MARICOPACOUNTY

JUVENILECOURT

CENTER

ANNUALREPORT1997

RestoringTheBalance...RestoringHope

The Maricopa CountyJuvenile Probation Department:

MISSION

Our MISSION is to serve the Juvenile Court,support community protection, and offerservices to juveniles and their families.

VISION

Our VISION is to be an organization whichis uncommonly innovative and successful inattending to the needs of clients and inreducing unlawful behavior.

CORE VALUES

We believe virtually all children will stop theirdelinquent behavior if someone will helpthem.

We believe the most important thing we canoffer our clients is a caring relationship.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Letter From Judge Foreman...............................................3

Letter From Judge Portley..................................................4

Reflections on 1997...........................................................5

Judges and Commissioners................................................5

Executive Office................................................................6

The Community Advisory Board (CAB)...........................6

Organizational Chart.........................................................7

Juvenile Court Process Flow-Chart....................................8

Highlights 1997..............................................................9

Demands on Juvenile Court......................................9

Drug Court.............................................................10

Citation Court........................................................10

Senate Bill 1446......................................................10

Mayfield Alternative Youth Center...........................11

“Keep the Kid”........................................................11

Dependency Mediation...........................................11

Victim’s Rights and Restitution................................14

Community Services......................................................15

Community Justice Centers.....................................15

Coummunity Justice Committees............................15

Community Contracts............................................15

Safe Schools.............................................................16

Teen Court..............................................................16

Project SCRUB.......................................................17

Training/Staff Development....................................18

Court Appointed Special Advocate..........................18

Volunteers...............................................................18

Detention Services.........................................................19

High Impact Program (HIP)...................................19

Violators of Intensive Probation (VIPS)...................19

Detention Mentor Program.....................................19

In School Program...................................................19

Medals....................................................................20

Mock Detention Tours............................................20

Detention Mediation Program.................................20

Detention Monitoring.............................................20

Probation Services.........................................................21

Juvenile Intensive Probation (JIPS)..........................21

The JIPS Community Outreach Programs...............21

The Treatment Supervision Unit (TxS)....................21

The Sex Offenders Unit...........................................21

Program Services.....................................................21

Creative Juvenile Alternative Centers.......................21

The Interagency Case Management Project (ICMP)....22

Detention Alternative Programs...............................22

Family Preservation.................................................22

Learning Labs..........................................................22

The Mesa Gang Intervention Project.......................22

The Safe Program....................................................22

Empowering Parents................................................22

Home Detention.....................................................22

Research and Planning...................................................23

Systems and Programming.......................................23

Computers and Operations.....................................23

Research and Evaluation..........................................23

Central Data Resources...........................................23

Administrative Services..................................................24

Personnel.................................................................24

Finance...................................................................24

Employees’ Corner.........................................................24

Christmas Basket.....................................................24

Award Winners 1997...............................................24

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To the Citizens of Maricopa County:

If each of you could come to the Maricopa County JuvenileCourt, watch the court in action and see the lives of the childrenand families in Maricopa County that come through it, I amconvinced that you would all wholeheartedly support the court.During my time as the Presiding Judge of the Maricopa CountyJuvenile Court, I have had the good fortune of working with anumber of other judges, juvenile probation officers and staff inthe creation of many new ways to deal with the problems ofMaricopa County's children and families. The juvenile court staffhas begun to use mediation to allow the parties a voice in craftingsolutions to the problems within families that lead to abuse andneglect. This builds a sense of empowerment amongst parentsand it also forms a basis for holding them accountable for theiractions. Mediation tends to reduce the adversarial nature of theproceedings, which can end up polarizing the parties and hurtingchildren. The results have been encouraging. We have processedmore cases with less judicial intervention. More importantly, wehave helped families get back on their feet and helped children tobetter lives in a shorter period of time.

We have created a new type of case management which we call "Keep the Kid." It puts all of the casesassociated with individual kids before the same judicial officer. This means that decisions in cases are moreconsistent. It also means that we take advantage of the history that a family develops with the court so thatlong-term solutions to the problems presented can be reached earlier. It also keeps kids from gaming thesystem by trying to get different results from different judges.

We have also begun a juvenile drug court. The juvenile drug court is a therapeutic attempt to deal with thelooming crisis in substance abuse amongst children. Between 50 and 70 percent of the over 10,000 childrendetained by the juvenile court last year tested positive for drugs other than alcohol and inhalants. This meansthat substance abuse is a major problem amongst the most serious offenders we have. Drug court puts a shortleash on substance-abusing kids. They are required to be tested on a regular basis, as many as three times perweek, and held accountable if they do not stay sober. They are required to receive counseling and treatmentand held accountable if they do not. We have weekly sessions where juveniles are literally handcuffed andtaken from the courtroom to detention if they have failed to meet their responsibilities during the week. Theinitial results of this program are encouraging. We believe that it will help reduce substance abuse and teachkids responsibility for their behavior.

The Maricopa County Juvenile Court has more than 600 creative, hard working judicial officers, probationofficers and staff members committed to making the lives of Maricopa County's children and families better.They have a tough job because the needs of our children and families are great. I am confident that our newPresiding Juvenile Court Judge Maurice Portley and Chief Juvenile Probation Officer Cherie Townsend willlead the Maricopa County Juvenile Court into the 21st Century as one of the most effective and cost-efficientjuvenile courts in the country and one of the biggest bargains for taxpayers in Maricopa County.

Sincerely,Judge John Foreman

To the Citizens of Maricopa County:

I am honored that Robert Myers, the Presiding Judge of theMaricopa County Superior Court, asked me to succeed JudgeJohn Foreman as the Presiding Judge of the Maricopa CountyJuvenile Court. Judge Foreman has been a tireless advocate forchildren and his leadership helped our Juvenile Court tocontinue to meet the needs of children, families and thecommunity.

Our Juvenile Court must continue to be childfocused becausechildren are not little adults. They need love, discipline,structure, education and nurturing so that they can dream thattheir future will be as bright as Michael Jordan’s smile. Moreimportantly, children are developing physically, emotionally andcognitively; they are impressionable; they have different levels ofunderstanding; and they can be redirected. As a result, when thefamily falters, when the basic needs of children go unmet, whenthe behavior of children is destructive and goes unchecked, ourJuvenile Court must respond since we are society’s official meansof holding itself accountable for the well-being and redirectionof children and the family.

