WPC 3&=T,1.~UI=%Ez!@"!X1p#^:3VA)iRG4;Re*rS( Vb7|@j/X|L}Bt['>q_R6^eEC#ފM* 96uIVTDGM-W,ꗉ|΄ˢ;:tjL] f~1 t(_OP>Z OqOM3{]a;SD +28ۤJ`iO M0Li<"__KP>k;(©0$}Fo: 3W'C\E r5֢'2X.AwH' ࿿<]ˎ7x1x٧?v@5 N+h h$H{ vS-2g*qM?V]>3#7ͧ|;3tЀ?kݚy0ǑrUN< % 0#! < L& ^ r w~ 4   m p 0N. . . 0| | | | | | | | | | | NQ 0DSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS B(  Z6Times New Roman RegularX(i$  X XXXHP LaserJet 1200 Series PCL,,,,0c:\Corel\FDAPWP~2\Memo.wptc:\Corel\FDAP WP10 TEMPLATES\Memo.wpt4 z4lerk03|xUhttp://www.cya.ca.gov/Communications/DJJReformPlan.html(O$((3<$ !  XXXX      0  (#$  0   d !  XXXX  _LJXX  #XXJL#XXSUMMARYOF SAFETYANDWELFAREPLAN:IMPLEMENTINGREFORM  INCALIFORNIA(MARCH31,2006)       ThisplanistheproductofreviewbyfivenationalexpertsoftheinterimSafetyand ,| WelfareRemedialPlan.ThefinalSafetyandWelfarePlan,filedJune30,2006,was   basedontheserecommendations.Theplanitselfisavailableat , | 4  O  5  http://www.cya.ca.gov/Communications/DJJReformPlan.html6O  7 "Ԁ(Last_accessd_Ԁ7/21/2006).     Generalsummary:    The_DJJ_Ԁcurrentlyisplaguedbyproblems,including: &v  ЄHighlevelsofviolence   ЄUnsafeconditionsforyouthandstaff &v ЄAntiquatedfacilities  ЄAnadultcorrectionsmentalitywithanadult/juvenilemix &v ЄFrequent_lockdowns_Ԁtomanageviolence  ЄLengthsofstayalmosttriplethenationalaverage &v ЄManyhourswhenyouthhavenothingtodo  ЄUnderutilizedvocationalclassroom &v  ЄCapitulationtogangculture " ЄLowlevelsofstaffingandhugelivingunits & v$ Є Abysmalstudentachievementdespitehighspendingoneducation !& ЄPoorreentryplanningandtoofewparoleservices &#v( (p.1) $*  Californiaisfailingitschildren.Youtharriveatinstitutionswithseriouspreexisting '". conditions.Manyhavebeenabusedandneglected,somearementallyill...Notmany &)v$0 youthhavethechanceofleavingCaliforniasjuvenilecorrectionalfacilitieswiththeir *%2 livesturnedaround.Givenwhatwehaveseen,nodoubtsomeleaveworseoffthanwhen &,v'4 theyarrived.(P.6) -(6 ЇThereiswidespreadviolenceat_DJJ_Ԁfacilities,includingyouthonstaffandyouthon  youth.Therewere87medicalemergenciesduetoviolenceatinstitutionsinFY2005. 0 Themajorityofviolentincidentswereattributedtogangorracialtensions.(Pp.89).  Specifically: 0  Є34medicalemergenciesfromyouthonyouthviolence   Є53medicalemergenciesfromyouthonstaffviolence 0   Є145groupdisturbances   Є266incidentsofbatteryofstaffbyyouth 0  Є84incidentsofyouththrowing foreignsubstances(usuallyfecesorurine)atstaff   Є80incidentsresultingin_lockdowns_Ԁofmultipleyouth 0  Єanunknownnumberofincidentsofyouthonyouthviolence(_DJJ_Ԁnolongerkeepstrack  ofyouthonyouthbatteries). 0  BehaviorTreatmentProgram(_BTP_)foryouthwithbehaviorproblems  0 Єonepsychologistfor24highriskyouth(asperthe_DJJ_ԀSafetyandWelfarePlan)isnot  enoughtoprovideforindividualtherapy,grouptherapy,caseconferences,andtreatment -} teammeetings.Anotherparttimepsychologistmustbeadded.(P.61)   ̄TheSafetyandWelfarePlanoftwentyfourresidentsperhousingunitforyouthwith $ problembehavioristoomany.TheAmericanCorrectionalAssociationcallsfornomore -!}& than16beds,andsomestateshaveunitsof10orfewer.Untilthe_DJJ_Ԁcanconstruct "( replacementinstitutions,theunitsshouldbesubdivided.(P.62) -$}*  SubstanceAbuseTreatment -'}".  80%ofwardshavesubstanceabuseneeds(p.66) (#0  SexualBehaviorTreatment  +&4 ЄAtleast8%ofmale_DJJ_Ԁresidentsunderage18and11.5%ofmalesage18andoverare '-w(6 legallyrequiredtohavesexualbehaviortreatment.(P.67)   DisciplinarySystem   Є_DJJ_sinstitutionshaveadoptedanadultcorrectionsmodelthatemployspunishmentas - } thesolemeansofbehaviormodification. Theresearchliteratureisclear!punishmentis   theleasteffectiveformofbehaviormodification...Infact,ithasbeenshownthat - }  punishmentactuallyincreasesnegativebehavior.(P.74)    ̄Fiveoftheeight_DJJ_Ԁfacilitieslackadisciplinarycoordinator,leadingtoinconsistency,   inadequatemonitoring,andpoordocumentation. -}  ̄Theabsenceofanintact,functioningdisciplinaryprocessatasingleinstitutionshould -} becauseforalarm.Itsabsenceatamajorityofinstitutionsisunconscionable.Ina  systemplaguedwithconflictandproblembehavior,providingforawellrundisciplinary -} processfoundedondueprocessprinciplesshouldbeatoppriority.(P.74)