1. THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE IN TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE
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THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE IN TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE

2. Governor Governing Board Mike Griffiths Debbie Unruh Roland Luna
Independent Ombudsman
Debbie Unruh
Chief Inspector General
Roland Luna
13 Member
Governing Board
Chief Internal Auditor
Eleazar Garcia
General Counsel
Brett Bray
Executive Director
Mike Griffiths
Chief of Staff
Linda Brooke
Legal Services
Youth Rights
External Affairs / Media
Monitoring and Inspections
Administrative Hearings
Release Review Panel
Administrative Investigations
Policy and Standards Development
Medical Director
Rajendra Parikh, M.D.
Senior Director of Probation & Community Services
James Williams
Senior Director of
Education Services
Amy Lopez
Senior Director of
State Programs & Facilities
Teresa Stroud
Chief Financial Officer
Mike Meyer
Chief of Technology, Software Dev & Infrastructure
Elaine Mays
Senior Director of Administration & Training
Lisa Capers
Prevention and Intervention
Federal Programs & State Initiatives
Integrated State Operated Programs & Services
Fiscal Affairs and Budget
Application Development
Human Resources
Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Programs
Vocational Training & Workforce
Secure Facilities
Business Operations and Contracts
IT Operations
Juvenile Justice Training
Academy
Placement Services / Title IV-E
Education State Facilities
Halfway Houses
County Grants Management;
State & Federal
IT Infrastructure
Legal Education & Technical Assistance
Parole Services
Performance and Accountability
Construction and Engineering
IT Governance
Interstate Compact
Youth Services Contracts
Research and Planning
Agency Publications
Support Services

3. State Juvenile Age Population Increased Since 1990s but Increased Has Slowed Down After 2005
+12.8%
+6.8%
+8.2%
+10.7%
Year
Juvenile Population
1990
1,788,434
2000
2,276,670
2010
2,629,727
Numerical Change
488,236
353,057
Percentage Change
27.30%
15.51% 3

4. Composition of Juvenile Age Population Changing with Dramatic Increase in Hispanic Youth
Percentage Change: Significant Growth in Hispanic Population, Slow Down in Growth of AA and Decline in White Youth Population
In the 10 year period
White 14.52%
Hispanic 44.33%
AA 26.53%
In the 10 year period
White -8.29%
Hispanic 41.97%
AA 13.21%
Source: Council of State Governments Justice Center

5. Juvenile Arrest and Referral Rate Declining Since Before Reforms in 2007
Source: Council of State Governments Justice Center

6. Arrests and Referrals Have Declined Since 2004 in Spite of Population Growth
Year
Juvenile Population
Arrests
Referrals
Arrests Per 1,000 Population
Referrals Per 1,000 Population
Percent Referral Out of Arrests
2002
2,370,551
140,085
74,693
59.09
31.51
53.32%
2003
2,395,701
143,748
75,618
60.00
31.56
52.60%
2004
2,417,729
152,693
75,042
63.16
31.04
49.15%
2005
2,430,484
141,113
72,551
58.06
29.85
51.41%
2006
2,466,758
140,189
73,239
56.83
29.69
52.24%
2007
2,457,563
135,685
71,691
55.21
29.17
52.84%
2008
2,444,889
134,024
69,515
54.82
28.43
51.87%
2009
2,437,070
128,151
65,734
52.58
26.97
51.29%
2010
2,629,727
116,305
59,897
44.23
22.78
51.50%
2011
2,686,887
98,805
53,790
36.77
20.02
54.44%
2012
2,742,558
91,873
51,302
33.50
18.71
55.84%
15.69%
-34.42%
-31.32%
In 2011 and 2012 the percentage of referrals out of arrests increased and it was the highest since 2002
Source: Council of State Governments Justice Center

7. Total Juvenile Arrests
Juvenile Arrests Have Declined Faster Than Adult Arrests and Represent a Lower Proportion of All Arrests in 2012
Year
Total Adult Arrests
Total Juvenile Arrests
Total
Percent Juvenile
2000
911,925
143,904
1,055,829
13.63%
2001
891,437
141,836
1,033,273
13.73%
2002
906,513
140,085
1,046,598
13.38%
2003
919,150
143,748
1,062,898
13.52%
2004
974,681
152,693
1,127,374
13.54%
2005
965,153
141,113
1,106,266
12.76%
2006
998,493
140,189
1,138,682
12.31%
2007
1,036,295
135,685
1,171,980
11.58%
2008
1,056,580
134,024
1,190,604
11.26%
2009
1,076,548
128,151
1,204,699
10.64%
2010
1,027,480
116,305
1,143,785
10.17%
2011
964,689
98,805
1,063,494
9.29%
2012
964,051
91,873
1,055,924
8.70%
9.5%
-2.6%
7.8%
-6.97%
-32.29%
-9.90%
Source: Council of State Governments Justice Center

