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Juvenile justice officials report fewer petitions, but more state placements and treatment gaps
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Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections liaison and local staff told the Bannock County commissioners the county saw declines in petitions and detention use but an increase in placements at state juvenile facilities; officials flagged treatment provider shortages and rising gun-related charges as drivers of recommitments.
Stace Guard, district 6 liaison for the Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections, told the Bannock County Board of Commissioners on April 15 that the county’s juvenile arrest and petition trends show improving outcomes in some areas but growing needs in others.
Guard opened with statistics drawn from Idaho State Police data and county records: 761 youth arrests were recorded last year and detention admissions rose to 347. On a one-day snapshot, 331 youths were on probation in Bannock County. Guard said youth in IDJC (Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections) custody numbered 19 in county fiscal year 2024 and had increased compared with two years earlier.
“The percentage of youth that recidivated over the 6, 12, and 24 months” in a tracked cohort was 9 percent at six months, 16 percent at 12 months and 22 percent at 24 months, Guard said.
Matt Olsen, identified in the presentation as a local data…
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