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TA S K F O RC E R E P O RT
REDUCING JUVENILE RECIDIVISM IN ALABAMA
JUVENILE RECIDIVISM IN ALABAMA
• 66% of juveniles released from Alabama detention centers were incarcerated again within two years• Nearly half returned to
state custody multiple times• Longer times in
detention increase risk for adult incarceration
JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM EFFORTS
• High rate of incarceration for non-violent offenses• Alabama Juvenile Justice Act of 2008• Community-based alternatives to reduce
incarceration rates
EARLY INTERVENTION STRATEGY
• Non-violent offenses often precede violent offenses• Multi-pronged early
intervention:• Target at-risk children• Decrease risk for offending• Decrease risk for repeat
incarceration
• Mental health and substance abuse
ASSET-BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
• Traditional needs assessment focuses on what is wrong or missing• Asset-based
community development focuses on what is actually there
ABCD ASSET MAP
• Individuals: experience, gifts, abilities, desires, hopes, dreams• Associations: clubs, faith-based groups, sports
teams, ASPCA• Institutions: schools, police force, fire squad,
local government, health departments• Physical resources: land, buildings,
infrastructure • Economic resources: businesses, state health
insurance, grant funds, informal economic exchanges
ALABAMA: UNDERSTANDING REGIONAL DIFFERENCES
EDUCATION
MENTAL HEALTH
• Mental health services are difficult to obtain• 78% reside in a Mental
Health Professional Shortage Area • Limited public
understanding of mental illness
RELIGION
MEDIA ENVIRONMENT
RECOMMENDATIONS
• Integrative strategies utilizing community assets• School programs• Faith community• Public health and health
care providers• Media outlets
REFERENCES