2007 Annual Report The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

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The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - 2007 Annual Report | www.ncdjjdp.org STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 20301 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RALEIGH, NC 27699-0301

MICHAEL F. EASLEY GOVERNOR

March 31, 2008

Dear North Carolinians:

I am pleased to present to you the 2007 North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Annual Report. In the past year, the Department has continued to move closer to its goal of establishing and maintaining a comprehensive juvenile justice system that promotes juvenile delinquency prevention, intervention, and treatment.

Through community programming such as the Juvenile Prevention Councils, the Support Our Students program, and the Center for the Prevention of School Violence, the Department to keep youth from ever becoming involved in criminal activity. By having court counselors and facility staff work directly with families in their own communities, the Department is addressing key issues that cause many youth to become delinquent.

I support the Department’s focus on creating a juvenile justice system with early prevention and intervention so that young people have the opportunity to reach their full potential, get a good education and join the 21st century economy. I look forward to working with the Department this year to maintain public safety, provide treatment and education for youth in need, and engage families and communities in our efforts.

With kindest regards, I remain

Very truly yours,

Michael F. Easley

The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - 2007 Annual Report | www.ncdjjdp.org STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION 1801 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RALEIGH, NC 27699-1801

MICHAEL F. EASLEY GEORGE L. SWEAT GOVERNOR SECRETARY

March 31, 2008

Dear Friends of Youth:

The Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s 2007 Annual Report begins with a focus on our core values: community; commitment; communication; collaboration; customer service; character; and a “can do” attitude. With these core values as our foundation, the Department’s staff have been building the State’s capacity for realizing the vision of having “A seamless, comprehensive juvenile justice system which provides the most effective services to youth and their families at the right time in the most appropriate settings.”

The building which took place in 2007 ranged from building our youth to become productive citizens to building understanding of the great challenges which must be overcome to create a juvenile justice system that offers opportunities for success to everyone. It involves building family and community capacities, and it involves building replacement youth development centers which will create safer and more secure settings to work with youth.

The building that took place in 2007 would not have been possible without the dedication of Department staff and because the Department is building from a firm foundation of core values. Thanks to each and every one of you who are one of the builders of today; you make a difference each day and are leaving a lasting imprint for the future.

Sincerely,

George L. Sweat

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Introduction 5 Department Highlights 6 - 9 Statewide Data 10 - 21 Juvenile Crime and Offenses 10 - 11 Youth Development Center Data 12 - 14 Detention Center Data 15 Time of Juvenile Crime / Top 25 Juvenile 16 Juveniles in the Juvenile Justice System 17 Risks and Needs 18 - 19 School Crime and Offenses 20 Statewide Overview 21 Area Data 22 - 29 Eastern Area Juvenile Crime Data 22 - 23 Central Area Juvenile Crime Data 24 - 25 Piedmont Area Juvenile Crime Data 26 - 27 Western Area Juvenile Crime Data 28 - 29 Statewide Offense Report 30 - 31 Department’s State Budget Appropriation 32

The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - 2007 Annual Report | www.ncdjjdp.org Introduction

Building a Seamless Juvenile Justice System on a Foundation of Values

The Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention spent 2007 continuing to build toward a vision of having “A seamless, comprehensive juvenile justice system which provides the most effective services to youth and their families at the right time in the most appropriate settings.” The Department is building this seamless system from a foundation of core values: community; commitment; communication; collaboration; customer service; character; and a “can do” attitude.

Community – The community is where a child lives, learns, and grows. The Department believes the community should be the place where a child is habilitated also. Without strong community support structures, the Department sees too many youth quickly return to their bad habits. The Department has called upon the business community, the faith community, and volunteer community to provide support beyond the service structures of schools, social services, mental health, and juvenile justice.

Commitment – The youth served by the Department face a number of risk factors, and, without the commitment of a dedicated staff, the job of integrating these youth into their communities as productive citizens would be impossible. This often means staff go above and beyond the call of duty to serve youth.

Communication – While a juvenile is in the Department’s care, staff must communicate effectively with each other to ensure comprehensive planning to address a juvenile’s needs. Likewise, external communication with parents and community members is important, so everyone understands their role in the habilitation process of the juvenile.

Collaboration – Upon entering the juvenile justice system, most youth face multiple challenges they must overcome to become successful citizens. These include usually being years behind their peers in academic skills, lack of supportive families, and having mental and physical health problems. The Department understands any single agency cannot fix the whole youth unless each of these challenges is addressed. For this reason, the Department staff must collaboratively work internally and with multiple external agencies to serve the whole youth.

Customer Service – Customers of the Department include: youth; parents; schools; staff; communities; and the public. No matter which of these groups the Department is serving, it is understood that quality service is necessary. The Department seeks to build relationships with each of its clients.

Character – The Department’s staff are role models for youth and their families. There is no doubt that youth learn from watching the adults in their lives; therefore, the Department calls upon staff to show the highest level of moral integrity where the gap between what is said and what is done is minimal.

“Can do” attitude – Often with limited resources Department staff are called upon to get the job done, and they respond with superior performance and without complaint.

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A Year of Building … A Year of Progress

The year 2007 was a year of building and a year of great progress for the Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The Department’s commitment to serving juveniles in their communities came closer to being a reality. Prevention efforts paid off by pushing the juvenile crime rate in North Carolina to an eight year low. There were 1,433 fewer delinquent complaints received by court services offices across the state, down from 42,920 in 2006 to 41,487 in 2007.

The year 2007 was a year during which progress was also seen in reducing the number of youth that have to be served by the Department’s youth development centers, down from 486 in 2006 to 437 in 2007. This continues the positive trend the Department has seen over the last nine years. In fact, from 1998 to 2007, there has been a 67.9 percent decrease in youth committed annually.

The year 2007 was also a year during which the Department faced great challenges, one being the removal of the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) funding from recurring status in the state budget. As shown through the study of the JCPC Programming, the loss of these programs would create gaps in services for youth in every county.

Although great progress was made in 2007, the Department must continue to build from a foundation of core values to construct a seamless juvenile justice system. This year’s annual report will demonstrate how the Department has and will continue to go about building towards a seamless juvenile justice system by building youth, families, community capacity to serve youth, therapeutic facilities, and understanding.

In 2007, the Department built up youth abilities to become productive members of society through programming such as Support Our Students (SOS) and through the efforts of the Department’s education staff and court counselors.

During the 2006 – 2007 school year, a total of 14,722 youth were served in after school activities through the SOS Program. SOS programming specifically targets juveniles at-risk through exposure to such factors as family conflicts and disruption, community drug and alcohol uses, academic failures, early and persistent behavioral problems in school, and the presence of gangs. All these risk factors correlate to high rates for juvenile delinquency.

SOS programs build up youth by working to prevent students from becoming delinquent, from dropping out of school, and by increasing their academic performance. An independent evaluation found that only one percent of students had an additional juvenile complaint filed against them during their involvement in SOS . On drop outs, the study showed that the youth who had risk factors for dropping out and who also were served in the grant funded programs were far less likely to drop out of school than were students with the same risk factors in a control group.

The program was also shown to improve academic performance. Almost two thirds of participants involved in the SOS program for two years or more showed improvement on end of grade testing in comparison to a control group of academically at-risk students where only a third of the students made progress.

