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Vol. 5 No. 1
September 2006
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Program Evaluation
Summary
By Jessica Ashley and Phillip Stevenson
Macon County Redeploy Illinois pilot program aids juvenile offenders
A successful Redeploy Illinois pilot program initiated in Macon County provides community-based services in lieu of prison time to non-violent juvenile felony offenders.
Redeploy Illinois Public Act 093-0641 took effect Dec. 31, 2003. The Act provides counties with funding for community-based services, which can include opportunities in education, recreation, community service, crisis and health intervention, and alternative forms of detention for non-violent youth who would otherwise be committed to the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC).
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention research suggests that non-violent youth are less likely to be involved in subsequent delinquent behavior if they remain in their communities and receive appropriate services that address their underlying needs. Community-based options for juvenile offenders also are generally less costly than institutional care in correctional facilities.
Redeploy Illinois programs are being implemented at four pilot sites in Illinois: Macon County, the 2nd Judicial Circuit (serving Crawford, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, Wayne, and White counties), St. Clair County, and Peoria County. By accepting the funds to provide community-based services to delinquent youth, pilot sites are obligated to reduce the number of youth IDOC commitments by 25 percent from the average number of commitments for the previous three years.
This Program Evaluation Summary describes an evaluation of Macon County’s Redeploy pilot program. The evaluation was supported by a grant awarded to the Authority by the Illinois Department of Human Services.
The pilot program, Community ACCESS (Alternative Collaborative Change Education Support Success), was set up to offer individualized services to juvenile participants based on their specific risk factors and needs. Probation officers monitored participants, and a research team evaluated the program’s implementation and impact between Jan. 1 and Oct. 31, 2005. A variety of methods were employed in the evaluation, including surveys, interviews, site visits, and focus groups with juvenile justice system personnel and service providers.
Program implementation indicators
The evaluation team selected six key performance indicators that follow the principles of balanced and restorative justice (BARJ) to assess the program. BARJ is a justice philosophy described in the Illinois Juvenile Court Act
Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor
Sheldon Sorosky, Chairman
Lori G. Levin, Executive Director
120 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1016
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Phone: 312-793-8550, TDD: 312-793-4170,
Fax: 312-793-8422
website: www.icjia.state.il.us
Program Evaluation Summaries are derived from program evaluations funded or conducted by the Authority. The full evaluation reports are available from the Authority.
For more information about this or other publications from the Authority, please contact the Authority’s Criminal Justice Information Clearinghouse or visit our website.
Printed by authority of the State of Illinois, September 2006.
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority