1. By Jill Saxton-Moody, MA, CDCII 10/16/2015

2. Hold juvenile offenders accountable for their behavior. Promote the safety and restoration of victims and communities. Assist offenders and their families in developing skills to prevent crime.

4. Bethel Youth Facility Fairbanks Youth Facility Johnson Youth Center Kenai Peninsula Youth Facility Ketchikan Regional Youth Facility Mat-Su Youth Facility McLaughlin Youth Center Nome Youth Facility

5. What do we do when we have an 8 year old apprehended for murder charges?

6. RegionOffice Younger than 10 10 - 1213 - 1415 - 1718+ Total AROAnchorage14 179 658 1,439 57 2,347 NROBarrow0 22 42 103 5 172 Bethel28 57 126 302 34 547 Fairbanks4 28 155 500 32 719 Kotzebue1 13 48 86 3 151 Nome0 21 28 74 2 125 NRO Total33 141 399 1,065 76 1,714 SCRODillingham0 13 20 73 2 108 Homer0 8 26 79 6 119 Kenai0 25 64 239 14 342 Kodiak0 5 51 97 3 156 Mat-Su2 20 145 359 40 566 Valdez1 8 21 47 3 80 SCRO Total3 79 327 894 68 1,371 SEROJuneau1 18 103 222 5 349 Ketchikan1 23 72 139 6 241 Petersburg3 10 53 0 76 Prince of Wales0 1 22 33 1 57 Sitka0 2 21 53 4 80 SERO Total5 54 228 500 16 803 StateTotal55 453 1,612 3,898 217 6,235

8. Younger than 10 10 - 1213 - 1415 - 1718+Total Anchorage5115284865401,309 Barrow22350444123 Bethel928421459233 Fairbanks4247223522357 Kotzebue32313612102 Nome123547807181 NRO Total3013322456544996 Dillingham 41927151 Homer211131 45 Kenai18361362183 Kodiak11429338 Mat-Su286420210286 Valdez 61317440 SCRO Total62814744220643 Juneau 19301325186 Ketchikan161374296 POW 10818137 Sitka 1229142 SERO Total135632539361 Statewide Total423117182,1251133,309 % of each Age Group1%9%22%64%3%

9. “Definition : ‘Systemic or recurring maltreatment’ is identified when clear evidence has emerged from federal investigations, class-action lawsuits, or authoritative reports written by reputable media outlets or respected public or private agencies showing that – at least at one particular point in time – state-funded youth corrections facilities displayed a systemic or recurring failure to protect confined youths from serious physical or psychological harm in the forms of violence from staff or other youths, sexual assaults, and/or excessive use of isolation or restraints.” States with no systemic or recurring maltreatment in juvenile correctional facilities: Alaska Minnesota North Dakota States with no systemic or recurring maltreatment in juvenile correctional facilities: Alaska Minnesota North Dakota Vermont Wyoming (Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2015).

10. Location Delinquency Type Data type 2004 - 2008 2006 - 2010 2008 - 2012 2010 - 2014 Alaska Other%25.7%27.2%26.7%28.5% Drug/Alcohol Laws %10.1%9.6%10.4%12.0% Crimes against Property %46.4%45.3%44.1%42.9% Crimes against Persons %17.9%NA18.7%16.7% Kids Count Data Center. (2015). Retrieved from http://datacenter.kidscount.org.

11. More youths with mental illness More youths with substance use disorders Continued high rates of FASDs Now have a more whole-person and trauma- informed care approach

12. Early onset of delinquency (prior to 13) increases 2-3 fold the likelihood of violent, chronic, and serious offending (Loeber & Farrington, 2000) Often DJJ involvement is the first involvement with any type of social services (Loeber & Farrington, 2000)

13. More referrals for outside services More effective screenings and assessments More services with mental health clinicians Use of evidenced based-practices in treatment and in care More collaboration with OCS

14. My Contact Info: Jill Saxton-Moody, Mental Health Clinician III jillian.saxton-moody@alaska.gov Fairbanks Youth Facility 1502 Wilbur Ave. Fairbanks, AK 99701 (907) 451-2389

15. Annie E. Casey Foundation. (2015). State by state summary: Systemic or recurring maltreatment in juvenile correction facilities. Retrieved from http://www.aecf.org/m/resourcedoc/aecf- statebystatemaltreatmentsummary-2015.pdfhttp://www.aecf.org/m/resourcedoc/aecf- statebystatemaltreatmentsummary-2015.pdf Kids Count Data Center. (2015). Alaska juvenile delinquency referrals by type of crime. Retrieved from http://datacenter.kidscount.org. Loeber, R. & Farrington, D. P. (2000). Young children who commit crime: Epidemiology, developmental origins, risk factors, early interventions, and policy implications. Development and Psychopathology,, pp 737-762. * Unless otherwise noted, all data and statistics obtained from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Department of Juvenile Justice http://dhss.alaska.gov/djj State of Alaska Dept of Health & Social Services Division of Juvenile Justice 240 Main Street, Suite 701 P.O. Box 110635 Juneau, AK 99811-0635 Email: Hss.djj@alaska.gov Tel: (907) 465-2212 Fax: (907) 465-2333