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

Data Limitations: The Texas Youth Commission accepts all youth committed byTexas courts. Societal, law enforcement, and juvenile justice factors beyond theagency’s control may affect the timing and number of youth committed to TYC,consequent efficiencies of scale, and general rehabilitation treatment costs peryouth per day. This measure only includes the costs expended in the strategy.Expenditures may increase because of additional appropriations.Data Source: Program assignments and releases as well as off-campusstatuses (escapes, absconds, furloughs, and placements into local detention orjail) are entered into the TYC Correctional Care System by TYC data entryclerks. The average daily population of youth in general rehabilitation treatmentis summarized from this automated data system. Expenditures for generalrehabilitation treatment are classified and entered in the TYC financialaccounting system. Cost data for the reporting period is retrieved from thissystem.Data Limitations: The Texas Youth Commission accepts all youth committedby Texas courts. Societal, law enforcement, and juvenile justice factorsbeyond the agency’s control may affect the timing and number of youthcommitted to TYC, consequent efficiencies of scale, and generalrehabilitation treatment costs per youth per day. This measure only includesthe costs expended in the strategy. Expenditures may increase because ofadditional appropriations.Data Source: Program assignments and releases as well as off-campusstatuses (escapes, absconds, furloughs, and placements into local detentionor jail) are entered into the TYC TJJD Correctional Care System by TYCTJJD data entry clerks. The average daily population of youth in generalrehabilitation treatment is summarized from this automated data system.Expenditures for general rehabilitation treatment are classified and enteredin the TYC TJJD financial accounting system. Cost data for the reportingperiod is retrieved from this system.The sentences requested to be deleted affect the agency rate by narrowingor broadening the types of youth committed, but does not affect the quality ofthe data.Merger of TJPC and TYC.Methodology: Total dollars expended on an accrual basis consistent with Methodology: Total dollars expended on an accrual basis consistent with Revise for consolidated strategy.Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) from all appropriations for the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) from all appropriations forGeneral Rehabilitation Treatment Strategy during the reporting period aredivided by the Average Daily Population in General Rehabilitation Programs,and then divided by the number of days in the reporting period.the General Rehabilitation Integrated Treatment Strategy during thereporting period are divided by the Average Daily Population: in GeneralRehabilitation Programs Integrated Treatment, and then divided by thenumber of days in the reporting period.Purpose: This measure provides the average per-day cost of providing generalrehabilitation treatment for TYC-committed youth.Purpose: This measure provides the average per-day cost of providinggeneral integrated rehabilitation treatment for TYC TJJD-committed youth.Merger of TJPC and TYC.Calculation Type: Non-cumulative.Calculation Type: Non-cumulative.New Measure: No. New Measure: No Yes. Measure includes expanded population and services.Desired Performance: Lower than target.Goal No. 2 Goal No. 2 Modify: substantive change. Consolidate B.1.6, B.1.7, B.1.8 into a singlestrategy. Staff and resources cross strategies making it difficult and not usefulto separate the strategies.Objective No. 1 Objective No. 1Strategy No. 8: Specialized Rehabilitation TreatmentStrategy No. 8: Specialized Rehabilitation TreatmentDescription: Specialized Rehabilitation TreatmentDescription: Specialized Rehabilitation TreatmentGoal No. 2Objective No. 1Strategy No. 8 Strategy No. 8 6 Renumber for consolidated strategy.Measure Type: OutputMeasure No. 1 Measure No. 1 2 Renumber for consolidated strategy.Title: Average Daily Population: Specialized TreatmentDefinition: The average number of youth served daily in specialized treatmentprograms for youth with specialized needs to include capital or other seriousviolent offense history, sex offense history, alcohol or other drug abuse ordependence history, or mental health problems. The reported numberrepresents youth in both high and medium need programs. The majority of theseservices are provided by staff who are either licensed or certified, or are workingunder the supervision of licensed or certified providers.Definition: The average number of youth served services provided daily inspecialized treatment programs for youth with specialized needs to includecapital or other serious violent offense history, sex offense history, alcohol orother drug abuse or dependence history, or mental health problems. Thereported number represents youth in both high and medium moderate needprograms, and youth regularly receiving psychiatric services. The majority ofthese services are provided by staff who are either licensed or certified, orare working under the supervision of licensed or certified providers.Modify: Substantive change. Youth receiving psychiatric services will becounted as receiving mental health services. Youth may be counted morethan once if receiving more than one specialized treatment service type.Moderate need is for consistency with current agency terminology. Youthreceiving regularly psychiatric servcies have not been included in the past,because psychiatrists were paid from a different strategy.Data Limitations: The data reflects the average number of youth assigned tospecialized treatment programs each day, regardless of whether the programmeets that day. Many youth have concurrent needs for other specializedtreatment programs. Youth who receive multiple treatments simultaneously willbe represented only once per day, thus the actual number of services providedwill tend to be greater than the number reported.Data Limitations: The data reflects the average number of youth assigned to Modify: Substantive change. Youth may be counted more than once ifspecialized treatment programs each day, regardless of whether the receiving more than one specialized treatment service type.program meets that day. Many youth have concurrent needs for othermultiple specialized treatment programs. Youth who receive multipletreatments simultaneously will be represented only once per day for each ofthe four services they are in, thus the actual number of services provided willtend to be greater than the number reported.