Prince Georges County Juvenile Services Long Term Trends

Prince George’s County Juvenile Services Long Term Trends DJS Office of Research and Evaluation, January 2017

Prince George's County Juvenile Complaints Have Declined Significantly • Prince George's County complaints referred to DJS Intake declined 71. 1% in ten years. • Statewide complaints declined 56. 1% over the same period. 7, 265 6, 037 5, 965 5, 192 4, 384 4, 490 3, 069 FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 Prepared by: Office of Research and Evaluation Data Source: DJS ASSIST FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 2, 691 FY 14 1, 815 1, 743 FY 15 FY 16 2

Juvenile Complaints in Prince George’s County Have Declined for All Race/Ethnicities Since FY 07 • Complaints for African American youth decreased 73. 2%, and declined 70. 0% for white youth. • African American youth comprise 79. 0% of complaints, down from 85. 0% in FY 07. • African American youth comprise 61. 9% of the general population. 7, 000 100% 6, 000 Complaints 5, 000 90% 4, 000 African American 3, 000 White 85% Other 2, 000 Percent African American 95% 80% 1, 000 - 75% FY 07 FY 08 Prepared by: Office of Research and Evaluation Data Source: DJS ASSIST FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 3

The Percent of Cases Referred to Juvenile Court by Prince George’s County has Declined Over the Past Two Years • • 47. 0% of Prince George's County complaints were referred to court by DJS Intake in FY 16, 17. 5% more than in FY 07. Statewide 48. 2% were referred to court. 18. 4% of Prince George's County complaints were diverted to an informal DJS precourt case. Statewide 15. 8% were diverted. Formal Petition to State's Attorney Informal (Pre-Court Diversion) Resolved/ No Jurisdiction 100% 90% 80% 29. 5% 30. 8% 70% 60% 13. 2% 13. 0% 30. 0% 9. 2% 34. 1% 11. 6% 37. 0% 13. 0% 50% 38. 4% 57% 56% 61% 54% 20% 51. 0% 48. 2% 47. 0% 13. 9% 15. 3% 19. 2% 18. 4% 34% 33% 35% FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 12. 3% 40% 30% 52. 3% 49% 10% 0% FY 07 FY 08 Prepared by: Office of Research and Evaluation Data Source: DJS ASSIST FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 4

Prince George's County Detention Population Has Decline Significantly • • • Prince George's County daily population in DJS detention declined 25. 5% in ten years, to 43. 6 in FY 16. The statewide population declined 39. 1% over the same period. Pending Placement population declined 62. 6% in ten years. Cases detained for the Adult Court now make up 16. 5% of the DJS detained population in Prince George's County. Adult Hold ADP 120 102. 0 105 91. 4 90 78. 3 75 60 45 58. 5 27. 8 61. 4 52. 0 16. 9 30. 7 35. 1 37. 0 Pre-Disposition ADP 85. 7 47. 0 28. 9 27. 7 77. 7 1. 6 24. 2 18. 9 30 15 Pending Placement ADP 42. 5 49. 4 54. 4 55. 0 58. 0 51. 9 58. 8 1. 9 43. 6 18. 3 7. 2 10. 4 38. 6 26. 0 0 FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 Prepared by: Office of Research and Evaluation Data Source: DJS ASSIST 5

Prince George's County Youth Population In Detention Pre. Disposition Has Declined Significantly • The Prince George's County juvenile pre-dispositional detained population declined 15. 3% in ten years to 26 youth in FY 2016. 70 60 54. 4 55. 0 58. 0 51. 9 49. 4 50 42. 5 38. 6 40 35. 1 30. 7 30 26. 0 20 10 0 FY 07 FY 08 Prepared by: Office of Research and Evaluation Data Source: DJS ASSIST FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 6

Prince George’s County Pre-Disposition Detention Placements Have Decreased for Most Complaint Types • Youth detained pending disposition for misdemeanors has decreased 23% over ten years. • Youth detained pending disposition for crimes of violence has increased 6% over ten years. 700 600 500 Crime of Violence: + 6% Non-Violent Felony: -71% Misdemeanor: -23% Traffic, Status, Ordinance, Other: -67% Total: -31% 400 300 200 100 - FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 7

Crimes of Violence Make Up an Increasing Proportion of Detention Placement Offenses • The proportion of youth detained pre-disposition for Crimes of Violence complaints has increased 14 percentage points over ten years. • The detained population is increasingly comprised of youth with violent crimes complaints. Proportion of Pre-D Detention Admissions For Crimes of Violence, FY 07 - FY 16 45% 41% 40% 37% 35% 30% 31% 33% 35% 37% 32% 27% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 8

Detention Placements for Non-Violent Felonies are Declining • The proportion of youth detained pre-disposition for Non-Violent Felony complaints has decreased 15 percentage points over ten tears. • The detained population is increasingly comprised of youth with violent crimes complaints. Proportion of Pre-D Detention Admissions for Non-Violent Felonies, FY 07 - FY 16 30% 26% 28% 26% 25% 22% 20% 15% 12% 10% 12% 13% 11% 5% 0% FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 9

Prince George’s County Pre-D Detention Population Crime of Violence Non-Violent Felony 45% 41% 40% 37% 35% 33% 35% 37% 33% 32% 31% 30% 26%27% 28% 26% 25% 22% 20% 15% 12% 13% 11% 10% 5% 0% FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 10