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Today’s youth live in an extremely fast-paced, technologically driven world. In order to “build up” youth in the 21st century, education has to be designed to help students have the opportunities to reach their full potential in a competitive world. The education staff in our youth development centers and detention centers work hard to make sure students leave with skills that will help them truly succeed. From July 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007, students entering the Department’s youth development center schools read on a 5th grade level, or on average four to five grade levels behind where they should be performing. During that same time period while in the care of the Department, students gained an average of at least one month of achievement in math calculations, reading comprehension, and written expression for every month they were enrolled. This steady progress is important since the students arrive years behind in their achievement. This progress also demonstrates that with the right opportunities and attention, students in YDC schools can make significant growth in their basic skills of reading, writing, speaking, listening, researching, doing math, and more.

Court counselors are the guides for youth to navigate the juvenile justice system. These dedicated staff members follow youth throughout the system. Court counselors work with undisciplined juveniles who are placed under protective supervision and with delinquent juveniles who are placed under court supervision. In each situation, a juvenile’s need for habilitation and services is identified and local resources are mobilized. In 2007, court counselors conducted 24,237 risk assessments for 18,508 youth, and 39,405 needs assessments for 21,288 youth. These risk and needs assessments helped to determine the services that youth required to become successful citizens. Court services staff work to build a comprehensive juvenile justice strategy to best serve the needs of youth in their communities.

The Department understands that families are the key support structures for youth and that this fact must be communicated with parents to solicit their support of their son’s/daughter’s (and family’s) success. This year the Department worked to empower parents more in the service planning process of committed youth. Service planning is the process in which the Department works with a juvenile and his/her family to develop a plan that details goals, objectives, and interventions designed to promote rehabilitation/habilitation of the juvenile.

To increase the likelihood that family members will be involved in the service planning process, the Department employed the following strategies: greater employee expectation along with monitoring efforts; flexibility in scheduling meetings; holding meetings closer to the parents; assisting in securing transportation for the family; and encouraging the use of conference calling in the event a parent’s presence was not possible.

The Department spent much effort in 2007 building the capacity of communities to prevent juvenile delinquency through supporting the needs of youth. This has been accomplished through the Department’s Center for the Prevention of School Violence (DJJDP – Center) providing to every community a method to serve suspended students and through the Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils providing locally needed programs.

The Department has seen through research one the greatest factors that can contribute to a child’s poor academic performance is out-of- school time. Last school year there were 308,010 short-term suspensions given to a total of 157,406 different students and another 4,682 long-term suspensions were given to 4,478 different students. The total number of instructional days lost by short and long-term suspended students during the last school year was well over one million.

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Recognizing that short-term suspended students are often not served by their schools or communities, the Department created a resource in 2007 to help communities develop a plan to serve these students. In the fall of 2007, the DJJDP – Center released “The Tool-Kit to Assist Communities and Schools in Establishing Alternative-to-Suspension Programs.” The Tool-Kit, which was developed with support from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, is both a publication and a web-based resource aimed at equipping schools and communities in North Carolina with information necessary for establishing, enhancing, and maintaining alternative-to-suspension programs. The DJJDP – Center held four regional meetings to work with stakeholders seeking to establish alternatives-to-suspension programs. Districts across the state are now using the tools found in the Tool-Kit to serve youth suspended from school.

During 2007, the Department continued to build the capacity of communities to serve those youth who are at-risk in their own neighborhoods. Although the year was highlighted by a number of great accomplishments in this area, the Department also faced challenges in sustaining the capacity of communities to serve youth. The major challenge came in the form of a special provision which placed the funding for Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils (JCPCs) under continuation review, and made the funding for these programs nonrecurring. The Department relying on its “can do” attitude used this challenge as an opportunity to showcase the JCPC programs.

JCPCs are the foundation for North Carolina’s comprehensive strategy to prevent and reduce juvenile delinquency and crime. JCPCs are responsible for planning and developing strategies to address and prevent juvenile delinquency at the county level in partnership with the State so that there is coordination with statewide resources, priorities, and objectives. JCPCs are responsible for developing a local continuum of needed sanctions and services to address the issues of delinquent juveniles, those juveniles most likely to become delinquent, and their families.

To answer the questions laid out in the continuation review, the Department commissioned the North Carolina Juvenile Justice Institute at North Carolina Central University to conduct a survey of the JCPCs. This survey was conducted between September and October 2007, and the results were reported in December. The overall findings were that JCPC programming has come to be an integral part of the community level response to juvenile offending across the state and that discontinued funding would have negative impacts on law enforcement, schools, mental health, and social services. Evident is that this collaboration of the JCPCs has reached a point where funding disruption in one arena has substantial programmatic and operational effects for many others.

Although the Department’s is to prevent juveniles from having to be committed to juvenile justice facilities, sometimes these commitments are necessary to protect public safety and to provide youth with all the services they need to be rehabilitated or habilitated for the first time. In 2007, the Department asw building replacement youth development centers which will be smaller community-connected facilities. The Department also began a study of the needs of detention centers.

In 2007 construction continued on four replacement youth development centers, a 96-bed facility in Cabarrus County and three 32-bed facilities in Chatham, Edgecombe, and Lenoir. All four of these facilities will open in 2008. The Department spent much of 2007 concerned with developing adequate staffing models for these facilities. The Department realizes that buildings alone cannot change the lives of our committed youth; in order to accomplish that goal, the buildings must be staffed with caring and competent staff who demonstrate the Department’s core values.

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The Department was also asked by the legislature to study the nine juvenile detention centers that are operated by the State. For each of the facilities, the review shall include: recent admission trends and projections of future population; the offense history and assessed needs of the population; whether staffing levels are appropriate for the number and types of offenders housed in the facility; whether the center has adequate housing capacity; determine the repair and renovation; the estimated cost to plan, design, and construct new detention centers, if appropriate; and information on security and control of the facility. The results of this report will be released to the legislature during the spring of 2008.

During 2007, the Department sought to build understanding through the study and implementation of a plan to reduce Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) with the juvenile justice system. For some of North Carolina’s youth, opportunities to succeed are inhibited as a result of undisciplined or delinquent behavior that leads to their involvement in the juvenile justice system. All too often, youth of color are overrepresented at critical decision points within the system starting at the intake phase and continuing through to a juvenile’s commitment to a youth development center.

Research has shown that DMC trends affecting minority groups occur well before a youth enters into the juvenile justice system. Most juveniles that enter the system display some kind of undisciplined or delinquent behavior that was not adequately addressed in prior settings. In many instances, schools are the venues through which youth are referred to the system. School suspension, expulsion, and dropout data provide concerning this point. Youth of color accounted for 69.3 percent of all students short-term suspended from school and 68.7 percent of all students long-term suspended from school. A deeper analysis of the data shows that in each case Black students accounted for at least 56 percent of all suspensions given. In both 2005-06 and 2006-07 school years, Black males received 40 percent of all short-term suspensions, but they only represented 14 percent of the school population. During the same school year, there were 23,550 students who dropped out of school; of those, 50.4 percent were youth of color.

In 2007, there were 46,231 complaints received by the Department of which 60 percent of the complaints were given to youth of color with Black youth accounting for 50 percent of the total. Looking at later critical decision points within the system reveals that there were 7,844 detention center admissions with 67 percent being youth of color (58 percent representing Black youth). Similarly, youth of color accounted for 82 percent of the 437 youth development center commitments (75 percent representing Black youth). The reasons for the existence of this disproportionality are complex and compounded by challenges both within and outside of our social institutions whose mission are to serve youth and their families.

