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Strengthening Juvenile<br />
Justice Involved Youth and<br />
Families through <strong>Cultural</strong><br />
<strong>Connections</strong><br />
By Jerry Tello<br />
& Marcia Rincon-Gallardo<br />
April 17, 2013<br />
<strong>JDAI</strong> Inter-site Conference, Atlanta, Georgia
Welcome to La Cultura Cura<br />
An Introduction:<br />
• La Cultura Cura (LCC) – strengthening youth &<br />
families through <strong>Cultural</strong> <strong>Connections</strong><br />
• La Cultura Cura & the JJ system<br />
• La Cultura Cura - Transformational Healing & the<br />
Curricula:<br />
• Joven Noble<br />
• Cara y Corazon<br />
• Xinachtli<br />
• Healing Circulos<br />
• La Cultura Cura - Summary & closing<br />
Jerry Tello, La Cultura Cura/NCN
“Within the collective<br />
dignity, love, trust and respect<br />
of all people,<br />
exists the wisdom and resources<br />
for a beautiful,<br />
harmonious tomorrow.”<br />
-Jerry Tello<br />
Jerry Tello, La Cultura Cura/NCN
Circle of Life<br />
Elderhood<br />
Childhood<br />
Adulthood<br />
Adolescence<br />
Jerry Tello, La Cultura Cura/NCN
" You are WANTED… You are SACRED<br />
" You have a SACRED PURPOSE<br />
" You have TEACHINGS (VALUES) and TEACHERS<br />
to guide<br />
" You are PROTECTED – SAFE and SECURE<br />
Jerry Tello, La Cultura Cura/NCN
Jerry Tello, La Cultura Cura/NCN
TRAUMA<br />
FEAR.BASED.LIVING.<br />
=<br />
Living<br />
Jerry Tello, La Cultura Cura/NCN
Confusion<br />
Jerry Tello, La Cultura Cura/NCN
Confusion<br />
Anger<br />
Jerry Tello, La Cultura Cura/NCN
Confusion<br />
Anger<br />
Hate<br />
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Confusion<br />
Anger<br />
Hate<br />
Self-hate<br />
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Confusion<br />
Anger<br />
Hate<br />
Self-hate<br />
Rage<br />
Jerry Tello, La Cultura Cura/NCN
“What is<br />
wrong with<br />
you?”<br />
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• Incarcerate<br />
• Medicate<br />
• Educate<br />
• Subjugate<br />
• Isolate<br />
• Negate<br />
Jerry Tello, La Cultura Cura/NCN
“What happened to you …<br />
to disconnect you<br />
from your sacredness?”<br />
Jerry Tello, La Cultura Cura/NCN
Walking and guiding this<br />
person through a process to<br />
recover, uncover, and discover<br />
their SACRED SELF<br />
Jerry Tello, La Cultura Cura/NCN
La Cultura Cura & the<br />
Juvenile Justice system
Strengths in Culture<br />
Jerry Tello, La Cultura Cura/NCN
Historic <strong>Cultural</strong> Approaches:<br />
Youth in trouble with the Law<br />
" Peace Making<br />
" Elders Council<br />
" Employing Youth<br />
" Sending Youth to relatives<br />
Jerry Tello, La Cultura Cura/NCN
United States leads in the world as<br />
country that most incarcerates its<br />
population…<br />
2,186,230<br />
1,548,498<br />
Prison Population for Selected Countries<br />
United Nations Development Programme, 2007<br />
869,814<br />
United<br />
States<br />
China^<br />
Russia<br />
361,402<br />
Brazil<br />
332,112<br />
India<br />
214,402<br />
Mexico<br />
165,716<br />
Ukraine<br />
164,443<br />
Thailand<br />
157,402<br />
South<br />
Africa<br />
88,458<br />
United<br />
Kingdom<br />
34,096<br />
Canada<br />
Series1<br />
^Note: China’s data does not include people in labor camps.
