FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM THE TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURTS EDUCATION CENTER 2210 HANCOCK DRIVE, AUSTIN, TEXAS 78756 TELEPHONE 512.320.8274 1.800.252.3718 FAX 512.435.6118 TMCEC IS A PROJECT OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURTS ASSOCIATION Strategies for a Juvenile Case Manager Presented by Natasha Castille, Juvenile Case Manager, Allen Municipal Court By the end of this session, participants will be able to: 1. Explain the relevance of Article 45.056 of the Code of Criminal Procedure; 2. Identify case management practices that comply with the law and are appropriate for either court-based or school-based case management; and 3. Describe the importance of effective working relationships with schools and high-risk youth.
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FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM THE
TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURTS
EDUCATION CENTER
2210 HANCOCK DRIVE, AUSTIN, TEXAS 78756
TELEPHONE 512.320.8274
1.800.252.3718
FAX 512.435.6118
TMCEC IS A PROJECT OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURTS ASSOCIATION
Strategies for a Juvenile Case Manager
Presented by Natasha Castille, Juvenile Case Manager, Allen Municipal Court
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Explain the relevance of Article 45.056 of the Code of Criminal Procedure;
2. Identify case management practices that comply with the law and are appropriate for either court-based or
school-based case management; and
3. Describe the importance of effective working relationships with schools and high-risk youth.
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OBJECTIVES• STRATEGICALLY DEVISE METHODS TO ADDRESS
THE ROLE/DUTY OF A JCM
• GOAL SETTING
• DISCUSS EFFECTIVE CASE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
• FUNDING / GRANT WRITING
• RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JCMS, THE COURT, & SCHOOLS
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GOALS
COURT• COLLECTION OF FINES & COURT COSTS
• PROCESSING CITATIONS/COMPLAINTS
• MAINTAINING ACCURATE RECORDS OF CASES /DISPOSITIONS
• TIMELY REPORTING STATISTICAL DATA TO APPROPRIATE STATE AGENCIES
YOUTH• SECURING APPEARANCE OF YOUTH W/ PARENT TO COURT
• COMPLIANCE TO COURT ORDER OR DIVERSION TERMS WHILE MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE YOUTH AND FAMILY
• SUCCESSFUL FINAL DISPOSITION W/ NO RECIDIVISM
JCM• ESTABLISH COURT PROCEDURE FOR JUVENILE CASES FILED W/ THE COURT
• UNDERSTANDING OF ALL STATUTES PERTAINING TO JUVENILES AND EXECUTING APPROPRIATE ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH & FAMILY
• MEET THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE COURT, JUVENILE/FAMILY, & COMMUNITY
CASE MANAGEMENT
• CREATE AND MAP CASE FLOW PROCESS (DIVERSION PROGRAM/ DEFERRED DISPOSITION / SCHOOL
REFERRALS)
• FORMULATE CASE DATA MEASURES FOR REPORTING PURPOSES; SEE CCP, CH. 45, ART. 45.056 (J)
• MONITORING CASES FOR COMPLIANCE AND RECIDIVISM RATE
• UP-TO-DATE RELATIONSHIP, FEEDBACK, AND REVIEW OF SERVICE PROVIDERS
CROSSING BOUNDARIES: CLASSROOM AND THE COURTROOM• IS IT A RELEVANT PRACTICE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT?
• IS YOUR COURT AND SCHOOL DISTRICT WILLING TO JOIN FORCES IN ORDER TO ASSIST A YOUTH WITH SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM AND THE COURTROOM?
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WHERE TO BEGIN
NETWORKING• REACH OUT TO SCHOOL RESOURCE
OFFICER TO DETERMINE NEED-BASED
SERVICES
• CONNECT WITH PRINCIPAL(S) OF SCHOOL;
GAIN AN AUDIENCE W/ ADMINISTRATION
OR STAFF WHO WILL MAKE THE
DECISIONS
• REACH OUT TO OTHER JCMS WORKING IN
SCHOOLS
RESOURCES• DIVERSION / TRUANCY PROGRAM: MAP
OUT PLAN THAT INCLUDES IN-HOUSE OR
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
• PROGRAM FUNDING: CONNECT W/ THE
CITY FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR
GUIDANCE
• CONNECT WITH NEIGHBORING CITIES
RELATIONSHIP• ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN AN ONGOING
RELATIONSHIP WITH ADMINISTRATORS,
EDUCATORS. SROS, COMMUNITY
RESOURCE PROVIDERS, AND JUDICIAL
STAFF.
• UNDERSTAND/DEVELOP A POSITIVE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE YOUTH /
FAMILY / SCHOOL / COURT
Adolescents are not monsters. They are just people trying to learn how to make it among the adults in the world, who are probably not so sure themselves. ~Virginia Satir
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COMING TOGETHER IS A BEGINNING, STAYING TOGETHER IS PROGRESS, AND
WORKING TOGETHER IS SUCCESS.
~HENRY FORD
WAYS TO FUND YOUTH PROGRAMS• TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL COUNCILS HTTPS://TXREGIONALCOUNCIL.ORG/REGIONAL-COUNCILS/
• OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR –CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION HTTPS://WWW.TEXASATTORNEYGENERAL.GOV/DIVISIONS/GRANTS