Circuit 13 reports higher enrollment rates and ongoing work to standardize pre‑arrest citation handling
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Subcommittees reported improved school enrollment rates for youth under supervision (noting a rise to 95% in one September snapshot), progress on pre‑arrest delinquency citation referrals (HCSO yields over 80% referrals), and plans to draft a JACC SOP modeled on Pinellas County practices to reduce missed diversion opportunities.
Subcommittees at the Circuit 13 Advisory Board outlined progress on pre‑arrest diversion and education outcomes and described next steps to formalize operations at the Juvenile Assessment and Care Center (JACC).
Rob Parkinson reported referral counts (November 38; December 50; January 44; current active monthly status 37) and credited Major Craig Roberts and HCSO for improving law‑enforcement referrals to diversion services. Parkinson said HCSO referrals to the diversion pathway are now “over 80%,” a figure he cited in the meeting discussion.
Parkinson said the data‑driven subcommittee voted to draft a standard operating procedure for handling pre‑arrest delinquency citations at the JACC, using Pinellas County’s SOP as a model and planning stakeholder review with the state attorney, public defender, the Administrative Office of the Courts and DJJ.
The Student Achievement subcommittee reported school‑enrollment rates for youth on supervision at three snapshot dates: September 2023 — 80% enrolled; September 2024 — 82%; September 2025 — 95% enrolled. Board members cautioned that enrollment does not guarantee attendance and that attendance tracking — especially for virtual options — remains a work area. Conchita Canty Jones asked the committee to clarify how “enrolled” is counted and whether enrollment includes system-entered placements.
The state attorney’s office said it has returned seven cases to diversion that had initially not been referred, describing that work as part of closing gaps in the diversion pipeline. DJJ and county staff said system improvements and data uploads remain in progress; Parkinson noted some figures are preliminary and that further, longitudinal analysis is planned.
Detention census numbers were also reported: the JACC secure detention population was 50 youth as of the morning of the meeting. The subcommittees will continue to examine gender disparities in referral data and requested additional data pulls for July‑to‑present activity to supplement the fiscal‑year snapshots shared at the meeting.