Strategic Plan

Mission Statement

To provide safe and secure custody, treatment, and rehabilitation services for children and families by efficient management of a juvenile justice system, that recognizes the needs, rights, and responsibilities of children, families, victims and the community without regard to race, color or national origin.

Issues

Increases in court referrals resulting in public safety threats and unmet state mandates
Increases in work load, which reduce the effectiveness and quality of customer service
Juvenile probation officers supervising up to 80 juveniles on their case load, despite the National Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice Standards and Goals’ recommendation that caseloads should not exceed 25 juveniles per probation officer
Average number of juveniles simultaneously detained during the last fiscal year totaled nine (9). Law Enforcement officials provided two officers per shift to transport juveniles out of county for detention purposes, thus decreasing numbers of available officers for patrol duty

Programs

Custody Program
The purpose of the child custody program is to provide safe and secure juvenile detention services for those juveniles who may be a danger to themselves or others. The program also monitors children in state custody and offers alternatives to keep children out of state custody. The program also requires judges and court staff to comply with state mandates taken from TCA 37-1-117, 37-1-130, 37-1-132, 37-2-403, 37-2-406.
Prevention/ Diversion Programs
The purpose of the Juvenile Prevention/ Diversion program is to provide supervision and services to Montgomery County juveniles so they can improve family relationships, enhance school participation, and avoid further involvement with the judicial system.
Court Administration Program
The purpose of the Court Administration Program is to provide intervention and adjudication services such as taking minutes, filing and scheduling cases for attorneys and judges, hearing cases, collecting fees and court cost and ensuring that files and orders are properly completed, filed and archived.

Goals

The Montgomery County Juvenile Court will provide juvenile detention services for juvenile offenders to assure a safe and secure facility to protect citizens from criminal activity by juveniles. By Fiscal Year 2010 the Court Administrator will contract with Maury County to purchase bed space at the cost of $130.00 per day. Youth Service Officers will communicate with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department to ensure all juveniles transported from Maury County are supervised according to the guidelines of TCA 37-1-116.

Results

Thirty-two (32) percent of juveniles were issued petitions and were placed in juvenile detention in Maury County – Custody Program
Three (3) percent of juveniles were scheduled for Foster Care Review Board-Custody Program

Outputs

Four hundred and nineteen (419) juveniles were ordered to juvenile detention – Custody Program
Three hundred and ninety (390) juveniles were scheduled for Foster Care Review Board – Custody Program

Demands

Two thousand five hundred and seventy-eight (2,578) days of detention were ordered – Custody Program
Eighty-six (86) juveniles were placed in state custody – Custody Program

Efficiencies

It costs about three hundred and fifty dollars ($350) per Foster Care Review
Board – Custody Program
It costs one hundred thirty dollars ($130) per day per juvenile – Custody Program

Goals

By December, 2012 the Montgomery County Juvenile Court will comply with state mandates for timely case processing, while at the same time keeping current with its incoming caseload. The court administrator will request a position for a juvenile court referee, youth service officer, file clerk and a Probation Officer Supervisor.

Results