(TJJD) Office of Inspector General - Texas Juvenile Justice Department

Desired Performance: Lower than target.Goal No. 2Objective No. 1Outcome No. 7Title: One-year Rearrest Rate for Violent Felony Offenses Title: One-year Rearrest/Re-referral Rate for Violent Felony Offenses The rate will include referrals to local probation that may not be arrests.Definition: The percentage of youth released from secure programs to nonsecureprograms, parole or agency discharge who, within one (1) year, wererearrested for any violent felony offense.Definition: The percentage of youth released from secure programs to nonsecureprograms, parole or agency discharge who, within one (1) year ofrelease, were rearrested or referred to juvenile probation for any violentfelony offense.To be consistent with the methodology used by the LBB in their recidivismrate calculations.Data Limitations: The measure is dependent upon the completeness of arrestinformation available on the DPS and TYC databases, and the correct matchingof TYC youth and individuals entered onto the Department of Public Safety(DPS) system. An information exchange with DPS is done at least annually andhistorically there has been a time lag in some data entry. The measure will berecalculated with updated data allowing a 2 month lag for late data entry. If theData Limitations: The measure is dependent upon the completeness ofarrest information available oin the Department of Public Safety (DPS) andTYC TJJD databases, and the correct matching of TYC TJJD youth andindividuals entered onto the DPS system when juveniles’ state identifiers areincomplete or inaccurate. An information exchange with DPS is done at leastannually and historically there has been a substantial time lag in some DPSTo clarify the matching process. Merger of TJPC and TYC.figure does not equal the one initially reported, it will be changed. It is not always data entry. The measure will be recalculated with updated DPS datarecorded whether an arrest listed in the sections above is or is not a felony. Themeasure does not include arrests occurring later than a year after release.Societal, law enforcement, and juvenile justice factors beyond the agency’scontrol affect the number of youth committed to TYC, including parole.allowing a 2 month lag for late data entry. If the figure does not equal the oneinitially reported, it will be changed. The measure does not include arrestsoccurring later than a year after release. Societal, law enforcement, andjuvenile justice factors beyond the agency’s control affect the number ofyouth committed to TYC, including parole.Data Source: Data sources are automated. Arrest sources are the IncidentReport and the Discharge Summary of TYC's Correctional Care System, andcomputer matching through an information exchange with the Department ofPublic Safety (DPS) Career Criminal History database.Methodology: All of the methodology from one-year rearrest rate applies.Additionally, a violent felony offense is defined as a felony against person aslisted in TYC’s Information Resources Department Offense Code Table. Ingeneral, these are felonies in the Texas Penal Code in Title 5 (Crimes AgainstPerson), Chapter 29 (Robbery) or section 28.02 (Arson).Purpose: One of the primary goals of TYC rehabilitation efforts is to reducefuture delinquent or criminal behavior and facilitate community reintegration.This measure provides an indication of the extent to which the goal of reducingserious criminal behaviors among released youth is met.Calculation Type: Non-cumulative.New Measure: Yes.Data Source: Data sources are automated. Cohort and re-referral data comefrom TJD’s database. Discharge Summary of TYC's Correctional CareSystem, and computer matching through an information exchange withArrest data comes from the Department of Public Safety (DPS) CareerCriminal History database. The list offenses designated as violent will beprovided by the Legislative Budget Board.To be consistent with the methodology used by the LBB in their recidivismrate calculations.Methodology: All of the methodology from one-year rearrest rate applies. To be consistent with the methodology used by the LBB in their recidivismAdditionally, the offense must be designated as a felony and a violent rate calculations.offense as listed by the Legislative Budget Board. a violent felony offense isdefined as a felony against person as listed in TYC’s Information ResourcesDepartment Offense Code Table. In general, these are felonies in the TexasPenal Code in Title 5 (Crimes Against Person), Chapter 29 (Robbery) orsection 28.02 (Arson).Purpose: One of the primary goals of TYC TJJD rehabilitation efforts is to Merger of TJPC and TYC.reduce future delinquent or criminal behavior and facilitate communityreintegration. This measure provides an indication of the extent to which thegoal of reducing serious criminal behaviors among released youth is met.The rate may vary by more than 5% from that using the previous definition.Desired Performance: Lower than target.Goal No. 2Objective No. 1Outcome No. 8Title: Reincarceration Rate: Within One YearDefinition: The percentage of youth released from secure to non-secureprograms, parole or agency discharge who, within one (1) year, are known to bereincarcerated to a secure juvenile or adult prison facility for a disciplinarypurpose, and other than through a temporary placement. This measure includesfelonies, misdemeanors and technical violations.Definition: The percentage of youth released from secure to non-secureprograms, parole or agency discharge who, within one (1) year of release,are known to be reincarcerated to a state-operated secure juvenile facility oradult state prison or jail facility for a disciplinary purpose, and other thanthrough a temporary placement. This measure includes felonies,misdemeanors and technical violations.To be consistent with the methodology used by the LBB in their recidivismrate calculations.