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Findings and Recommendations 9 findings
F1
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The Juvenile Hall was built in 1955 and has been modified several times since then, responding to Grand Jury reports and Board of Corrections (BOC) recommendations. The facility has a capacity for 19 wards. The most recent modifications were adding unbreakable glass in the classroom, adding a third shower and bolting down of the dining room tables.
No recommendations for this finding
F2
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The Juvenile Hall is constantly at or near capacity. On any given day there are as many as six to ten sentenced wards awaiting space in the Juvenile Hall. When capacity of the Juvenile Hall is reached, those options for out placement available to the courts and probation department are foster homes, group homes, California Youth Authority, Crystal Creek Boys Ranch, release to a guardian or electronic monitoring. Electronic monitoring is handled by a private monitoring company. If a juvenile ward violates the prescribed use of the monitors, the company alerts the Juvenile Hall personnel.
No recommendations for this finding
F3
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Each Thursday the Juvenile Hall staff holds a meeting to determine which of the current wards could be released early if the facility exceeds the 19-bed capacity with new arrivals that are brought into the facility during the weekend.
No recommendations for this finding
F4
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There are now plans for a new Juvenile Hall. A new location has been placed under contract and the county has applied for and received a state grant for construction of a new facility.
No recommendations for this finding
F5
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The ratio of female to male wards is increasing. Recently, for a short period of time, the ratio was 50 £ 1 percent female to male. The average age of juvenile wards is 15 to 16 with some as young as 11. There is also an increase in the violent nature of the wards. According to Juvenile Hall, 30 percent of the first-time offenders are returned for a second offense. Again according to Juvenile Hall staff, 60 percent of second-time offenders are returned for another offense.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
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With a goal to reduce the high rate of repeat offenders, a program to provide individual counseling to the wards should be implemented.
F6
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The Juvenile Hall provides visitation for adult family members twice a week. This can be a stressful time for wards who do not receive family visitors. All juvenile wards are assigned a case coordinator to help them through these critical periods.
No recommendations for this finding
F7
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Wards receive three hours of classroom instruction and one hour of physical education per day. The school employs a full-time certified teacher on a 183 day standard Nevada Joint Union High School District seven hour a day teacher's contract.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
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The Probation Department and Nevada Joint Union High School District should increase the school hours for more meaningful education. This should be accomplished before the beginning of the fall school term of 1999.
F8
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The facility staff maintain a library for wards' recreational reading. These books are obtained from contributions of individuals and local bookstores.
No recommendations for this finding
F9
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A licensed social worker meets with the wards for group counseling once a week. There are no vocational education programs available to the wards. CONCLUSIONS
No recommendations for this finding
Conclusions 2
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CL1 Page 2With students on site for 24 hours a day, the present educational program is inadequate.
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CL2 Page 2One hour of group counseling a week is not sufficient to address the serious problems of the wards at the Juvenile Hall.
No Responses Found 2
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Nevada County
County
Nevada Joint Union High School District
School District