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1 results foundAuthor: Griffin, Patrick Title: Baseline Measures for Illinois: The MacArthur Foundation’s Juvenile Justice Initiative Summary: The following analysis of juvenile justice data and trends in Illinois is intended to establish a general baseline against which to measure future progress in juvenile justice system reform in line with the Model Systems Framework. The Model Systems Framework, which was developed by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in partnership with its grantees in the juvenile justice field, is a detailed schematic of a model juvenile justice system. Beginning with a small number of widely shared values, it specifies goals, characteristics, practices, and outcomes that follow from those values, along with measures for determining whether those outcomes are being achieved. It is intended to give policy-makers, practitioners, and advocates in real-world juvenile justice systems a handy way to measure themselves, to determine areas in which their systems fall short of shared ideals—and thereby to stimulate and give practical direction to change. The Model Systems Framework elaborates dozens of measurable outcomes that would be achieved by a juvenile justice system that operates with due regard for fundamental fairness, acknowledges juvenile-adult differences, recognizes juveniles’ individuality and potential, and takes account of personal, community, and system responsibility. However, the MacArthur Foundation has focused on five “key” outcomes as overall system benchmarks: 1. Reduction in Incarceration/Formal Handling, Increase in Diversion 2. Reduction in Case-Handling Disparities Due to Race 3. Reduction in Transfer to the Criminal Justice System 4. Reduction in Recidivism 5. Increase in Participation in Pro-Social Activities These outcomes were chosen not only because they appeared to indicate “the state of the state,” in terms of adherence to Model System Framework principles, but also because they constituted tangible and direct expressions of primary juvenile justice system values. Moreover, given their central importance in any juvenile justice system, it was hypothesized that significant system reforms would be reflected by movement in these key indicators. The discussion of Illinois baseline data and trends is organized around these key indicators. After a general summary of juvenile population trends by state and region, the first section focuses on a series of measures—including basic annual caseload statistics, detention data of various kinds, and data on secure commitments—which help to describe the degree to which the juvenile justice system in Illinois relies on formal handling and incarceration. The next section analyzes possible indicators of racial disparities in juvenile justice case-handling. The next describes transfer and transfer disposition statistics and trends. The last focuses on measures of juvenile recidivism. Details: Pittsburgh, PA: National Center for Juvenile Justice, 2004. 52p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 1, 2012 at: http://www.ncjj.org/pdf/BaselineMeasures_IL_final.pdf Year: 2004 Country: United States URL: http://www.ncjj.org/pdf/BaselineMeasures_IL_final.pdf Shelf Number: 126533 Keywords: Criminal Justice SystemJuvenile Justice (Illinois)Juvenile Justice Reform |