Juvenile Justice Data Dakota County, Nebraska

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1 JUVENILE JUSTICE INSTITUTE Juvenile Justice Data Dakota County, Nebraska Prepared by: Juvenile Justice Institute University of Nebraska Omaha Anne M. Hobbs, JD, PhD, Director Sara Moore, Doctoral Student Sommer Fousek, Project Coordinator Timbre Wulf-Ludden, PhD unomaha.edu/juvenilejustice The University of Nebraska at Omaha is an equal opportunity educator and employer with a comprehensive plan for diversity.

2 Dakota County Juvenile Justice Data 2012/ Dakota County Youth (Ages 10-17) Data was collected from the Office of Juvenile Delinquency s Easy Access to Juvenile Populations ( White 1, % Black % American Indian % Asian % Hispanic* 1, % Total 2, % *May include another racial group CY 2013: (Under 17) Juvenile Arrests Department Name Number Percent Nebraska State Patrol 2 0.9% South Sioux City Police Dept % Dakota Co. Sheriff s Office % Total % CY 2013: (Under 17) Juvenile Arrests by Race/Ethnicity White % Black 8 3.5% Native American % Asian 9 3.9% Total % Page 1

3 Court Filings: Juvenile CY 2013 & Adult CY 2012 Juvenile court data collected from The Nebraska Supreme Court Administrative Office of Courts/Probation: County Court Annual Caseload Report; Adult court data collected by Kids Count/Voices for Children in Nebraska Court Number Juvenile Court 112 Adult Court (Source: JUSTICE, Administrative Office of the Courts) 144 CY 2012: Child Welfare Indicators (Ages 0-17) Data was collected by Kids Count/Voices for Children in Nebraska Child Welfare Indicators Number Percent Percent of Children in Poverty (Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year Averages Table B01001) Number of Children experienced Substantiated Maltreatment (Source: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services CY 2012) Number of children in out of home care (Source: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services CY 2012) Number of high school graduates SY (Source: Nebraska Department of Education SY ) 1, % % % % *Numbers are based on 6,022 total children ages 0-17 Page 2

4 CY 2013: Referrals to Juvenile Diversion Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice. White 2 8.7% Black 0 0.0% Hispanic % American Indian 1 4.3% Asian % Other 0 0.0% Total Referred to Diversion % CY 2013: Youth Enrolled in Juvenile Diversion Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice White 0 0.0% Black 0 0.0% Hispanic 0 0.0% American Indian 0 0.0% Asian 0 0.0% Other 0 0.0% Total Enrolled 0 0.0% CY 2013: Reasons for Non-Enrollment Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Closure Reason Number Percent Juvenile discharged from diversion, no further legal action 1 4.3% None specified % Total Closures % Note: The above numbers represent youth with no diversion enrollment date, i.e., youth who did not officially enroll in a diversion program. Page 3

5 CY 2013: Outcomes for Juvenile Diversion Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Discharge Reason Number Percent Statewide County/City Attorney or school withdrew youth's referral to diversion program 0 0.0% 4.5% Diversion program declined admission 0 0.0% 5.0% Juvenile discharged from diversion, no further legal action Juvenile failed to comply with program conditions % 58.1% 0 0.0% 10.7% Juvenile had new law violation(s) 0 0.0% 5.6% Other (moved away, death, etc.) 0 0.0% 4.6% Youth/Parent refused diversion 0 0.0% 9.6% Unspecified/Unknown 0 0.0% 2.1% Total % 100.0% Note: The above numbers represent youth with an assigned diversion enrollment date, i.e., youth who officially enrolled in a diversion program. CY 2013: Youth on Probation in Dakota County Data was collected from the Nebraska Probation Administration White 4 9.5% Black 0 0.0% American Indian 2 4.8% Asian 4 9.5% Hispanic* % Total Youth Placed on Probation % *May include another racial group Page 4

6 CY 2013: Youth in Detention, arrested in Dakota County Data was collected from the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice regarding youth booked-into detention. Facility Number Percent Douglas Co. Youth Center 0 0.0% Lancaster Co. Detention Center 0 0.0% Northeast Nebraska Juvenile Center West Nebraska Juvenile Detention Center % 0 0.0% All Adult Jails % Total % FY 2013: Youth in Geneva and Kearney Data was collected from the YRTC Annual Reports located online at Number YRTC Geneva 0 YRTC Kearney 13 Total 13 Note: The tables in this document include duplicate counts. This report provides only a snapshot of the county s juvenile justice system. Further research should include success rates by intervention and a determination of which programs are effective, promising or evidence based. If you have questions or comments, contact Dr. Anne Hobbs at ahobbs2@unl.edu. Page 5