Annual report of the North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

              North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - 2010 Annual Report | www.ncdjjdp.org
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North Carolina
Department of Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention
2010 Annual Report
Mailing Address:
1801 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1801
Location:
3010 Hammond Business Place
Raleigh, NC 27603
919-733-3388
www.ncdjjdp.org
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION
1801 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27699-1801
TELEPHONE: (919) 733-3388
Beverly Eaves Perdue 												 Linda Wheeler Hayes
Governor 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 Secretary
April 1, 2011
Dear Friends of Youth:
Thank you for your interest in reviewing the Department’s accomplishments for 2010. It has been a year
of challenges, but also one of significant progress in many ways. With Governor Perdue’s focus on resetting
government and improving public safety, we’ve been working very hard toward strategically using data and
evidence-based decision making to strengthen all of our efforts, and to become even more efficient in our
business operations. We have accomplished some significant things during the past year, including but not
limited to:
• Continued development of a comprehensive focus on quality improvement, including enhanced peer-review
processes throughout court districts and our youth development centers
• Reinstituted Career Technical Education (e.g., vocational training) in some of our youth development
centers with goals of future expansion in this area
• Developed and began deployment of an on-line Community Programs and Information Management
system that will ultimately evolve into a fully featured on-line Program Management and Reporting
system
• Incorporated ethnicity and more definitive juvenile race reporting data into NC-JOIN, the Department’s
on-line juvenile case management system, for the purpose of improving our responses to
	
	
Disproportionate Minority Contact
• Developed new partnerships with the John D. and Catherine MacArthur Foundation, the Center for
Children’s Law and Policy, the NC Governor’s Crime Commission, the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable
	
Trust, and the Annie E. Casey Foundation among others to institute alternatives to juvenile
	
	
detention, reduce disproportionate outcomes affecting youth of color, and improve clinical and
	
community outcomes for youth in the juvenile justice system who use or abuse substances
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There are many other activities and accomplishments I can describe for you. However, the full report that
follows paints a picture of how well we continue to do in partnership with our Governor’s Office, the NC
General Assembly, each local county administration, our Juvenile Crime Prevention Council partners, judges,
prosecutors, clerks of court, and other judicial officials as well as myriad other public and private
entities with whom we work each day. Juvenile crime rates, juvenile detention usage, youth development
center commitments --- all continue to decline and indicate that our Department’s comprehensive,
integrated juvenile justice system is the right answer for North Carolina as evidenced by the statistics.
North Carolina is safer because of all of our efforts. Our use of this multi-tiered approach involving local
solutions and state and federal partnerships makes these results tangible and positive. Please read on and
share with us the pride that we have in our 1800+ employees and volunteers who make these efforts
possible --- and thank you again for your interest in this report.
									 Sincerely,
Linda W. Hayes
									 Secretary
• Instituting data-driven instruction strategies and tools in our youth development centers and
	
detention centers
• Working with all of our counties to grow comprehensive gang prevention and intervention
	
	
strategies through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act dollars
• Developing and finalizing the Department’s first Comprehensive Strategic Plan with truly
	
	
measurable outputs and outcomes for the next 5 years that will be posted and maintained on
	
our public website
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Introduction: Vision, Mission and Goals 					 5
Overview 6 - 7
Highlights 8 - 11
Statewide Services 12
Community Programs 13 - 18
Court Services 19 - 25
Risk Assessments 									 26
Facility Operations 27 - 31
Treatment and Education 32 - 33
Top 25 Offenses 						 34
Voices of Our Youth 35
2010 Annual Report
North Carolina
Department of Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention
Table of Contents
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Vision, Mission and Goals
Vision
By December 2016, DJJDP will be operating an integrated, comprehensive
juvenile justice system providing exemplary services to youth and to their
families at the times and places where our services will have the greatest
positive impact.
Mission
To reduce and prevent juvenile delinquency by effectively intervening,
educating, and treating youth in order to strengthen families and increase
public safety.
Goals
1. Fostering communities that are safe from juvenile crime.
2. Collaborating with judges, district attorneys, law enforcement agencies,
	
schools, and other youth service providers to determine and provide the
	
right program for each youth.
3. To provide safe and secure housing for youth in care and to provide
	
	
programming that teaches pro-social skills.
4. To provide accurate assessment, effective treatment and education of youth.
5. To prevent youth from initial or further involvement in the juvenile justice
	
system through partnerships with local governments and communities.
6. To provide effective and timely administrative services to internal DJJDP
	
customers and to external recipients of community program funds.
7. To develop and manage workforce development programs and services that
	