Prince George's County Youth In Detention Pending a Committed Placement Has Declined Dramatically • Juvenile court pending placement population declined 62. 6% in ten years to 10. 4 youth in FY 16. 50 47. 0 45 40 37. 0 35 30 28. 9 27. 8 27. 7 24. 2 25 20 16. 9 18. 3 15 10. 4 10 5 0 FY 07 FY 08 Prepared by: Office of Research and Evaluation Data Source: DJS ASSIST FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 11

Prince George's County Juvenile Probation and Commitment Orders Have Declined • • Prince George's County Juvenile probation orders declined 57. 6% in ten years. Statewide probation orders declined 51. 9% over the same period. Prince George's County juvenile commitments declined 28% in ten years. Statewide commitments declined 48. 2% over the same period. 700 Probation Dispositions 600 Committed Dispositions 500 400 300 200 100 0 FY 07 FY 08 Prepared by: Office of Research and Evaluation Data Source: DJS ASSIST FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 12

Average Committed Out of Home Population Has Declined Significantly in Prince George’s County • • Overall daily population of Prince George's County youth committed by the juvenile court to out of home placement decreased 14. 6% over ten years, from 124. 0 in FY 07 to 105. 9 in FY 16. Statewide average committed population declined 39. 1% over the same period. 175. 7 185. 8 182. 8 155. 9 146. 0 124. 0 FY 07 130. 0 113. 0 FY 08 107. 0 FY 09 Prepared by: Office of Research and Evaluation Data Source: DJS ASSIST 105. 9 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 13

Prince George's County Committed Youth Population Has Decreased for All Facility Types • • • Overall committed Out-of- Home population has decreased 14. 6% since FY 07. DJS-Operated ADP increased 66. 7%, and Private In-State decreased 38. 6% since FY 07. Out of State committed average population declined from the high of 33 in FY 15, to 18 in FY 16. 200. 0 180. 0 Total Committed ADP DJS-Operated Private In-State Private Out of State 160. 0 140. 0 124. 0 120. 0 105. 9 100. 0 88 80. 0 60. 0 54 40. 0 20. 0 35 21 15 18 FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 Prepared by: Office of Research and Evaluation Data Source: DJS ASSIST 14

The Rate of Juveniles Committed for Low-Level Offenses Has Declined • The proportion of new commitments for misdemeanor and other low-level offenses declined over ten years. • The proportion of new commitments for violations of probation has remained flat in the last year. 70% Crime of Violence Non-Violent Felony Misdemeanor/ Other Violation of Probation 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 15

The Rate of Juveniles Committed for Crimes of Violence has Increased in Prince George’s County • Crimes of Violence made up nearly 40% of new commitments in FY 2016. • The rate of juveniles committed for Non-Violent Felonies has decreased over the past two years. Crime of Violence 50% Non-Violent Felony 47% 45% 40% 37% 39% 35% 30% 32% 29% 27% 20% 24% 23% 25% 17% 19% 20% 17% 14% 15% 17% 15% 16% 10% 5% 0% FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 16

The Rate of Juveniles Committed for Crimes of Violence has Increased in Prince George’s County • Crimes of Violence make up nearly 40% of new commitments in FY 2016 in Prince George’s County. 50% 47% 45% 40% 37% 39% 35% 30% 32% 29% 27% 24% 23% 25% 20% 17% 15% 10% 5% 0% FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 17

The Rate of Juveniles Committed for Non-Violent Felonies has Decreased in Prince George’s County 25% 20% 19% 17% 17% 16% 15% 14% 15% 17% 10% 5% 0% FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 18

The Rate of Juveniles Committed for Violations of Probation has Declined in Prince George’s County • After increasing from FY 2012 through FY 2014, the rate of new commitments for Violations of Probation has decreased 4 percentage points over the past two years. 20% 18% 15% 14% 14% FY 15 FY 16 10% 6% 5% 5% 3% 4% 3% FY 11 FY 12 1% 0% FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 FY 13 FY 14 19

Recidivism Rates Prince George's County DJS Committed Youth Have Declined in Recent Years • 6. 8% of Prince George's County youth released from committed placement in FY 15 had a new offense within a year that resulted in a delinquent adjudication or criminal conviction, a decrease of 4. 9 percentage points from FY 14. • The Statewide rate was 16. 7% in FY 15, down 4. 1 points from FY 14. Statewide Rate 30. 0% 25. 0% 20. 0% 21. 7% Prince George's County 24. 6% 23. 0% 21. 7% 21. 0% 16. 9% 15. 0% 16. 2% 20. 8% 16. 7% 15. 7% 11. 7% 10. 0% 6. 8% 5. 0% 0. 0% FY 10: 254 FY 11: 201 FY 12: 247 FY 13: 286 FY 14: 266 FY 15: 236 Releases Releases Prepared by: Office of Research and Evaluation Data Source: DJS ASSIST, and CJIS for adult convictions 20

Recidivism Rates for Prince George's County DJS Probation Youth Have Declined in The Past Year • 7. 1% of Prince George's County youth placed on probation for the first time in FY 15 had a new offense within a year that resulted in a delinquent adjudication or criminal conviction, a decrease of 2. 1 percentage points from FY 14. • The Statewide rate was 17. 6% in FY 15, down 1. 4 points from FY 14. Statewide Rate Prince George's County 20. 0% 18. 5% 18. 0% 17. 6% 16. 0% 14. 0% 11. 7% 12. 0% 10. 0% 19. 0% 9. 3% 9. 2% 7. 1% 8. 0% 6. 0% 4. 0% 2. 0% 0. 0% FY 12: 399 Placements FY 13: 325 Placements FY 14: 283 Placements FY 15: 183 Placements Prepared by: Office of Research and Evaluation Data Source: DJS ASSIST, and CJIS for adult convictions 21