Basic services, 2022
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Overall
State operated
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Detention
State operated
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Probation
State operated
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Reentry
State operated
Delinquency services in Alaska are centralized. The Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), under the Department of Health and Social Services (DHHS) administers detention, probation, aftercare, and juvenile corrections.
Juvenile probation officers from the Division of Juvenile Justice carry caseloads of pre-adjudicated and adjudicated juvenile offenders. Pre-adjudicated offenders are most often diverted from the formal juvenile justice system. Adjudicated offenders are supervised by juvenile probation officers whether placed in or out-of-home for the duration of the court’s order. |
Purpose clauses, 2016
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No clause
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Parens patriae
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Due process era
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Balanced and Restorative Justice (BARJ)
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Developmental Approach
Corrections agency, 2015
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Independent juvenile corrections agency
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Family/child welfare agency or division
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Broad human services agency
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Adult corrections agency or division
The Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), under the Department of Health and Social Services (DHHS), administers commitments to state juvenile correctional facilities and aftercare services for youth leaving those facilities.
Intake and diversion, 2016
Initial intake and diversion decision is at the discretion of the juvenile court intake officer.
Post-petition court diversion time limit/s exist.
Solitary confinement, 2016
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Prohibits punitive confinement
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Limits punitive confinement
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No limits on punitive confinement
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Did not respond
Solitary confinement for punitive purposes is not allowed in Alaska's juvenile correction facilities. Non-punitive confinement is allowable for up to five 24-hour periods to ensure the safety of the juvenile, others, or security of facility. (Adapted from 51 Jurisdiction Survey of Juvenile Solitary Confinement Rules in Juvenile Justice Systems, 2016. Lowenstein Center for the Public Interest at Lowenstein Sandler LLP)
Release decision, 2016
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Agency
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Court
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Parole board
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Agency and court
Release decisions for youth committed to the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) are the responsibility of the Division, with review by the committing courts. A review board in the correctional facility makes the final decision with recommendations from the juvenile institution and juvenile probation. The board reviews cases every six months.
Risk assessment, 2020
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2020 |
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In Alaska, the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), under the Department of Health and Social Services, administers probation. The DJJ encourages the statewide use of the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) through regulation and probation officer training. Information from the YLS/CMI is used to develop probation disposition recommendations to the juvenile court, assign probation supervision level, and develop probation case plans. Alaska aggregates YLS/CMI data and uses it to support local reliability and validity testing, to assist in probation administration and organizational planning, and for ongoing policy research.
Sex offender registration, 2015
Does not register
Risk instruments, 2017
- Risk instruments tool used
- Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI)
Mental health screening, 2014
Requires a research-based mental health screening
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Secure detention
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Probation
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Corrections
- Mental health screening tool used
- Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument –Version 2 (MAYSI-2)
Alaska requires the use of a research based mental health screening tool in detention. The Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument, 2nd Edition (MAYSI-2) is required by an Alaska Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) administrative policy for all detention admissions within 48 hours.
Juvenile probation and corrections use an in-house developed mental health/suicide screening instrument for youth at admission, however these screenings are not required by policy.
Frameworks for evidence-based practices, 2014
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Statute
Supporting commitment to EBPs
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Administrative regulations
Either in corrections, probation, or the juvenile court
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Support center
Or collaboration dedicated to coordinating activities around implementing, evaluating, and sustaining EBPs
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No stance
No official stance on EBPs
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Did not respond
State did not respond to the survey
Recidivism reporting, 2016
- Study populations
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The group(s) of youth being studied in states that publicly report recidivism data.
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Arrest
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Court action
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Supervision
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Placement
- Re-offense events
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Events that are used to measure recidivism in states that publicly report recidivism data.
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Arrest
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Court action
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Supervision
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Placement
- Follow-up periods
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Details regarding the length of time and frequency that youth are tracked in states that publicly report recidivism data.
24 months with adult systems reporting
- Details
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Additional levels of analysis provided in states that publicly report recidivism data.
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County
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Age
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Gender
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Race/ethn.
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Risk level
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Initial offense
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Re-offense
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Prior history
The Alaska Office of Management and Budget reports recidivism rates for youth released from the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) probation. In this analysis, recidivism is defined as an adjudication or conviction that occurs within 24 months of release from probation supervision.
Data sources
- FFY2010-FFY2015 Recidivism Rate for Juveniles Released from Division of Juvenile Justice Probation
- Office of Management and Budget