are effective, compliant with laws and regulations, and control costs in order
to attract, retain, and motivate a highly competent workforce supporting the
Department’s mission.
Vision, Mission and Goals
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Overview
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00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11
State Budget Appropriation to the Department
$147,206,016 $146,280,807
Budget totals are year-end appropriation amounts for each fiscal year, except 2010-11
Source: DJJDP Budget Operations Office, Accessed 2-23-11
DJJDP Allocation in Millions
Department Budget
Many North Carolina state agencies have experienced major reductions in funding. Since 2009, the Department of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s (DJJDP) budget has been reduced by $28 million (16.4% from fiscal year 2008-09 certified
budget appropriation). These reductions have had a significant impact on the Department’s ability to carry out its mission.
Despite the budget reductions over the last two years, the Department remains focused on its comprehensive strategy and
strong commitment to evidence-supported public safety practices. Examples of significant cuts include:
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◊ Elimination of the Support our Students Program (SOS) 	 $6.2M
◊ Reduction of Juvenile Crime Prevention Council funding 	 $1.2M
◊ Reduction in Eckerd Wilderness Experience 	 	 	 $5.3M
◊ Closing of two multipurpose juvenile homes 	 	 	 $0.8M
◊ Elimination of the Center for the Prevention of School Violence $0.5M
◊ Reduction in alternatives to commitment and detention 	 $0.5M
◊ Elimination of 51.0 staff positions 	 	 	 	 	 $2.4M
◊ Elimination of the Governor’s One-on-One Program 	 	 $1.6M
◊ Reduction of operational and continuation budgets 	 	 $9.7M
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State Budget Appropriation to the Department
8% Detention Services
(12,446,925)
29% Youth
Development
Centers (YDC)
(44,053,365)
21% Court Services
(33,061,944)
15% Juvenile Crime
Prevention Councils
(21,850,623)
Budget is year end amount for FY 09-10, Total = $150,053,685
5% Administrative
Services
(7,393,402)
13% Community Programs
(19,343,937)
4% Treatment Services
(5,753,851)
4% Education Services
(6,149,638)
During the past year, the Department continued to allocate 95% of its resources to the
provision of services to youth and families across the state. With direction from the
North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management, one change was made to the
budget in FY 09-10: treatment and education services were separated from the youth
development center budget. This was done to better monitor and track functional
expenses and revenues in those areas.
Overview
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250
500
750
1,000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
975
660 605
478 473
428
486
437
2009
365
469
357
2000 2008 2010
Youth Development Center Commitments
Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-23-11
Overview
2000 - 2010 Juvenile Delinquency Rate
Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-16-11
A juvenile delinquency complaint is the charging of an
offense that would be a crime under state law or under
an ordinance of local government, including violation of
motor vehicle laws if committed by an adult.
Juvenile delinquency rate is defined as the number of
delinquent complaints received by court services offices
per 1,000 youth ages 6-15 years old.
25.00
27.00
29.00
31.00
33.00
35.00
37.00
39.00
41.00
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
35.75
36.30
34.61 34.69
35.32
34.86
36.21
34.08
31.52
29.14
27.55
Juvenile Delinquency Rate
For the fourth straight year, the Department can report that the total number of juvenile delinquency complaints filed
statewide decreased, and the rate of delinquency complaints filed per 1,000 youth ages 6-15 dropped to a 12-year low.
This continued decline can be attributed to the hard work of all the Department’s state and local partners and the
innovative approach taken by legislators through the passage of the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 1998. This landmark
legislation that created the Department led to 63% fewer youth being committed to the Department’s youth development
centers since 2000.
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Highlights
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Department Highlights
Highlights
Highlights
Delivering Quality Treatment Services
Treatment interventions provided to youth assigned to youth development centers are based on core evidence-supported
principles that include thorough assessments of risk and need, the targeting of criminogenic risk factors, and
programming rooted in a cognitive-behavioral approach. A series of therapeutic activities/interventions that focus on skill
building and behavioral change is provided along with recurring interaction with parents and guardians.
The Department is highly committed to further training its staff and deploying evidence-based treatment and
intervention services. As such, cognitive-behavioral intervention methods, systems of care approaches, and trauma focused
cognitive-behavioral methods are very high on the priority list for ongoing development.
Overall, the array of treatment and education services administered by the Department is critical to its success. The
evidence-supported programs have proven to be effective in treating committed youth and reducing juvenile crime.
Reduction in funding or support for treatment programs will have an adverse affect on the Department’s continuous efforts to
reduce juvenile crime.
Re-establishing Career Technical Education Programming
Career Technical Education Programming (Vocational Services) is central to future programming of the Department.
Many of the older youth released from DJJDP facilities do not return to high school but move on to seek employment and/or
admission to college.
Providing this population with career and technical training will allow them to develop the skills needed to secure stable
employment after release. Despite having space to conduct programs as well as some equipment, the Department will need
adequate staff and other resources to continue making progress in this area. This includes resources to effectively transition
youth back into their home communities with job sites, coaches, and follow-up wrapped around them.
Evidence-Supported Programs
While the economic conditions are challenging, there are several new evidence-supported programs in the areas of
detention and treatment that when further implemented will yield more effective results in the youth population served by the
Department.
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Alternatives to detention or commitment programs (often referred to as demonstration projects) serve youth who
would otherwise be in detention or committed to a youth development center. The youth served are high-risk and in need of
intensive interventions in their communities. These programs provide wrap-around services and 24-hour adult supervision
to youth and support services to their families.
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Continuous Quality Management
In 2009, the Department began a comprehensive, Continuous Quality Management
(CQM) initiative. This effort began in conjunction with the Administrative Services division
working to streamline policies, procedures and performance management. The Quality
Management Team developed a system to conduct annual performance improvement reviews
within all Court Districts (Peer Reviews) and the Department’s 17 facilities to include 8 youth
development centers and 9 juvenile detention centers (Facility Reviews). In the near future,
CQM will extend to other divisions in the Department such as Detention, Community Programs
and Administration.
Highlights
Highlights
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Peer Reviews
The Division of Court Services began participating in the statewide quality improvement program in July 2010. In the
first six months of this initiative, over two hundred juvenile court counselors who have been trained as peer reviewers, have
reviewed 1,056 client records in fifteen judicial districts serving forty-seven counties. District court judges and other
stakeholders are interviewed as a part of this review process. At the completion of the District Peer Review, a plan is
constructed for any improvements that are indicated, and best practices are identified to be shared with Court Services
staff throughout the state.
A sample of what has been found includes:
• Without exception, judges reported that they were very satisfied with the quality of information and recommendations
received from court counselors and with the quality of services provided to the juveniles in their charge.
• District offices are working closely with schools help them to refer students to appropriate community services such as
Teen Court rather than refer them to court, and to help reduce truancy through local collaboration and projects like
	
Truancy Courts.
• Unique collaborative efforts exist throughout the State. One example is the Buncombe County co-location of court staff
and DSS staff in a site where a coordinated team focuses on one section of the county. This arrangement results in
improved coordination of services and increased efficiencies.
Reclaiming Futures is a nationally evaluated and evidence-supported substance abuse recovery management model
with six NC implementation sites around the state that provide drug and alcohol treatment to juvenile justice-involved youth.
This model also provides family support services and connects the youth with mentors. Currently in the evaluation process,
preliminary results are showing notable treatment effectiveness for youth and families served by this program as well as
more effective juvenile justice/public safety outcomes. The Department is a lead partner along with the Kate B. Reynolds
Charitable Trust, the NC Division of Mental Health/Substance Abuse/Developmental Disabilities, NC Administrative Office of
the Courts, and many others in the Reclaiming Futures efforts.
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Highlights
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• Districts developed successful strategies to secure timely, comprehensive mental health and substance abuse
assessments for young people. In District 7, a single provider does assessments and does not provide direct services.
This subsequently requires a referral to a mental health provider within their network that provides direct services to the
juvenile and family. Comparatively, in District 5, four clinical psychologists provide these services resourced by JCPC
and county funds.
• During the peer reviews many stories of successful youth were told that illustrated the purpose of Court Services’ work.
A young man from Wake County earned his GED while at Dillon YDC and now, thanks to the great work of his court
	
