RESTORATIVE COMMUNITY

CONFERENCE PILOT PROJECT

STEERING COMMITTEE REPORT

MAY 2014 THROUGH JULY 2018

AUGUST 27, 2018

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The Restorative Community Conference (RCC) Pilot Project is an alternative method to address juvenile delinquent behavior. Unlike traditional juvenile court and diversion, RCC requires voluntary participation of the youth responsible for the crime, the victim, and the community. After a series of meetings to prepare each person individually, all participants (including the youth responsible for harm (“juvenile offender”), their families, the persons harmed (“victim”), community members, and community based social service providers) convene for a confidential joint meeting, the RCC. The goals of RCC include: 1) holding the youth accountable in a non-punitive manner; 2) having a victim centered dialogue; and 3) collaborative creating a voluntary plan for the youth to complete to repair harm caused to victim, community, family and self. If no agreement on the plan is reached, the case is returned to juvenile court. The statistics in this report include data from the program inception, May 2014 through August 15, 2018.

Overview

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Statistics

Facilitator Decision,

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RY Decision, 23

PH Decision, 12

Technical, 15

167 Referrals

109 convened (65%)

19 preparing for RCC

90RCC occurred

0 No Agreement

(0%)

90 Agreements

(100%)

86 cases closed

84 Action Plan completed

(98%)

2 Action Plan not completed

(2%)

4 action plan in process

58 Screened Out (35%)

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PRE-CHARGE

1 Reasons for screening out cases include: youth not accepting responsibility, victim declines, facilitator determines process would not be beneficial to all participants, youth or victim unavailable, and statute of limitations.

Referrals

TOTAL

Total Referrals 167

Screened out1 35% (58)

RCC Agreement Rate 100% (90 of 90)

Plan Completion Rate 98% (84 of 86)

Referrals 134

Screened out 34% (45)

RCC Agreement Rate 100% (69 of 69)

Plan Completion Rate 99% (67 of 68)

POST-CHARGE

Referrals 33

Screened out 39% (13)

RCC Agreement Rate 100% (18 of 18)

Plan Completion Rate 94% (17 of 18)

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*Other – Disturbing the peace, Hit and Run, Criminal Threat

Assault

Battery

Burglary

Theft

Vandalism

Weapons

No charges(Community Referral)

Resisting Arrest

Other

1

6

4

4

8

1

0

8

1

Primary Charges

Assault

Battery

Burglary

Theft

Vandalism

Weapons

No…

Resisting Arrest

Other

4

62

8

21

21

7

1

5

5

PRE-CHARGE

Assault

Battery

Burglary

Theft

Vandalism

Weapons

No…

Resisting Arrest

Other

1

6

4

4

8

1

0

8

1

POST-CHARGE

Statistics

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91945, 3, 2%

91977, 17, 11%

92102, 12, 7%

92104, 5, 3%

92105, 41, 25%

92113, 24, 15%

92114, 36, 22%

92115, 8, 5%

92139, 10, 6%other, 6, 4%

Zip Code of Responsible Youth

Statistics

Eligible Zip Codes

City Heights - 92102, 92104, 92105, 92114

Barrio Logan - 92113

Southeastern San Diego - 92102, 92113, 92114, 92139

Lemon Grove - 91945

Spring Valley - 91977, 91978

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1 04 3

1715

17 1715

23

3

22

3 6

8 910

7

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Age & Gender of Responsible Youth

115 Male 71% 47 Female 29%

0

5

10

15

20

25

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

PRE-CHARGE

89 Male 66% 45 Female 34%

0

5

10

15

20

25

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

POST-CHARGE

30 Male 91% 3 Female 9%

Demographics

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Hispanic, 79, 49%

Black, 48, 29%

Asian, 6, 4%White, 11, 7% Multiple, Other, or

not reported, 18, 11%

Race / Ethnicity of Responsible Youth

Hispanic, 57, 42%

Black, 45, 34%

Asian, 4, 3%

White, 9, 7%

Multiple, Other, or

not reported, 19, 14%

PRE-CHARGE

Hispanic, 22, 67%

Black, 6, 18%

Asian, 2, 6%

White, 2, 6%

Multiple, Other, or

not reported,

1, 3%

POST-CHARGE

Demographics

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13%

76%

11%

Arrest rate for youth participating in RCC six months after case closed

(n = 62)