8. Decline in Arrests in Texas is Similar to Other Large States
Juvenile Arrests
Florida
Texas
California
2000
124,982
106,513
201,898
2001
127,185
107,579
198,774
2002
123,270
108,952
192,776
2003
122,716
113,558
190,010
2004
121,151
120,005
186,489
2005
120,202
110,947
186,939
2006
121,181
112,331
195,672
2007
120,197
108,390
200,161
2008
118,306
104,820
194,593
2009
105,816
102,295
174,148
2010
94,943
95,971
157,966
2011
87,013
81,375
127,481
2012
78,197
74,606
104,106
Percent Change
-3% 5%
-35%
-31%
-48%
Source: Council of State Governments Justice Center

9. SB 1: TJJD Appropriations

11. Juvenile Probation Departments
TJJD Regulatory Oversight
TJJD Funding
168 Juvenile Probation Departments
54 Secure Pre-Adjudication Detention Centers
33 Post-Adjudication Facilities
11 Non-Secure Facilities

12. Local Juvenile Justice Entities
Juvenile Boards Juvenile Courts Juvenile Prosecutor Defense Attorneys Law Enforcement Commissioners Court Schools Service Providers

13. State Secure Facilities & Programs
Six (5) State Institutions
Seven (8) Halfway Houses
Contract Care Facilities / Programs
Parole Services

14. $750 Million of Shared Fiscal Responsibility
Texas Juvenile Justice System is a System of Shared Fiscal Responsibility
$750 Million of Shared Fiscal Responsibility
FY 2012
70% of total juvenile justice spending is targeted to the juvenile probation system
Local County funds have historically provided 50% of total Juvenile Justice system funding and about 72% of total juvenile probation funding
Need reminders of orange and thin blue (state staff benefits & bond interest are paid by Comptroller; JP’s pay themselves. In any given year ~1/2% of total funds unspent)
Funding for state services and facilities accounts for 28% total Juvenile Justice funding 14

15. Section Header Slides
Mental Health Funding

16. Mental Health Grant (Grant N)
The Mental Health Grant is new for FY biennium
TJJD appropriation for biennium includes a new mental health strategy
Rider 36 of the TJJD appropriation states:
“Funds … shall be used by local juvenile probation departments only for providing mental health services to juvenile offenders.”
All juvenile probation departments received mental health grant funding

17. Mental Health Grant (Grant N)
Funding for the mental health grant was allocated based on a two tier formula
Tier 1 – new exceptional item funding received by the agency to provide mental health professionals in secure pre and post facilities and services in departments with no facility
Tier 2 – historic funding moved from Grant A to the agency’s new mental health strategy
No difference in the way departments can use these funds
Remember – Don’t supplant local funds!

18. MH Assessments and Evaluations
Allowable Expenditures
Grant N
MH Assessments and Evaluations
MH Services
MH Programs
MH Placements

19. Allowable: MH Assessments/Evals
Mental health related screens, assessments and evaluations including:
Mental health assessments
Psychological and psychiatric evaluations
Trauma assessments and screenings
Sex offender evaluations

20. Allowable: Mental Health Services
Mental Health related services including:
Crisis Intervention
Medication
Medication management
Doctor visits/evaluations
Single counseling sessions
Skills training
MH case management

21. Allowable: Programs Mental Health programs including:
Mental health courts
Mental health treatment
Counseling for youth with mental health need
Sex offender treatment
Programming for youth with a mental health diagnosis or an identifiable mental health need
Programming for dually diagnosed youth
Substance abuse AND mental health
Intellectual Disability AND mental health

22. Allowable: Mental Health Placement
Placement in a secure or non-secure facility providing specialized or intensive mental health services
Psychiatric hospitalization
Up to the allowable placement rates
Sex offender placement in a facility providing specialized services

23. Who Is Eligible? Juveniles under the jurisdiction of the department
Formally referred
Detention
Pre-disposition
Under supervision
Placement
Juveniles with a mental health diagnosis or identifiable mental health need
Including youth dually diagnosed with substance abuse or an intellectual disability

24. What is “Identifiable MH Need”
Identified by MAYSI as needing additional assessment
Mental health flag in the PACT
Previous suicide attempt or suicidal ideations
Victim of traumatic event and currently experiencing mental health symptoms
Special education – emotional disability
Youth taking medication for mental health reasons, including ADHD
Parent indicates child is experiencing mental health issues
DSM diagnosis, not substance abuse or MR

25. Expenditures Not Allowed
Programs, services or placements for youth with no mental health diagnosis/need
Programs, services or placements for youth with a substance abuse need only
Supervision of sex offenders
Cost of detention
Equipment or supplies not related to the direct provision of a mental health service or program

26. Texas Juvenile Justice Department
Opening Title Slide
Texas Juvenile Justice Department
Mike Griffiths, Executive Director