counselor and the team she pulled together, this young man is doing well in college. In District 1, they celebrate the
success of a young man now attending community college thanks to the services in the community and lessons learned
at one of the multipurpose group homes. His future plans are to enroll in a school with a robotic engineering program.
All peer reviewers and districts being reviewed have reported that the reviews have been a positive learning
experience as it has been for all of Court Services. By July 2011, all thirty-nine court districts will have completed their first
annual round of reviews.
NC ALLIES (A Local Link to Improve Effective Services) - Community Programs
The Department began the implementation of NC ALLIES (A Local Link to Improve Effective Services) in 2010. This
powerful new tool will allow the Department to collect more information on juveniles served by the 604 Juvenile Crime
Prevention Council (JCPC) programs. This data will provide the Department and the local councils with valuable information
which will allow them to see how effectively their services are in preventing future juvenile crime. Beyond providing decision
makers with improved information about the clients being served by JCPC programs, the NC ALLIES system will also reduce
the amount of paperwork programs will have to file by putting all of the data collection processes online. These improvements
will save programs and the State substantial amounts of money in postal and printing cost, allowing more money to go into
direct services for youth.
Standardization of Program Objectives
Included in the new NC ALLIES system are standardized outcomes by which program providers and state and county
partners can measure effectiveness of their programs and track subsequent involvement of youth within the juvenile justice
system. Though program providers have tracked results annually and the Department has had access to recidivism data on
participants, results will now be tracked using the online database by the specific program type (e.g., Teen Court, mentoring,
counseling, restitution/community service, etc), enabling policymakers to see what program types work best for the specific
risks and needs of youth served.
This added accountability, along with the current JCPC and Department monitoring of the programs, will enhance the
quality assurance efforts of the Community Programs Division.
Highlights
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Statewide Programs
Western Area
Total Juvenile Complaints
Total Detention Center Admissions
Total Youth Development Center Commitments
JCPC Program Participation*
Community Program Participation*
Piedmont Area
Total Juvenile Complaints
Total Detention Center Admissions
Total Youth Development Center Commitments
JCPC Program Participation*
Community Program Participation*
Central Area
Total Juvenile Complaints
Total Detention Center Admissions
Total Youth Development Center Commitments
JCPC Program Participation*
Community Program Participation*
Eastern Area
Total Juvenile Complaints
Total Detention Center Admissions
Total Youth Development Center Commitments
JCPC Program Participation*
Community Program Participation*
6,546
818
29
5,458
125
12,259
2,265
111
7,868
204
10,550
2,152
113
9,805
301
8,229
1,129
104
7,262
175
Operational programs during Calendar Year 2010
*JCPC and community program participation calculated by
2009-2010 school year.
Statewide Services
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9
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18
7b 17a 9a
Highlights
Area Administrator
Chief Court Counselor
Youth Development Center
State Detention Center
County Detention Center
Multipurpose Juvenile Home
Eckerd Camp
Woodson Wilderness Challenge
JCPC Consultant Office
Data Source: NC-JOIN and Client Tracking, Accessed 2-16-11
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Community Programs
Community Programs
Community Programs
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Youth Population, Age 10-17
JCPC Allocation
Youth Population Compared To JCPC Allocation
Data Source: State Demographer, and Budget Operations, Accessed 2-23-11
800,000
900,000
1,000,000
700,000
00 01 02 03 04 06 07 08
$15,000,000
$20,000,000
$25,000,000
$10,000,000
JCPC Funding
Youth Population, Age 10-17
05 09 10
The Community Programs Division, led by Deputy Secretary Teresa Price, is charged with preventing initial or further
involvement of youth in the juvenile justice system while contributing to public safety locally. Community-based prevention and
intervention programs, gang violence prevention projects, alternative to commitment programs (demonstration projects),
wilderness camps, and multipurpose juvenile homes provide services to youth and their families in over 600 programs throughout
the juvenile justice continuum.
The Community Programs Division served over 30,000 youth during the 2009-10 fiscal year including 30,393 in
county-based Juvenile Crime Prevention Council-funded (JCPC) programs, 681 in Eckerd Camps, 124 in Multipurpose Juvenile
Homes, and 91 in alternative to commitment programs.
Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils
The majority of the Community Programs Division budget is spent on funding JCPC programs. The Community Programs
Division provides technical assistance and support to each JCPC, to county government for juvenile justice planning and
fiscal management, and to local programs for program development and compliance with operating and performance standards.
JCPCs are the foundation for North Carolina’s comprehensive strategy to prevent and reduce juvenile delinquency and crime.
These councils are responsible for planning and developing strategies to address and prevent juvenile delinquency in each
county in partnership with the State so that there is coordination with statewide resources, priorities, and objectives. JCPCs
are responsible for developing a local continuum of needed sanctions and services to address the issues of delinquent juveniles,
those youth most likely to become delinquent, and their families. Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils fund the following types
of services and programs in their local communities:
• Skill Building Services
• Mentoring Services
• Teen Court Services
• Restitution Services
• Mediation/Conflict Resolution
• Residential Services Programs
• Juvenile Structured Day Services
• Clinical Evaluation and Psychological Assessment
Services
• Counseling Services
• Home-based Counseling Services
• Sex Offender Assessment and Counseling
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Community Programs
Community Programs
Gang Grants
Based on an analysis of the North Carolina Juvenile Online Information Network (NC-JOIN) data, during 2010 a
total of 17,799 distinct youth were administered a risk assessment. Of all youth assessed for risk, 1,195 (6.7%) were
determined to be gang-affiliated. Analysis revealed that the deeper into the juvenile justice system youth had penetrated,
the more likely they were to be gang-involved. Data indicated that 38% of the youth in the state’s YDCs were assessed
as being gang-involved. Previous examination of this type of data led the Department to seek grant funding to pursue
strategies to reduce gang involvement among youth in our State. In 2009, thanks to Governor Perdue and the
Governor’s Crime Commission, the Department was able to implement two major gang prevention and intervention grant
supported initiatives.
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As evidenced in the fiscal year 2009-10 figures below, JCPCs are using the DJJDP allocation to leverage other
sources of revenue for programs and services to meet the needs of at-risk and adjudicated youth in their counties. In fact,
they are leveraging over $18.1 million in funding from other revenue sources (local, state, and federal), which represents
over 46% of their total funding. This demonstrates the collaboration among county agencies and organizations
represented on the JCPC as well as the effectiveness of the state-local partnership in this ongoing effort to improve public
safety and reduce juvenile delinquency in our state.
Type of Program Total Budget
Department
Allocation
Average Cost
per Youth
Average Department
Cost per Youth
Assessment Programs $2,163,817 $1,450,234 $1,143.67 $766.51
Clinical Treatment Services $9,063,958 $4,483,930 $2,378.37 $1,176.58
Community Day Services $6,195,669 $2,358,688 $2,847.27 $1,083.96
Residential Services $6,072,042 $2,618,033 $6,405.11 $2,761.64
Restorative Services $8,758,925 $6,134,520 $628.24 $440.00
Structured Activities $7,144,208 $4,247,689 $1,042.04 $619.56
Total $39,398,619 $21,293,094 $1,329.91 $718.75
(Source: JCPC Client Tracking System)
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Community-Based Youth Gang Violence Prevention Grant
This project is providing local communities with the financial and technical assistance needed to conduct an
assessment of a local gang problem (or developing problem) and/or to implement evidence-based programs/practices in
addressing gang involvement. Assessment, program development, and implementation must reflect the Federal Office of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s (OJJDP) Comprehensive Gang Model (CGM).
• DJJDP has created/retained over 140 positions across the State through this project in part due to American
	
	 Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding.
• 38 projects were funded to provide evidence-based programming/practices.
• Over 1,000 youth were admitted/served in the programs.
• Services were provided in rural counties that were not previously available.
• 72 counties statewide received funding to conduct a comprehensive gang assessment and/or to
	
	
	
	 provide evidence-based programming/practices following the OJJDP CGM.
• 58 comprehensive gang assessments were funded.
• Vocational programming/career technical education services are being provided.
• JCPCs held community forums to provide assessment findings and programming needs to stakeholders,
	
	 parents, county officials, program providers and law enforcement.
The ARRA funding for these community-based youth gang violence prevention projects has moved North Carolina
into the forefront as the state with the most comprehensive statewide implementation of OJJDP’s Comprehensive Gang
Model. This would not have been possible without recovery funding.
Lee
Harnett
Chatham
Durham
Wake
Johnston
Cumberland
Brunswick
Moore
Pender
Pitt
Onslow
New Hanover
Columbus
Robeson Bladen
Hoke
Scotland
Sampson
Carteret
Duplin
Pamlico
Jones
Greene
Lenoir
Wayne
Beaufort
Guilford
Randolph
Alamance Orange
Hyde
Richmond
Washington Tyrrell Dare
Martin
Edgecombe
Nash
Wilson
Franklin Bertie
Halifax
Warren
Vance
Granville
Northampton
Hertford
Gates
Currituck
Camden
Pasquotank
Perquimans
Chowan
Stokes Rockingham Caswell Person
Ashe Alleghany
Wilkes
Yadkin Forsyth
Davidson
Davie
Iredell
Alexander
Montgomery
Stanly
Rowan
Union Anson
Gaston
Lincoln
Catawba
Caldwell
Watauga
Avery
Mitchell
Yancey
Burke
McDowell
Cleveland
Rutherford
Buncombe
Madison
Haywood
Swain
Henderson
Transylvania
Jackson
Macon
Clay
Graham
Cherokee Meckle nburg
Surrry
Cabarrus
Craven
Polk
Community-Based Youth Gang Violence Prevention Project, 2010
Assessment Conducted
Assessment and Programming Conducted
Programming Conducted
Not Participating
Community Programs
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• Cognitive-behavioral curriculum called Real Experiences About Life (REAL) and related staff training in the two selected
YDCs;
• Evidence-based transition/reentry services for gang-affiliated youth returning to the community with community-based
funding through local JCPCs;
• Selected CGM strategies in urban and rural corridor catchment counties to address community-based gang issues;
• Training of court services, detention center, and YDC staff in gang awareness, screening youth for risk factors
	
	
related to gang affiliation and activity, and providing practical strategies for managing gang-related behaviors at all levels
of engagement; and
• Reintegration into a safe community from youth development centers. DJJDP has entered into a contract with
	
