Transforming Juveniles Through Successful Transition

1. Transforming Juveniles through
Successful Transition
(TJST)

2. Transforming Juveniles through Successful Transition
Mission: Increase the number of juveniles successfully reintegrated back into
schools and the community through coordinated transition support for 1200
post release juveniles, thereby reducing recidivism and the expense to adult
and juvenile detention and jail facilities.
Goals:
o By 2017, increase the number of juveniles enrolled in public traditional or non-
traditional schools on track for high school graduation, college completion
&/or career readiness.
o Decrease recidivism of post-release juveniles through use of a single case
transition plan (ECAP) to ensure positive affiliations in four areas: Education
& Career, Hobbies & Recreation, Home & Family and Community & Service.
o Reform training and preparation for Alternative Education Program personnel
to prevent juvenile delinquency and decrease juvenile referrals and recidivism.

3. Stages of Transition
Stage 1: Stage 2: Stage 3: Stage 4:
Entry Into In Residence Exit From Aftercare
The Justice (Detention; Incarceration
System Commitment;
Incarceration)
A Systemic Approach

4. Education and Career Action Plan (ECAP)-Single Case Plan
for Coordination, Outcome-Oriented Focus, and Successful Movement between Agencies
Stage 1
Entry into Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4
Justice In Residence Exit from Incarceration Aftercare
System
Functions of  Diagnostic Academic  Approved Transition  Traditional High School
the Court Assessment School Placement Placement
System  Career & Interest  Improvement of Skills  Ensure Credit Transfer
Outside the Inventory  Earning of Credits  Maintain Affiliations
Scope of the  Establishment of ECAP  Transition to Traditional with Home & Family;
Education  Life Skills Instruction High School Hobbies & Recreation,
Program  Individual  Develop Affiliations with Community & Service;
Educational Program Home & Family; Hobbies and, Education & Career
District & of Study & Recreation; Community  Track Progress &
School  Mental Health Services & Service; Education & Growth
Prevention/ Provided as Career  High School
Intervention Appropriate  Mental Health Services Graduation, Post-
Training Secondary, and Career
 Mental Health Services
Single Case Plan (ECAP) & the Four Stages of Transition

6. Transforming Juveniles Through Successful Transition (TJST)
Organization Chart
Program Director
Inter-Agency Board of
Directors for MYTAC
Successful
JuvenileTransition
Data Coordinator
Regional Regional
Transition Transition
Coordinator Coordinator
Transition Transition Transition Transition Transition Transition Transition Transition
Facilitator Facilitator Facilitator Facilitator Facilitator Facilitator Facilitator Facilitator

7. Data
“Arizona ‘s Juvenile Court Counts”, 2011; “Maricopa County Juvenile Probation Department Data Book”, 2011
Standard Probation
Conditional freedom granted by the juvenile court to an adjudicated juvenile
on the condition of continued good behavior and regular reporting to a
probation officer.
State: 2010 (9,351) Cnty: 2010 (4,443)
No. of prior referrals 2011 (7,793) 2011 (4,189)
2010: 21.8% 2010: 21%
“0” prior referrals
2011: 23.25% 2011: 18%
2010: 46.1% 2010: 49.3%
“1-3” prior referrals
2011: 47.86% 2011: 41.6%
2010: 19.5%
“4-6” prior referrals
2011: 18.59%
2010: 29.6%
2011: 23.5%
2010: 12.5 %
“7 or more” prior referrals
2011: 0.31%

8. Data
“Arizona’s Juvenile Court Counts”, 2011; “Maricopa County Juvenile Probation Department Data Book”, 2011
Juvenile Intense Probation (JIPS)
JIPS is a sentencing consequence used by the juvenile court judges for those
youth who are in need of a higher level of supervision and a structured
programming enacted into law in 1987.
State: 2010 (1,568) Cnty: 2010 (560)
No. of prior referrals 2011 (1,449) 2011 (483)
2010: 4.53% 2010: 2.85%
“0” prior referrals
2011: 4.42% 2011: 3.5%
2010: 22.76% 2010: 18.21%
“1-3” prior referrals
2011: 19.81% 2011: 15.11%
2010: 29.52%
“4-6” prior referrals
2011: 31.05%
2010: 78.92%
2011: 81.36%
2010: 43.17%
“7 or more” prior referrals
2011: 44.72%