I hope to continue the Court’s child-focused philosophy by the following:

A. To fully implement the concept of One Family, One Judge whereby a judicial officer will be responsiblefor managing the dependency, delinquency and/or adoption issues of a family.

B. To fully implement the Model Court Project, HB2645, so that dependent children do not becomeorphans of the living by getting lost in the foster care system. The Court wants to get dependent childreninto loving, stable and permanent homes quickly, whether with their parents, relatives or by adoption.

C. To partner with community organizations to help children and families.

D. To expand successful diversion programs, and to create new programs in order to intervene sooner in thelives of children and families, and redirect them away from more destructive behavior.

E. To listen to our Community Advisory Board, Community Justice Centers, the Arizona Department ofEconomic Security, Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections and others to protect our communityand help children and families.

F. To have the Juvenile Court be a community resource for providing information to help children andfamilies who may be in distress.

Our court has been successful in helping children and families because of the hard work and dedication of themen and women of the Juvenile Probation Department, Court Administration, Clerk of the Court, the CourtAppointed Special Advocates, the Foster Care Review Boards, Child Protective Services, foster parents,lawyers, judicial officers, families and children. If we continue to work together and keep the best interests ofthe child as the guiding principle -- we can truly restore the balance and restore the hope for all children.

Sincerely,Maurice PortleyPresiding Juvenile Court Judge

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5.

REFLECTIONS ON 1997

By Cheryln K. TownsendDirector of Juvenile Court Services

This year has been one of significant change in the juvenilejustice system. That change has challenged MaricopaCounty Juvenile Probation Department staff in many ways.We saw the need to develop new procedures and practices toinsure compliance with new statutes, to provide informationto parents about new laws and consequences for unlawfulbehavior, and to develop new programs to produce evenbetter results than previous years. The employees of thisdepartment have collectively met those challenges. And, theyhave demonstrated their ability to respond rapidly and toproduce positive results as well as their commitment tocommunity justice.

This annual report describes many of the functions andprograms carried out by the Superior Court - JuvenileProbation Department in Maricopa County. It alsohighlights a significant increase in our involvement in thecommunity and in the community’s support of ourdepartment and youth service to neighborhoods. Threethemes that you will note are an investment in prevention,earlier intervention with youth, and accountability. This iswhat members of our community have said they want moreof from us.

Some of the significant new program areas that weredeveloped by our employees in 1997 are juvenile drug court,truancy intervention, specialized programs for juveniles onintensive probation, specialized programs in detention suchas the one for DUI offenders, and an increase in communityservice projects. All of these program efforts, with probationsupervision, have resulted in more youth changing theirbehavior and contributing to the community in positiveways.

The priority goals of this department continue to be torespond to youth individually, to focus on families, toincrease victim participation, and to establish a partnershipwith the community. We strive to provide balanced attentionto juvenile offenders, victims, and the community. Weexpect 1998 to not only reflect a continued focus on thesegoals but also an improved response and increasedcommunity involvement.

JUDGES

Judges currently serving on the benchor who completed their tenure in 1997 are:

Judge John Foreman,Judge Maurice PortleyJudge Kenneth Fields

Judge Robert HertzbergJudge Armando de LeonJudge Barbara MundellJudge Thomas O’Toole

Judges recently appointed to serveon the bench beginning in 1998 are:

Judge Rebecca AlbrechtJudge Lawrence Anderson

Judge Pamela Franks

COMMISSIONERS

Commissioners currently serving on the benchor who completed their tenure in 1997 are:

Commissioner Richard AubuchonCommissioner Franzula Bacher

Commissioner Margaret DownieCommissioner Lindsay EllisCommissioner Jesse Filkins

Commissioner Bethany HicksCommissioner Thomas JacobsCommissioner John Popilek

Commissioner Kenneth ReevesCommissioner Kirkby RoseveareCommissioner John TrombinoCommissioner Maria d. VerdinCommissioner Penny Willrich

Commissioners recently appointed to serveon the bench beginning in 1998 are:

Commissioner Elizabeth ArriolaCommissioner Alfred FenzelCommissioner Eileen Willett

Commissioner Elizabeth Yancey

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EXECUTIVE OFFICE

The purpose and function of the Executive Office of theMaricopa County Juvenile Probation Department is to provideleadership and managerial direction and oversight to theorganization. This is done in partnership with an executive teamrepresenting Community Services, Probation Services,Administrative Services, Detention Services, and Research andPlanning Services.

The Executive Office is ultimately responsible for the operation ofall detention facilities, alternative programs, and delivery of allservices. It is also responsible for personnel management andbudget. A critical function of this office is to work within thedepartment and with other entities to solve problems such asdetention overcrowding.

It has become increasingly important for the executive team towork with other agencies and individuals to address youth crimeas a community problem. This office has also worked withcommunity based youth programs and public and private entitiesand intiatives concerned with the quality of life of our childrenand families. Staff in this office act as a liaison with the Board ofSupervisors, County Administration, the County Attorney’sOffice, defense attorneys, the Administrative Office of theCourts, and the State Legislature. This has been especiallyimportant in a year of major reform.

The Executive Office focuses on today’s operations and the needsfor the future. It is critical that the department do both to fulfillits statutory and court directed mandates as well as theexpectations of the community.

COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARDMembers in this picture from left to right front row: Cynthia Peters,Chairman Marty Whalen, Lin Adams; second row: Donna McBride,Paula Wright, Ron Ruelas; third row: Bob Khaler, Marguerite Werts, andMark Fleisher.Judge Portley recognizes Judge Foreman’s contributions to the Juvenile Court.

THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD (CAB)

In March 1994, the Honorable Stanley Feldman, Chief Justice of

The Arizona Supreme Court, informed the Juvenile Courts in each

county that they were to establish committees whose task would be

to review the administration of juvenile justice on a local level. In

response to this order, the Community Advisory Board to the

Maricopa County Juvenile Court was established in January 1995.

The Community Advisory Board is a diverse group of community

volunteers dedicated to ensuring that our children become

productive and responsible members of the community. The

Board’s mission is to facilitate and enhance the functional

relationship between the community and the Juvenile Court in

providing services to youth and families.

The Board advises the Juvenile Court on ways to continuously im-

prove its services to Maricopa County residents by: 1) Identifying

what the community wants from the Juvenile Court; 2) Evaluating

the services currently provided by the Court to the community; 3)

Making recommendations on the types and quality of service the

community should receive from the Courts; 4) Acting as a

sounding board for new ideas.

