JUVENILE MINORITY SENSITIVITY TRAINING

1. JUVENILE MINORITY SENSITIVITY TRAINING Understanding Generation Y

2. Training Objectives • Discuss what encompasses the culture of Generation Y including family issues, mental illness issues, drug use and cultural norms. • Identify problems that the criminal justice system is experiencing when dealing with some members of Generation Y.

3. Training Objectives • Discuss effective intervention techniques that agencies and communities are using or could use to deal with the problems presented by members of Generation Y.

4. 30th Year in existence 4 FT Staff, 7 Contract 24/7 Response Office: 0800-2200 M-F Multiple Response Presentations Internal and External Completely incorporated into police operations and organization. CHPD Crisis Unit Overview

5. Psychiatric Emergencies Elder Issues Child Abuse and Neglect Armed Robberies Structure Fires Armed Robberies Mentally Ill: victim & perp. Barricaded/Hostage Critical Incident Scene Management Typical Response Requests • Death Notification • Domestic Violence • Family Conflict • Sex Crimes • Traumatic Injury MVA • Violent Crime: • Home Invasion • Muggings • Assaults with injury

6. Traditionalists (Born before 1946) • WW II Generation • Born before 1946 • Practical, dedicated, strong work ethic • Believes in authority and that there should be a hierarchy • Civic minded and loyal to public duty

7. Baby Boomers (1946 to 1960) • Work ethic is driven • The job is not the most important thing to them. • View of authority is a love/hate relationship • Team oriented and are motivated by team interaction.

8. GENERATION X • 70’s & 80’s children • “Latchkey kids” • Skeptical, unimpressed with authority • Demand competence in supervisors/leaders • Self-reliant

9. Generation Y • Biggest group in America since the Baby Boomers • 60 million persons strong • The most racially diverse group ever

10. Family Issues- Structure • Most children live with 2 parents • 3 of 4 children have working mothers • Children are very involved with family decisions • Study from “Child Trends”

11. Technology Issues • Computers • Internet Messaging • Web Sites • E-mail • Chat Rooms • Cellular Telephones • Main Stream Media • Credit/Debit Cards

12. Family Issues- Media • HOMES WITH 2 PARENTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE INTERNET ACCESS • EVEN WITH 2 PARENTS, THERE IS STILL A LACK OF PARENTAL REGULATION OF WHAT IS VIEWED ON THE COMPUTER, OR TELEVISION.

13. Internet Access & Socioeconomics • 35% in lowest economic bracket have Internet access • 53% in lower-middle class bracket have Internet access • 79% in upper-middle class bracket have Internet access • 83% in the highest economic bracket have Internet access

14. Television • 1/2 of all children have no rules about watching TV • 1/3 of 2 to 7 year olds have a TV in their bedroom, 16% have a VCR in their bedroom, and 13% have a video game player there.

15. Mental Illness Numbers • As of 2001, 4.3 million youths aged 12-17 received treatment or counseling. • 18.4% increase in this population • Females were slightly more likely than males to receive treatment/counseling.

16. Depressed - 49.5% Breaking Rules/Acting Out - 26.7% Suicidal Thoughts or Attempts- 19.5% Afraid or Tense- 19.5% Family/Home Problems- 13.8% School Problems-9.8% Eating Problems- 9.1% Social/Friend Problems- 8.0% Other Mental Disorders- 2.8% Other Problems- 22.3% Reasons

17. In a class of 25 Students…. • Five students have seriously contemplated committing suicide within the last year. • More than four students have made plans at least on one occasion to attempt suicide. • Two students are likely to have tried to kill themselves during the past year.

18. SUICIDE • 10-14 years of age • Suicide by suffocation was the 3rd leading cause of death. • Suicide by firearm was the 5th leading cause of death.

19. SUICIDE15- 24 years of age • Suicide by firearm was 3rd leading cause of death. • Suicide by suffocation was the 5th leading cause of death. • Suicide by poisoning was the 8th leader cause of death.

20. Recent Trends and Concerns • “Blogs” • Watch for copycat type incidents. • Identify effected others. • “The Choking Game” • Not necessarily an intentional suicide • Self-asphyxiation • Can be self or peer induced • Meds, Meds, Meds……

21. DRUG USE Among youths aged 12-17, 11.6% were current illicit drug users.

22. Emerging Drug Use Trends • Club Drugs • Ecstasy, GHB, Rophynol, Ketamine, Salvia • “Pharmy” Abuse of Prescription Medication • Oxycontin, Adderall, Ritalin, Sinequan • Over the Counter • DXM, No Doz, Diet Pills • Old School • Alcohol, Marijuana, Cocaine, Heroin

23. SALVIA • Salvinorin, Salvia, Ska Pastora, Shepherdess's Herb, ska Maria Pastora, yerba de Maria, SaDi, Sally-D • Loss of coordination, uncontrollable laughter, visual alterations or visions, experiencing multiple realities, sense of total confusion or madness, sense of flying, floating, twisting, or turning, believing to travel to other places and/or times, becoming inanimate object • 15 minutes to 3 hour duration.

