Using the best science to guide our practice

PROVIDER TRAINING

2011

Statement of Purpose

We dedicate ourselves to working in partnership to enhance the capacity of Pennsylvania’s juvenile justice system to achieve its balanced and restorative justice mission by:

Employing evidence-based practices, with fidelity, at every stage of the juvenile justice process;

Collecting and analyzing the data necessary to measure the results of these efforts; and, with this knowledge,

Striving to continuously improve the quality of our decisions, services and programs.

Balanced and Restorative Justice represents the

foundational principles upon which our juvenile justice system is built

• Community protection • Accountability to victims and community • Competency development

Our juvenile justice system enhancement strategy will enhance our collective capacity to achieve our

balanced and restorative justice goals

Screening & Assessment

YLS/CMI

Case Planning

MAYSI~2

Detention Assessment Instrument

Alternatives to Detention

Diversion

Quality Supervision & Practices

Family Involvement

Evidence-based Probation Practices

Motivational Interviewing

Graduated Responses

Disproportionate Minority Contact

PACTT Alliance

Aftercare

Provider Services

Evidence-Based Programs

EPISCenter

Quality

Improvement

Initiative

Evidence-Based

Toolkit

Data Analysis & Research

Quality Data

Identify Measures

of Success

Data Analysis

Data Informed

Policy & Programs

Research

Stage Four

Refinement

Stage Three

Behavioral Change

Stage Two

Initiation

Proficiency

Motivational Interviewing

Structured Decision Making

• YLS Risk/Need Assessment

• MAYSI Screen

• Detention Assessment

• Inter-rater Reliability

Case Plan Development

Data Driven Decisions

Policy Alignment

Scorecard

EBP Service Contracts

Skill Building and Tools

Cognitive Behavioral Programming

Service Provider Alignment

• Standardized Program Evaluation

Protocol

Evidence-based Prevention and

Intervention Services Center

Responsivity Tools

Graduated Responses

Stage One

Readiness

Intro To EBP Training

Organizational Readiness

Cost Analysis

Stakeholder Involvement

Family Involvement

Data Analysis

Continuous Quality Improvement

Delinquency Prevention

Diversion

A comprehensive strategy for evidence-based reform

Berks County was selected as one of four sites nationally

PA team is comprised of county and state officials and practitioners

Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol (SPEP)

Type of Program

Amount of Treatment

Quality of Treatment

Youth Risk Level

Juvenile Justice System Improvement Project Center for Juvenile Justice Reform @ Georgetown University

Based on over thirty years of research

Well –designed programs that meet certain conditions can reduce recidivism.

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1st Principle is the RISK principle or the Who to target

Do not place low risk offenders with high risk offenders.

2nd Principle is the NEED principle or the What to target

3rd Principle is the TREATMENT principle, or the How The methods programs will use to target RISKS AND NEEDS Most effective programs are behavioral in nature

The most effective interventions are behavioral: Focus on current factors that influence behavior

Action oriented- do something other than talk

Offender behavior is appropriately reinforced

Fidelity Principle – implement program as designed

Identifies what modes and styles of services are appropriate for offenders.

Includes protective or strength factors to help moderate risk factors.

Purpose

The instrument is designed to assist the professional worker in the collection and synthesis of risk, need and responsivity information and the linking of that information with case planning. It is not designed to replace professional judgments or to dictate decisions.

Top Four + 1 Criminogenic Needs

Additional Criminogenic Needs

Non-Criminogenic needs

1. Prior and current offenses

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Prior and current offenses Attitudes/Orientation (moral reasoning ) Peer Relations (prosocial skills ) Personality/Behavior Family Circumstances/Parenting Substance Abuse Education/ Employment (academic

skills/workforce development) Leisure/Recreation & Community Engagement

(prosocial skills)

Current and prior offenses

Attitudes/Orientation

Personality/Behavior

Peer Relations

Family circumstances

Static risk factor

Not changeable

Past behavior is a powerful predictor of future behavior

It is NOT prescriptive in terms of service delivery

It is NOT a mental health assessment

It will NOT cover needs that are unrelated to future offending

It is NOT a diagnostic tool

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Source: Dowden and Andrews (1999). What Works in Youthful Offender Treatment. Forum on Correctional

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Source: Andrews, D. A., Dowden, C., & Gendreau, P. (1999). Clinically relevant and psychologically

informed app roaches to reduced reoffending: A meta-analytic study of human service, risk, need,

responsivity, and other concerns in justice contexts. Unpublished manuscript. Ottawa, ON: Carleton

University; Dowden, C. (1998). A meta-analytic examination of the risk, need and responsivity principles

and their importance within the rehabilitation debate. Unpublished master's thesis, Ottawa, ON:

Carleton University, Department of Psychology.

Better outcomes

Poorer outcomes

More criminogenic than non-criminogenic needs

More non-criminogenic than criminogenic needs

Needs Targeted & Correlation with Effect Size for Youthful Offenders

Source: Dowden and Andrews, (1999). What Works in Young Offender Treatment: A Meta Analysis. Forum on Correctional Research. Correctional Services of Canada

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Risk/Need

YLS counties to provide YLS results and/or case plan

YLS used to assist with ISP or other service development

Expectation: interventions will be individualized based on the identified criminogenic risk/need areas

Dan Rhoads c-darhoads@state.pa.us