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Juvenile intake team reports 64 intakes so far; juvenile programs show above-target success rates
Summary
The county—s juvenile intake and probation staff reported 64 intakes and program success rates above state targets for several diversion and supervision programs; five juveniles were sent to the regional detention center over the most recent weekend.
Juvenile services staff reported intake volumes, described the Kansas Detention Assessment Instrument (KDAI) used for custody decisions and listed active interventions and success rates.
Key numbers and tools
Staff said the KDAI is the statewide intake instrument required by Kansas Department of Corrections used to determine whether a juvenile should be detained at the regional facility (Gerard). For the current fiscal year (July–June), staff reported 64 intakes and 31 notices to appear (alternative to an in-person intake). The presenter noted the intake tally did not include five juveniles processed over the most recent weekend who were sent to Gerard.
Programs and outcomes
- Intermediate Intervention Program (IIP), a diversion program: 24 active this quarter; 89 percent success rate (KDOC benchmark 75 percent). - Juvenile Intensive Supervision Program (JISP): 17 juveniles currently enrolled; 86.7 percent success rate. Success was defined as no new charges or revocations.
Staff described other program components—parent project, Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT), Decision Points—and ongoing grant applications that fund evidence-based programming. The presenter emphasized the fiscal risk of missing a pending KDOC evidence-based-practice grant that would provide $400,000 over two years; staff said the application deadline was imminent and they were finalizing technical components to avoid losing that funding.
Detention and alternatives
The presenter said the five juveniles detained over the weekend were at Gerard pending detention hearings and that outcomes can range from GPS-monitored alternatives to placement depending on court and county-attorney determinations. Staff also described that some intakes can be directed to mental-health hospitals for assessment rather than detention, which is coded as an "other" alternative in the KDAI reporting.
The commissioners thanked juvenile services staff for the update. Staff requested continued support for grant application work to sustain programs.
