Failures in Addressing DMC in Connecticut's Juvenile Justice System

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7. Connecticut Must Use More of its Juvenile Justice Dollars to Fund Programs to EliminateDMC.The reduction of DMC is one of the four core requirements of the federal Juvenile Justice andDelinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA). As such, Connecticut should commit a considerable portionof its federal juvenile justice funding to addressing this problem. The Juvenile Justice AdvisoryCommittee should report annually to the Governor and legislature the total amount of fundingtargeted to the reduction of DMC. This report should also be available online with the state’sjuvenile justice plan, as submitted to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention(OJJDP).Eliminating DMC will require a concerted effort involving parents, youth, police, court personnel,and service providers. More than anything else, however, eliminating DMC will require theleadership of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government to commit to ensuringall our young people have equal justice under the law.RESOURCES:Listed here are reports about jurisdictions that have put programs and policies in place to reduce DMC.Recently Building Blocks for Youth Initiative compiled a report entitled, No Turning Back, whichpulled together information about several different approaches to reducing DMC. Information aboutthat report is listed here as well as information about other reports that may be helpful as Connecticutdevelops its own strategies to address this problem.Building Blocks for Youth Initiative. (2005). No Turning Back, Promising Approaches to ReducingRacial and Ethnic Disparities Affecting Youth of Color in the Justice SystemAvailable: http://www.buildingblocksforyouth.org/noturningback.htmlCox., Judith A. (2000). Addressing Disproportionate Minority Representation Within The JuvenileJustice System. Santa Cruz County Probation, Santa Cruz, California.Available: http://www.buildingblocksforyouth.org/issues/dmc/addressingdmc.htmlDevine, P., Coolbaugh, K, Jenkins, S. (1998). Disproportionate Minority Confinement: Lessonslearned from five states. Washington, DC: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.Available: http://www.ncjrs.org/94612.pdf.Schiraldi, V. & Zeidenberg, J. (2002). Reducing disproportionate minority confinement: TheMultnomah County, Oregon success story and its implications. Washington, DC: Justice PolicyInstitute.Available: http://www.cjcj.org/pubs/portland/portland.html12
APPENDIX I: ARRESTS OF JUVENILES IN CONNECTICUT, 2003CODE OFFENSE White01aWhite %of TotalBlackBlack %of Total Indian Asian TotalTOTAL ARRESTS 13,747 67.67% 6,395 31.48% 24 149 20,315Murder/Non-NegligentHomicide 0 0.00% 7 100.00% 0 0 702 Forcible Rape 27 60.00% 18 40.00% 0 0 4503 Robbery 109 38.52% 174 61.48% 0 0 28304 Aggravated Assault 315 55.17% 250 43.78% 0 6 57105Burglary - Breaking orEntering 518 76.06% 158 23.20% 1 4 68106Larceny-Theft (except MotorVehicle) 2,203 66.44% 1,070 32.27% 8 35 3,31607 Motor Vehicle Theft 210 63.25% 113 34.04% 0 9 33209 Arson 53 80.30% 12 18.18% 1 0 66VIOLENT 451 49.78% 449 49.56% 0 6 906PROPERTY 2,984 67.90% 1,353 30.78% 10 48 4,395PART I OFFENSEARRESTS 3,435 64.80% 1,802 33.99% 10 54 5,30108 Other Assaults 2,086 56.55% 1,584 42.94% 5 14 3,68910 Forgery and Counterfeiting 24 64.86% 13 35.14% 0 0 3711 Fraud 50 68.49% 20 27.40% 1 2 7312 Embezzlement 12 60.00% 7 35.00% 0 1 20Stolen Property: Buying,13 Receiving, Possessing 39 59.09% 27 40.91% 0 0 6614 Vandalism 794 79.32% 202 20.18% 1 4 1,00115Weapons: Carrying, Possesing,etc. 224 67.07% 103 30.84% 0 7 33416Prostitution andCommercialized Vice 1 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0 117Sex Offenses (except forciblerape and prostitution) 93 66.91% 43 30.94% 0 3 13918 Drug abuse violations 1,247 75.17% 396 23.87% 2 14 1,65919 Gambling 1 33.33% 2 66.67% 0 0 3Offenses against family and20 children 70 73.68% 24 25.26% 0 1 9521 Driving under the Influence 95 96.94% 2 2.04% 0 1 9822 Liquor Laws 344 96.09% 11 3.07% 0 3 35823 Drunkenness 5 33.33% 10 66.67% 0 0 1524 Disorderly Conduct 2,555 67.95% 1,181 31.41% 1 23 3,76025 Vagrancy 6 66.67% 3 33.33% 0 0 9All other offenses (except26 Traffic) 2,469 72.81% 902 26.60% 4 16 3,39127 Suspicion 4 57.14% 3 42.86% 0 0 7Curfew and Loitering Law28 Violations 88 71.54% 29 23.58% 0 6 12329 Runaways 105 77.21% 31 22.79% 0 0 136PART II OFFENSEARRESTS 10,312 68.68% 4,593 30.59% 14 95 15,01413
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