1. Juvenile Justice Standing Committee March Board Update 2014

2. Created by vote of the Board in 2012-- Board Approved Scope of Work includes:  Review/ advise on BSCC juvenile justice mandates  Facility regulations, grants admin., data, realignment  Review/ advise on juvenile justice programs, policies and emerging issues  Identify relevant program & policy issues, best practices  Ensure Board is informed on emerging state/national issues and offer appropriate recommendations to the Board  Enhance leadership & capacity of BSCC in the juvenile justice field

3. 13 members include stakeholders from:  Judiciary, law enforcement, probation, prosecution, defense, education, health/mental health, race/ethnic diversity expert, service providers, private philanthropy, academia, and youth member.  Committee brings high levels of expertise, professionalism, and experience to fulfill BSCC stakeholder input requirements of SB 92

4. Priorities addressed in meetings 2012/13:  Juvenile justice data collection and outcome measures  Education mandates and outcomes for justice- involved youth  Juvenile justice and mental health  Local JJ facilities– regulations, inspection, construction  Juvenile justice realignment

5. DATA— Modernizing outmoded JJ data systems  Problems addressed  Old technology, limited capacity, big information gaps  Fractured data collection by BSCC and other agencies  No standard outcome measures: not even for recidivism  What we are doing  Reviewing current system limitations and capacity  Examining models: past reports, other states, LA Probation Study  Discussing change– e.g., what outcome measures are appropriate? How can we improve BSCC Detention Survey, YOBG reports?  Goals  Coordinate activity with the Data Committee work on the adult side  Define BSCC role, come up with recommendations for improvement

6. EDUCATION— Improving outcomes for juvenile offenders  Problems addressed  BSCC regulations on facility-based schools  Wider concerns about dropout rates, youth offender access to quality or mainstream education and juvenile justice education data  What we are doing  Education Work Group convened to review issues and BSCC role  Examining facility regulations on juvenile court schools  Reviewing law, policy and programs in areas of:  School discipline and referrals of school cases to justice system  Dropout and re-entry rates for youth of color  Quality of court and community schools, offender education options  Goals  Examine, define appropriate BSCC role  Inform Board on policy and program issues and how probation & corrections can contribute to better education outcomes, lower recidivism

7. MENTAL HEALTH- Taking a new look at a persistent problem  Problems addressed  High prevalence of mental health cases in local juvenile facilities  Service gaps and agency coordination problems  Poor access or utilization of Medi-Cal, EPSTD, MHSA, other funds for treatment  What we are doing  Reviewing data on the mental health caseload– Detention Profile Survey  Reviewing BSCC role: Facility regs (Title 15), 2011 CSA Mental Health Report  MIOCR grants– renewal with adult and youth components through BSCC  Goals  Examine and help define BSCC role  Support broader info dissemination on best practices in the field  Examine/ identify solutions– e.g., better access to treatment funds  Advise BSCC staff and Board on efforts to reinstate juvenile MIOCR grants

8. OTHER issues reviewed by the JJSC—  Juvenile justice facilities  Federal PREA implementation  Title 15 regulations, inspections  Behavior management– e.g. pepper spray  Detention Profile Survey  Juvenile Justice Realignment  SB 81 implementation; AB 1628 (re-entry)  Youthful Offender Block Grant (response to State Audit Bureau, caseload monitoring)

9. Coordination with other BSCC committees: SACJJDP  SACJJDP main scope of work is federal grants as required by federal law  JJSC created to increase BSCC focus and capacity on state-level mandates, grants, programs and practices  Together these committees complement one another, bringing expertise and professional experience to bear on an expanding list of juvenile justice issues  Coordination assured by:  Cross membership  Frequent discussion between the Chairs  Experienced BSCC staff coordinators Data Standing Committee  By agreement, JJSC to cover BSCC’s juvenile justice mandates and issues; Data Committee covers AB 109/adult realignment Gang Standing Committee  Parallel and overlapping issues– coordination “as needed”