New Jersey JDAIThe Art of Expansion

Statewide Replication: Experiences & Strategies

SITE OVERVIEW

21 Counties

17 County-Operated Detention Centers

567 Municipalities

5 Original, Pilot JDAI Counties

5 New, Expansion Counties

State of New Jersey

Original SitesATLANTIC 271k 450 27 2714

CAMDEN 518k 2289 37 8725

ESSEX 791k 6285 242 4983

HUDSON 604k 13,043 79 3173

MONMOUTH 636k 1304 40 4398New SitesBERGEN 904k 3778 41 4729

BURLINGTON 451k 526 24 2607

MERCER 368k 1552 64 3888

OCEAN 562k 803 30 3321

UNION 531k 5073 34 3145* persons per square mile

Total Population Detention Juvenile County Population Density* Capacity Arrests

NJ JDAI

Original 5 Sites

~IMPACT~Pre-JDAI Trends & Post-JDAI Results

DETENTION ADMISSIONSVS.

JUVENILE ARRESTS

Pre-JDAI 10 Year Trends

6,527

7,029

5,044

10,050

4,500

5,500

6,500

7,500

8,500

9,500

10,500

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

Pilot Sites Detention Admissions vs. Juvenile Index Arrests , 1993-2002

Index Arrests - 49.8%>>5,000 fewer index arrests

Total Arrests - 22.7%>>7,600 fewer total arrests

Detention Admissions +7.7%>> 500 more detention admissions

Change in Detention Admissions vs. Juvenile Index Arrests for NJ and Pilot Sites, 1993-2002

+11.3% +17.8%+21.7%

+2.0% +3.3% +7.7%

-49.8%

-38.0%-33.2%

-50.5%-59.9% -55.5%

-75%

-50%

-25%

0%

25%

50%

Atl Cam Esx Hud Monm NJ

Detention Admissions Index Arrests

AVERAGE LENGTHOF STAY

Average Length of Stay in Detention (Days) for Pilot Sites, 1993-2002

25.723.5

12.7

17.718.1 17.819.0

29.0

23.7

31.2 30.626.7

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35

Atl Cam Esx Hud Monm 5 Sites

1993 2002

+23.4% +49.6% +76.3% +30.9% +19.1% +50.0%

AVERAGE DAILY POPULATION

318

374

450

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300

350

400

450

500

550

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

Detention Average Daily Population in Pilot Sites, 1993-2002

Atlantic +37.2%

Camden +75.4%

Essex +79.2%

Hudson +35.3%

Monmouth +44.4%

5 Sites +61.6%

MINORITY OVERREPRESENTATION

Minority Overrepresentation in Detention for Pilot Sites, 2002

82%

67%

96%99%

81%87%

34%

19%

65%62%

32%36%

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Atl Cam Esx Hud Monm NJ

% of Detention Pop (2002) % of General Pop (2000)

JDAI IMPACT

Changes in Detention Post-JDAI

4980

6,527

4349

10,050

3,500

5,750

8,000

10,250

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

REVISIT: Pilot Sites Detention Admissions vs. Juvenile Index Arrests, 1993-2005

THEN...5,000 fewer index arrests -49.8%7,600 fewer total arrests -22.7%500 MORE admissions +7.7%

NOW...5,700 fewer index arrests -56.7%9,500 fewer total arrests -28.4%1,500 FEWER admissions -23.7%

Spotlight on Success: New Jersey

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New Jersey decreased its average daily population by 43% since becoming a JDAI replication site.

New Jersey's averagedaily population

499

284

Camden County, NJ decreased its average daily population by 50% since becoming a JDAI replication site.

Camden County, NJ'saverage daily

population

95

48

New Jersey Spotlight on Success – Impact

New Jersey Spotlight on Success

Influence Leverage

Camden County petitioned the state to reduce the rated capacity of a new facility.

New Jersey expanded JDAI into 5 new counties, totaling 10 counties.

New Jersey developed a statewide risk assessment instrument.

$2.5 million of state and federal pass-through dollars allocated to JDAI counties.

$4 million included in ’08 draft budget to institutionalize JDAI.