In 2007, four area meetings were held to galvanize Department staff to proactively identify strategies to reduce DMC. The Department also examined data through the North Carolina – Juvenile Online Information Network to pinpoint where DMC occurs within the system. Baseline DMC data was analyzed and four maps were developed that displayed the rate of DMC at the following critical decision points: complaints received, complaints approved for court, detention center admissions, and youth development center commitments. These maps were used to educate Department staff on the existence and impact of DMC in the juvenile justice system and will serve as a baseline for measuring the impact of continued efforts.

In addition, in 2007 the Department took a bold new step by promoting the use of the Race Matters Toolkit. The Toolkit was developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and is designed to assist organizations in achieving equitable outcomes for services provided to youth and families. To initiate the implementation of the Toolkit, two trainings were held for Department managers and their selected staff.

Although this was a year of building and a year of progress, there is no time to rest upon accomplishments. The Department’s continued focus on youth and building from a strong foundation of core values will be necessary to meet the vision of a seamless juvenile justice system. The Department will continue building toward the future where every juvenile will be served in a comprehensive juvenile justice system receiving the right service at the right time to meet their needs. 9 The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - 2007 Annual Report | www.ncdjjdp.org Statewide

Juvenile Crimes and Offenses: 2007 Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-1-08 Infractions 1% (311) Total Complaints Received in 2007: 46,231 Status/Undisciplined 10% (4,744) A-E 2% (1,119)

Delinquent Complaints: 89.7% Felony F-1 A1 22% (10,281)

Undisciplined Complaints: 10.3%

Misdemeanor 1-3 In 2007 75% 65% (29,776) of all complaints were committed by males.

Total Complaints by Race: 2007 Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-1-08 Class A - E Class F - I, A1 Class 1 - 3 Infraction Status Complaints Asian 1 55 124 2 23 205 Black 725 5,744 14,999 73 1,540 23,081 Latino 45 518 1,641 52 290 2,546 Multi-racial 11 208 598 2 134 953 Native American 6 87 417 5 120 635 Other 0 10 61 1 21 93 Pacific Islander 0 10 18 0 1 29 Unknown 1 16 52 2 33 104 White 330 3,633 11,866 174 2,582 18,585

Total: 1,119 10,281 29,776 311 4,744 46,231

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2000 - 2007 Juvenile Crime 2000 - 2007 Status Offenses Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-1-08 Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-1-08

6,000 44,000 42,920

42,000 40,937 40,823 5,600 5,452 39,996 41,487 5,218 5,169 40,000 40,633 5,200 5,087 39,838 39,416 5,026 38,000 4,800 4,854 4,756 4,744 36,000 4,400

34,000 4,000 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Juvenile crime in North Carolina’s juvenile justice Status offenses are offenses such as truancy, system is defined as the number of delinquent which are not crimes if committed by a person complaints received by the court services offices. sixteen years old or older.

2000 - 2007 Juvenile Crime Rate Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-12-08 40.00

38.75

37.50 36.30 36.21 Juvenile crime rate is defined as 35.75 the number of delinquent 36.25 35.32 complaints received by the court 35.00 services offices per 1,000 youth 34.86 ages 6-15 years old. 34.61 34.69 33.75 34.08

32.50

31.25

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Youth Development Center Data Youth Development Center Commitments Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 1-29-08 Youth development centers provide long-term education, 1,500 treatment, and rehabilitative services to youth who are 1,360 committed to the Department as a dispositional sanction. In 2007, the Department operated five youth 1,217 development centers statewide. 1,200 975 900

660 605 600 478 473 486 428 437

300

0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Youth Development Center Trends Average Daily Population and Average Length of Stay Average daily population is the average number of Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 1-29-08 committed youth on any given day in the calendar year. 1,000 952 Average length of stay is the average number of days 925 910.8 that a youth would be committed. 831.5 Average Daily Population 800 Average Length of Stay Since 2000, there have been less youth committed to youth development centers. However, the juveniles that have been committed are staying for longer lengths of 628 time. These trends have stabilized over the last few years. 600 565.8 491.8 468.5 465.4 473.7

400 393 402 381 398 393 377 386 322 200 248 268

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Youth Development Center Commitments by Offense Class Group N = 437 | Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 1-29-08 Misdemeanor A1 Serious, 15% (65)

Misdemeanor Class 1-3 Minor (Priors Required for Commitment) 6% (27)

Class F-1 Serious, 57% (247) Class A-E Felony Violent 22% (98)

Youth Development Center Commitment Rates Data Source: NC-JOIN, Data Source for Population Figures State Demographers Office, Accessed 1-29-08

1,000,000 947,271 968,150 904,694 915,964 925,113 936,680 867,573 887,170 813,854 839,484 800,000 1.6711 1.4497 600,000 1.1238

400,000 0.7439 0.6687 0.5219 200,000 0.5113 0.4569 0.5131 0.4514

0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Juvenile population ages 10-17 Commitment rate per 1,000 youth ages 10 - 17

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2003 - 2007 Youth Development Center Data Commitments by Race (By Percentage) Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 1-29-08 80 75 73 70 71 N = 437 (2007) 70 67 N = 486 (2006) N = 428 (2005) 60 N = 473 (2004) N = 478 (2003) 50

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10 4 3 2 3 2 1 21 2 <1 1 0 <1 1 <1 0 03 04 05 06 07 03 04 05 06 07 03 04 05 06 07 03 04 05 06 07 03 04 05 06 07 03 04 05 06 07 Asian Black Latino Multi-Racial Native American White

Youth Development Center Commitments Commitments by Age (By Percentage) in 2007 were 87% male and 13% female. Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 1-29-08 50 48 N = 437 (2007) 45 44 43 44 N = 486 (2006) 41 N = 428 (2005) 40 N = 473 (2004) N = 478 (2003) 35

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Detention Center Data 2003 - 2007 Juveniles Detained and Detention Admissions Juveniles Detained by Age in 2007 (By Percentage) Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-11-08 N = 4,959, Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-11-08, Percentages will not sum due to rounding. 10,000 45% 41 9,000 8,361 40% 8,122 7,921 7,844 Juveniles Detained 8,000 7,750 35% by Gender in 2007 7,000 30% 6,000 25% 5,144 5,320 25% 23 5,001 5,055 4,959 (1,248) 5,000 Female 20% 4,000 17 75% (3,711) 15% Male 3,000 11 10% 2,000 4 1,000 5% 4 <1 <1 1 0 0% 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 <9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 and older

Juveniles Detained Detention Admissions* 2003 - 2007 Juveniles Detained by Race (By Percentage) Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-11-08, Percentages will not sum due to rounding. *Includes 52 admissions from reservations. 58 60 57 56 N = 4,959 (2007) N = 5,320 (2006) Detention centers are short-term, N = 5,144 (2005) secure care facilities for youth who 50 N = 5,055 (2004) are waiting to go to court, N = 5,001 (2003) need secure custody until another placement can be found, 40 35 or are being detained as part of a 34 32 dispositional sanction. 30

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Times of Juvenile Crime: Offense Times for Complaints Received by the Department in 2007 N = 38,111 | Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-12-08 3,500 Weekday Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-20-08 3,000 Weekend 2,500

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1,500

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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Morning Noon Midnight Top 25 Crimes of 2007 Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-12-08, Percentages will not sum due to rounding. Offense Delinquent Complaints Percentage of Delinquent Complaints