Membership on the Board is by CAB recommendation and Juvenile

Court Presiding Judge appointment. Diversity among its

membership is highly valued. Bylaws state that at least two

members must be victims of juvenile crime and two must be parents

of children who have been in the juvenile justice system. Two

characteristics for Board service are constants; an abiding concern

for the well being of children and the community and a willingness

to work tirelessly on their behalf. Meetings are monthly and open

to the public.

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8.

DEMANDS ON JUVENILE COURT

In 1997, the Census Bureau indicated that Maricopa County wasthe fastest growing county from 1990 to 1997. Maricopa Countygrew in population by over 500,000 people, representing a 27.1%increase during this period. Overall, Maricopa County is thenation’s fifth-largest county according to population size.Coinciding with this tremendous increase in the generalpopulation is an increase in the juvenile population. The juvenilepopulation, aged 8 - 17, increased from 316,793 in 1993 to391,108 in 1997, a 23.5% increase.

The direct impact of population growth on the Juvenile Courtand Probation Department is expected to cause an increase in thenumber of referrals and juveniles detained. The number ofreferrals processed and the number of juveniles detained willincrease significantly by the year 2000, when the juvenilepopulation is estimated to reach 446,865. If the current trendcontinues (based on referral and detention rates from 1995 -1997), the Juvenile Court and Probation Department areexpected to process over 43,000 referrals and detain over 11,000juveniles during the year 2000.

The judiciary and probation department have taken steps toalleviate some of the problems that will result from an inherentincrease in the number of juveniles involved with the Court.Over the past several years, new programs have been developed,procedures have been modified, and new partnerships have beenestablished to lessen the impact of processing juveniles into analready over-burdened court system. Many of these newprograms and procedures are designed to (1) divert juveniles fromthe formal court process, (2) provide swiftconsequences for illegal activities, (3) reduce thenumber of repeat offenders, and (4) hold juvenilesaccountable for their behavior.

Under the leadership of Judge Foreman, “Keep theKid”, Drug Court, Citation Court, and DependencyMediation, are some of the new programs developedand implemented to alleviate the current and futureproblems facing the Court.

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HIGHLIGHTS 1997

400

250

200

150

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350

1993

450

1994 19961995 1997 1998 1999 2000

Maricopa County’s Juvenile PopulationWith Projections for 1998-2000

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25

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20

15

30

35

1993

40

45

1994 19961995 1997 1998 1999 2000

Juvenile ReferralsWith Projections for 1998-2000

10

8

6

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12

1994 19961995 1997 1998 1999 2000

Juveniles DetainedWith Projections for 1998-2000

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Highlights 1997

DRUG COURT

Over the years, more and more juveniles have been referred to theCourt Center with problems related to substance and alcoholabuse. The use of drugs and alcohol has been a destructive forcein families, schools and communities in Maricopa County andthroughout the country. Drug use among juveniles hascontributed to an increase in the number of court hearings and inthe number of juveniles in detention and correction facilities. Inthe past, juveniles with drug related problems were provided withconsequences and short term rather than long term treatmentservices. Many juveniles, while under the jurisdiction of theCourt Center, would continue to use drugs or alcohol.

In response to this problem, the Juvenile Court Centerimplemented a Drug Court in 1997 designed to transition ajuvenile from detox and treatment to a permanent sober lifestylein the community. The Juvenile Drug Court is a comprehensiveand coordinated court-based rehabilitative effort for substanceabusing offenders. Intensive supervision, immediateconsequences, frequent judicial review, community and agencypartnerships, family participation, and frequent drug tests are allvital elements of Drug Court. This program, which has been ineffect for one year, focuses on providing an uncompromisingrehabilitative structure to eliminate substance abuse behaviorpermanently.

CITATION COURTLegislative changes over the past few years have had a majorimpact on the number of traffic violations and status offensesheard by the courts. The Juvenile Court Center implemented

Citation Court in 1997 to alleviate the increased number of courthearings involving juveniles with minor offenses, such as, truancyviolations, liquor and curfew violations, and game and fishviolations. In Citation Court, cases of juveniles who plead guiltyto their alleged offense are heard by a Court appointed JuvenileHearing Officer (JHO). Juveniles receive consequences, such as,community service hours, special classes or programs, and finesnot to exceed $500.00. Juveniles not appearing in CitationCourt as requested, can have driving privileges suspended orrevoked until their 18th birthday, can have a petition filed by theCounty Attorney’s Office, or can have a warrant issued for theirarrest. Since Citation Court operates and functions like a regularcourt, an assessment is conducted to determine if there are morecritical issues affecting the juvenile that require additional courtservices. The JHO may determine that family or individualcounseling is necessary to address current problems and toprevent future referrals. Although Citation Court is conductedonly twice a week, JHOs have already heard over 1,100 cases since1997, allowing Judges and Commissioners more time to deal withmore serious cases.

SENATE BILL 1446

Recent changes in Arizona law allow for serious consequences andmandatory sentencing for juveniles 15 years and older. Juvenileswho commit a violent crime or are arrested for their third felonycomplaint are required by law to be tried as an adult. Ifconvicted, mandatory sentencing is invoked by the Judge, even ifthe juvenile is a first time offender in the adult system.

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2,800

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

700

1,400

2,100

3,500

Drug Referrals, 1993-1997

0

Student receiving information on new tougher DUI laws passed in 1997,sponsored by, Safe School P0, Ann Treis and Maricopa County JuvenileProbation Department.

Highlights 1997

In addition, new laws allow for tough DUI (Driving Under theInfluence) penalties, including incarceration. Any conviction forgraffiti requires driver’s license suspension. Juvenile records areno longer destroyed at age 18, and are open to the public.Changes in the law also allow for parents to be required to pay theassessed restitution for their child’s crime, including a lien onassets if necessary. Juveniles committing another offense afterbeing tried and convicted as an adult will automatically be takenback to adult court for consequences. These changes were passedby the voters in November 1996 and became law in July 1997.From July to December 1997, 154 juveniles were sent to adultcourt as a result of Senate Bill 1446. A full analysis of the impactof these legislative changes will be completed after one year ofimplementation.

