report from the Juvenile Probation Commission - Texas Juvenile ...

Juvenile Justice Information Sharing Description and Funding Methodology Established FY 2010Description. The Juvenile Case Management System (JCMS) is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art, web-based juvenilejustice information and case management system that will provide common data collection, reporting andmanagement for Texas juvenile probation departments. JCMS will provide statewide data sharing between the 165local juvenile probation departments, TJPC and TYC. The system will consist of core case management components(intake, referral, case management, etc.) and additional enhancement features such as detention, institutionmanagement, law enforcement and juvenile justice alternative education programs (JJAEPs). Furthermore, JCMS isbeing designed to facilitate sharing of data between juvenile justice agencies both across and within jurisdictions toallow for better focused programs and services to be offered to juvenile offenders.Funding Allocation Methodology. Funds were appropriated in FY 2012 in the amount of $750,000 to cover 40% ofthe maintenance and operation costs for JCMS. The remaining 60% will be financed by the two other fundingcounties - Dallas and Tarrant.Operation expenses include fees charged by the Managed Server Hosting company to host, operate and maintain thephysical servers, storage and network components of JCMS - both Production and Development/Test. Maintenanceexpenses include the costs of continued development of new features as well as the work involved with correctingdeficiencies in the programming or functionality of the software application.Strategy B.1.2. Harris County Boot Camp (Grant D)Total Amount Appropriated for Fiscal Year 2012: $1,000,000 and Fiscal Year 2013: $1,000,000Established FY 1996Description. The Harris County Leadership Academy (formally Harris County Boot Camp) provides a residentialintensive cognitive-based program to redirect the thinking and behavior patterns of male juveniles and removebarriers to their successful transition back to their families and communities. (See page 7, Rider 16)Funding Allocation Methodology. Funds were appropriated in the amount of $1,000,000 for the operation of ajuvenile boot camp in Harris County.Strategy B.1.4. Special Needs Diversionary Programs (Grant M)Total Amount Appropriated for Fiscal Year 2012: $1,974,034 and Fiscal Year 2013: $1,974,034Established FY 2002Description. The Special Needs Diversionary Program (SNDP) Grant is designed to increase the availability ofeffective services to juvenile offenders with mental health needs. TJPC has worked in coordination with the TexasCorrectional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments (TCOOMMI) and in cooperation with mentalhealth and mental retardation agencies, to implement programs that provide services to juveniles under thesupervision of twenty (20) local juvenile probation departments. (See page 7, Rider 12)Funding Allocation Methodology. Funds were appropriated each year of the biennium in the amount of $1,974,034for specialized probation officers to work with juvenile offenders with mental health needs. Juvenile probationdepartments that utilize these funds have to enter into a cooperative arrangement with their local Mental HealthMental Retardation (MHMR) agency for mental health services.6 TEXAS JUVENILE PROBATION COMMISSION, DECEMBER 2011