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Chris Scharenbroch and Katie Nachman, NCCD, and Mary Elliott, Georgia DJJ
Goals of Today’s Session
Purpose of Detention Screening Assessments
Purpose of Detention Screening Assessments
Detention Assessment Items: Best Practice
1 • Most serious current offense
2 • Warrants
3 • Legal history
4 • Current case status
5 • Aggravating and mitigating factors
Case Vignette: Vulcan County JJD
Construction and Validation Process
Analyze Data
Workgroup
Continuous Feedback
Loop
Validation Measures
Vulcan County Data: Balance
50% 50%
Policy Prediction
Vulcan County Data: Distribution
28%
7%
65%
Release Release With Conditions Detain
Vulcan County Data: Equity
30%
34%
27%
Percentage of Youth Detained by Alien Race
Vulcan Klingon Human
Vulcan County Data: Adherence
5%
95%
Agree Override
Example Assessment Item: Substances
Sale of Space Narcotics 5 2
Possession of Space Narcotics 3 1
Possession of Romulan Ale 2
None 0
XX
Example Assessment Item: Scoring Thresholds
Release 0 9
Release With Conditions 10 12
Detain 12+
Example Assessment Item: Scoring Thresholds
Release 0 9
Release With Conditions 10 15
Detain 15+
Example Assessment Item: Offense Severity
Violent felony 10
Other felony 8
Other narcotics-related felony 8
Violent misdemeanor 6
Possession of space narcotics 5
Other misdemeanor 3
Using Data to Assess Potential Impact
• Adding or dropping items
• Rescoring items• Addressing utility
issues
Vulcan County Data: Distribution
28%40%
7%
20%65%
25%
Release Release With Conditions Detain
Before After
Vulcan County Data: Balance
5040
5060
Policy Prediction
Before After
Vulcan County Data: Equity
32%
31%
30%
30%
34%
27%
Vulcan Klingon Human Vulcan Klingon Human
Before After
Vulcan County Data: Adherence
5%95%
?
Agree Override Agree Override
Before After
Continuous Quality Improvement
Georgia DAI: History
1998 2000 2001 2005 2012
DJJ placed under federal oversight
DAI implemented
DAI validated
Minor revisions
Minor revisions
Georgia DAI: New Statute Requirements
Required use of detention
assessment
Uniformity statewide
Used by DJJ and court staff
Georgia DAI: Workgroup Members
DJJ JudiciaryLaw
enforcement
Community members
Public defenders
Independent court staff
Governor’s Office for
Children and Families
Prosecuting Attorneys’
Council of GA
NCCD
Annie E. Casey
Foundation
Georgia DAI: Workgroup Process
Screening criteria
Response priority
Determine changes to be made
Review changes, findings,
results
Provide feedback
and suggestions
1
2 4
3
Gather information
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DAI Tool
12
12
8
2
0
Enhancement
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DAI Tool
Prior adjudicated chargesNone……………………………………………………………………………………….. 0One or more misdemeanor (only) charges…………………………………. 2One of more charges including at least one felony…………………….. 4
Enhancement
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DAI Tool
Is youth currently under judicial supervision for a criminal or delinquent offense?No, the youth is not on probation/commitment…………………………………………..…….. 0Yes, the youth is on probation/commitment for a misdemeanor offense……………. 2Yes, the youth is on probation/commitment for a felony offense ………..…………….. 4
Enhancement
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Recap: Goals of Today’s Session
Thank you!For more info, visit www.nccdglobal.org or contact
Chris Scharenbroch at [email protected], Katie Nachman at [email protected], or Mary Elliott at [email protected].