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2 results foundAuthor: Deitch, Michele Title: Juveniles in the Adult Criminal Justice System in Texas Summary: The report provides a comprehensive look at Texas’s methods for dealing with the state’s most serious juvenile offenders. It gathers all available Texas data with respect to certified juveniles — those youth who are transferred to adult criminal court — and compares them to the population of determined sentence juveniles who are retained in the juvenile justice system. The report also compares the significant differences in programming and services for the two populations of juvenile offenders — those who get sent to adult jails and prisons, and those who receive placements in the Texas Youth Commission (TYC). The report and its findings are especially timely during the Texas Legislature’s ongoing effort to reform and restructure the state’s juvenile justice system. Among the report’s most significant findings about juveniles transferred to the adult system are these: •Minimal differences exist between certified juveniles in the adult criminal justice system and determinate sentence juveniles in TYC, except for county of conviction. •Certified juveniles do not represent the “worst of the worst”—they are neither more violent nor more persistent in their criminal behavior than those retained in juvenile court and sent to TYC. •While the large majority of certified juveniles have committed violent offenses, only 17% have committed homicide. •About 15% of juveniles transferred to adult court are charged with non-violent felonies, including state jail offenses. •72% of certified juveniles do not have a prior violent criminal history, •29% of certified juveniles are first-time offenders. •89% of certified juveniles have never been committed to TYC, indicating that most certified youth have never had the opportunity to benefit from effective rehabilitative programs in the juvenile justice system, such as TYC’s highly regarded Capital and Serious Violent Offenders Program, which has a 95% success rate. Details: Austin, TX: The University of Texas at Austin, LBJ School of Public Affairs, 2011. 58p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 29, 2011 at: http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/sites/default/files/file/news/juvenilestexas--final.pdf Year: 2011 Country: United States URL: http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/sites/default/files/file/news/juvenilestexas--final.pdf Shelf Number: 122171 Keywords: Juvenile Court TransfersJuvenile InmatesJuvenile Justice System (Texas)Juvenile Offenders (Texas)Waiver (of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction) |
Author: Totman, Molly Title: Community Solutions for Youth in Trouble Summary: Texas is building a more effective juvenile justice system. The old system – which sent thousands of kids to large remote state facilities each year – fostered dangerous conditions for incarcerated youth, likely increased recidivism, and wasted millions of tax dollars. As we learn from those mistakes, our new system is making a wiser investment in county programs that connect kids and their families to community resources. Research and Texas’ experience confirm that these community programs are better at getting our kids on the right path and keeping them on the right path, at a fraction of the cost of state secure facilities. Over the past year, TCJC has had the opportunity to visit county juvenile departments across Texas and speak with youth on probation. We learned about the best practices that many counties are implementing successfully, often on a shoestring budget. We also learned about the need for increased oversight and guidance, especially regarding seclusions, restraints, pre-adjudication detention, family visitation, and reentry planning. This new in-depth report, Community Solutions for Youth in Trouble, is a result of those conversations. We hope this report will be the start of conversations in your community about how to support the best possible juvenile justice system. At the end of each section of this report, we have listed questions to help get those conversations started. You can also find out more about your county’s juvenile justice system – and compare with other counties – in the county data sheets in the second appendix. Each program in this report has been successful even under the considerable real-world constraints that county juvenile departments face. Whether your county is struggling with mental health services, the use of seclusions and restraints, reentry planning, or some other juvenile justice concern, this report can help identify solutions that have worked for other counties like yours. Details: Austin, TX: Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, 2012. 88p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 22, 2012 at http://www.texascjc.org/sites/default/files/uploads/Community%20Solutions%20for%20Youth%20%28Oct%202012%29.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United States URL: http://www.texascjc.org/sites/default/files/uploads/Community%20Solutions%20for%20Youth%20%28Oct%202012%29.pdf Shelf Number: 126780 Keywords: Community Programs, Youth at Risk (Texas)Costs of Criminal Justice (Texas)Juvenile Diversion (Texas)Juvenile Justice System (Texas) |