Methodist Homes for Children to provide a safe haven and transition services for youth on post release supervision who
cannot return to their local communities due to former gang involvement or lack of a family support. While housed at
the facility in Craven County, the youth will be engaged in an independent living curriculum including:
ɶɶ Financial management and savings plan
ɶɶ Substance abuse education
ɶɶ Social skills/interpersonal skill building
ɶɶ Vocational training/job readiness/employment
ɶɶ GED or community college curriculum courses
ɶɶ Bi-weekly leadership groups held at the facility
ɶɶ Positive recreation and leisure activity
ɶɶ Discharge planning – community integration
Gang Prevention/Intervention Pilot program
The Gang Prevention/Intervention Pilot program has implemented the following components during the past year:
Community Programs Community Programs
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Lee
Harnett
Chatham
Durham
Wake
Johnston
Cumberland
Brunswick
Moore
Pender
Pitt
Onslow
New Hanover
Columbus
Robeson Bladen
Hoke
Scotland
Sampson
Carteret
Duplin
Pamlico
Jones
Greene
Lenoir
Wayne
Beaufort
Guilford
Randolph
Alamance Orange
Hyde
Richmond
Washington Tyrrell Dare
Martin
Edgecombe
Nash
Wilson
Franklin Bertie
Halifax
Warren
Vance
Granville
Northampton
Hertford
Gates
Currituck
Camden
Pasquotank
Perquimans
Chowan
Stokes Rockingham Caswell Person
Ashe Alleghany
Wilkes
Yadkin Forsyth
Davidson
Davie
Iredell
Alexander
Montgomery
Stanly
Rowan
Union Anson
Gaston
Lincoln
Catawba
Caldwell
Watauga
Avery
Mitchell
Yancey
Burke
McDowell
Cleveland
Rutherford
Buncombe
Madison
Haywood
Swain
Henderson
Transylvania
Jackson
Macon
Clay
Graham
Cherokee Mecklenburg
Surrry
Cabarrus
Craven
Polk
Gang Prevention and Intervention Pilot Program, 2010
Urban Corridor Counties
Rural Corridor Counties
Cabarrus YDC
Edgecombe YDC
Lenoir YDC Comparison Site
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County
Beaufort
Bertie
Camden
Carteret
Chowan
Craven
Currituck
Dare
Duplin
Edgecombe
Gates
Greene
Halifax
Hertford
Hyde
Jones
Lenoir
Martin
Nash
New Hanover
Northampton
Onslow
Pamlico
Pasquotank
Pender
Perquimans
Pitt
Sampson
Tyrrell
Washington
Wayne
Wilson
Totals
JCPC
Eastern Area*
107
55
131
626
107
487
72
72
696
116
80
124
179
34
30
35
367
278
252
433
43
393
103
223
181
80
502
185
78
59
801
333
7,262
Eckerd
Camps
MPJH**
1
0
0
2
0
0
3
2
6
6
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
5
8
2
16
1
0
6
1
4
10
0
0
7
11
99
1
3
1
5
0
3
2
2
0
2
1
0
10
3
0
0
3
4
0
0
3
0
1
2
0
2
3
0
2
3
18
2
76
JCPC
Central Area*
Eckerd
Camps
MPJH**
1,028
109
415
114
302
196
1,467
852
191
126
486
89
182
184
880
255
729
179
167
1,734
120
9,805
10
4
23
3
1
9
30
17
7
11
13
6
4
5
4
4
3
5
12
98
4
273
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
18
5
0
1
0
28
County
Alamance
Bladen
Brunswick
Caswell
Chatham
Columbus
Cumberland
Durham
Franklin
Granville
Harnett
Hoke
Johnston
Lee
Orange
Person
Robeson
Scotland
Vance
Wake
Warren
Totals
Youth Served in Community Programs: 2010
*Program participation calculated by 2009-2010 school year.
**Multipurpose Juvenile Homes
Program participation data reflect counts of all youth served in
DJJDP funded programs in the community. The Juvenile Crime
Prevention Councils (JCPCs) partner with the State to develop
community-based services. To learn more about Department
programs, visit our website at www.ncdjjdp.org.
Community Programs Community Programs
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JCPC
Piedmont Area
Eckerd
Camps
MPJH**
78
63
377
602
71
781
1,778
533
1,211
62
209
286
143
427
503
108
221
192
223
7,868
6
0
11
15
12
21
37
10
19
2
12
5
8
11
3
0
9
16
7
204
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
County
Alexander
Anson
Cabarrus
Davidson
Davie
Forsyth
	
Guilford
Iredell
Mecklenburg
Montgomery
Moore
Randolph
Richmond
Rockingham
Rowan
Stanly
	
