In some cases, a violation petition can result in a respondent being placed residentially. In the case of a respondent failing to respond to less serious court interventions such as intensive supervision services and probation recommendations, the probation officer may file a violation petition recommending to the court that the Probation Department has exhausted its resources and that the respondent is in need of residential treatment. The court will then review the report of the probation officer and may then place the respondent in the custody of the State or local Department of Social Services for residential placement. This indicator is calculated as the total number of violation petitions resulting in placement by the total number of PINS violation petitions.
Significance:
This population of PINS respondents represents those for which less intense interventions were not successful. This group can include respondents who did not benefit from probation supervision in that they continue to be truant, exhibit runaway behavior, engage in drug or alcohol use or continue to show a serious lack of respect for adult authority. Typically, this population involves youth presenting with multiple, chronic issues that can often have a snowball effect in terms of consequences. For example, a youth who is truant often enough to be held back in school becomes likely to drop out, which later becomes a hindrance to obtaining employment.
Findings:
In New York State, 22.6 percent of PINS violation petitions filed in 2006 resulted in placement dispositions.
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