Communities are Safe for Children, Youth and Families (Calvert)

Juvenile Felony Offenses: 11 through 17: Rate of Referrals per 100,000

Current Value

283.0

FY 2020

Definition

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Story Behind the Curve

While the number of overall juvenile intakes has decreased significantly during the period of 2011 through 2014, this could be attributed to a decrease in the juvenile population.But there has been an increase in the number of serious felony offenses and committed dispositions.This appears to indicate a smaller cohort of juveniles committing more serious crimes.

Partners

Tri-County Youth Services Bureau
Calvert County Public Schools
Calvert County Department of Juvenile Services
Calvert County Mentoring Partnership

Strategy

Local Access Mechanism – Calvert County Family Access Center
YSB Youth Interventionist
Mentoring

Why Is This Important?

Juvenile felony offenses are related to several factors that can have lifelong consequences for the offender. These include substance abuse, mental illness, interrupted education, and potential out-of-home placement. The community also suffers the negative impact of the criminal activity, which causes economic and social consequences.

Data Discussion

A “referral” is when a juvenile complaint is sent to DJS intake. Referrals can be brought by police, citizens or schools. Unless otherwise specified, any missing data is either because there are no individuals who identify with the race/ethnicity or the data is suppressed to protect privacy. The race/ethnicity groups included in the indicator are as written in the original data source. Youth who identify with any race other than Black or African American or White or youth who identify with more than one race are represented in the Hispanic/Other subgroup. Youth who identify as Hispanic and Black or African American or White are represented in the Hispanic/Other subgroup only.

Data Source

Disaggregated via provided via DJS special report.

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