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3 results foundAuthor: Cataldo, Kerry Title: Evaluation of the Colorado Integrated System of Care Family Advocacy Demonstration Programs for Mental Health Juvenile Justice Populations. Interim Report -- Year Two Summary: In 2007, the Colorado General Assembly passed House Bill 07-1057, establishing the creation of family advocacy demonstration programs for youth with mental health or co-occurring disorders who are in or at-risk of becoming with the juvenile justice system. This interim report describes updates to the study design, a program description of the new rural site, the identification of comparison groups, program challenges, and preliminary data. Details: Denver, CO: Office of Research and Statistics, Division of Criminal Justice, Colorado Department of Public Safety, 2010. 48p. Source: Year: 2010 Country: United States URL: Shelf Number: 118088 Keywords: Family Interventions (Colorado)Juvenile Offenders (Colorado)Mental Health Services (Colorado) |
Author: Cataldo, Kerry Title: Evaluation of the Colorado Integrated System of Care Family Advocacy Demonstration Programs for Mental Health Juvenile Justice Populations: Final Report Summary: Juveniles who suffer from mental illness or co-occurring disorders and their families often have trouble navigating the many systems involved in providing services. These systems include mental health, medical, substance abuse, developments disabilities, education, juvenile justice, child welfare, and others. One method of assisting this difficult process is to use family advocates who are committed to ensuring the best outcomes for juveniles with mental health or other co-occurring needs. In 2007, the Colorado General Assembly passed House Bill (H.B.) 07-1057, establishing the creation of family advocacy demonstration programs for juveniles with mental health or co-occurring disorders who are in or at–risk of becoming involved with the juvenile justice system (see C.R.S. 26-22-101 to 106). H.B. 07-1057 also mandated that the Family Advocacy Demonstration Programs must serve urban, suburban, and rural populations. Staff from the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) and the Division of Behavioral Health (DBH) collaborated to develop the request for proposals for potential service agencies. The following were the selected family advocacy demonstration sites. • Urban: The Family Agency Collaboration (FAC) located in Denver. • Suburban: The Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health-Colorado Chapter is located in Jefferson County. • Rural: Pikes Peak Mental Health Center (PPMH) located in Teller County (terminated participation as of February 16, 2009). • Rural: Montrose County School District RE-1J located in Montrose (selected as replacement rural site on June 25, 2009). H.B. 07-1057 included a mandate (C.R.S. 26-22-105) for the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) to evaluate the family advocacy demonstration programs. The evaluation was to include analyzing system utilization outcomes, juvenile and family outcomes, family and juvenile satisfaction and assessment of family advocates, and process and leadership outcomes. Other outcomes may include the identification of the cost avoidance or cost savings, if any, achieved by the demonstration programs, the applicable outcomes achieved, transition services provided, and the service utilization time frames. The statute required the completion of two interim reports by January 15, 2009 and 2010, concluding with a final report due June 1, 2010. These interim reports, available at http://dcj.state.co.us/ors/research documents.htm, provide additional background and information on the study design and measures. Per the legislative mandate, the Division of Criminal Justice assessed service access and juvenile/family satisfaction among those who worked with an advocate. The evaluation of the family advocacy demonstration programs was focused on the program activities and clients who were admitted to and participated between January 1, 2008 and March 31, 2010. This evaluation was also mandated to include comparison groups relevant to each site. The comparison groups were comprised of juveniles and their families who did not receive family advocacy services and met similar site criteria during the same time period. Details: Denver, CO: Colorado Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice, Office of Research and Statistics, 2010. 238p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed September 27, 2011 at: http://dcj.state.co.us/ors/pdf/docs/rev-9-10-2010%20Family%20Advocacy%20Demonstration%20Project%20Final%20Report.pdf Year: 2010 Country: United States URL: http://dcj.state.co.us/ors/pdf/docs/rev-9-10-2010%20Family%20Advocacy%20Demonstration%20Project%20Final%20Report.pdf Shelf Number: 122910 Keywords: Family Interventions (Colorado)Juvenile Offenders (Colorado) |
Author: Colorado Juvenile Defender Coalition Title: Re-Directing Justice: The Consequences of Prosecuting Youth as Adults and the Need to Restore Judicial Oversight Summary: Direct File is a law that gives prosecutors unilateral discretion to file charges against children in adult criminal court. Contrary to popular belief that direct file is only used on the most serious cases, prosecutors are more often direct filing mid-level felony cases. Only 15% of direct file cases are homicides, and only 5% of cases are charged as first degree murder (only 8 of 84 first-degree murder charges resulted in a first-degree murder conviction). The vast majority of direct filed youth never have their case reviewed by a judge or jury. 95% of cases are plea-bargained. Only 28% of direct file cases are convicted of the highest offense charged, and 22% of cases are dismissed. Direct file disproportionately affects children of color. 82% of admissions to the Youthful Offender System in 2009-2010 were black and Hispanic youth. In contrast, 75% of dismissed cases were white youth. The direct-file law has been used to try thousands of Colorado youth as adults, inappropriately incarcerate them in adult jails and prisons, and mark them with lifelong felony convictions. A large body of research shows that prosecuting children as adults is counterproductive to community safety because youth are less likely to be rehabilitated and become productive members of society. Recommendations: 1.Restore authority over whether a youth should be tried in criminal court to juvenile court judges to ensure constitutional due process and better outcomes for kids and families. 2.If direct file laws are maintained, raise the age limit to 16 and over, restrict criteria to the most serious cases and provide juveniles an opportunity to request transfer back to juvenile court. 3.Create a separate sentencing scheme for juveniles in adult court. 4.Keep youth out of adult jails. 5.Provide opportunities for youth convicted as adults to earn the ability to seal criminal convictions. 6.Improve data collection. Provide comprehensive reports on the impact, cost and effectiveness of prosecuting children as adults. Restoring opportunities for youth to be adjudicated in juvenile court leads to greater opportunities for future success and thus enhances public safety for all of Colorado. Now is the time for Colorado to reassess policies that are trying and incarcerating juveniles in the adult system. Details: Denver, CO: Colorado Juvenile Defender Coalition, 2012. 102p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed March 14, 2012 at http://cjdc.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/RE-DIRECTING-JUSTICE-FULL-REPORT.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United States URL: http://cjdc.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/RE-DIRECTING-JUSTICE-FULL-REPORT.pdf Shelf Number: 124537 Keywords: Discrimination in Criminal Justice (Colorado)Juvenile Justice Reform (Colorado)Juvenile Offenders (Colorado)Racial DisparityRacial Disparity (Colorado) |