JUVENILE ASSESSMENT CENTER Scott Bradstreet Deputy Chief of

JUVENILE ASSESSMENT CENTER Scott Bradstreet Deputy Chief of Operations FY 07 -08 Budget Worksession July 18, 2007

Overview • History • Background • Issues • Challenges • Options • Recommendation

History • Prior to 1993 juveniles arrested for only relatively serious offenses • Those booked came to Central Booking, which caused many operational problems • Frequently released by law enforcement to their parents

History • JAC established in 1993 • Multifaceted purpose to establish: – Juvenile Booking Center – Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) Screening Center – Juvenile Addictions Receiving Facility (ARF) – Truancy Center

History Original Governing Board established as a partnership among 11 organizations: • • • Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) Orange County Mayor Orange County Corrections Department (OCCD) Superintendent of Orange County Public Schools Orange County Sheriff Orlando Police Chief Ninth Circuit Court Judiciary Office of the State Attorney Office of the Public Defender Office of the Clerk of the Court District Administrator of Dept. Children & Families

Overview • History • Background • Issues • Challenges • Options • Recommendation

Background Orange County responsibilities: • Booking • Security pending release/detention • Provide rent-free building • Maintenance of the building

Background

Background Department of Juvenile Justice responsibilities: • Overall management of JAC, contracted to Human Service Associates • Juvenile Assessment screening, including: – physical and mental health, – dependency, and – other issues required by FSS 985. 13 (4) • Screening for release/detention, contracted by DJJ

Background DJJ Probation and Community Corrections Handbook requires release or detention within 6 hours of booking, however: • 70% (6, 620 of 9, 747) of juveniles exceeded 6 hours in FY 2006 • Over 100 stayed over 36 hours • Facility designed as temporary holding, not housing

Overview • History • Background • Issues • Challenges • Options • Recommendation

Issues • Inadequate medical care • Inappropriate for detention • Inadequate separation of offenders • Staffing and budget • Legal custody of juveniles • Martin Lee Anderson Act

Issues Medical • DJJ does not provide medical services in booking area • ARF nurses will not respond, except in an emergency • 13 calls to 911 for medical emergencies in FY 2006

Issues Sleeping Spaces • No beds in booking area • No area to separate sleeping from other activities • Juveniles frequently sleeping in chairs for hours

Issues Inadequate Separation of Offenders • Juveniles arrested together may require separation • No gang member separation • Potential victims and predators • Separation by gender less than ideal • Mentally ill juveniles may require separation

Issues Staffing • Current funded staffing – 15 Correctional Officers – 3 Supervisors • Supplemental officer coverage also requires use of overtime • Supervisory coverage requires 2 additional staff on overtime

Issues Budget • Current budget $1. 3 million • Estimated expenditures for FY 07, including staff, overtime and meals is $1. 75 million annually • $8. 5 million to DJJ annually for detention of pre-adjudicated juveniles

Issues Legal Custody • FSS 985. 25 (1) states DJJ shall receive custody of a child who has been taken into custody from the LEO • DJJ’s position is that custody does not begin until the screening is complete

Issues Martin Lee Anderson Act • Created Protective Action Response (PAR) as a Use of Force Program • Designed for detention, commitment and delinquency programs • Act is unclear regarding application to JAC • Seriously restricts response to violence or self-injurious behavior

Overview • History • Background • Issues • Challenges • Options • Recommendation

Challenges • Should Orange County remain in the JAC partnership? • Should OCCD continue to provide booking and security, or should this be privatized? • No requirement for counties to operate a JAC • Only 16 other JAC’s exist in Florida • Various models for operation exist around the state

Overview • History • Background • Issues • Challenges • Options • Recommendation

Options • Discussed options for continued operation of the JAC with stakeholders • Full withdrawal from JAC may jeopardize the future of the JAC • Removing COs, but providing funding to replace them is a responsible solution

Overview • History • Background • Issues • Challenges • Options • Recommendation

Recommendation • Return Correctional Officers to adult jail duties • Provide up to $1. 4 million for DJJ to retain security at the JAC • DJJ has agreed to this option

JUVENILE ASSESSMENT CENTER Scott Bradstreet Deputy Chief of Operations FY 07 -08 Budget Worksession July 18, 2007