Racial Characteristics of Male Youth in Public Juvenile<br />
Correctional Institutions, 1880 to 2000<br />
Percent<br />
100<br />
90<br />
80<br />
70<br />
60<br />
50<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
White<br />
Non-white<br />
US Non-white<br />
1880 1890 1904 1910 1923 1933 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
23<br />
National Data: Shift in Composition of<br />
Public Detention Centers<br />
1985<br />
1997<br />
2010<br />
28%<br />
37%<br />
29%<br />
72%<br />
63%<br />
71%<br />
White<br />
YOC<br />
Detention of youth of color has increased since 1985. By 2010, more than 70% of<br />
detained youth nationwide were youth of color. <br />
Source:<br />
Census of Public and Private Juvenile Detention, Correctional and Shelter Facilities, 1985. <br />
Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement, 1997 & 2010.
<strong>JDAI</strong> is driven by a vision that seeks to change the odds for<br />
court-involved youth<br />
VISION:<br />
Youth involved in the juvenile justice system will have<br />
opportunities to develop into healthy, productive<br />
adults . . .
<strong>JDAI</strong> states: “Detention leads to worse outcomes. After release,<br />
detained youth are far more likely to drop out of school and use<br />
drugs and alcohol”<br />
LIKELIHOOD OF BEHAVIOR: INCARCERATED VS. NON-<br />
INCARCERATED YOUTH<br />
59%<br />
49%<br />
34%<br />
42%<br />
21%<br />
30%<br />
Youth who are<br />
detained are more than<br />
three times as likely to<br />
be found guilty and<br />
incarcerated than<br />
similarly situated peers<br />
Using alcohol Using any illicit drug Dropping out<br />
Youth who have been detained or incarcerated (post-release)<br />
Youth who have not been detained or incarcerated<br />
Source: Office of State Courts Administrator, Florida Juvenile Delinquency Court Assessment (2003); LeBlanc, (1991), “Unlocking Learning” in Correctional Facilities,<br />
Washington, D.C.; Substance use, abuse, and dependence among youths who have been in jail or a detention center: The NSDUH report, The National Center on<br />
Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University, (2004); America’s Promise report on national rates of high school dropouts: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/<br />
23889321/.
<strong>JDAI</strong> states: “Arrests for serious crimes do not explain detention<br />
use; local policies and practices are key”<br />
Index arrests have declined by 43%...<br />
2,673<br />
2,051<br />
1,782<br />
1,657<br />
1,526<br />
…but detention has only declined by 12%<br />
95 95<br />
88<br />
83 84<br />
1997 1999 2001 2003 2006<br />
INDEX ARRESTS PER 100K YOUTH<br />
1997 1999 2001 2003 2006<br />
DETENTIONS PER 100K YOUTH<br />
NOTE: Index arrests are classified as more serious crimes including murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny,<br />
motor vehicle theft, and arson; skip in 2005 for detention data is due to “unforeseen delay in mail-out” for Census of Juveniles in<br />
Residential Facilities for detained population.<br />
Source: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book: Juvenile Offenders and Victims 2006; Easy Access to FBI Statistics database 2007
<strong>JDAI</strong> states: “Youth of color are being detained<br />
at increasingly disproportionate rates”<br />
YOUTH OF COLOR AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL U.S.<br />
DETENTION POPULATION<br />
56.4%<br />
62.0%<br />
65.0%<br />
69.0%<br />
43.4%<br />
1985 1995 1999 2003 2006
28<br />
180<br />
160<br />
140<br />
120<br />
National Detention Rates (2010)<br />
per 100,000 youth in the population<br />
179<br />
100<br />
80<br />
78<br />
88<br />
60<br />
40<br />
20<br />
16<br />
33<br />
0<br />
Asian White Latino Native Am. Black<br />
In a one-‐‐day count of detention facilities around the nation, youth of color were overrepresented<br />
in detention.<br />
• Latino youth were 2.4 times as likely to be detained as White youth. <br />
• Native American youth were 2.7 times as likely to be detained as White youth. <br />
