to better understand
  what parents families need from mental health
  system.
• Public Policy Recommendations included
• Access and information
• Training
• Funding

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• Parents as Partners
• 26 multidisciplinary focus groups conducted
  throughout the state in 2007/08
• Every professional from every discipline,
  including parents and parent advocates
  acknowledged the need to better engage parents as
  partners

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Presentation Assistance Provided by

• Allison Anfinson School Safety Center,
  Minnesota Department of Public Safety
• Chris Bray Minnesota Department of Corrections
• Danette Buskovick Minnesota Department of
  Public Safety, Office of Justice Programs
• Cheryl Holm-Hanson Wilder Research
• Tricia Hummel Minnesota Department of Public
  Safety, Office of Justice Programs
• Cheryl Kreager Juvenile Justice Coalition of
  Minnesota
• Dana Swayze Minnesota Department of Public
  Safety, Office of Justice Programs