Simple (14-33(a)) 4,597 11% - Misdemeanor (14-72(a)) 3,372 8% Misdemeanor Drug Offense (Chapter 90) 2,286 6% Breaking and or entering (f) (14-54(a)) 1,964 5% Simple affray (14-33(a)) 1,950 5% Injury to real property (14-127) 1,700 4% at School (14-288.4(a)(6)) 1,606 4% Weapons on educational property / aid (m) (14-269.2) 1,545 4% Communicating threats (14-277.1) 1,502 4% Larceny after breaking or entering (14-72(b)(2)) 1,265 3% Injury to Personal Property in excess $200 (14-160(b)) 1,261 3% Injury to personal property (14-160) 1,051 3% Resisting public officer (14-223) 1,034 2% Assault government official / employee (14-33(c)(4)) 899 2% Break or enter a motor vehicle (14-56) 879 2% Possess stolen goods / property (m) (14-71.1) 800 2% Shoplifting concealment goods (14-72.1) 700 2% Felony Drug Offense (90-95) 699 2% Breaking or entering (m) (14-54(b)) 690 2% No operators license (20-7(a)) 689 2% Second degree trespass (14-159.13) 635 2% Larceny - Felony (14-72(a)) 633 2% Felony Possession of Stolen Property (14-71.1) 465 1% Assault with a deadly weapon (14-33(c)(1)) 443 1% Assault and (14-33(a)) 348 1% Totals 33,013 80% 16 The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - 2007 Annual Report | www.ncdjjdp.org Statewide

Juveniles in the In 2007, 46,231 complaints were received from Juvenile Justice System law enforcement and citizens. The complaints received Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-20-08 were for 22,997 juveniles.*

From the complaints received 13,257 juveniles had in 2007, the intake decisions led to complaints that were closed 11,911 juveniles with complaints being or referred to community approved for court. programs.

In 2007, the population that went to *A juvenile is defined in this diagram court included 7,351 juveniles who as a youth who can be in multiple had cases pending when 2006 came parts of the system at any given time, to a close, and the 11,911 juveniles and/or a youth who can enter and exit whose complaints were received the system multiple times in one year. and were approved in 2007. The numbers within this area will not sum.

49 juveniles had their cases 3,154 juveniles had transferred to adult court. all charges dismissed Of all the juveniles with (and were therefore no longer complaints received in 2007 involved in the system). (or pending from 2006) 18,118 5,326 juveniles had cases pending juveniles went to court in 2007.** adjudication and 1,421 had cases adjudicated but were pending disposition at the end of 2007. ** These are distinct cases that reached 8,132 juveniles had cases that disposition in 2007. The numbers were disposed with the within this area do sum. resulting placements:

Protective Services Probation Other Supervision No Further Commitment Supervision Needed 1,152 juveniles were 6,502 juveniles were 45 juveniles were 246 juveniles were placed, placed, continued, placed, continued, placed, continued, or 187 juveniles had cases that continued, or extended on or extended on or extended on extended on other were handled that did not commitment. 191 juveniles protective supervision. probation. supervision. require further were committed for supervision. technical violations of Existing Cases probation or post-release 7,487 juveniles were supervision. These already on some type juveniles comprise of supervision entering the 437 commitment 2007. orders in 2007.

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Risks of Youth at Disposition, 2007 (2% not assessed) Risk Level at Disposition of Adjudicated Youth, 2007 N = 9,220 | Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-19-08 11% were under 12 at the time of their First Referral 4,000 3,814 3,877 58% had Prior Referrals to Juvenile Court Intake, of these:

● 33% had 2 or more Prior Referrals to Juvenile Court Intake 3,500 38% had Prior Adjudications in court, of these: 3,000 ● 1% were for Class A-E Violent Class

● 11% were for Serious Class Offenses (Felony F-1, A1 ) 2,500 ● 21% were for Minor Class Misdemeanors (Class 1-3) 2,000 ● 5% were for Undisciplined/Status Offenses 27% had Prior Complaints involving or Affray 1,500 1,374 22% had a Prior History of Running Away 1,000 42% had evidence of substance abuse requiring further assessment or treatment 60% had serious problems in school during the past 12 months 500 155 41% had negative peer associations of which 11% reported association with gangs 0 High Medium Low Not 36% of parents were either unwilling or unable to supervise the juvenile Risk Risk Risk Assessed

Needs Level at Disposition of Adjudicated Youth, 2007 N = 9,220 | Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-19-08 5,000 4,554 The North Carolina risk and needs assessments are completed for juveniles at disposition. The assessments help court services staff to 4,000 3,701 best understand the individual risk and needs of the juvenile and his or her family. These assessments measure factors linked to 3,000 delinquency through the domains of family, school, peers, individual, and the community.

2,000 After completing the assessments, court counselors determine the level and type of supervision needed as well as the individualized plan of care. One juvenile may have multiple dispositions during a calendar year and 1,000 804 risks and needs may vary. Needs assessments are also completed every

161 90 days while a child is on court ordered supervision. 0 High Medium Low Not Needs Needs Needs Assessed 18 The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - 2007 Annual Report | www.ncdjjdp.org Statewide

Needs of Youth and Families at Disposition, 2007 N = 9,220 | Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-19-08 A. Youth 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Peers Numbers will not sum Peers provide support 15% to 100% due to rounding. Rejected by good peers 9% 2% Not Assessed in 2007. Some association with delinquent peers 36% Regular association with delinquent peers 27% Gang member association 12%

Schools No school problems 9% Minor school problems 10% Moderate school problems 20% Serious school problems 59%

Substance Abuse No known substance abuse 55% Some abuse-assessment needed 23% Some abuse-treatment needed 20% Abuse/Neglect Behaviors No evidence abuse/neglect 77% Abuse victim-with support 17% Abuse victim-with no support 4%

Sexual Behavior No problem sexual behavior 83% Sexual behavior needs further assessment 4% Dangerous sexual practices 7% Sexual victimization of others 3%

Mental Health No mental health needs 23% Has mental health needs 75% Needs currently addressed (28%) Needs more mental health assessment (47%)

B. Families Parental Supervision Skills Parental skills adequate 27% Parental skills marginal 67% Parental skills inadequate 5% Family Criminality No family criminal history 58% Family has criminal history 31% Family has court/gang history 9% Domestic Discord Home is supportive 68% Domestic discord 24% 6%

19 The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - 2007 Annual Report | www.ncdjjdp.org School Crime and Offenses

Crimes and Offenses that Occurred at Schools School-Based vs Non-School Offenses by Offense Group: CY 2007 Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-1-08 A School-Based Offense is an offense that occurs on school N = 46,222 | Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-19-08 grounds, school property (buses, etc.), at a school bus 18,000 stop, or at an off-campus school-sanctioned event (field 15,682 trips, athletic competitions, etc.) or whose victim is a 16,200 Non-School school (such as a false bomb report). School includes any 14,087 School-Based Offense 14,400 public or private institution providing elementary (K-8), secondary (9-12), or post-secondary (community college, 12,600 trade school, college, etc.) education, but excludes home schools, preschools, and day cares. 10,800 9,000 7,577 7,200

5,400 3,331 3,600 2,704 1,411 1,800 1,062 57 3 308 0 Felony A-E Felony F-1, Misdemeanor Status Infraction Misdemeanor A1 1-3

School-Based vs Non-School Offenses: CY 2007 N = 46,222 | Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-19-08

School-based 40% (18,262)

Non-School, 60% (27,960)

20 The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - 2007 Annual Report | www.ncdjjdp.org Statewide Overview

Statewide Overview Data Source: NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-1-08