MAYFIELD ALTERNATIVE YOUTH CENTER

The Mayfield Youth Center, which opened in July 1997, is acommunity based alternative center. The center provides a uniqueapproach to providing services for juvenile status offenders andtheir families, which is different from the traditional courtapproach. The Center renders immediate crisis stabilizationservices for juveniles arrested for status offenses, such as, runaway,curfew violation, truancy, incorrigibility, or liquor possession.Juveniles cited for status offenses are transported by the arrestingofficer to the Mayfield Alternative Center, thus reducing the totalamount of time required by a police officer to process the juvenileinto the system, from as much as six hours to as little as 15minutes. “Status offenses continue to lead in the number ofreferrals received by the Juvenile Court Center. It has been

proven that kids who commit status offenses can ultimatelybecome delinquent,” said Robin Hoskins, Program ServicesCoordinator.

Juveniles brought into the Center are assessed by a counselorwhile their family is being contacted. Counselors may spend timewith the family upon their arrival or link them to othercommunity services. The center offers counseling services forindividuals or families, a 24 hour crisis hotline, and outreachmediation services. In the first six months of operation, nearly200 juveniles had been referred to the Mayfield Alternative YouthCenter which is located in Mesa.

“KEEP THE KID”

In order to effectively keep up with the delinquency caseload andthe need to review cases within the mandated speedy trialguidelines, the Juvenile Court Center implemented a newcalendar/case assignment system entitled “Keep the Kid”.Juveniles entering the system are assigned to a Judicial Officerwho will handle all future hearings related to that juvenile. Thischange has resulted in fewer hearings being continued and moreaccountability of the juvenile to the assigned Judicial Officer.This Court was instrumental in getting a statewide rule changelimiting the number of changes judicial officers are allowed injuvenile cases to one. By limiting to one the number ofperemptory notices, the Court has greater assurances ofmaintaining consistency and accountability in the lives ofjuveniles.

DEPENDENCY MEDIATION

The number of petitions filed in Maricopa County allegingchildren’s dependency because of improper parental care andcontrol has been increasing over the past three years. In order tomanage the escalating number of dependency filings, the JuvenileCourt Center instituted a policy of requiring contesteddependency cases to participate in mediation. Cases not resolvedat an initial hearing are automatically transferred to mediation, anon-adversarial process in which family members, attorneys, andcaseworkers participate. The goals of mediation are to seek caseresolution, avoid contested hearings, enhance communicationand ensure cooperation among all professionals and familymembers who are responsible for the child’s welfare. Mandatorymediation has resulted in a substantial rate of success, fewercontested dependency hearings, and a high level of satisfactionamong mediation participants. A total of 485 contesteddependency cases were scheduled for court in 1995. Afterimplementation of the mandatory dependency mediationprogram, the number of contested dependency cases was reducedto 261, a 46 percent decrease in 1997. The dependencymediation program was recognized nationally, receiving an“Achievement Award” from the National Association of CountyGovernment (NACo) in 1997.

11. Highlights 1997

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4

3

2

1

6

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10 Most Common Referrals

CurfewShoplift

ProbationViolation

MarijuanaPossession Simple

Assault

TruancyLiquor

Possession

Burglary 3Simple Assault -

Domestic Violence

PettyTheft

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HoldFightObstructionGrand TheftStatus

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4

2

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Theft Peace Drugs Violent

Referrals by Severity Type

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1614121086420

Phoenix Police Dept.

Mesa Police Dept.

Probation Officer

Glendale Police Dept.

Chandler Police Dept.

Tempe Police Dept.

Maricopa Cnty. Sheriff’s Dept.

Scottsdale Police Dept.

Peoria Police Dept.

Gilbert Police Dept.

Parents

Schools

Source of Referrals

In Thousands

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Referrals by Month

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2

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2.5

1997 SUMMARY DATA

2,500

3,500

3,000

2,000

1,000

500

1,500

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Male Referrals by Age

AngloBlackHispanicIndianOther

10or less

17161514131211

1,400

1,600

1,200

800

400

200

600

1,000

010

or less17161514131211

Female Referrals by Age

AngloBlackHispanicIndianOther

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

Anglo Black Hispanic Indian Other

Violent Referrals by Ethnicity

0

Drug Referrals, 1997

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

400

100

200

300

500

0

1997 SUMMARY DATA

VICTIM’S RIGHTS AND RESTITUTIONThe assault on her daughter was 72 hours old. The mother had anincident report number, and was coping with a very frightened 15year old. She explained the trauma that she was dealing withconcerning her daughter. The Victim’s Rights Coordinator gave outcounseling information and emergency numbers. The mother was alsogiven a number to call back if she was unable to get help. A few dayslater, the school scheduled a mediation session. The mother requesteda person from the Victim’s Rights Program to attend the mediationwith her and her daughter.

The above call is a typical contact made to the Victim RightsCoordinators in 1997. Victim Rights Coordinators focus on thehuman side of the juvenile justice system. New legislation wentinto effect on September 1, 1996, establishing the rights ofvictims of crimes where the alleged offender is a juvenile.

Victims of juvenile offenders now receive letters to familiarizethem with the court system and notify them of the servicesavailable to them so they are informed of each step their case goesthrough from inception to resolution. In FY97, Victim RightsCoordinators and probation officers made over 17,000 contactsinforming victims of the juvenile’s status, and over 19,000contacts informing victims of court hearings and proceedings.

The legislation requires the Juvenile Court Center to provideappropriate safeguards to minimize the contact between thevictim and the accused. Separate waiting areas have beenestablished in the lobby area of the court for victims and theirimmediate families and for witnesses.

Victim awareness and training is one of the central elements of theVictim Rights Program. All Probation Officers and Community

Justice Committee volunteers have been trained in victimawareness and procedures. The issue of restitution is a verypertinent issue to victims who have losses or injuries. Given thatjuvenile offenders commit the offenses, assurance of payment andcollection are a common concern of victims. In 1997, 744juveniles were assessed nearly $350,000 in victim restitution, andfees.

To further provide victims with a sense of justice, attempts areunderway to create a victim-offender mediation program,whereby the victim can tell the juvenile about the personal impactof being a crime target and to educate juveniles about how theiractions of a moment can forever affect a victim’s life.