Stokes
Surry
Union
Totals
County
Alleghany
Ashe
Avery
Buncombe
Burke
Caldwell
Catawba
Cherokee
Clay
Cleveland
Gaston
Graham
Haywood
Henderson
Jackson
Lincoln
Macon
Madison
McDowell
Mitchell
Polk
Rutherford
Swain
Transylvania
Watauga
Wilkes
Yadkin
Yancey
Totals
JCPC
Western Area
58
109
77
694
205
257
424
83
46
458
755
59
123
281
86
210
112
134
213
73
46
113
39
287
104
178
122
112
5,458
Eckerd
Camps
MPJH**
0
1
2
9
10
3
9
0
0
2
12
0
1
2
0
9
1
0
3
1
3
0
0
0
5
22
7
3
105
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
2
0
0
0
6
0
4
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
Youth Served in Community Programs: 2010
*Program participation calculated by 2009-2010 school year.
**Multipurpose Juvenile Homes
Community Programs Community Programs
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Court Services
Total Complaints by Race/Ethnicity: 2010
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Hispanic/Latino
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Two or More Races
Unknown
White
Total:
Class A - E
30
4
563
38
055
243
888
Class F - I, A1
106
19
4,296
786
0
94
102
2,745
8,148
Class 1 - 3
380
105
11,535
1,798
19
326
266
9,532
23,961
Infraction
32
67
23
000
56
151
Status
96
25
1,561
404
1
121
54
2,174
4,436
Complaints
615
155
18,022
3,049
20
546
427
14,750
37,584
Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-16-11
Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC)
DMC staff work with Department staff and the broader community (JCPCs, schools, etc) to ensure awareness on the
issues surrounding disproportionate contact of youth of color with the juvenile justice system. DMC staff utilize statewide
data to determine the relative rate index, and then target efforts to address the critical decision points in which youth are
most disproportionate.
Court Services
Court Services’ staff, led by Deputy Secretary Michael Rieder, provides intake and supervision services for
undisciplined and delinquent juveniles within a continuum of services that provides care and control. Juvenile court
counselors work through district offices and provide services in each county. The goals of the Court Services Division are as
follows: 1) Keep communities safe by holding young people accountable for their behavior; 2) Assure that appropriate
services, based upon a comprehensive client risk and needs assessment, are provided to address the young person’s needs
and prevent future delinquent behavior. The desired end is that our clients are successful in the community, school, and at
home. The work of juvenile court counselors with youth and their families requires a great deal of close collaboration with
judges, district attorneys, law enforcement agencies, schools, and other youth service providers to determine and provide
the most appropriate program for each youth.
During the 2010 calendar year, the Court Services Division employed approximately 600 staff located in 39
districts covering all 100 counties. Court Services staff received 37,584 total delinquent and undisciplined complaints and
conducted 24,393 intakes on 19,019 distinct juveniles. Juvenile court counselors served approximately 13,300 juveniles in
2010 under court-ordered supervision and approximately 7,700 juveniles under diversion plans and contracts. (Some
juveniles were served first under a diversion plan or contract and then by court-ordered supervision.)
Court Services
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Infractions 1% (151)
Status/Undisciplined 12% (4,285)
Felony A-E 2% (888)
Felony F-I
A1 Misdemeanor
21% (8,148)
Misdemeanor 1-3
64% (24,112)
Total Complaints
Received in 2010: 37,584
Delinquent Complaints: 88.6%
Undisciplined Complaints: 11.4%
In 2010 74%
of all complaints were
committed by males.
Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-16-11
Court Services
4,756
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Status Complaints
Delinquent Complaints
Complaints Received: 2010
Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-16-11
4,285
4,631
5,169 4,744
4,756
40,633 42,920 41,487 38,901 35,801 33,299
4,896
2005 - 2010 Juvenile Delinquent and Status Offenses
New Initiatives
Helping young people transition back to the community from youth development centers is a critically important
initiative for the Department. When a young person returns to the community after being committed to a YDC by the
court, the transition is always a challenge. Long before the youth is scheduled to return home, the court counselor, staff
at the YDC, the youth and family and involved community agencies meet regularly to develop a coordinated plan to assist
the youth and family to have a successful transition. The Department is developing a pilot project with several districts to
create specialized case loads for court counselors to improve collaboration and case management for these young people.
After a year of implementation, this pilot project will be evaluated for possible replication in other areas of the State.
Court Services
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Crimes and Offenses that Occurred at Schools
Court Services
School-Based vs Non School-Based Offenses: CY 2010
Non-School,
57% (21,444)
School-based
43% (16,140)
N = 37,584 | Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-16-11
Court Services
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
2007 2008 2009 2010
Non-school Based Offenses
School-Based Offenses
School-Based vs Non School-Based Offenses: 2007-2010
Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-16-11
27,960
26,092
23,879
21,444
18,262
16,711
16,563 16,140
Interstate Compact for Juveniles
Court Services administers the Interstate Compact for Juveniles which provides the legal means to transfer
juvenile probation supervision from one state to another, and for the return of juvenile runaways between states. During
2009-10, NC Interstate Compact for Juveniles (ICJ) served over 1,300 youth. At any one time, there are approximately
600 active interstate cases, with majority of cases being transfers into North Carolina. Our interstate compact staff work
with court counselors in North Carolina to make sure that there is an appropriate place for the young person to live and to
provide supervision of probation compliance for these young people. When transferring a case to another state because
the family is moving, interstate compact staff work collaboratively with other states to facilitate appropriate placement and
probation supervision. The ICJ also serves as the mechanism to return runaways between states.
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Pender
Pitt
Onslow
New Hanover
Sampson
Carteret
Duplin
Pamlico
Jones
Greene
Wayne Lenoir
Beaufort Hyde
Martin Washington Tyrrell Dare
Edgecombe
Nash
Wilson
Bertie
Halifax
Northampton
Hertford
Gates
Currituck
Camden
Pasquotank
Perquimans
Chowan
Craven
83
61
7
133
6
260
28 36
5
38
36 4
77 9
242 13
25
641
18
250
13
51
8
130
15
1,016
16
242
20
52
6
13
2 130
40
23
203
14
129
2
31
4
339
12
390
306 35
16
474
103
10
1
1,014
144
164
8
185
32
218
9
703
24
County
Beaufort
Bertie
Camden
Carteret
Chowan
Craven
Currituck
Dare
Duplin
Edgecombe
Gates
Greene
Halifax
Hertford
Hyde
Jones
Lenoir
Martin
Nash
New Hanover
Northampton
Onslow
Pamlico
Pasquotank
Pender
Perquimans
Pitt
Sampson
Tyrrell
Washington
Wayne
Wilson
Totals
Juvenile Complaints by County in 2010
Statewide undisciplined rate: 2.94
Statewide delinquency rate: 27.55
7,576
Total Delinquent
Complaints
Eastern Area Total: 8,229
653
Total Undisciplined
Complaints
Undisciplined
Rate Per 1,000
Age 6-17
Delinquent Rate
Per 1,000
Age 6-15
Detention
Center
Admissions
Offense Rates and Detention Admissions by County
(Eastern Area, 2010)
2.82
2.49
2.15
1.57
3.15
2.11
1.68
9.64
0.89
1.47
2.04
0.59
2.80
2.53
4.48
0.68
1.74
3.77
1.15
0.97
4.34
5.00
2.64
6.07
1.23
2.87
0.69
2.91
3.82
2.89
5.30
1.06
2.56
41.21
19.37
7.14
54.97
33.55
27.75
45.97
38.71
21.66
34.89
24.45
45.78
33.67
12.94
3.77
8.70
40.24
40.56
50.32
34.51
31.61
40.54
24.80
53.27
37.13
19.66
52.53
20.19
29.89
30.32
29.37
18.56
35.87
36
16
0
23
13
68
18
7
29
39
4
19
40
12
2
1
45
15
27
96
20
132
4
31
15
4
128
109
0
21
129
26
1,129
Data Sources:
Rates population data, State of North Carolina
Demographer Population Projections, Accessed 2-16-11,
Eckerd Camp Data, NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-16-11,
MPJH data, Methodist Home for Children, 2-16-11,
JCPC data, 2-16-11,
DJJDP Client Tracking Database, Accessed on 2-16-11
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Juvenile Complaints by County in 2010
Statewide undisciplined rate: 2.94
Statewide delinquency rate: 27.55
Central Area Total: 10,550
Lee
Harnett
Chatham
Durham
Wake
Johnston
Cumberland
Brunswick
Columbus
Robeson Bladen
Hoke
Scotland
Orange
Alamance
Franklin
Warren
Vance
Granville
Caswell Person
2,210
315
168
45
496
62
305
36
1,637
88
68
13
337
19
185
26
742
215
181
46
183
14
53
4
825
82
104
33
252
40
237
42
629
26
148
64 221
55
152
93 85
14
County
Alamance
Bladen
Brunswick
Caswell
Chatham
Columbus
Cumberland
Durham
Franklin
Granville
Harnett
Hoke
Johnston
Lee
Orange
Person
Robeson
Scotland
Vance
Wake
Warren
Totals
9,218
Total Delinquent
Complaints
1,332
Total Undisciplined
Complaints
Undisciplined
Rate Per 1,000
Age 6-17
Delinquent Rate
Per 1,000
Age 6-15
Detention
Center
Admissions
Offense Rates and Detention Admissions by County
(Central Area, 2010)
1.11
2.51
1.50
1.21
1.65
2.67
1.64
5.42
4.83
6.38
3.23
3.81
1.26
4.69
2.58
11.09
3.43
6.11
12.28
2.22
5.33
2.99
32.47
15.81
32.67
19.64
25.91
22.52
36.80
22.00
23.08
31.77
31.45
14.22
12.75
21.13
17.80
31.09
41.42
47.45
24.33
18.76
39.83
24.95
116
26
54
13
17
19
393
295
73
45
58
23
34
20
21
39
149
55
86
604
12
2,152
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Juvenile Complaints by County in 2010
Statewide undisciplined rate: 2.94
Statewide delinquency rate: 27.55
Piedmont Area Total: 12,259
County
Alexander
Anson
Cabarrus
Davidson
Davie
Forsyth
	