• Black youth were 5.4 times as likely to be detained as White youth <br />
Source: Sickmund, M., Sladky, T.J., Kang, W., and Puzzanchera, C. (2011) "ʺEasy Access to the Census of Juveniles <br />
in Residential Placement."ʺ Online. Available: h\p://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/ezacjrp/
<strong>JDAI</strong> uses eight interconnected strategies to enable jurisdictions to<br />
safely reduce reliance on secure detention<br />
PURPOSE:<br />
To demonstrate that jurisdictions can establish<br />
more effective and efficient systems to<br />
accomplish the purposes of juvenile detention.<br />
OBJECTIVES:<br />
1) Eliminate inappropriate or<br />
unnecessary use of secure<br />
detention<br />
2) Minimize failures to appear and<br />
incidence of delinquent<br />
behavior<br />
3) Redirect public finances to<br />
successful reform strategies<br />
4) Improve conditions in secure<br />
detention facilities<br />
5) Reduce racial and ethnic<br />
disparities<br />
8 CORE STRATEGIES:<br />
Collaboration<br />
Use of accurate data<br />
Objective admissions criteria and<br />
instruments<br />
Alternative to detention<br />
Case processing reforms<br />
Reducing the use of secure<br />
confinement for ‘special’ cases<br />
Deliberate commitment to reducing<br />
racial disparities<br />
Improving conditions of<br />
confinement
La Cultura Cura has been used in <strong>San</strong>ta Cruz County by their Probation<br />
Department in the following ways, yet can be utilized in other areas such<br />
as:<br />
Used by <strong>San</strong>ta Cruz Probation:<br />
• As a component within their<br />
ATD – Evening Center<br />
• For Post-adjudicated youth<br />
• By CBO’s as Family<br />
Strengthening Program<br />
• Reduced Latino youth in<br />
detention<br />
LCC can also be used to:<br />
• Strengthen Collaborative with<br />
youth & family voices<br />
• Strengthen detention staff<br />
capacity to be culturally<br />
responsive<br />
CORE STRATEGIES:<br />
Collaboration<br />
Use of accurate data<br />
Objective admissions criteria and<br />
instruments<br />
Alternative to detention<br />
Case processing reforms<br />
Reducing the use of secure<br />
confinement for ‘special’ cases<br />
Deliberate commitment to reducing<br />
racial disparities<br />
Improving conditions of<br />
confinement
Example of LCC use in <strong>JDAI</strong><br />
site using data:<br />
" Please refer to handout “Salsipuedes”, USA<br />
" Hypothetical Data<br />
" Brief discussion Questions<br />
Jerry Tello, La Cultura Cura/NCN
Summary - LCC Increases Positive<br />
Outcomes for Youth in JJ system by:<br />
• Stakeholders use LCC philosophy & lens to<br />
examine where systems improvements can be<br />
made in policy or practice<br />
• Guiding JJ systems to view & utilize existing<br />
cultural strengths in community to keep youth out of<br />
detention<br />
• Strengthening court involved families and youth<br />
whose voice at the policy table is critical to making<br />
changes<br />
Jerry Tello, La Cultura Cura/NCN
Jerry Tello, La Cultura Cura/NCN
Huehuetlatolli<br />
LA EDUCACIÓN:<br />
Character<br />
Development<br />
Cara<br />
Corazon<br />
Dignity<br />
(Acknowledgement)<br />
Respect<br />
(Acceptance)<br />
Love (Compassion)<br />
Trust (Commitment)<br />
Jerry Tello, La Cultura Cura/NCN
Acknowledgement<br />
Jerry Tello, La Cultura Cura/NCN
Acknowledgement<br />
Acceptance<br />
Jerry Tello, La Cultura Cura/NCN
Acknowledgement<br />
Acceptance<br />
Compassion<br />
Jerry Tello, La Cultura Cura/NCN
Acknowledgement<br />
Acceptance<br />
Compassion<br />
Commitment<br />
Jerry Tello, La Cultura Cura/NCN
COMMUNITY<br />
MOBILIZATION<br />
AND ADVOCACY<br />
Jerry Tello, La Cultura Cura/NCN
La Cultura Cura Curricula<br />
" Joven Noble<br />
" Xinachtli<br />
" Cara y Corazon<br />
" Healing Circlulos<br />
Jerry Tello, La Cultura Cura/NCN
La Cultura Cura<br />
Transformational Health<br />
& Healing<br />
For further information contact:<br />
Marcia Rincon-Gallardo 408 664-8802<br />
www.nationalcompadresnetwork.com<br />
Jerry Tello, La Cultura Cura/NCN
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