14. Highlights 1997

350

RestitutionAssessed

RestitutionCollected

Victim FeesAssessed

Victim FeesCollected

400

Restitution and Victim FeesAssessed and Collected in 1997

0

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250

200

150

100

50

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Victim NotificationsIndicating Juvenile’s Status, FY97

N = 17,514

Releasedfrom RTC

3%

Released45%

Conditionof Release

42%

Modificationof Probation

4%Diversion

6%

6,000

Disposition Advisory Adjudication Transfer

7,000

Victim Receiving Notification ofCourt Hearings and Proceedings, FY97

0

5,000

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000

Historically, through its diversion programs, the juvenile courtsystem has proven that the least intrusive treatment is generallythe most successful treatment for juveniles involved in minoroffenses. The Juvenile Court Center is proud of the numerousprograms and projects it has developed and implemented in itsDiversion Program through the Community Services Division ofthe Maricopa County Juvenile Probation Department. Juvenilesin diversion programs completed over 170,000 communityservice work hours in 1997, nearly a nine percent increase fromthe previous year.

One of the required changes of S.B.1446 was that the CountyAttorney must designate the offenses that are eligible fordiversion. Applying the principles of ‘restorative justice’ andinvolving the community through trained, interested volunteersin its diversion program, the Juvenile Court Center created anddeveloped Community Justice Centers and Community JusticeCommittees to deal with the vast middle ground of juvenilebehavior which initially does not require formal courtintervention. The County Attorney’s office and the JuvenileCourt have entered into a partnership with the community inrendering consequences and finding solutions for diversioneligible referrals to Juvenile Court.

COMMUNITY JUSTICE CENTERS

The concept of the Community Justice Center is to work with thechild, the family and the community in an attempt to build thechild’s competency level, restore to the community what wasdestroyed by the youth’s illegal activity and to hold the youthaccountable both to the court and the community for the illegalbehavior. The ultimate goal is to develop a child who has valueto him/herself and the community and is a productive member ofthat community.

The first satellite office, a Community Justice Center, was openedin 1995 in central Phoenix to serve as an office for probationofficers in locations closer to the juveniles on their caseloads. TheCommunity Justice Centers serve as a hub for numerousCommunity Justice Committees, probation officers andpersonnel assigned to work at these centers. There are sevenCommunity Justice Centers which oversee 50 Community JusticeCommittees and over 300 volunteers valley-wide, from Tollesonto Gilbert.

COMMUNITY JUSTICE COMMITTEES

Community Justice Committees consist of trained, volunteercitizens working with young people charged with minor offenses.The primary purpose of the committees is to divert these youngpeople charged with minor offenses from the Juvenile Court backto their communities where groups of volunteer citizens holdthem accountable for their actions and respond to their problems.A Community Justice Committee includes one probation officer,two to four volunteers and the victim who meet face to face withthe juvenile and their family to discuss the nature of the offenseand surrounding circumstances. The Committee then determineswhat solution and consequences are appropriate. The solutionmay involve restitution to the victim, community service, a fine,counseling and/or educational sessions.

This restorative justice process, which holds the juvenileaccountable for his/her actions, also helps heal the victim and theneighborhood in which the juvenile lives. Communities as wellas the children benefit greatly if concerned citizens have theopportunity to help. Additionally, it frees up an overburdenedJuvenile Court to give more attention and services to seriousoffenders. This innovative program received a NACo award fromthe National Association of Counties in America in 1997.

COMMUNITY CONTRACTS

The Maricopa County Juvenile Court Center is veryproactive in preventing juveniles from breaking thelaw. The Juvenile Court Center is creating allianceswith community based organizations to addressjuvenile delinquency before it starts. With a budgetappropriation from the Maricopa County Board ofSupervisors, 16 community based programs receivedcontracts in 1997 to provide after school programs,family services, skill development training, andcounseling services to at risk juveniles and theirfamilies residing in neighborhoods with the highest

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COMMUNITY SERVICES

Juvenile receives justice from a Community Justice Committee Panel.

Community Services

incidence of juvenile crime. Nonprofit organizations andprograms such as, the Mesa United Way, and the Phoenix PoliceDepartment “Wake Up! Program,” and several schools, sharednearly $250,000 from the Juvenile Crime Prevention Program.

SAFE SCHOOLS

The Safe Schools Program is a proactive approach in preventingdelinquency by placing probation officers in the schools. Theprobation officers teach law related education (LRE) to studentsat participating schools. Students participating in LRE classes areinstructed on rules, laws and the legal system which help prepare

them to become responsible citizens. The Safe Schools Programprovides an essential partnership with parents, local schools,communities, police agencies and businesses. In addition toteaching, probation officers serve as a deterrent to delinquentbehavior for students. This program also permits probationofficers and school administrators to implement prevention andintervention models in schools. Maricopa County JuvenileProbation Department originally placed 12 probation officers inlocal schools during the 1994 -95 school year. Currently, there are19 Probation Officers placed in schools throughout MaricopaCounty.

TEEN COURT

Teen Court is a diversion program designed for the first andsecond time juvenile offenders who have been charged with amisdemeanor. The program uses peer relationships as a way ofredirecting the behavior of the juveniles. Cases are diverted toTeen Court by the Maricopa County Juvenile ProbationDiversion process. Juveniles must be ages 8-17 to be eligible forthe program and their parents must agree to participate in thecourt process. Juveniles must admit their guilt in order to beaccepted into Teen Court. After the admission, a jury of thejuvenile’s peers makes the decision regarding the appropriateconsequences. Those who are accepted and successfully completethe program will have their charges resolved. Teen Court is anexcellent form of Diversion which provides juvenile offenderswith a better understanding of the consequences for breaking thelaw by holding them accountable for their unlawful behaviorwithin their own community and with their peers. This process isvery much in keeping with the principles of “restorative justice”.

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Community Based ProgramsReceiving Funding in 1997

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Juvenile participating in a Safe School holiday event.

Teaching Law Related Education to Students.

Community Services

The Maricopa Juvenile Probation Department operates TeenCourts in conjunction with the Tempe and Guadalupe Justice ofthe Peace Courts and four school based Teen Courts. The fourschool based Teen Courts are: Centennial Middle School, PowellJunior High School, Mountain Pointe High School, and KinoJunior High School. Eight teachers and over 100 students areinvolved in bringing the Teen Court concept to the schoolcampus with the assistance of Maricopa County JuvenileProbation Department. The Tempe and Guadalupe JusticeCourts reviewed nearly 250 cases in 1997.

The philosophy of Teen Court is that juveniles judged by a truepeer jury are less likely to continue their unlawful behavior. Therecidivism rate for Teen Court programs is about five percent.The Court is modeled similar to adult court: judge, jury, clerk,bailiff, defense and prosecuting attorneys are all teen volunteerswho have been trained in court procedures.

