NCJ Number
138141
Date Published
1991
Length
20 pages
Annotation
This report identifies the costs of the Texas Juvenile Probation Service and presents information on allocation of State aid; program monitoring and the provision of effective technical assistance; education, training, and certification; juvenile referrals, dispositions, and detentions; diversions from the Texas Youth Commission; alternate placements; Border Children Justice Projects; community corrections; intensive supervision programs; the Challenge Grant Program; and juvenile referral and commitment trends.
Abstract
In the past few years, the day-to-day delivery of services to juveniles in the local communities has expanded. The Texas Juvenile Probation Commission (TJPC) provided approximately 20 percent of the funds used to cover juvenile court and probation service costs in Texas counties. Local governments provided 77 percent and State government provided 23 percent of the funding for juvenile probation services. Professional staff received 86,582 hours of training during 1990. At this time, TJPC has certified 2,235 applicants as professional juvenile probation officers and another 653 as professional detention childcare workers. There were 98,044 referrals to juvenile probation departments statewide during calendar year 1990, a 22-percent increase over 1989. Juvenile probation services have been expanded and new community programs have been developed. In 1990, 4,574 juveniles were placed in out-of-home alternative placement facilities. 21 figures and 3 tables