Western Area Piedmont Area Central Area Eastern Area Currituck Camden Alleghany Northampton Gates Ashe Pasquotank Surrry Warren Stokes Rockingham Caswell Person Perquimans Vance Hertford Chowan Watauga Halifax Wilkes Granville Yadkin Forsyth M Avery Franklin Bertie itc Guilford Alamance Orange h Durham el Caldwell Alexander Nash l Davie Edgecombe Madison Yancey Tyrrell Iredell Martin Washington Dare Davidson Wake Buncombe Burke Randolph Chatham Wilson McDowell Catawba Haywood Rowan Pitt Swain Beaufort Hyde Rutherford Lincoln Lee Johnston Greene Graham Henderson Cabarrus Jackson Gaston Harnett Wayne Stanly Polk Mon Moore Lenoir Cleveland tgomery Craven Cherokee Macon a Mecklenburg Pamlico sylvani Cumberland Clay Tran Richmond Sampson Jones Union Anson Hoke Duplin Carteret Western Area Scotland Total Juvenile Complaints 8,279 Onslow Total Detention Center Admissions 978 Robeson Bladen Total Youth Development Center Commitments 34 Pender JCPC Program Participation* 5,343

Community Program Participation 5,597 Columbus

New Hanover Piedmont Area Brunswick Total Juvenile Complaints 15,270 Total Detention Center Admissions 2,887 Total Youth Development Center Commitments 148 JCPC Program Participation* 6,041 Community Program Participation 2,330 Youth Development Center Locations Central Area Total Juvenile Complaints 12,963 State-Operated Detention Center Locations Total Detention Center Admissions 2,594 Total Youth Development Center Commitments 130 County-Operated Detention Center Locations JCPC Program Participation* 6,094 Community Program Participation 3,928 Replacement Facility Locations The following counties will have Phase I replacement youth Eastern Area development center facilities operating in 2008. Total Juvenile Complaints 9,719 Total Detention Center Admissions 1,333 Total Youth Development Center Commitments 125 *Program participation calculated by 2006-2007 school year. JCPC Program Participation* 5,963 Community Program Participation 2,880 21 The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - 2007 Annual Report | www.ncdjjdp.org Eastern Area

Juvenile Complaints by County in 2007 Area Total: 9,719

9,083 636 Currituck Gates Camden 66 Total Delinquent Total Undisciplined Northampton 19 29 Pasquotank Complaints Complaints 109 58 2 386 10 15 Perquimans 16 30 Hertford 2 Chowan 148 State Offense and Juvenile Crime Rates by County Halifax 157 22 (Eastern Area, 2007) 53 6 6 100 County Undisciplined Delinquent Rate Detention 7 Nash 317 Bertie Rate Per 1,000 Per 1,000 Center 7 Age 6-17 Age 6-15 Admissions 710 23 6 Edgecombe 139 35 6 239 1.70 21 8 16 Beaufort 41.52 32 Martin Tyrrell Bertie 1.94 20.24 24 413 Washington Dare 17 992 Camden 1.35 12.93 2 Wilson 20 Carteret 2.00 57.65 24 247 10 89 Pitt 12 Chowan 3.08 52.22 22 2 2 652 Beaufort Hyde Craven 2.54 43.92 62 78 Greene Currituck 5.14 21.09 21 Wayne 535 Dare 3.52 63.50 12 Lenoir 392 37 Duplin 0.53 25.70 29 Craven Pamlico 272 11 Edgecombe 0.75 40.74 24 26 116 15 2 Gates 1.01 17.33 4 204 6 Sampson Jones Greene 0.56 29.86 15 5 384 16 Halifax 3.21 49.83 95 Duplin 1,019 Hertford 4.00 19.32 29 183 Carteret Hyde 2.94 17.76 3 Onslow Jones 1.20 18.72 4 191 Lenoir 1.11 46.90 45 5 Martin 5.15 40.55 21 Pender Nash 0.38 53.49 40 New Hanover 1.64 45.10 138 Northampton 2.94 38.29 32 Onslow 7.49 50.08 130 Pamlico 3.60 83.27 9 New Hanover Pasquotank 3.63 29.98 39 956 Pender 0.67 30.93 21 42 Data Sources for Pages 21 - 29: Perquimans 3.40 105.72 10 Rates population data, State of North Carolina Pitt 0.85 51.07 131 Demographer Population Projections, Accessed 2-1-08, Eckerd Camp Data, NC-JOIN, Accessed 2-1-08, Sampson 1.30 27.83 115 SOS data, EDSTAR, Received 2-12-08, Tyrrell 10.68 47.52 0 MPJH data, Methodist Home for Children, 2-11-08, Washington 3.62 19.06 5 JCPC and One-on-One data, DJJDP Client Tracking Database, Accessed on 2-11-08 Wayne 3.92 39.43 146 Wilson 1.25 36.31 49 Statewide undisciplined rate: 3.25 Totals 2.48 42.56 1,333 Statewide delinquency rate: 34.08 22 The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - 2007 Annual Report | www.ncdjjdp.org Eastern Area

Youth Development Center Commitments by County in 2007 Area Total: 125 Program Participation*

Eckerd One-on County JCPC SOS Camps MPJH** -One Currituck Camden Northampton Gates 0 33 0 Pasquotank 5 Perquimans 0 Beaufort 75 112 1 3 7 Hertford Bertie Chowan 26 0 0 3 0 Halifax 0 0 Camden 29 86 2 1 0 0 Carteret 265 222 7 3 0 0 Chowan 185 71 0 1 3 Nash Bertie 3 Craven 445 66 10 6 0 7 Edgecombe 0 Currituck 69 126 6 0 0 6 1 1 Dare 110 108 4 2 15 Martin Washington Tyrrell Dare 5 Duplin 101 95 4 0 0 11 Edgecombe 190 70 2 0 1 Wilson Gates 63 54 0 1 0 3 Pitt 6 0 Greene 64 85 2 3 0 Greene Beaufort Hyde Halifax 267 0 1 8 0 20 Wayne Hertford 34 67 1 2 0 Lenoir 6 Hyde 12 77 1 0 0 7 Craven Jones 156 0 0 0 0 Pamlico 10 1 Lenoir 301 77 2 1 9 2 Martin 272 0 0 1 0 Sampson 0 Jones Nash 199 199 6 0 2 1 Duplin New Hanover 326 73 8 0 6 9 Carteret Northampton 73 118 0 3 0 Onslow Onslow 425 192 9 0 5 Pamlico 66 72 0 3 0 0 Pasquotank 247 75 0 1 5 0 Pender Pender 124 0 3 0 0 Youth development center commitments Perquimans 65 120 3 0 8 1 - 5 reflect the number of youth assigned to Pitt 569 0 2 5 14 6 - 10 one of the State’s five secure residential Sampson 194 101 5 0 0 facilities. These facilities provide long-term Tyrrell 77 66 0 3 0 11 -20 education, treatment, and rehabilitative New Hanover Washington services to delinquent youth committed 17 0 0 1 0 21 - 30 15 Wayne 668 103 10 16 35 by the court to the Department. Wilson 249 169 0 0 10 31 and more Totals 5,963 2,604 89 67 120

Program admission data reflect admissions to DJJDP funded programs in the community. The Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils (JCPCs) partner with the State to develop community-based services in the following categories: guided growth; counseling; home-based family; psychological; treatment center; restitution; and restorative justice. To learn more about Department programs visit our website at www.ncdjjdp.org

*Program participation calculated by 2006-2007 school year. **Multi-Purpose Juvenile Homes 23 The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - 2007 Annual Report | www.ncdjjdp.org Central Area

