Judicial Services Report 2016, 225th Anniversary Edition

The Office of Juvenile Probation is about the work of achieving our Balanced and Restorative Justice Mission through evidence based policy and practice. In other words, we are integrating BARJ and JJSES.

Our Resources Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory

To achieve a reduction in recidivism through the prevention of delinquent behavior, we adhere to the three principles of risk, need, and responsivity. A necessary first step in this process is the introduction and use of a valid and reliable as- sessment instrument, the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI), to measure both a youth’s risk to re-offend and needs . This information can then be used to determine appropriate levels of supervision, to establish measur- able, case-specific goals, and to better allocate resources in order to achieve effective outcomes for juveniles, their fami- lies, and our communities. Applying appropriate interventions (i.e., matching services based on those risk factors) can fa- cilitate behavioral change and potentially reduce recidivism. The YLS/CMI is a validated and reliable risk instrument that assesses risk for recidivism by measuring 42 risk/need fac- tors over the following eight domains: • prior and current offenses; • family circumstances/parenting; • education/employment; • peer relations;

• substance abuse; • leisure/recreation;

• personality/behavior; • attitudes/orientation. These domains indicate areas of need that, if addressed, would potentially reduce re-offending behavior or recidivism.

Evidence Based & Cognitive Behavioral Interventions Our goal then is to employ evidence-based resources, programs, models, and interventions that are specifically creat- ed to target one of the domains identified by the YLS/CMI. There are a variety of interventions available to the office which are proving to have positive results. Our Outcomes The overall goal of the office’s work is to address Community Protection by reducing recidivism. We look longitudinally out two years after case closing to see if the juvenile has remained crime free. Here are some results: