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Agency reports surge in critical-incident notifications and investigators; senators press on juvenile justice conditions
Summary
Amanda Whittle told the oversight subcommittee the Department of Children's Advocacy increased its investigations staff from 3 to 17 and recorded a rise in critical-incident notifications from 30 in FY20 to 2,894 in FY24. Senators also questioned conditions and capacity at the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ).
Amanda Whittle told senators the Department of Children's Advocacy expanded its System Improvement Division and investigative capacity after launching a toll-free complaint line and obtaining access to state case-management systems.
"By the end of FY 24, we had received 2,894 critical incidents just for that year," Whittle said, describing the volume of fatalities,…
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