Juvenile Complaints by County in 2007 Area Total: 12,963

11,817 1,146 Total Delinquent Total Undisciplined Complaints Complaints 53 172 203 Warren 12 27 273 61 100 Caswell Person 31 Vance 14 State Offense and Juvenile Crime Rates by County (Central Area, 2007) Granville 210 Orange 47 County Undisciplined Delinquent Rate Detention 948 27 430 Durham Franklin Rate Per 1,000 Per 1,000 Center 22 1,002 Age 6-17 Age 6-15 Admissions Alamance 105 2,864 Alamance 1.15 48.57 130 Chatham 232 Bladen 0.73 24.01 29 133 Wake 12 Brunswick 3.27 48.38 74 475 Caswell 3.26 17.28 13 Lee 26 Chatham 1.43 18.87 14 264 486 50 41 Johnston Columbus 2.66 31.57 15 Harnett Cumberland 2.60 44.90 693 Durham 2.75 31.50 257 Cumberland Franklin 4.91 26.45 53 170 2,049 Granville 3.58 37.87 43 51 143 Hoke Harnett 2.16 30.66 50 218 Hoke 5.96 23.74 52 69 Scotland Johnston 0.95 20.60 65 880 111 Lee 5.21 33.15 30 104 4 Orange 1.28 30.10 21 Robeson Bladen Person 4.54 34.62 40 Robeson 4.14 41.78 135 250 Scotland 9.82 37.30 45 25 Vance 7.37 29.26 87 Columbus Wake 1.69 25.19 740 526 43 Warren 4.60 39.64 8 Brunswick Totals 2.59 32.03 2,594

Statewide undisciplined rate: 3.25 Statewide delinquency rate: 34.08 24 The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - 2007 Annual Report | www.ncdjjdp.org Central Area

Youth Development Center Commitments by County in 2007 Area Total: 130

Program Participation* 1 3 1 Warren 2 0 Vance County JCPC SOS Eckerd MPJH** One-on Caswell Person Camps -One Granville 5 Orange 13 Alamance 635 27 7 6 0 0 Franklin Durham Bladen 115 97 6 0 9 Alamance 19 Brunswick 285 486 12 0 0 14 Caswell 81 84 1 0 2 Chatham Chatham 134 52 0 1 6 0 Wake Columbus 168 96 7 0 1 6 Lee Cumberland 1,234 17 9 0 29 3 Durham 343 588 4 0 15 1 Johnston Franklin 95 34 4 0 0 Harnett Granville 57 0 4 0 0 Harnett 305 43 7 0 11 Cumberland Hoke 92 0 3 3 0 2 46 Johnston 116 82 4 0 0 Hoke Lee 92 85 2 0 11 1 16 Orange 364 1,134 1 1 Scotland Person 155 77 1 0 1 4 1 Robeson 459 54 6 13 0 Scotland 305 70 0 2 11 Robeson Bladen Vance 60 206 3 0 1 0 Wake 970 409 43 0 12 1 - 5 0 Warren 29 0 5 0 7 6 - 10 Totals 6,094 3,641 129 26 132 Columbus 8 11 -20 21 - 30 Brunswick *Program participation calculated by 2006-2007 school year. 31 and more **Multi-Purpose Juvenile Homes

Program admission data reflect admissions to DJJDP funded programs in the Youth development center commitments reflect the community. The Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils (JCPCs) partner with the number of youth assigned to one of the State’s five State to develop community-based services in the following categories: guided secure residential facilities. These facilities provide growth; counseling; home-based family; psychological; treatment center; long-term education, treatment, and rehabilitative restitution; and restorative justice. To learn more about Department programs services to delinquent youth committed visit our website at www.ncdjjdp.org by the court to the Department.

25 The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - 2007 Annual Report | www.ncdjjdp.org Piedmont Area

Juvenile Complaints by County in 2007 Area Total: 15,270

14,026 1,244 Total Delinquent Total Undisciplined Complaints Complaints

State Offense and Juvenile Crime Rates by County (Piedmont Area, 2007) County Undisciplined Delinquent Rate Detention Surrry Stokes Rockingham Rate Per 1,000 Per 1,000 Center 347 275 402 Age 6-17 Age 6-15 Admissions 56 51 85 Alexander 0.99 26.42 26 Anson 0.95 40.43 8 Forsyth Guilford Cabarrus 1.82 15.33 47 1,081 Davidson 2.67 36.78 140 172 3,026 Davie 4.28 15.80 20 91 171 Alexander 29 Forsyth 3.10 23.90 357 137 Iredell 785 6 Davie 68 Guilford 2.29 49.05 729 699 Iredell 0.70 32.30 93 18 Davidson Randolph 623 Mecklenburg 1.75 31.75 913 596 87 87 Montgomery 4.49 26.05 9 Rowan Moore 2.23 40.32 28 Randolph 3.65 29.94 62 Cabarrus Richmond 3.03 32.56 46 266 102 410 361 7 27 Rockingham 5.95 33.33 77 3,709 51 21 246 Stanly Rowan 3.82 32.88 168 Montgomery Stanly 0.70 32.34 21 Mecklenburg Moore Stokes 6.60 41.70 34 750 143 Surry 4.62 34.17 31 33 4 Richmond Union 1.00 27.18 78 Union Anson 223 Totals 2.41 32.68 2,887 25

Statewide undisciplined rate: 3.25 Statewide delinquency rate: 34.08 26 The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - 2007 Annual Report | www.ncdjjdp.org Piedmont Area

Youth Development Center Commitments by County in 2007 Area Total: 148

Program Participation*

County JCPC SOS Eckerd MPJH** One-on Camps -One Surrry Stokes Rockingham 0 Alexander 93 0 3 0 0 0 4 Anson 36 112 1 0 4 3 0 0 Cabarrus 305 0 Forsyth Guilford Davidson 356 69 6 0 0 11 Davie 56 44 5 0 0 42 Forsyth 600 0 13 0 16 Alexander 0 Guilford 1,483 177 12 0 33 0 Iredell 15 Iredell 242 102 4 0 0 Davie 6 Mecklenburg 927 191 12 0 0 Davidson Randolph Montgomery 61 144 0 0 0 13 1 Moore 133 43 7 1 12 Randolph 285 56 3 1 1 Rowan Richmond 113 51 0 0 0 Rockingham 353 125 2 0 7 Cabarrus 0 0 0 1 Rowan 537 118 0 0 18 1 47 Stanly 53 163 0 0 6 1 - 5 Stanly ecklenburg Montgomery Moore Stokes 180 339 4 0 0 6 - 10 M Surry 154 269 9 1 21 11 -20 4 0 Union 74 120 2 0 0 Richmond Totals 6,041 2,123 86 3 118 21 - 30 Union Anson 3 31 and more *Program participation calculated by 2006-2007 school year. **Multi-Purpose Juvenile Homes

Program admission data reflect admissions to DJJDP funded programs Youth development center commitments reflect the in the community. The Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils (JCPCs) number of youth assigned to one of the State’s five partner with the State to develop community-based services in the secure residential facilities. These facilities provide following categories: guided growth; counseling; home-based family; long-term education, treatment, and rehabilitative psychological; treatment center; restitution; and restorative justice. services to delinquent youth committed To learn more about Department programs visit our website by the court to the Department. at www.ncdjjdp.org