PROJECT SCRUB

In keeping with the principles of restorative justice, ProjectSCRUB (Stop Crime Remove Urban Blight) was initiated by theCounty Attorney in 1995 as a program designed to work withjuveniles committing grafitti offenses and hold them accountableto the community for inappropriate behavior. The following year,the Juvenile Court assumed responsibility for it. Today, ProjectSCRUB provides community work hours for juveniles foundguilty in Juvenile Court of criminal damage or graffiti as well asother offenses. Juveniles processed through diversion programs,such as Citation Court, Community Justice Committees, TeenCourt and Limited Jurisdiction Courts, are required to performcommunity work hours through Project SCRUB. This programis unique in that it involves a cooperative effort between severalstate, county and city agencies.

Originally, Project SCRUB was designed mainly to clean-updilapidated areas within communities and remove graffiti.Currently, Project SCRUB has been expanded to include: feedingthe hungry; cleaning vacant fields, highways, city streets,buildings, and walls; participating in community rehabilitationand clean-up projects; refurbishing homes, and assisting Habitatfor Humanity in building new homes for low-income families.

In 1997, juveniles assigned to Project SCRUB saved the Countyover $400,000 by doing work that would have otherwise beencompleted by paid County employees. Juveniles completed over68,000 service work hours. The success of Project SCRUB canalso be measured by the number of juveniles who request tocontinue working with Project SCRUB even after completingtheir mandatory assigned work hours.

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Juveniles removing debris from the neighborhood - Project SCRUB. Neighborhood Clean-up - Project SCRUB

Juveniles removing graffiti from walls - Project Scrub.

Community Services

TRAINING AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT

The Training and Staff Development Unit provides in-servicetraining to enhance staff skills and achieve compliance with thetraining standards for court employees. The Court employees andthe Probation Department are required to attend 16 hours oftraining annually. In 1997, the Training and Staff DevelopmentUnit coordinated the training of 585 full-time employees,conducted over 400 programs and performed 1,337 hours of in-house training. Programs ranged from legislative updates, gangawareness, victim’s rights, domestic violence, managementtraining, multi-cultural awareness, and others. In addition,detention staff members Carl Johnoff and Bob Bradbury,developed and conducted the first Youth Supervisor Academy in1997. The Youth Supervisor Academy is a three week 120 hourcourse orienting and educating new detention employees to themethods and procedures of working in a juvenile detentionsetting and working with community based programs.

COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE

The Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program wasestablished in the Maricopa County Juvenile Court in 1985.CASA recruits, trains, and assigns volunteer advocates todependency cases (cases involving children who have been abusedor neglected). Each CASA volunteer is assigned to provideindividualized attention to the children involved in the case,researching the appropriateness of services and reporting theirfindings to the Court. CASA volunteers are appointed by theJuvenile Court Presiding Judge to illuminate the details thatsometimes are overlooked and provide information andrecommendations to assist the Judicial Officer in makingappropriate findings. Funding for staff and support of volunteerscomes from unclaimed lottery money.

VOLUNTEERS

Interested citizens and community volunteers from throughoutthe valley contribute their time, talents, and energy to enhanceand compliment the services provided to children and theirfamilies involved with the Juvenile Court Center. Over 300Community Justice Committee Volunteers, serving on CJCpanels have become the nucleus of our volunteer program.

Volunteers are residents of Maricopa County who have submitteda written application, met screening requirements and haveattended an orientation and training session required of allvolunteers. Each volunteer can choose to serve in the area of theDepartment where their time and talents can best make acontribution to the agency.

This year was a turning point in the development of ourVolunteer Program. In addition to expanding the number ofvolunteers involved in the Community Justice Commitees, planswere developed to create a Mentor Program and a VolunteerProbation Officer Program. Mentors will be matched with one ofour youth referred to Juvenile Court and bring that one-to-onecaring and positive relationship in the life of the child. TheVolunteer Probation Officer will be assigned to work with aProbation Officer or Supervisor in the Department and assist inthe daily duties of casework, contacts, reports and otherresponsibilities related to Juvenile Probation Officer work.

In addition to these two new programs, our volunteers can also beInterns, Tutors, and Project Volunteers. Our 350 volunteers andinterns donated 14,697 hours of volunteer service to the Court in1997. Juvenile Court appreciates and values the time given andthe contributions each volunteer has made.

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Maricopa County Juvenile Court Center Volunteers at training.

Community Services

Youth Supervisor Academy training session.

The Maricopa County Juvenile Court operates two detentionfacilities, Durango and Southeast (SEF). Detention centers aresecure, temporary facilities for juveniles requiring a restrictedenvironment while awaiting court action. During their stay,juveniles attend school, receive counseling, and participate indaily physical activities. Some of the programs in which juvenilescan participate while in detention are SAID (Substance Abuse InDetention), Anger Management, Victim Awareness, andCognitive Self Change.

During 1997, 10,646 juveniles were detained, an increase of 651juveniles from 1996. Consistently over the last five years, thenumber of juveniles detained has exceeded the detentioncapacity—an average of 31 juveniles per day in 1993 to an averageof 75 juveniles per day in 1997. The juvenile detentionpopulation is expected to increase to 11,500 juveniles in 1998, anincrease of 8 percent from 1997. Detention overcrowding createsan at risk environment for juveniles and staff.

HIP

HIP (High Impact Program) is a community based detentionprogram that is designed to target adjudicated juveniles in amanner that will effectively lower the recidivism rate for repeatand substance abuse offenders. HIP includes community service

work hours, a 72 hour or 5 day detention experience, and an in-house work program.

VIPS

VIPS (Violators of Intensive Probation) is specifically designedfor violators of Juvenile Intensive Probation Supervision (JIPS). Itis a 21 day, highly structured residential and educational programthat operates at the Durango and Southeast detention facilities.

DETENTION MENTOR PROGRAM

Detention Mentors are Probation Officers whoprovide the coordination of all programs and staff forthe benefit of children in detention.

IN SCHOOL PROGRAM

The Maricopa County Regional School Districtoperates two schools at the detention facilities. Themain goal of the detention school is to provideservices to help students maintain their academic

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standing in their home school or to provide services to help themreturn to the school system. With the use of two integratedcomputer labs, the school is able to assist in basic skills andindividualized learning.

