Bexar County Juvenile Board

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Bexar County Juvenile Board

• Bexar County Juvenile Probation Department

Presentation to Highland Hills Neighborhood
Association August 6, 2007
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Bexar County Juvenile Board
Judge Andy Mireles 73rd Civil District
Court Chairman
Bexar County Juvenile Probation Department
David J. Reilly Chief Probation Officer
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Bexar County Juvenile Board Membership
Judge David A. Berchelmann, 37th District
Court Judge Barbara Nellermoe, 45th District
Court Judge Joe F. Brown, Jr., 57th District
Court Judge Andy Mireles, 73rd District
Court Judge John D. Gabriel, 131st District
Court Judge Catherine Torres-Stahl, 144th
District Court Judge Janet Littlejohn, 150th
District Court Judge Martha Tanner, 166th
District Court Judge Mary Roman, 175th District
Court Judge Tessa Herr, 186th District
Court Judge Raymond Angelini, 187th District
Court Judge Gloria Saldana, 224th District Court
Judge Peter Sakai, 225th District Court Judge Sid
L. Harle, 226th District Court Judge Philip
Kazen, 227th District Court Judge Michael Peden,
285th District Court Judge Lori Massey, 288th
District Court Judge Carmen Kelsey, 289th
District Court Judge Sharon MacRae, 290th
District Court Judge Bert Richardson, 379th
District Court Judge Laura Parker, 386th District
Court Judge Juanita Vasquez-Gardner, 399th
District Court Judge Karen Pozza, 407th District
Court Judge Larry Noll, 408th District Court
Nelson W. Wolff, County Judge
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Bexar County Juvenile Board Committee Chairs
Judge Andy Mireles 73rd District Court Board
Chair
Judge Laura Parker 386th District Court Budget
Committee Chair
Judge John D. Gabriel 131st District
Court Personnel Committee Chair
Judge Janet Littlejohn 150th District
Court Facilities Committee Chair
Judge Carmen Kelsey 289th District Court Trial
Court Committee Chair
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Bexar County Juvenile Probation
Department Organizational Chart
Bexar County Juvenile Board
David Reilly Chief Probation Officer
Randa Bruce Gonzales DCPO Early Intervention
Educational Services
Mike Martinez DCPO Institutions Services
Lynne Wilkerson General Counsel
William Holmes Administrator Juvenile Justice
Academy
Keith Fortney DCPO Probation Field Services
Geno Brabham Director Fiscal Administrative
Services
Jeannie Von Stultz Director Mental Health Services

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Key Facts

• Jurisdictional ages 10 to 17
• Juveniles under active department supervision as
  of April 30, 2007 3,144
• Facilities
• Detention Center 192 beds
• CT Krier Juvenile Correctional Treatment Center
  96 beds
• Juvenile Justice Academy
• Staffing 548 full time employees

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Key Initiatives/Philosophy

• Balance accountability with treatment
• Family Centered Interventions Emphasis on
  interventions in the home, school and
  neighborhood
• Early Intervention with first time offenders
  and minor offenders
• Mental Health Services for youth and families,
  home-based and flexible

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2006 Juvenile Probation Population

• 6,854 Juveniles
• 70 Male
• 30 Female
• 71 Hispanic
• 17 White / Other
• 12 Black
• 9 10-12 years
• 59 13-15 years
• 32 16-17 years

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Bexar County, 2005 Juvenile Probation
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615
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399
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299
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54 higher than CY 2000
54 higher than CY 2000 Highest on Record
1998 level
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As of June 30, 2007
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41 higher than CY 2000 Highest On Record
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As of June 30, 2007
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21 higher than CY 2000
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As of June 30, 2007
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48 higher than CY 2000 Highest On Record
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95 higher than CY 2000
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As of June 30, 2007
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From 2000 to 2007 1.8 growth in Bexar County
juvenile population 37 growth in juveniles
referred to BCJP
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As of June 30, 2007
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Projected Activity Levels 2007
Total Referrals 2007 - 54 from 2000 (12,448
projected) Felony Referrals 26 higher than in
2000 Violent Felonies 41 higher than in 2000
Non-Violent Felonies 21 higher than in 2000
Misdemeanor Referrals 48 higher than in
2000 CINS Referrals 95 higher than in
2000 Juveniles referred 37 increase over
2000 Bexar County juvenile population 1.8 higher
than 2000
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Juvenile Referrals for Murder, Attempted Murder,
Manslaughter and Criminally Negligent Homicide
From 1993 to 2006, there has been an 93 drop in
the number of homicide referrals
Year to date, June 30, 2007
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Change in Violation Of Probation Referrals
VOP referrals increased 111 from 1998 2006
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Number Of Detentions
Approximately 47 of all juveniles arrested are
detained
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Community Service Restitution
Value of Community Service Restitution in 2006
294,652
2,763 Youth Referred 57,214 Hours of Community
Service Performed 294,652 Value of Services
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Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Programs
(JJAEP)
The 74th Texas Legislature required counties with
populations over 125,000 to provide educational
services to youth who are expelled from public
schools for the term of their expulsion.
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Comparison Bexar County and Selected Zip Codes
(78210, 78214, 78220, 78222, 78223, and 78235)
As of June 30, 2007
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Comparison Bexar County and Selected Zip Codes
(78210, 78214, 78220, 78222, 78223, and 78235)
As of June 30, 2007
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Comparison Bexar County and Selected Zip Codes
(78210, 78214, 78220, 78222, 78223, and 78235)
As of June 30, 2007
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Comparison Bexar County and Selected Zip Codes
(78210, 78214, 78220, 78222, 78223, and 78235)
As of June 30, 2007
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Highland Hills Neighborhood Association
Selected Offenses
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Highland Hills Neighborhood Association
Selected Offenses
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Highland Hills Neighborhood Association
Selected Offenses
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