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Fiscal Planning Instrument
Pursuant to Chapter 53 of the Laws of 2018, funding will be made available to reimburse counties for incremental costs associated with Raise the Age-related activities. To be eligible for reimbursement, the law requires that counties submit a Comprehensive Plan to the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) and the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) that identifies anticipated, eligible incremental Raise the Age-related costs. Please find below a fiscal planning instrument, which counties will need to complete and submit for OCFS and DCJS review and subsequent approval by the state Division of the Budget.
Probation Department Guidance
Probation Department Guidance Document - This planning instrument provides an opportunity for each probation department to outline necessary resources to effectively address the new population and support the following goals: reduce reliance on detention, increase the rates of probation adjustment (diversion), reduce the need for family court adjudication, arrange for community-based services to improve outcomes for youth, reduce reliance on out-of-home placements, reduce the rate of probation violations which drive costly detention and placement, and reduce long-term recidivism rates.
Appendix 1A provides annual county-level estimates for probation intake, based on the projected phase-in of 16 and 17-year-olds. The table also shows the estimated funding needed for additional staff/staff time to handle the additional intakes, adjustments, and investigation tasks within the Juvenile system, as well as any voluntary assessment and case planning responsibilities within the Youth Part. The estimated workload expected at full implementation (SFY 2020-21) is provided for future planning purposes.
Appendix 1B provides quarterly county-level estimates for probation intake, based on the prjoected phase-in of 16 and 17-year-olds. The table also shows the estimated funding needed for additional staff/staff time to handle the additional intakes, adjustments, and investigation tasks within the Juvenile system, as well as any voluntary assessment and case planning responsibilities within the Youth Part. Data is provided quarterly so departments can see how the phase-in volumes are expected to occur. Departments can also examine estimated workload and cost by State Fiscal Year as well as calendar year if needed for local budget planning.
Appendix 1C provides technical notes on the assumptions and methodology used by DCJS to develop county-level workload estimates for intake, adjustment, and investigation during the Raise the Age implementation period.
Appendix 2A provides detail on the projected annual phase-in of 16 and 17-year-old probation supervision cases for each county during SFY 2018-19 and 2019-20. The table shows the cumulative fiscal year-end probation caseloads that are projected, and the estimated additional costs associated with juvenile supervision as compared to adult supervision (a differential estimated at $2,400 per case per year).
Appendix 2B provides detail on the projected quarterly phase-in of 16 and 17-year-old probation supervision cases for each county during SFY 2018-19 and 2019-20. The table shows the cumulative quarterly and year-end probation caseloads that are projected, and the estimated additional costs associated with juvenile supervision as compared to adult supervision (a differential estimated at $2,400 per case per year). Data is provided quarterly so departments can see how the phase-in volumes are expected to occur. Departments can also examine estimated workload and cost by State Fiscal Year as well as calendar year if needed for local budget planning.
Appendix 2C provides technical notes on the assumptions and methodology used by DCJS to develop county-level workload estimates for probation supervision during the Raise the Age implementation period.
Appendix 5A provides information on the annual number of units of service that are estimated to result from the phase in of the 16 - 17-year-old RTA population. The estimates are based on the projected number of adjustments and youth (cases) sentenced to supervision. Please note that the units of service numbers do not represent numbers of youth - not all adjusted cases will need services, and higher risk youth with greater needs may need more than one type or unit of service.
Appendix 5B provides information on the quarterly number of units of service that are estimated to result from the phase in of the 16 - 17-year-old RTA population. The estimates are based on the projected number of adjustments and youth (cases) sentenced to supervision. Please note that the units of service numbers do not represent numbers of youth - not all adjusted cases will need services, and higher risk youth with greater needs may need more than one type or unit of service.
Appendix 5C provides technical notes on the assumptions and methodology used by DCJS to calculate county-level units of service estimates for probation adjustments and supervision cases during the Raise the Age implementation period.
Other Reference Documents
The Regional and County Forum Data Packet includes arrest, case processing & average daily population projections. This data was presented at RTA roundtable meetings during 2017 and includes information by county and by New York's 10 economic regions.
The DCJS Standards for Funded Programs contains the standards regarding program administration; screening, assessment, and case planning; interventions; and groups that programs receiving state funds should work to fulfill.
The Raise the Age Service Guide contains a list of programs and services that DCJS will consider funding. The list includes alternatives to detention, interventions targeted at the ten YASI domains, restorative programs, and ancillary services. The list is grouped by program type.
The Raise the Age Service Cost Guidance contains a list of programs and services that DCJS will consider funding, including alternatives to detention, interventions targeted at the ten YASI domains, restorative programs, and ancillary services. The list is grouped by program type and provides an estimated range of cost per unit of service for each program/service.
The Raise the Age arrests data provides arrest counts by crime types, including homicide, sex offenses, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, weapons, drug offenses, and VTL offenses, over the last five years. Includes statewide, region and individual county summaries.
Additional juvenile and youth justice statistics are available on the DCJS website at the following link under Juvenile Justice and Raise the Age: https://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/crimnet/ojsa/stats.htm. Data includes juvenile arrest and case processing activity by county for each of New York's 62 counties. Key juvenile indicators include intake cases opened, adjustments, investigations, supervision cases opened, year-end supervision caseloads, detention admissions, and detention average daily population.