SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Title II - Formula Grant Program 2012 Plan Update May 2012 Prepared by: South Dakota Department of Corrections and the Council of Juvenile Services 3200 E. Hwy 34 Suite 8 Pierre, SD 57501 Prepared for: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Office of Justice Programs 800 Kay Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20531 1 2012-2014 Formula Grants Program Three Year Plan South Dakota TABLE OF CONTENTS PROJECT ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................. 5 I. DESCRIPTION OF SYSTEM ............................................................................................................ 6 A. STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM ........................................................... 6 1. SOUTH DAKOTA’S JUVENILE CODE ....................................................................................................... 6 2. RESPONSIBLE AGENCIES ........................................................................................................................ 7 B. SYSTEM FLOW .................................................................................................................................... 29 1. TEMPORARY CUSTODY FLOW CHART ................................................................................................. 29 2. PETITION, ADJUDICATION, AND DISPOSITION FLOW CHART ............................................................... 39 II. ANALYSIS OF JUVENILE CRIME PROBLEMS AND JUVENILE JUSTICE NEEDS........ 57 A. ANALYSIS OF JUVENILE CRIME PROBLEMS .................................................................................... 57 1. ARREST ................................................................................................................................................ 57 2. JUVENILE COURT REFERRAL DATA ..................................................................................................... 59 3. JUVENILE COURT CASES HANDLED ..................................................................................................... 60 4. JUVENILE OFFENDERS IN DETENTION AND JAILS ................................................................................ 63 A. JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS .......................................................................................................... 64 B. ADULT JAILS AND LOCKUPS ................................................................................................................ 64 5. OTHER INFORMATION RELEVANT TO DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMMING .......................... 65 B. STATE PRIORITY JUVENILE JUSTICE NEEDS/PROBLEM STATEMENTS .......................................... 79 1. VALUE STATEMENTS ........................................................................................................................... 79 2. PROBLEM STATEMENTS ....................................................................................................................... 80 III. PLANS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE FIRST THREE CORE REQUIREMENTS OF THE JJDP ACT AND THE STATE’S PLAN FOR COMPLIANCE MONITORING ..................... 82 A. PLAN FOR DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION OF STATUS OFFENDERS ..................................................... 82 1. DSO TREND ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................................ 82 2. PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ...................................................................................................................... 84 3. STATE ADVISORY GROUP PARTICIPATION .......................................................................................... 85 B. PLAN FOR SEPARATION OF JUVENILES FROM ADULT OFFENDERS (SEPARATION) ...................... 85 1. SEPARATION VIOLATION TREND ANALYSIS ........................................................................................ 85 2. PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ...................................................................................................................... 87 3. STATE ADVISORY GROUP PARTICIPATION .......................................................................................... 88 4. STAFF CERTIFICATION TO WORK WITH JUVENILES IN COLLOCATED FACILITIES ............................... 88 B. PLAN FOR REMOVAL OF JUVENILES FROM ADULT JAILS AND LOCKUPS (JAIL REMOVAL) ........ 88 5. REMOVAL TREND ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................... 88 6. PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ...................................................................................................................... 90 7. STATE ADVISORY GROUP PARTICIPATION .......................................................................................... 91 C. PLAN FOR COMPLIANCE MONITORING – FIRST THREE CORE REQUIREMENTS .......................... 91 1. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ................................................................................................................ 91 2. MONITORING AUTHORITY ................................................................................................................... 91 3. MONITORING TIMELINE ....................................................................................................................... 92 4. VIOLATION PROCEDURES ..................................................................................................................... 92 5. BARRIERS AND STRATEGIES ................................................................................................................ 93 6. DEFINITION OF TERMS ......................................................................................................................... 93 2 2012-2014 Formula Grants Program Three Year Plan South Dakota 7. IDENTIFICATION OF MONITORING UNIVERSE ...................................................................................... 94 8. CLASSIFICATION OF MONITORING UNIVERSE ...................................................................................... 94 9. INSPECTION OF FACILITIES ................................................................................................................... 94 10. DATA COLLECTION AND VERIFICATION ............................................................................................ 95 IV. PLAN FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE DISPROPORTIONATE MINORITY CONTACT (DMC) CORE REQUIREMENT ............................................................................................................ 96 A. PHASE I: IDENTIFICATION ................................................................................................................. 96 1. UPDATED DMC SPREADSHEETS .......................................................................................................... 96 2. DMC DATA DISCUSSIONS .................................................................................................................... 97 B. PHASE II: ASSESSMENT/DIAGNOSIS ............................................................................................... 121 C. PHASE III: INTERVENTION .............................................................................................................. 121 1. PROGRESS MADE IN FY 2010 ............................................................................................................. 121 DISPROPORTIONATE MINORITY CONTACT ........................................................................................... 125 D. PHASE IV: EVALUATION ................................................................................................................. 126 E. PHASE V: MONITORING .................................................................................................................. 126 F. DMC REDUCTION PLAN FOR FY 2012-2014 .................................................................................. 128 1. ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIES, AND TIMELINES FOR DMC ....................................................................... 128 V. COORDINATION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND DELINQUENCY PROGRAMS ........................................................................................................................................... 129 A. REDUCING PROBATION OFFICER CASELOADS .............................................................................. 129 B. SHARING PUBLIC CHILD WELFARE RECORDS WITH JUVENILE COURTS .................................... 129 1. JUVENILE JUSTICE RECORDS COMMITTEE ......................................................................................... 129 2. CHILD WELFARE RECORDS LEGISLATION ......................................................................................... 130 C. ESTABLISHING POLICIES AND SYSTEMS TO INCORPORATE CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES RECORDS INTO JUVENILE JUSTICE RECORDS ....................................................................................... 130 VI. DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLAN ......................................................................................... 131 VII. COLLECTING AND SHARING JUVENILE JUSTICE INFORMATION .......................... 131 A. EFFORTS FOR STATEWIDE INFORMATION SHARING ..................................................................... 132 B. BARRIERS TO INFORMATION SHARING .......................................................................................... 132 VIII. PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS .................................................................................................