MEDALS

MEDALS is a community based after-care program in detentionservices that is intended to bring together children who desire tomake appropriate changes in their lives. The MEDALS programincludes juveniles who have left detention and who come backonce a week to continue their work in a group type setting.Programs that are currently a part of MEDALS are SAID(Substance Abuse In Detention), Anger Management, VictimAwareness, and Cognitive Self Change.

MOCK DETENTION TOURSMock Detention Programs are conducted at specific schools ordirectly at detention facilities. Children voluntarily participatingin the Mock Detention Program get an opportunity to experiencewhat it is like in detention without actually having to be detained.It includes discussions on decision making, peaceful resolution ofconflict, and places to go for help with teen problems. It isdesigned to help lower recidivism.

DETENTION MEDIATION PROGRAMThe Detention Mediation Program was developed at theSoutheast Facility (SEF) in February 1997. This program targetsjuveniles detained on domestic violence or incorrigible referrals.Juveniles and their families are court ordered to discuss andresolve their differences through mediation. A mediationagreement is presented to the Court for consideration before ajuvenile can be released from detention. This program reduces theamount of time a juvenile spends in detention, expeditestreatment services, and helps to reduce detention overcrowding.To date, the program has proven to be very effective. The Courthas plans for court-wide implementation.

DETENTION MONITORING

A Detention Administrator monitors the detention population tohelp the Court review the cases of juveniles in detention in hopesof releasing appropriate juveniles before their scheduled courtdate. This is necessary because an increasing number of juvenilesare being held above the detention capacity level. With theincrease in the number of juveniles detained, the Court mustmonitor the detention population to ensure the safety of courtstaff and juveniles. As the Court routinely reviews its detentiondecisions, more hearings are required on a substantially highernumber of juveniles.

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Most juveniles who go through the juvenile court system remainat home under probation supervision. Probation supervision andrehabilitative services for youths and their families are provided bythe Probation Services Division. When a juvenile has beendeclared delinquent and is placed on probation, the Court setsrules of probation for him or her. General rules include reportingchange of address, attending school or holding a job, not leavingthe county without the probation officer’s permission,establishing curfew hours, restricting motor vehicle use andsubmitting to drug testing upon request. A total of 6,788juveniles were on probation in 1997, representing a seven percentincrease from the previous year. The typical juvenile released in1997 was on probation an average of 368 days.

JIPS

Juvenile Intensive Probation Supervision (JIPS) is a programdesigned to divert juvenile offenders who are in need of highlystructured supervision from residential placement or overcrowdedinstitutions. The JIPS program demonstrates to offenders thatprobation means accountability and consequences, as well as,productive rehabilitative activities. Since the beginning of theprogram in 1987, JIPS has provided intensive supervision tothousands of juveniles who might have otherwise been detainedand removed from their homes. JIPS provides intensivesupervision to juveniles while in their own family environment.

When combined with surveillance, accountability, treatment andcommunity service, JIPS has proven to be an effective alternativeto residential treatment or committment to the JuvenileDepartment of Corrections. In 1997, 1,060 juveniles were placedon JIPS with an average length of supervision of 233 days.

JIPS COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS

The JIPS Community Outreach Programs promoteaccountability, civic and community responsibility whichenhances personal growth and development for troubled youths,and encourages them to become part of a healthier community.

TREATMENT SUPERVISION UNIT

Treatment Supervision Unit (TxS) is another form of probationmonitoring. TxS staff supervises juveniles placed in residentialtreatment facilities. Probation officers assigned to the TxS Unithave extensive knowledge in mental health issues, in transitingjuveniles back into the community, and in treating sex offenders.Probation Officers specializing in the treatment of sex offendersreceive intensive training on sex-related issues and the impact sex-related offensives have on its victims.

PROGRAM SERVICES

Program Services probation officers serve two main purposes.First, working as a team, probation officers conduct treatmentstaffings that involve all interested parties on a case. These staffingsresult in a recommendation to the Court for the least restrictiveenvironment and the therapeutic services that best match theneeds of the juvenile and their family while maintainingcommunity safety. The second part of the team maintains anddevelops programs and resources in the community and in thedepartment that are designed to meet the needs of juvenileoffenders and their families.

CREATIVE JUVENILE ALTERNATIVECENTERS

Creative Juvenile Alternative Centers (CJAC) arecommunity based centers which provide immediateintervention and services to status offenders. CJACrely on a collaborative effort between local policeagencies, school districts, private agencies, and theProbation Department. This type of swift response tostatus offenders helps reduce recidivism and keepschildren from entering the formal court system.

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INTERAGENCY CASE MANAGEMENT PROJECT

The Interagency Case Management Project is a group of casemanagers from Juvenile Probation, the Department of EconomicSecurity (DES), Child Protective Services, DevelopmentalDisabilities, Arizona Department of Juveniles Corrections, andRegional Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA) who providesupervision and services to children who are dual wards and havemultiple needs. This unit provides a more consistent andcollective approach to juveniles and families and provides one caseplan that encompasses all of the client’s needs. This projecteliminates duplication of services.

DETENTION ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS

Detention Alternative Programs are alternatives to securedetention facilities that allow juveniles to receive 30 days ofcommunity based residential treatment programming whileawaiting the disposition of their case.

FAMILY PRESERVATION

Family Preservation is a therapeutic program that allows juvenilesand their families to receive intensive services that meet theirspecific needs. Counselors spend several hours a week providingin-home counseling and connecting families with servicesavailable in the community.

LEARN LABS

Learn Labs are educational programs in the community that areoffered at no cost to juveniles and families. Participants canincrease literacy skills and prepare for GED testing while parentscan also improve their parenting skills, and if needed, theirEnglish skills.

THE MESA GANG INTERVENTION PROJECT

The Mesa Gang Intervention Project is a comprehensiveprevention and intervention program offered to a specific area inthe City of Mesa. The goal is to reduce gang violence throughmultiple agency collaboration and to develop alternativeopportunities for gang-involved and other at-risk youth. Agenciesinvolved are the Mesa Police Department, Adult Probation,Juvenile Probation, AmeriCorps, private agencies, andcommunity businesses.

THE SAFE PROGRAM

The Safe Program is a self directed intervention process used byjuveniles and their families to reduce domestic violence. Using aproactive approach, the SAFE Program teaches family members

methods of intervention which they can employ during a violentor potentially violent situation and techniques for preventingviolence within the family.

