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Fairfax County Board of Supervisors

Public Safety Sub-Committee Presentation JDRDC

Honorable Todd Petit, Chief Judge Bob Bermingham, Director JDRDC July 17, 2018

Department Overview

• Adjudication: The Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court (JDRDC) is

responsible for adjudicating juvenile matters, offenses committed by adults against juveniles, and family matters except divorce to residents

• Youth Services: The Court Services Unit (CSU) offers comprehensive intake, probation and

residential services for delinquent and status offense youth under the legal age of 18 and post-adjudication services until age 21

• Adult Services: The CSU provides services to adults experiencing domestic and/or family

difficulties and adult probation services

• State Regulated: Although the CSU unit is locally operated, agency activities are regulated

by the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) and the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) (adult probation)

• Balanced Approach: The agency incorporates the overall philosophy of the balanced

approach providing for public safety, holding offenders accountable, and offering services and programs designed to change behavior using evidence-based practices.

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Validated Risk Assessments

• Use of Validated Risk Assessment Tools
• Determines risk and needs
• Assists in identifying the right types and levels of

interventions

• Right person, right service, right dosage

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Data Trends

Domestic Relations Complaints

10,636 9,384 9,579 9,946 9,030 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017

Juvenile Delinquency Complaints

4,481 4,274 4,415 3,950 3,767 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 5

Juvenile Detention Center Supervised Release Services

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*As of 7/6/18 and includes youth in BETA

FY 2017

ADP = 30

Public Safety

Risk Levels*: 4 PRSU 2 Moderate 4 Mod/High 13 High

FY 2017

ADP = 47 Placements = 332 Type of Service: 53 Detention Alternative 135 Electronic Monitoring 35 House Arrest 106 Outreach 1 Sentence

Community Supervision

New Adult Supervision Placements

641 631 770 774 710 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017

New Juvenile Supervision Placements

562 584 567 432 381 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 7

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Diversion Efforts

Alternative Accountability Program

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AAP Youth 123 AAP Cases Referred 108 AAP Conferences 75 Reaching Agreement 100% Youth in Compliance 99%

Juvenile Diversion Programming

• Screened for Eligibility
• Over 35 Offenses
• Eligible youth assessed
• Placed based on Risk/Needs

81% 17% 2%

Risk to Reoffend

Low Moderate High

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An overwhelming majority of youth participating in JDRDC Diversion Programming were low risk to reoffend in FY 2017.

Adult Pre-Trial Services*

490 Interviews 32 Referrals to CSB 248 Pre-Trial Services Placements

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*Data represents cases between January 2018 and June 2018.

Recidivism

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20%

AAP is showing promising results with only 20% of youth incurring new charges since the inception of the program in 2014. 17% 21%

Percent of Juveniles with New Criminal Charges after Diversion

6-Months 12-Months 8% 19% 43% 46%

12-Month Recidivism Rates

Adults Youth - Low Youth - Mod Youth - High

Other Promising Practices:

• Mediation Services
• Gang Prevention Coordination
• Trauma Informed Services
• Language Access

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