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SENATE STAFF ANALYSIS AND ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT <br />(This document is based on the provisions contained in the legislation as of the latest date listed below.) <br />BILL: CS/ SB 2564 <br />SPONSOR: Appropriations Committee and Senator Crist <br />SUBJECT: Juvenile Justice <br />DATE: March 25, 2004 <br />S <br />R1 <br />ANALYST <br />Sadberry <br />Sadberry <br />I. Summary: <br />REVISED: <br />STAFF DIRECTOR <br />Sadberry <br />Coburn <br />REFERENCE ACTION <br />ACJ Withdrawn <br />AP Fav/CS <br />This bill requires joint financial participation of the state and counties in the provision of juvenile <br />detention. Costs allocated to counties will be associated with the time juveniles from those <br />counties spend in detention before being adjudicated. Costs allocated to the state will be <br />associated with the time spent in detention by juveniles who have no known residence, whose <br />residence is out of state, or who have been adjudicated. <br />II. Present Situation: <br />Individuals under the age of 18 arrested by law enforcement are evaluated immediately by the <br />Florida Department of Juvenile Justice to determine whether the individual is a threat to the <br />public. Evaluations are conducted by either the Juvenile Assessment Center in that area or by <br />local probation staff in order to determine a possible threat using a standardized Detention Risk <br />Assessment Instrument. In Florida, juvenile detention does not exceed a maximum of thirty <br />days. Individuals with convictions other than minor crimes which require greater penalties are <br />put into residential or non-residential correctional programs. Two types of detention are <br />available: secure detention and home detention. <br />Juveniles assessed as being a threat to the public are placed within a secured detention center <br />where they await a court hearing. Within 24 hours, a judge will decide whether on-going <br />detention is necessary. Serious offenders may be held up to 30 days, though most individuals are <br />released within 21 days. <br />Home detention is an alternative for those juveniles not deemed a public threat. There are two <br />types of electronic monitoring devices used with juveniles. The Radio Frequency System is an <br />