24. The Addiction Continuum

25. Cycle of Abuse Pain Euphoria

26. BIG WORLD LITTLE WORLD

27. Addictive Risk Factors • Family History • Age of First Use • Use History and Patterns of Use • Stress

28. Signs of Potential Substance Abuse • Preoccupation With Use or Substances • Loss of Interest in Activities • Isolation From Family (secretive) • Rapid Decline in Academic Performance • Inability to Account for Money Spent • Paraphernalia Found • Changes in Social Circles • Visual and Behavioral Cues • Multiple Negative Consequences

29. Marijuana • One of the largest problems in adolescent drug use and abuse. • “Reefer”, “Weed”, “Blunt”, “420”, “Pot” • TCH levels, 2002 is 20% higher than 1980 • “Amotivational Syndrome” • Confusion, Depression, Memory Loss • Intentional and Unintentional Lacing • Well-Defended, Defiance, Normalization

30. “Survey Says…..” • Substance Use and Abuse (Tobacco). • Have smoked cigarettes in last thirty days: 27.5% HS • Smoked 2+ on smoking days: 10.4 HS • Marijuana • 30DP 22.4% HS

31. “Survey Says…..” • Substance Use and Abuse (ALCOHOL) • 30.2% of High School students report at least once riding in a car driven by someone who had been drinking alcohol. • Alcohol Use 74.9% lifetime prevalence, 44.9% 30DP, 28.3% Binge Drinking.

32. Other Common Abused Substances • Rohypnol • DXM • Ketamine • Prescribed Substances • Diet Pills • Cocaine/Crack

33. Signs of Potential Substance Abuse • Preoccupation With Use or Substances • Loss of Interest in Activities • Isolation From Family (secretive) • Rapid Decline in Academic Performance • Inability to Account for Money Spent • Paraphernalia Found • Changes in Social Circles • Visual and Behavioral Cues • Multiple Negative Consequences

34. 8.2% Marijuana 4.0% Prescription type drugs 1.2% Inhalants 1.0% Hallucinogens 0.6% Cocaine (includes crack) What are Kids Using?

35. Affects of drug use • The rate of use is higher for males than females. • The rate of illicit drug use was approximately 8 times higher among cigarette smokers. • Heavy drinking can also be tied in with drug use. 67% of those who are heavy drinkers also use drugs.

36. How, from whom and where? • 56.7% got the drug for free or shared. • Almost 40% bought it • Most users bought/got their drug from friends. • 9% bought inside a school building • 4.8% bought on school property

37. Who is less likely to use? • 78.8% reported they “liked or kind of liked going to school.” - Of these, only 9.3% had used an illicit drug in the past month • Statistics also show that the more positive activities that a youth is involved in such as religious activities, band, sports, dance lessons, etc, the less likely that they will use illicit drugs.

38. Alcohol Use • Current alcohol use increased with age from a low of 2.0% at the age of 12 to 36.2% at the age of 17. • 61.3% of the heavy alcohol users also smoked cigarettes in the past month.

39. High Risk Sexual Behaviors • Much misinformation given to adolescent form peers. • Media portrayals complicate/support this misinformation. • Sexual Activity as Group Initiation • Sexual Activity as Health Risks • Adult targeting younger child problems

40. Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2002 • SEXUAL BEHAVIOR (HS ONLY) • Students in grades 9 and 10 are significantly less likely to have sexual intercourse than their 11th and 12th grade peers. • 32.8%, 44.1%, 53.2%, 61.6% • Adolescent males report that they have had intercourse more often than adolescent females 48% to 45.3% • When isolated as a variable, ethnicity appears to be a factor in the incidence of sexual intercourse. (AA 67.3%, W 41.8%, L 51.4%)

41. More Data • 11.2% respondents report 4+ lifetime sexual partners (17.9% of HS Seniors) • In another national survey 11% reported 7+ lifetime sexual partners. • In teens 12-16 yrs old 7% report being forced to do something sexual with an adult, 17% by another teenager.

42. Potential Interventions • Middle School Years seem to be key in development of attitudes and behaviors surrounding sexual behavior. • Social Norming Activities • Educational information to dispel myths or misinformation that is prevalent. • Relationship building Life Skill Development.

43. Cultural norms

44. What’s hot?

45. Generation Y have: • Always had an answering machine • Never seen a TV set with only 13 channels, nor seen a black and white television • Always had cable • Always had VCR’s and have no idea what BETA is

46. Always had remotes • Always known Jay Leno as the host of “The Tonight Show” • No idea what hard contact lenses are • Never known a time when AIDS didn’t exist • Always popped popcorn in the microwave • No clue how to use a typewriter

47. 1992 USA Weekend survey Of the 236,000 young people surveyed: • 25-40% of teens see nothing wrong with cheating on exams, stealing from employers or keeping money that isn’t theirs.

48. The Issues • Undisciplined Behavior & Runaways • Substance Abuse • Supervision of Activities • Increasing Violent Crime • In Society • Between Youth • Domestic Violence • Gang Activities • Other Risk Taking Behaviors • Sexual Activity • Internet Use/Chat Rooms

49. General Strategies • Networking • Isolation & “Rule of Threes”, • Stay Involved {Active & Aware Involvement} • Know Peers • Know Places • Check-In Regularly • Stay Current with Trends and Culture • Open Communication • Supervision

50. Discipline Strategies • “It is the job of the parent to set limits” “It is the job of the adolescent to resist the limits” • Boundaries • Curfew • Supervised Activities (Internet, IM, e-mail) • The Two “Cs” Consistency & Consequences • Treat all instances of potential harm seriously. • Instill Accountability • Maintain Limits