Guilford
Iredell
Mecklenburg
Montgomery
Moore
Randolph
Richmond
Rockingham
Rowan
Stanly
	
Stokes
Surry
Union
Totals
11,156
Total Delinquent
Complaints
1,103
Total Undisciplined
Complaints
Undisciplined
Rate Per 1,000
Age 6-17
Delinquent Rate
Per 1,000
Age 6-15
Detention
Center
Admissions
Offense Rates and Detention Admissions by County
(Piedmont Area, 2010)
1.36
0.97
1.23
2.90
3.47
2.89
2.19
0.83
1.43
2.19
1.93
3.49
1.67
8.36
1.82
0.43
4.21
5.64
0.68
2.12
19.30
44.81
12.99
25.96
21.75
22.86
37.08
22.74
25.19
126.22
28.07
19.47
37.73
28.65
22.67
18.78
33.36
23.08
13.75
25.91
20
14
42
116
19
277
701
48
713
9
22
34
46
67
43
14
18
27
35
2,265
Moore
Guilford
Randolph
Richmond
Stokes Rockingham
Forsyth
Davidson
Davie
Iredell
Alexander
Montgomery
Stanly
Rowan
Union Anson
Mecklenburg
Surrry
Cabarrus
330
117
202
31
220
65
2,275
162
322
37
480
10
275
23
372
80
409
40
151
4
240
13
142
4
420
25
1,052
160
94
8
3,017
205
537
73
123
24
495
22
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Juvenile Complaints by County in 2010
Statewide undisciplined rate: 2.94
Statewide delinquency rate: 27.55
Western Area Total: 6,546
County
Alleghany
Ashe
Avery
Buncombe
Burke
Caldwell
Catawba
Cherokee
Clay
Cleveland
Gaston
Graham
Haywood
Henderson
Jackson
Lincoln
Macon
Madison
McDowell
Mitchell
Polk
Rutherford
Swain
Transylvania
Watauga
Wilkes
Yadkin
Yancey
Totals
5,349
Total Delinquent
Complaints
1,197
Total Undisciplined
Complaints
Undisciplined
Rate Per 1,000
Age 6-17
Delinquent Rate
Per 1,000
Age 6-15
Detention
Center
Admissions
Offense Rates and Detention Admissions by County
(Western Area, 2010)
2.05
2.06
5.49
6.05
4.16
5.53
4.48
6.88
4.24
4.80
4.17
3.31
12.99
4.07
6.36
2.31
10.92
2.04
5.02
13.33
2.36
3.00
6.57
6.32
4.95
3.64
3.82
7.17
4.99
36.50
27.96
28.36
27.02
21.03
19.77
34.88
7.30
24.16
31.48
33.52
18.98
18.70
33.53
23.40
14.94
28.73
6.55
31.74
16.95
15.26
33.22
12.12
28.38
18.20
24.09
33.77
11.67
27.09
12
8
5
135
46
27
69
14
4
40
195
0
64
33
17
17
15
2
14
8
2
16
1
0
17
26
26
5
818
Ashe Alleghany
Wilkes Yadkin
Gaston
Lincoln
Catawba
Caldwell
Watauga
Avery
Mitchell
Yancey
Burke
McDowell
Cleveland
Rutherford
Buncombe
Madison
Haywood
Swain
Henderson
Transylvania
Jackson
Clay Macon
Graham
Cherokee Polk
696
190
43
3
50
12
29
28
148
28
169
23
204
37
16
6
66
22
718
111
201
68
231
56
412
77
272
30
173
33
24
18
396
58
32
86 6
24
116
100
85
28
21
14
101
48
19
4
21
24 23 5
919
137
78
7
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Risk Factors of Youth Committed to the Department, 2010
Data is distinct juveniles assessed near the time of commitment, N = 354
Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-23-11
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• 17.4% were under the age of 12 when their first delinquent offense was alleged in a complaint
• 82.9% had 2 or more referrals prior to the current intake
• 10.4% had a prior A-E Felony adjudication, and 57.1% had a prior F-I Felony or A1 Misdemeanor adjudication
• 15.7% had a history of assault with a weapon, and 35.9% had a history of assault without a weapon
• 45.1% have a history of running away from home or residential placement
• 45.9% have a history of substance abuse requiring further assessment and/or treatment, and 23.2% have a history
of substance use with a need for further assessment
• 76.8% have serious problems in school (suspension from school, expulsion, dropping out)
• 38.1% are reported gang members or associate with gangs
• 3.9% have parents who are unwilling to supervise, and 59.9% have parents willing but unable to supervise
Risk Factors of Youth Assessed at Intake, 2010
Juveniles are assessed at intake for their risk of future offending and their individual needs to be addressed.
Individual factors guide decisions on what is needed to foster community safety and to ensure that the youth
receives the appropriate services and supervision. Over 17,000 distinct juveniles were administered risk and
needs assessments in calendar year 2010. The proportions of risk per variable are described below.
Also listed are the variables of risk that youth committed to a YDC in 2010 were assessed to have.
Data is distinct juveniles assessed in CY 2010, N = 17,799
Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-23-11
• 12.3% were under the age of 12 when their first delinquent offense was alleged in a complaint
• 20.0% had 2 or more referrals prior to the current intake
• 0.7% had a prior A-E Felony adjudication, and 6.4% had a prior F-I Felony or A1 Misdemeanor adjudication
• 1.9% had a history of assault with a weapon, and 13.2% had a history of assault without a weapon
• 13.8% have a history of running away from home or residential placement
• 12.7% have a history of substance abuse requiring further assessment and/or treatment, and 16.7% have a history
of substance use with a need for further assessment
• 44.6% have serious problems in school (suspension from school, expulsion, dropping out)
• 6.7% are reported gang members or associate with gangs
• 1.4% have parents who are unwilling to supervise, and 19.2% have parents willing but unable to supervise
Risk Assessments
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Commitment Data
Average daily population is the average number of committed youth on any given day in the calendar year.
Average length of stay is the average number of days that a youth is committed. In 2010, the average daily population
was 429. Since 2000, there has been a 63% decline in the number of youth committed to YDCs.
Facility Operations Facility Operations
Prison Rape Elimination Act
The implementation of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) is providing an opportunity to review and revise
policies and procedures. Federally established PREA standards will help to ensure the continued safety and security of
juveniles and reiterate zero tolerance for mistreatment of juveniles within our care. During 2010, the Department
initiated PREA education and training for all staff and worked with American University, Washington School of Law in
developing curricula.
Facility Operations
The Division of Facility Operations, led by Deputy Secretary Kathy Dudley, provides oversight and support for the
operation of Department’s eight youth development centers (YDCs) and nine state-operated regional juvenile detention
centers along with the associated juvenile transportation system.
Youth Development Centers
The overall mission of YDCs is to provide juveniles committed to the Department with a safe, secure environment
that fosters healthy decision-making and personal responsibility. Youth development centers also seek to equip students
with the skills necessary to become productive citizens in society once released.
Youth who are adjudicated delinquent for offenses they committed prior to their 16th birthday may be sent to the
Department by the court and assigned to YDC for treatment. The minimum stay is six months; however, the average
length of stay in a YDC in 2010 was 392 days. If a juvenile is adjudicated or found responsible for an offense, (s)he can
remain in the juvenile justice system until age 18. In some cases, juveniles may stay up to the age of 21, depending on
the offense. Since the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 1998, commitment to a YDC is reserved for serious and/or violent
offenders in addition to chronic offenders. As evidenced on the following page, the Department and the entire juvenile
justice system have worked hard to ensure that only the most serious offenders are committed.
During 2010, the Department began a process of peer reviews at the YDCs to review all policy and procedure
standards that are set out for operations and programming in the facilities. The intensive reviews were conducted with
facilities writing plans to address any areas that need improvement of operations. This quality management exercise is
in addition to five of the youth development centers participating in the Performance based Standards (PbS) program.
