Program Authorization: R.S. 15:821-840.2-901, Acts 187, 191, and 192 of 1968; Hayes Williams, et al v. John McKeithen, et al CA 71-98-b (M.D. La.)

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The mission of the Administration Program is to:

• design, implement, and administer a state-level system of care, custody, and supervision that serves the needs of juvenile offenders and their families and assists courts of proper jurisdiction; act on behalf of public safety by preventing and/or deterring predelinquent behavior by youth;
• protect public safety by providing safe, secure, humane, and rehabilitative institutional programs for violent juvenile offenders;
• invest available assets and resources in the rehabilitation of youth in need of supervision and youth adjudicated delinquent and in any enterprise that will promote the well-being of Louisiana youth;
• provide a diversified system of community services for youth and their families, including probation, aftercare, residential and nonresidential interventions; and
• provide assistance, support, and coordination to local and regional governmental agencies and courts towards the development of alternative and early intervention programs.

To accomplish this mission, the Administration Program standardizes as much as possible in order to increase economy and efficiency in areas of responsibility; provides beneficial administration, policy development, financial management and leadership; and develops and implements staffing standards/formulas for juvenile corrections services.

The goals of the Administration Program are:

1. Continue to target all available resources to deal with the increasing number of juveniles who commit violent/serious offenses and need to be placed in secure juvenile institutions to provide for the public's safety.
2. Assure the efficient and effective operation and direction of various juvenile services. This includes responsible management of the juvenile institutions; proper selection and monitoring of juvenile delinquency prevention projects, shelter care facilities, and residential and nonresidential community treatment programs; and the effective administration of juvenile probation and parole services.
3. Assure maintenance of American Correctional Association (ACA) accreditation standards for juvenile service programs and institutions; attain ACA accreditation for juvenile facilities, juvenile regional offices, and juvenile community residential centers and day-treatment programs.
4. Lead efforts to reduce recidivism among juvenile offenders.

OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Unless otherwise indicated, all objectives are to be accomplished during or by the end of FY 1999-2000. Performance indictors are made up of two parts: name and value. The indicator name describes what is being measured. The indicator value is the numeric value or level achieved within a given measurement period. For budgeting purposes, performance indicator values are shown for the prior fiscal year, the current fiscal year, and alternative funding scenarios (continuation budget level and Executive Budget recommendation level) for the ensuing fiscal year (the fiscal year of the budget document).

RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR THE PROGRAM

SOURCE OF FUNDING

This program is funded with State General Fund, Interagency Transfers, Fees and Self-generated Revenues, and Statutory Dedications. The Interagency Transfers are derived from the Department of Social Services for Juvenile Families in Need of Services Program. The Fees and Self-generated Revenues are derived from parents for partial reimbursement of the cost of supervising their children on probation and parole. The Statutory Dedications are offenders' probation fees (Per R.S. 39:32B.(8), see table below for a listing of expenditures out of each statutory dedicated fund).

ANALYSIS OF RECOMMENDATION

The total means of financing for this program is recommended at 103.4% of the existing operating budget. It represents 83.4% of the total request ($1,625,644) for this program. The increase in the recommended level is primarily due to the adjustments to classified employee salaries.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

OTHER CHARGES

ACQUISITIONS AND MAJOR REPAIRS

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