Idaho

Technical Assistance:

Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections (July 1999): Conducted two, two-day strategic planning sessions with approximately 20 Department of Youth Corrections staff, treatment providers, law enforcement representatives, and victim advocates to develop a statewide plan for managing juvenile sex offenders.

Idaho Department of Corrections and Department of Juvenile Corrections (March 1999): Conducted two site visits to determine statewide training and technical assistance needs.

Training Events:

Provided a consultant to conduct a training on community supervision of juvenile sex offenders to a multidisciplinary audience in Caldwell, Idaho, February 2003 (110 participants).

Provided a consultant to train judges regarding sentencing strategies for sex offenders at the Idaho District Judges Seminar, January 2001 (60 participants).

Provided a statewide training for probation and parole representatives, treatment providers, and institutional corrections staff in Boise, Idaho, November 2000 (120 participants).

OJP Grant Sites:

1999: Idaho is a rural state with a 1999 population of approximately 1,006,750 and a youth population of 351,350. The land area is over 83,557 square miles. The Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections received a planning grant to bring together a team representing different parts of the juvenile justice system to develop a comprehensive system for managing youthful sex offenders throughout the state. Although sex offenders made up only 6 percent of the total juvenile arrests in Idaho in 1998 (136 out of 22,116), they represent over 30 percent of youth in the custody of the Department of Juvenile Corrections. As part of the grant, the team provided relevant professionals training in supervision, assessment, and treatment. The team also created a plan to provide more services and resources around the state, including better access to treatment and aftercare focusing on community reintegration.