27 The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - 2007 Annual Report | www.ncdjjdp.org Western Area

Juvenile Complaints by County in 2007 Area Total: 8,279

6,561 1,718 Total Delinquent Total Undisciplined Complaints Complaints

State Offense and Juvenile Crime Rates by County (Western Area, 2007) County Undisciplined Delinquent Rate Detention Rate Per 1,000 Per 1,000 Center Age 6-17 Age 6-15 Admissions 49 Alleghany 5.41 39.45 9 8 Ashe 4.62 10.99 6 Avery 1.35 28.05 3 Ashe Alleghany Buncombe 6.29 26.66 83 32 34 16 Burke 6.81 19.42 30 10 52 Caldwell 5.47 24.44 32 3 152 25 537 5.95 87 56 145 Catawba 32.05 Watauga 44 Cherokee 6.59 21.63 15 M Wilkes Yadkin itc Avery

Clay 10.18 10.04 3 78 h Caldwell el Cleveland 7.97 28.50 51 20 l Madison 260 Gaston 8.78 38.56 309 Yancey 69 40 241 Graham 5.76 13.69 2 22 205 102 684 Haywood 19.09 35.69 91 236 55 Burke 150 Buncombe 152 Henderson 5.18 32.07 21 McDowell Haywood 718 Catawba Jackson 12.93 25.09 7 Swain 206 307 Lincoln 4.72 30.41 26 14 61 Rutherford Lincoln 57 7 15 Macon 14.51 68.32 37 Henderson 324 399 Graham Jackson 29 Gaston Madison 7.28 15.74 4 122 382 10 21 135 96 73 1,026 McDowell 8.02 35.88 16 Cherokee 261 19 Polk Cleveland 66 59 a 282 Mitchell 4.61 18.62 2 67 Clay ylvani Macon ans Polk 3.79 13.02 2 24 10 12 Tr Rutherford 2.06 37.95 15 Swain 6.58 33.13 10 Transylvania 4.60 36.59 4 Watauga 5.57 39.75 24 Wilkes 5.38 60.95 64 Yadkin 6.81 26.47 20 Yancey 7.58 35.44 5 Totals 6.97 31.90 978

Statewide undisciplined rate: 3.25 Statewide delinquency rate: 34.08 28 The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - 2007 Annual Report | www.ncdjjdp.org Western Area

Youth Development Center Commitments by County in 2007 Area Total: 34

Program Participation*

** Alleghany County JCPC SOS Eckerd MPJH One-on 0 Ashe Camps -One 0 1 - 5 0 Alleghany 41 110 4 0 8 6 - 10 0 2 Ashe 66 931 2 0 7 Watauga 1 11 -20 0 Wilkes Yadkin Avery 86 40 3 0 11 0 M itc Avery Buncombe 525 64 9 0 2 21 - 30 h Caldwell 0 el Burke 172 96 1 0 0 l 31 and more Madison 3 69 15 Yancey Caldwell 187 2 0 0 Catawba 366 48 4 0 0 4 Cherokee 37 145 0 0 0 0 Burke 6 0 Buncombe Clay 20 116 0 0 0 McDowell Catawba Haywood 2 Cleveland 430 184 0 0 26 Swain Gaston 1,104 65 1 0 11 0 Rutherford 4 Lincoln 0 Graham 50 100 0 0 3 Henderson 1 Graham Jackson Haywood 163 54 3 0 0 0 0 2 Gaston 0 Polk 302 617 0 0 1 0 Cleveland 8 Henderson 11 Cherokee a Jackson 74 48 2 0 0 0 Clay Macon sylvani Tran Lincoln 127 110 2 0 0 0 Macon 77 80 1 0 0 Madison 125 390 0 0 0 McDowell 101 32 3 0 0 Mitchell 48 118 0 0 0 Polk 39 407 1 0 0 Youth development center commitments reflect the number of youth assigned Rutherford 340 205 0 0 0 to one of the State’s five secure residential facilities. These facilities provide Swain 38 94 0 0 0 long-term education, treatment, and rehabilitative services to delinquent youth Transylvania 274 92 5 0 0 committed by the court to the Department. Watauga 80 80 3 0 32 Wilkes 271 365 18 0 0 Yadkin 108 515 7 0 0 Program admission data reflect admissions to DJJDP funded programs in the Yancey 92 217 0 0 8 community. The Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils (JCPCs) partner with the Totals 5,343 5,392 82 0 123 State to develop community-based services in the following categories: guided growth; counseling; home-based family; psychological; treatment center; restitution; and restorative justice. To learn more about Department programs visit our website at www.ncdjjdp.org *Program participation calculated by 2006-2007 school year. **Multi-Purpose Juvenile Homes

29 The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - 2007 Annual Report | www.ncdjjdp.org Statewide

2007 Statewide Offense Report

Description (G.S. number) Complaints Description (G.S. number) Complaints Felony Class A-E Offense Felony Class Offense F-I, A1 Misdemeanor

Robbery with dangerous weapon (14-87) 345 Breaking and or entering (f) (14-54(a)) 1,964 First degree sex offense child (14-27.4(a)(1)) 162 Larceny after breaking or entering (14-72(b)(2)) 1,265 First degree sexual offense (14-27.4(a)) 73 Assault government official / employee (14-33(c)(4)) 899 Second degree sexual offense (14-27.5(a)) 70 Break or enter a motor vehicle (14-56) 879 Assault with a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury (14-32(b)) 69 Felony Drug Offense (90-95) 699 First degree (14-51) 56 Larceny - Felony (14-72(a)) 633 First degree child (14-27.2(a)(1)) 43 Felony Possession of Stolen Property (14-71.1) 465 First degree (14-17) 41 Assault with a deadly weapon (14-33(c)(1)) 443 First degree (14-39) 35 Assault school employee / volunteer (14-33(c)(6)) 313 Second degree rape (14-27.3(a)) 35 Assault inflicting serious injury ( AISI ) (14-33(c)(1)) 292 Second degree kidnapping (14-39) 34 (14-87.1) 276 Assault with a Deadly Weapon with intent to Kill Sexual battery (14-27.5A) 276 Inflicting Serious Injury (14-32(a)) 31 Larceny of motor vehicle (f) (14-72(a)) 248 Discharge weapon occupied property (14-34.1(a)) 18 Possess stolen goods / property (f) (14-71.1) 166 First degree sexual exploitation of a minor (14-190.16) 17 Possess stolen motor vehicle (20-106) 151 Assault with a Deadly Weapon with intent to Kill (14-32(c)) 14 Crime against nature (14-177) 112 First degree (14-58) 13 Larceny of a firearm (14-72(b)) 85 First degree rape (14-27.2(a)) 12 Assault by pointing a gun (14-34) 71 Statutory Rape / Sex Offense Defendant >= 6 Years (14-27.7A(a)) 10 Assault on a child under 12 (14-33(c)(3)) 70 Discharge weapon occupied property in operation Burning personal property (14-66) 68 inflicting serious bodily injury (14-34.1(c)) 9 Second degree burglary (14-51) 55 Second degree murder (14-17) 5 False bomb report public building - 1st offense (14-69.1(c)) 53 Assault Law Enforcement Officer / Parole Officer / False bomb report (14-69.1) 43 Other with Firearm (14-34.5) 4 Burning Unoccupied Building (14-62) 35 Discharge weapon occupied property in operation (14-34.1(b)) 4 Obtain property false pretense < $100,000 (14-100) 35 Obtain or attempt to obtain property false pretense >= $100,000 (14-100) 4 Financial Transaction Card : Taking Card (14-113.9(a)(1)) 34 Incest where the victim is < 13 years of age Gun rifle pistol or other firearm on educational property (14-269.2(b)) 32 and the perpetrator is >= 4 years older than the victim (14-178(b)(1)(a)) 3 Possess stolen firearm (14-71.1) 27 Malicious assault in secret (14-31) 3 Larceny from the person (14-72(b)(1)) 26 Malicious (14-28) 2 Assault inflicting serious bodily injury ( AISI ) (14-32.4(a)) 25 Breaking out of dwelling house burglary (14-53) 1 Financial card theft (14-113.9) 23 Maiming without (14-29) 1 Breaking or entering a building Malicious damage of occupied property that is a place of religious worship (14-54.1) 21 by use of explosive or incendiary (14-49.1) 1 Possession of burglary tools (14-55) 21 Possess with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver Malicious conduct by prisoner (14-258.4) 20 controlled substance on or near a playground (90-95(e)(10)) 1 Obtain or to obtain property Promote drug sales by a minor (90-95.6) 1 false pretense < $100,000 (14-100) 20 Statutory Rape / Sex Offense Defendant > 4 - < 6 Years (14-27.7a(b)) 1 Common law forgery (f) (14-119) 19 Trafficking in Cocaine >= 400 grams (90-95(H)(3)c) 1 Assault inflicting serious bodily injury by strangulation ( AISI ) (14-32.4(b)) 18 Flee / elude arrest with motor vehicle (f) (20-141.5(b)) 18 Total 2007 1,119 (f) (14-360(b)) 17 Total 2006 1,207 Third degree sexual exploitation of a minor (14-190.17(A)) 16 Uttering forged instrument (14-120) 16 Financial identity - victim does not suffer arrest or conviction (14-113.20) 15 Other Serious Class Offenses 317