Performance-based Standards is a national program that sets operational standards for facilities and measures
performance against other facilities nationally.
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Youth Development Center Commitments
0
250
500
750
1,000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
975
660 605
478 473
428
486
437
2009
365
469
357
2000 2008 2010
Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-26-11
Youth Development Center Commitments by Age, Race/Ethnicity and Gender: 2010
Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-16-11
Female
Male
12
0
1
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
3
4
17
0
1
1
2
0
0
31
0
0
1
5
37
39
15
0
13
3
16
0
1
84
11
2
5
14
117
133
13
0
0
0
0
1
0
12
1
0
0
1
15
15
14
0
2
2
4
1
0
34
1
1
1
4
42
46
Total
1
20
8
29
3
2
241
20
6
9
47
328
357
16
1
3
2
6
1
1
76
7
3
2
23
113
119
American Indian or Alaska Native
Black or African American
White
Female Total
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Hispanic/Latino
Two or More Races
Unknown
White
Male Total
Grand Total
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Youth Development Center Commitments by
Offense Class Group
Felony F-I Serious,
62% (220)
Misdemeanor A1 Serious,
12% (42)
Misdemeanor Class 1-3
Minor (Priors Required for
Commitment) 4% (16)
Class A-E Felony
Violent 22% (79)
N = 357 | Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-26-11
Facility Operations
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Detention Center Data
2005 - 2010 Juveniles Detained and Detention Admissions
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
Juveniles Admissions by Age in 2010 (By Percentage)
2010 Juvenile Admissions by Race/Ethnicity
Juveniles Detained Detention Admissions*
*In 2010, data include 12 distinct juveniles and 16 admissions
from Native American reservations.
5,052
7,394
5,237
7,839
4,875
7,234
4,752
7,105
4,342
6,604
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 and older
<1 <1 1
4
10
21
39
20
5
Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-16-11
N = 6,380 | Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-16-11,
Percentages will not sum due to rounding.
Data Source NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-16-11
Total
129
25
3,731
388
1
104
88
1,914
6,380
Percentage
2
<1
58
6
<1
2
1
30
100
Detention
Juvenile Admissions
by Gender in 2010
24% (1,545)
Female
N = 6,380 | Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-16-11
76% (4,835)
Male
29
6,380
4,221
<9
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Hispanic/Latino
Pacific Islander
Two or More Races
Unknown
White
Detention Services
Youth who are alleged to have committed an offense that would be a
felony if committed by an adult, who are alleged to have assaulted someone, or
who are runaways, may be placed in a state operated juvenile detention center.
The youth may stay while he or she is awaiting court hearings, until another
placement can be found, or until the youth is placed in a YDC. The purpose of
juvenile detention facilities is to provide a safe, secure, controlled, humane
environment for juveniles; to provide juveniles an opportunity for behavioral
change; and to provide quality services and programs for juveniles based on their
individual needs.
During a youth’s short-term stay at one of the Department’s detention
centers, he or she is provided with basic education services by liscensed
teachers. Individual programming offered varies depending on the needs of the
youth. In addition to education programming, each youth also receives a mental
health screening and a medical screening. These screenings assist the Department
in more appropriately serving the youth in our care.
The Performance-based Standards system is used at seven of the State’s
nine detention centers to identify, monitor and continuously improve conditions and
treatment services. PbS uses data collected by the facilities to provide reports of
outcome measures in the areas of safety, order, security, health and mental health
programming, and justice and reintegration.
Facility Operations
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Pender
Pitt
Onslow
New Hanover
Sampson
Carteret
Duplin
Pamlico
Jones
Greene
Wayne Lenoir
Beaufort Hyde
Martin Washington Tyrrell Dare
Edgecombe
Nash
Wilson
Bertie
Halifax
Northampton
Hertford
Gates
Currituck
Camden
Pasquotank
Perquimans
Chowan
Craven
0
0
0
0 0
2 1 0
3
8
9
2
2
6
2
2 0 0
0
6
3
0
1
3
4
18
0
9
0
7
0
16
Youth development center commitments
reflect the number of youth assigned to
one of the State’s eight secure residential
facilities. These facilities provide long-term
education, treatment, and rehabilitative
services to delinquent youth committed
by the court to the Department.
Facility Operations
Youth Development Center Commitments by County in 2010
Central Area Total: 113
0
1 - 5
6 - 10
11 -20
21 - 30
31 and more
Lee
Harnett
Chatham
Durham
Wake
Johnston
Cumberland
Brunswick
Columbus
Robeson Bladen
Hoke
Scotland
Orange
Alamance
Franklin
Warren
Vance
Granville
Caswell Person
14
1 7
0
39
2
6
1
18
4
1
0
7
1
0
8 1
1
0
2
0
Eastern Area Total: 104
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Youth Development Center Commitments by County in 2010
Piedmont Area Total: 111
Youth development center commitments reflect the number of
youth assigned to one of the State’s eight secure residential
facilities that were operating in 2010. These facilities provide
long-term education, treatment, and rehabilitative services to
delinquent youth committed by the court to the Department.
Moore
Guilford
Randolph
Richmond
Stokes Rockingham
Forsyth
Davidson
Iredell Davie
Alexander
Montgomery
Stanly
Rowan
Union Anson
Mecklenburg
Surry
Cabarrus
1 0 2
38
7 1 1
3 0
0
4
5
0
8
0
33
4
1
3
0
1 - 5
6 - 10
11 -20
21 - 30
31 and more
Alleghany
Ashe
Wilkes Yadkin
Gaston
Lincoln
Catawba
Caldwell
Watauga
Avery
Mitchell
Yancey
Burke
McDowell
Cleveland
Rutherford
Buncombe
Madison
Haywood
Swain
Henderson
Transylvania
Jackson
Clay Macon
Graham
Cherokee
Polk
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
10
0
4
3 3
0
0
0 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Western Area Total: 29
Facility Operations
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Treatment and Education Services
Treatment and Education Services
The Treatment and Education Services Division, led by Martin Pharr, Ph.D., provides programming for youth
served in the Department’s eight youth development centers and nine detention centers.
Treatment Services
This section provides clinical treatment and programming that includes medical, psychiatric, dental,
nutritional, psychological, substance abuse, recreational, spiritual, case management and volunteer coordination
services. These services are provided in order to meet the treatment needs of youth housed in youth development
centers and juvenile detention facilities.
At the time of admission to a juvenile detention center, youth receive a medical and mental health
screening. Referrals for follow-up assessments are made to appropriate providers as indicated by screening results.
Youth in juvenile detention centers are provided on-going health services as needed. Substance abuse assessments
and treatment are provided by community-based clinicians through arrangements with the Local Management
Entities with support from the NC Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Mental Health/Substance
Abuse/Developmental Disabilities.
Results from these assessments, in combination with other relevant current and historical data, including risk
factors associated with juvenile delinquency, are used by Department staff, parents/caregivers, and community
providers/stakeholders to develop an individualized plan. The plan outlines commitment services and evidence-based
interventions and that provides a framework for the development of post-release supervision and re-entry
services.
Family involvement is vital to the success of programming and specialized interventions. Parents/guardians