9. Data 63.86 % of
the
“Arizona’s Juvenile Court Counts”, 2011 detained
Education Status of Juveniles Detained students
are not
2010: (9,519) 2011: (8,340) on their
2010: 3,259 2010: 34.24% way
Enrolled to
2011: 2,959 2011: 35.48%
graduation
2010: 52 2010: 0.55%
Graduated and are not
2011: 42 2011: 0.50%
affiliated.
2010: 18 2010: 0.19%
GED
2011: 13 2011: 0.16%
2010: 653 2010: 6.86%
Not Enrolled Probably unaffiliated
2011: 497 2011: 5.96%
2010: 31 2010: 0.33%
Expelled Probably unaffiliated
2011: 54 2011: 0.65%
2010: 57 2010: 0.60%
Suspended Probably unaffiliated
2011: 65 2011: 0.78%
2010: 102 2010: 1.07%
Withdrawn Probably unaffiliated
2011: 86 2011: 1.03%
2010: 5,347 2010: 56.17%
Unknown Probably unaffiliated
2011: 4,624 2011: 55.44%

10. Pyramid of Transition Intervention
• Intensive Structured Support
Our Target • 12-Month Regular Follow-up
Groups • RTC/Approved Transition
5-15% School/Wrap-Around Services
• Increased Levels of
Individualized
Intervention
25-35% • 30-60-90-Day Follow-up
• ECAP
• Individualized
Instruction
100% • 30-Day Follow-up

11. Four Affiliations
Career/
Education
Hobbies/ Home/
Recreation Family
Community/
Service

12. Descriptions of the
Four Affiliations
Education and Career Home and Family
Education is widely recognized as a most important Social relationships among family members have been
factor for future success. Through school and school- established as the best predictors of children’s
related activities, youth learn how to develop the behavioral outcomes. Youth need stable care in the form
intellectual, socio-cultural, interpersonal skills and of food, clothing, safe shelter and caring and supportive
competencies and work-readiness skills that they will adults as well as access to treatment and social services
need as they pursue career goals and aspirations for the to meet their assessed needs in order to develop
future and prepare for adulthood. resiliency and strengthen social bonds to ensure positive
youth development.
Youth
Community and Service Hobbies and Recreation
A sense of civic responsibility and engagement in Opportunities to select and participate in age appropriate
service of making the world a better place supports hobbies and recreational activities in safe and engaging
and values youth as an asset and fosters a sense of environments that are related to personal aspirations for
self-worth necessary for healthy development. The adventure, activity, fun and a healthy lifestyle and that
key is finding age-appropriate activities for providing provide youth with nurturing, skill building, social-
service in meaningful ways that educate youth while emotional development, exploration of interests and
supporting good causes that involve clear norms for positive engagement help to develop a variety of
responsible behavior and are facilitated by caring and interests that can have a substantial impact on positive
supportive adults. youth development and impact on a range of prevention
outcomes.

13. Conditions for Success in
Four Affiliations
Education and Career Home and Family
Appropriate and engaging educational environment Food, clothing and safe shelter including the
related to career goals and aspirations availability of treatment & social services to meet
High expectations and caring supportive adults and assessed needs
peers High expectations and clear norms for responsible
Opportunities for success in achieving educational behavior from caring and supportive adults
goals and in securing and retaining employment and Opportunities to participate and contribute in
reaching career goals meaningful ways in the life and work of the family
Youth
Community and Service Hobbies and Recreation
Supportive community that values youth as an asset Age appropriate, safe and engaging environments
and provides resources necessary for healthy for developing and pursuing a variety of interests
development in re-creating self
High expectations and clear norms for responsible High expectations and clear norms for responsible
behavior from caring and supportive adults behavior from caring and supportive adults
Opportunities to participate and provide service in Opportunities to select and participate in leisure
meaningful and valued ways to meet the needs of the activities that are related to personal aspirations for
community adventure, activity, fun and a healthy lifestyle

14. Students Set Personal Goals in Four Areas:
• Education and Career
• Home and Family
• Community and Service
• Hobbies and Recreation
Single Case Transition Plan & Career Action
Plan

15. Goals & Plan in Measurable Terms
Transition Goals & Plan In Measurable Terms
What When Evidence
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3

16. Vision for Youth

17. Dorothy (Dottie) Wodraska
Director of Juvenile Transition
dorothy.wodraska@mcesa.maricopa.gov
602-506-2469
www.maricopa.gov/schools