EMPOWERING PARENTS

Empowering Parents is an eight week program offered throughthe Court Center. Groups are experiential in nature and addressthe changing roles and relationships parents and childrenexperience during adolescence. The basic premise of the programis that children and adults have one goal: to belong and to besignificant. Addressing the goals as well as the behavior in arespectful manner is one of the “positive discipline” techniques.Positive discipline teaches parents a new way to look at how todeal with their children. It is a flexible approach that lets familiescome to solutions that are the best fit for both the child and theparent.

HOME DETENTION

Home Detention provides an alternative between structuredinstitutional detention and unconditional release back into thecommunity. In this program, home detention officers maintainfrequent and close contact with the juvenile on an unannounced,daily basis to ensure full compliance with the strict rules of housearrest. The number of juveniles placed on Home Detention hasbeen increasing significantly since 1993. The average dailypopulation of juveniles on Home Detention increased by 43%from 1993 to 1997.

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Probation Services

The Research and Planning Services (RAPS) is responsible for theoperation and maintenance of all computer systems andcomputer related equipment used throughout the Court. Thereare four units within RAPS: Systems and Programming,Computer Operations and Support, Research and Evaluation andCentral Data Resources.

Many laws concerning juvenile justice were enacted or changed in1997. The RAPS division responded to these new laws byproviding information to lawmakers and making importantchanges to the data system to reflect these new laws. The datasystem is the Juvenile On-line Tracking System (JOLTS) and isused to store, retrieve, and monitor all information aboutjuveniles involved with the Juvenile Court Center. JOLTS hasreceived national recognition for managing court documents,maintaining information on juveniles, and as a comprehensiveresearch database.

SYSTEMS AND PROGRAMMING

The Systems and Programming unit is responsible for all newsystem development, maintenance of JOLTS and all databaseadministration. During 1997, JOLTS was made year 2000compliant by modifying over 1,500 computer programscontaining over 1 million lines of computer code. This was donein house at no additional cost to taxpayers. Other majordevelopment projects in 1997 included Victim RightsNotification and an automated method for tracking abuse andneglect cases.

COMPUTER AND OPERATIONS

The Computer and Operations unit is responsible for operationand maintenance of all computer equipment used throughout theCourt. In addition, the computer support unit provides technicalassistance to court staff, and maintains the Help Desk. In 1997,the computer support unit established, developed andimplemented an Internet Website, implemented a Novell serverand led an effort to enable other juvenile justice agencies to haveaccess to JOLTS.

RESEARCH AND EVALUATION

The Research and Evaluation unit analyzes data used inmonitoring trends, developing special programs and services,

writing grant proposals, identifying staffing and funding needs,and performing outcome evaluations. The unit works closelywith other juvenile justice researchers from the State SupremeCourt, Arizona State University and the National Center forJuvenile Justice. In addition, the unit satisfies external requestsfor special reports, studies, and data from regional and nationalplanning agencies.

CENTRAL DATA RESOURCES

The Central Data Resources unit is responsible formost incoming data, quality assurance and publicinformation access. The unit is the focal point for alloutside inquiries for information about individualjuveniles. The unit is responsible for the storage ofpaper files and the distribution of cases to probationdivisions.

RESEARCH AND PLANNING

23. Research and Planning

Administrative Services Division is responsible for the followingfunctions: human resources, payroll, ADA coordination,budgeting and financial functions, procurement, grantsadministration, facilities support, telecommunicationcoordination, warehousing, inventory control, word processing,and distributions. These functions are provided for two full-service facilities and five leased community justice centers.

PERSONNEL

The Personnel Unit handles staffing and recruiting for thedepartment in coordination with Maricopa County’s HumanResources Department. Certain recruitments are facilitated by bothentities, while others are processed exclusively within the ProbationDepartment. This unit ensures that hiring guidelines are followedthroughout the agency, manages the hiring process, posts andrecruits available positions and maintains employment records forall staff. In addition, the unit manages the payroll process for thedepartment and provides consultation to management and linestaff on various human resources issues. The Juvenile ProbationDepartment has more than 650 full-time staff in addition to on-call staff who work primarily in the detention facilities.

FINANCE

The Finance Unit oversees the Juvenile Probation Department’sfiscal operations, including budget preparation and management,procurement, grants administration and accounts receivable. In1997, the department operated with a budget of approximately43.3 million dollars (not including court administration).

The Juvenile Probation Department and its various programs arefunded by Maricopa County General Funds, probation anddiversion fees, state grant appropriations, primarily through theAdministrative Office of the Supreme Court, and federal grants.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES EMPLOYEES’ CORNER

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Staff preparing food boxes for delivery.

Ed Estfan receiving Community Justice Centers NACo Award fromChief Probation Officer, Cherie Townsend.

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CHRISTMAS BASKET

Nineteen-ninety-seven marked the 25th anniversary of the Christmas FoodBox Project. Every year during the holiday season, juvenile probationofficers and court related personnel put together and deliver food boxes tofamilies in the community who are in difficult circumstances. Originally,families were selected by probation officers from their caseload. Since theinitiation of probation officers in the schools, the project has been able toreach out to other families whose children are not probation. What startedout as a small effort among probation staff has evolved into a court-wideeffort. Internal fund-raisers are coordinated throughout the year in whichjudges, commissioners, support staff, administration, attorneys and probationofficers participate. In 1997, $2,500 was raised and 333 boxes weredelivered. The goal for 1998 is to raise $3,000 and deliver over 400 boxes.

AWARD WINNERS 1997Grace Arriaga

Supervisor/Manager of the YearEddie Antwine

Employee of the YearOly Cowles

Line Officer of the Year

The Mediation ProgramCommunity Justice Committees

Arizona CASA Program- Maricopa CountyNational Association of

County Governments (NACo)

Administrative Services

Sources of Revenue.

Cover: "Mother and Child" by Mr. John Waddell;Commissioned by Children Action Alliance (CAA) forThe Horace Steele Child Advocacy Award;Presented to The Honorable John Foreman, 1997

Printing by Harris Printers

Maricopa County Juvenile Court Center1997 Annual Report

Project Coordinator Nelson R. Moore

Editors Patti GilbertDanielle Grasser

Contributing Writers Angela BattagliaRobin HoskinsCarl JohnoffDebbie JohnsonJim MarvinAlison VinesFred Willyerd

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