Total 2007 10,281 Total 2006 10,445

30 The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - 2007 Annual Report | www.ncdjjdp.org Statewide

2007 Statewide Offense Report

Description (G.S. number) Complaints Description (G.S. number) Complaints Misdemeanor Class 1-3 Offenses Infractions

Simple assault (14-33(a)) 4,597 Traffic and Local Ordinance Citations 311 Larceny - Misdemeanor (14-72(a)) 3,372 Misdemeanor Drug Offense (Chapter 90) 2,286 Total 2007 311 Simple affray (14-33(a)) 1,950 Total 2006 348 Injury to real property (14-127) 1,700 Disorderly Conduct at School (14-288.4(a)(6)) 1,606 Weapons on educational property / aid (m) (14-269.2) 1,545 Communicating threats (14-277.1) 1,502 Injury to Personal Property in excess $200 (14-160(b)) 1,261 Injury to personal property (14-160) 1,051 Status/Undisciplined Offenses Resisting public officer (14-223) 1,034 Possess stolen goods / property (m) (14-71.1) 800 Ungovernable (7B-1501(27)) 1,601 Shoplifting concealment goods (14-72.1) 700 Truant (7B-1501(27)) 1,145 Breaking or entering (m) (14-54(b)) 690 Run Away from within North Carolina (7B-1501(27)) 1,026 No operators license (20-7(a)) 689 Ungovernable and Run Away (7B-1501(27)) 397 Second degree trespass (14-159.13) 635 Ungovernable and Truant (7B-1501(27)) 241 Assault and battery (14-33(a)) 348 Run Away from outside North Carolina (7B-2804) 117 Disorderly Conduct by engaging in fighting Found in places unlawful for Juvenile and Run Away (7B-1501(27)) 43 or other violent conduct (14-288.4(a)1) 345 Run Away and Truant (7B-1501(27)) 43 Unauthorized use of motor vehicle (14-72.2) 270 Ungovernable, Run Away and Truant (7B-1501(27)) 42 Indecent liberties between children (14-202.2) 265 Ungovernable and Found in places unlawful for Juvenile (7B-1501(27)) 34 Disorderly conduct (14-288.4) 230 Ungovernable, Found in places unlawful Carrying concealed weapon (14-269(a)) 194 for Juvenile and Run Away (7B-1501(27)) 21 Disorderly Conduct using any utterance, Found in places unlawful for Juvenile (7B-1501(27)) 10 gesture, or abusive language (14-288.4(a)2) 175 Ungovernable, Found in places unlawful Possess Fortified Wine, Liquor, Malt Beverage < 21 (18B-302(b)(2)) 154 for Juvenile,Run Away and Truant (7B-1501(27)) 8 First degree trespass (14-159.12) 147 Ungovernable, Found in places unlawful Consume any alcoholic beverage by a person for Juvenile and Truant (7B-1501(27)) 7 less than 21 years old (18B-302(b)(3)) 123 Found in places unlawful for Juvenile, Possess handgun by minor (14-269.7(a)) 116 Run Away and Truant (7B-1501(27)) 6 Disorderly conduct on any public school bus Found in places unlawful for Juvenile and Truant (7B-1501(27)) 3 or public school activity bus (14-288.4(a)(6a)) 104 to endanger (20-140(b)) 88 Total 2007 4,744 Indecent exposure (14-190.9) 63 Total 2006 5,169 Setting fire to grass and brushlands and woodlands - 1st Offense (14-136) 59 Possess Malt Beverage / Unfortified Wine by person less than 19 years old (18B-302(b)(1)) 59 Harassing phone call (14-196(a)(3)) 59 Totals By Class Complaints Make any rude or riotous noise, or be guilty of any disorderly conduct, in or near any public building or facility (14-132(a)(1)) 58 Violent Class (Felony A-E) 1,119 Unlawfully deface, besmear, Serious Class (Felony F-1, A1 Misdemeanor) 10,281 or injure the walls of any public building , Minor Class (Misdemeanor 1-3) 29,776 facility,or monument (14-132(a)(2)) 56 Infractions 311 Curfew violation (LOCAL ORDINANCE) 56 Status/Undisciplined Offenses 4,744 Giving false fire alarms; molesting fire-alarm, fire-detection or fire-extinguishing system (14-286) 54 False report to police station (14-225) 46 Total 2007 46,231 Other Class 1-3 Misdemeanors or Local Ordinance 1,289 Total 2006 48,089 Total 2007 29,776 Total 2006 30,920 31 The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - 2007 Annual Report | www.ncdjjdp.org Department Information

Department’s 2007 State Budget Appropriation Contact Information

Mailing Address: Physical Location: 1801 Mail Service Center 410 South Salisbury Street 19% Community 6% Administrative Services Raleigh, NC 27699-1801 Raleigh, NC 27601-1731 Programs (8,237,534) Phone: 919-733-3388 Website: www.ncdjjdp.org (28,470,746)

7% Detention Services Management Team Annual Report Committee (10,927,975) George L. Sweat Stan Clarkson Secretary Research Director

Dwayne Patterson Megan Howell 31% Youth Chief Deputy Secretary Research Assistant & Data Analyst Development Centers Joanne McDaniel Jamal Carr (47,000,862) Chief of Staff Youth and Family Services Administrator Larry Dix Assistant Secretary William Lassiter for Program Services, West Communications Director

Kathy Dudley Catherine Anderson Assistant Secretary Special Projects 20% Court Services for Program Services, East (30,744,143) Anne Hill John Eley Administrative Assistant Director of Administrative 17% Juvenile Crime Services Brent E. Brafford Prevention Councils Webmaster & Graphic Designer (24,731,274) Linda Washington Human Resources Director

For addditional information about the Department, please visit the Department’s website at: www.ncdjjdp.org

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