No data avail

No Arrest

Arrest

5%

69%

26%

Arrest rate for youth not participating in RCC six months after case closed

(n=38)

No data avail

No Arrest

Arrest

Six Month Recidivism

10

14%

68%

18%

Arrest rate for youth participating in RCC one year after case closed

(n = 55)

No data avail

No Arrest

Arrest

8%

62%

30%

Arrest rate for youth not participating in RCC one year after case closed

(n = 37)

No data avail

No Arrest

Arrest

1 Year Recidivism

11

11%

78%

11%

Arrest rate for youth participating in RCC three years after case closed

(n = 9)

No data avail

No Arrest

Arrest

0%

29%

71%

Arrest rate for youth not participating in RCC three years after case closed

(n = 7)

No data avail

No Arrest

Arrest

3 Year Recidivism

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At the end of the RCC, participants are asked to complete an evaluation survey. The surveys are customized for: 1) youth; 2) person harmed; and 3) all other participants.

Q: Was the RCC helpful to you?

38, 84%

7, 16%

Person Harmed (n = 45)

Yes Somewhat No

65, 92%

6, 8%

Responsible Youth (n = 71)

Yes Somewhat No

Post Conference Surveys

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Q: Was the RCC meaningful to you?

Q: Would you recommend the RCC process to others in a similar situation?

207, 89%

15, 6%

6, 3% 2, 1%

3, 1%

All Other Participants (n = 233)

5) Yes 4) 3) 2) 1) No

Post Conference Surveys

Yes

No

Person Harmed Responsible Youth All Others

43, 100% 65,

97%

2, 3%

247, 100%

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MONTH REFERRALS AGENCY OFFENSES

Jan 2017 0

Feb 5

DA/Pub Def – 1 (20%) Probation – 4 (80%)

Vandalism 2 x Vandalism, Battery, Theft

Mar 6 Probation – 5 (84%)

Community – 1 (16%) 2 x Assault, 2 X Vandalism, Battery

Vandalism

Apr 6 Probation – 6 (100%) 4 X Vandalism, Theft, Battery

July 3 DA/Pub Def – 1

Probation – 2 Other

2X Battery

Sep 6 SDUSD PD – 3

Probation – 3 2X Vandalism, Battery

3X Burglary

Oct 2 SDUSD – 1

Probation – 1 Battery Battery

Nov 6 Probation – 4

SDUSD – 2 4x Battery 2x Battery

Dec 3 Probation – 3 3x Battery

Jan 2018 2 DA – 1

Probation - 1 Weapons Battery

Feb 11 SDUSD – 2

Probation – 9 2X Battery

5X Battery, 2X Resisting Arrest, Weapon, Theft

Mar 10 SDUSD – 1

Probation – 7 Pub Def / DA

Weapons 4X Battery. 2XAssault, Theft

Assault, Vandalism

Apr 4 SDUSD – 3

Probation-1

3X Battery Vandalism

May 1 Probation – 1 Battery

June 5 Probation – 5 3X Burglary, 2X Battery

July 5 Probation – 3

SDUSD – 1 Community - 1

2X Theft, Vandalism Theft

Weapons

Law Enforcement Referral Analysis

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2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

JAN 2 4 0 2

FEB 0 3 5 11

MAR 3 1 6 10

APR 7 4 6 4

MAY 2 5 0 0 1

JUN 3 2 2 0 5

JUL 1 4 1 3 5

AUG 7 5 0 0

SEP 2 2 2 6

OCT 5 3 1 2

NOV 2 5 2 6

DEC 3 8 1 3

0

2

4

6

8

10

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Referrals by Month

Pre charge Post Charge

Linear Trendline (Pre Charge) Linear Trendline (Post Charge)

Disaggregated Referrals

TOTALS 25 46 21 37 38

Per month avg 3.13 3.83 1.75 3.08 5.4