and others in a youth’s natural support system are encouraged to participate in monthly service planning meetings
wherein progress is reviewed and adjustments to plans and goals are made. Family visitation periods are scheduled
at YDC’s several times weekly, providing additional opportunities for staff to work with parents and guardians.
Family counseling and parent training and support groups are integral to programming. Court counselors’
involvement with families begins in the community and continues should the youth be assigned to a youth
development center. It is not uncommon for court counselors to transport family members to the service planning
meetings conducted at YDCs.
Youth served by a youth development center receive a therapeutic psycho-educational care system. All staff
members are trained to teach youth pro-social skills across shifts and settings, using a specific and consistent
cognitive-behavioral approach which we are calling “focused therapeutic interactions”.
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Treatment and Education Services
Education Services
This section provides the educational oversight for the school system’s youth development and detention
centers. The Education Services section is charged with fulfilling all state and federal mandates of a traditional school
system. School system staff includes a superintendent, Central Office staff, principals, assistant principals, teachers,
and other support staff.
Youth in youth development centers are taught according to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study in
four 90-minute blocks daily. Students’ academic abilities are assessed upon entering and leaving the youth
development center with each youth receiving a personal education plan. Youth identified as exceptional (i.e. having a
disability) receive an Individual Education Plan developed according to the federal Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act guidelines. Youth may earn a high school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) while
admitted to the school system. In 2010, 70 youth earned GEDs and 2 graduated with diplomas. Many youth in YDCs
had the opportunity to participate in the Workforce Investment Act Jump Start Career Exploration and Employment
Training Program. This program works to increase the percentage of youth who successfully re-enter school, the world
of work, and the community after being released from a youth development center. The Jump Start Program provides
an environment for youth to obtain a comprehensive occupational set of employment and workforce readiness skills.
The Jump Start program is funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds awarded to the
Department.
Youth in juvenile detention centers are taught in core academic areas according to the North Carolina Standard
Course of Study. Detention centers utilize a variety of educational resources and instructional strategies including
web-based curriculum software, thematic teaching, team teaching, experiential learning, cooperative learning, audio/
visual presentations, group projects, and hands-on activities. In 2010, a key focal area for detention was the
standardization of academic programming for short-term stay youth.
Major initiatives in the school system include the implementation of the Talent Development High School Model
of School Reform, the expansion of career and technical education programming, individualized and differentiated
instruction, and measurable and sustainable professional development that improves teaching and learning.
Treatment and Education
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Offense
Simple assault
Larceny
Simple affray
Disorderly conduct at school
Breaking and/or entering
Injury to real property
Communicating threats
Injury to personal property
Larceny after breaking or entering
Possession stolen goods/property
Break or enter a motor vehicle
Resisting public officer
Weapons on educational property / aid
Injury to personal property in excess of $200
Assault government official/employee
Shoplifting concealment goods
Sexual battery
Possess marijuana up to 1/2 oz
Simple possession (up to 1/2 oz of marijuana, etc.)
Breaking or entering
Possess or carry, openly or concealed, etc.
Possess drug paraphernalia
Possession of stolen property
Second degree trespass
Larceny
Totals
Delinquent Complaints
4,211
2,785
1,826
1,536
1,333
1,251
1,183
962
890
869
833
800
791
741
719
614
532
517
497
492
475
456
441
414
401
27,385
Percentage of All
Delinquent Complaints
13%
8%
5%
5%
4%
4%
4%
3%
3%
3%
3%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
77%
Top 25 Offenses of 2010
Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-16-11. Numbers will not sum due to rounding.
Top 25 Offenses
Felony (F) or
Misdemeanor (M)
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Voices of Our Youth
Protective Services
A defendant working through the Teen Court Program expressed
an interest in the military but was having difficulties finishing school.
Teen Court connected him to Tarheel Challenge
where he was very successful. He recently
graduated the program with his GED and is
currently in the process of enlisting in the Army.
The experience that I am the proudest
of is getting my GED.
I studied hard and stayed motivated
the whole time.
A positive experience that I have had is with the 4-H club. I really
enjoyed that group! I was able to use my love for hobbies
and crafts to create something for someone else. I weaved
pot holders and entered them into the Cabarrus County
Fair. I won a 2nd place ribbon and my peers also won ribbons.
After receiving my GED at C.A. Dillon Youth Development Center, I left
the YDC and immediately enrolled at St. Augustine College in
Raleigh, NC. I never thought that I would be going to college. Thank you
C.A. Dillon staff for helping me turning my life around.
I was in a gang for two years before
I was enrolled in my local after school program
[funded through JCPC dollars]. They showed me
there was a better way to spend my time.
Because of the Jump Start program I was able to get a
job at a local barber shop while I completed
my stay at Dobbs Youth Development Center. This has
allowed me to develop a skill I will be able to use when I get out.
My court counselor helped me get into a program where I
got to earn money to pay back a family I hurt by breaking
into their house. I know what I did was wrong and appreciate
the opportunity I had to make it right.
Since my arrival, I have completed anger management,
substance abuse counseling, gotten my GED,
and now I’m enrolled in college, which is
something I never thought I would accomplish.
I met these goals with the significant help of staff from Stonewall.
Altogether, the staff has helped me value myself as a person,
and instill proper decision making abilities that I
feel will help me not become a statistic.
Contact Information
Mailing Address:
1801 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1801
Phone: 919-733-3388
Management Team
Linda W. Hayes
Secretary
Robin Jenkins, PhD
Chief Operating Officer
David Jones
Deputy Secretary,
Administrative Services
Michael Rieder
Deputy Secretary,
Court Services
Teresa Price
Deputy Secretary,
Community Programs
Martin Pharr, PhD
Deputy Secretary,
Treatment and Education Services
Kathy Dudley
Deputy Secretary,
Facility Operations
Physical Location:
3010 Hammond Business Place
Raleigh, NC 27603
Website: www.ncdjjdp.org
Annual Report Committee
Megan Howell
Research Associate
William Lassiter
Director of Community Programs
Catherine Anderson
Special Projects
Judy Stephens
Court Services Administrator
Pam Westfall
Facility Operations Coordinator
Gary Kearney
Research Director
Tammy Martin
Director of Communications
For additional information about the Department,
please visit the Department’s website at: www.ncdjjdp.org
The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
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