DYS Assaults and Fights Correctional Institution Inspection Committee

October 22, 2013

Assault and Fighting Defined

Under DYS policy 303.01.01, an assault is defined as causing or attempting to cause physical harm to another or order such (STG activity). This includes projecting an object at or on another person with intent to cause harm, including bodily fluid. Fighting is defined as physical contact involving two or more youth acting in a mutually aggressive or offensive manner toward one another. Assaults are categorized as a Severe Rule Violation under the rules of youth conduct, which is the highest level of violation. Fights are categorized as a High Rule Violation. Severe Rule Violations are defined as actions that create immediate and direct threats to the security, safety, and order of the facility, its staff, visitors, or youth. High Rule Violations are defined as having the potential to do so.

Assault and Fighting Sanctions

When a youth is alleged to have engaged in a High or Severe Rule Violation, a Youth Behavior Incident Report (YBIR) is completed by the charging staff. The charging staff will then request an Intervention Hearing (IH) for the youth. An IH is a disciplinary hearing that is conducted, consistent with due process, to determine by a preponderance of the evidence whether a youth is proven or not proven. High and Severe Rule Violations may be subject to more rigorous sanctions, such as seclusion or intervention time, which can potentially delay a youths release date.

Key Statistics
There were 1,106 substantiated assaults in 2012, a 31.0% decrease from 2011. Positively, the DYS system-wide rate of assaults per youth decreased 11.8% during this period. Indian River JCF reported the highest rate and total number of youth on youth assaults in 2012. Scioto JCF reported the highest rate and total number of youth on staff assaults in 2012.

CY 2012 Total Assaults & Fights

Indian River JCF 33.1%

Scioto JCF 22.2% Cuyahoga Hills JCF 19.7%

Circleville JCF 25.0%

There were 514 fights in 2012, a decrease of 30.7% from 2011. The DYS system-wide rate of fights per youth also decreased 10.9% during this period. Indian River JCF reported the highest number of youth fights. However, Circleville JCF reported the highest rate of fights per youth.

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Total Youth on Youth Assaults CY 2009-2012

1200

2012 1000
228

2011 2010 2009

800

149 112 115 326 54 34

600
135

235

183 292 195 170

400

185

493

200
282

348

329

381

141
78

0
Cuyahoga Hills Circleville JCF JCF Indian River JCF Scioto JCF Ohio River Valley JCF Marion JCF Mohican JCF

* Data provided by the Ohio Department of Youth Services, ODYS Activity Management System (AMS) Assault Summary Report for 2009 through 2012. **Please note that Marion JCF closed July 2009, Mohican JCF closed May 2010, and Ohio River Valley JCF closed September 2011.
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Total Youth on Staff Assaults CY 2009-2012

700

600
152 243

104

2012 2011

2010
500
130

2009
311 217 211

400

300

157

200

150
90 38 22 25 50 128 253 128 136 154 106 31

100

0
Cuyahoga Hills Circleville JCF JCF Indian River JCF Scioto JCF Ohio River Valley JCF Marion JCF

Mohican JCF

* Data provided by the Ohio Department of Youth Services, ODYS Activity Management System (AMS) Assault Summary Report for 2009 through 2012. **Please note that Marion JCF closed July 2009, Mohican JCF closed May 2010, and Ohio River Valley JCF closed September 2011.
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Total Youth Fights CY 2010 - 2012

600

2012 500
141 178

2011 2010

400

132

63

300
142

212

185 153 50

200

100

192

178

176 134

158 4

0
Cuyahoga Hills JCF Circleville JCF Indian River JCF Scioto JCF Ohio River Valley JCF Mohican JCF

* Data provided by the Ohio Department of Youth Services, ODYS Activity Management System (AMS) Fight Summary Reports for 2010 through 2012. **Please note that Mohican JCF closed May 2010 and Ohio River Valley JCF closed September 2011.
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Rate of Youth on Youth Assaults CY 2012

1.60

1.40

1.20

1.00

0.80

1.45
0.60

1.13 0.91

0.40

0.55
0.20

0.00

Cuyahoga Hills JCF

Circleville JCF

Indian River JCF

Scioto JCF

*Data was calculated by dividing the total number of youth on youth assaults by the average monthly population at each facility for 2012. NOTE: the data does not take into account whether the same youth was involved in multiple assaults. **Assault data provided by the Ohio Department of Youth Services, ODYS Activity Management System (AMS) Assault Summary Reports for January through December 2012. Population data provided by the Ohio Department of Youth Services, Oyms Reporting System (ORS) Daily Institutional Population Summary for January through December 2012. Each monthly report includes a snapshot of the population.
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Rate of Youth on Staff Assaults CY 2012

3.00

2.50

2.00

1.50

2.49
1.00

1.53
0.50

0.82 0.23
0.00

Cuyahoga Hills JCF

Circleville JCF

Indian River JCF

Scioto JCF

*Data was calculated by dividing the total number of youth on staff assaults by the average monthly population at each facility for 2012. NOTE: the data does not take into account whether the same youth was involved in multiple assaults. **Assault data provided by the Ohio Department of Youth Services, ODYS Activity Management System (AMS) Assault Summary Reports for January through December 2012. Population data provided by the Ohio Department of Youth Services, Oyms Reporting System (ORS) Daily Institutional Population Summary for January through December 2012. Each monthly report includes a snapshot of the population.
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Rate of Fights Per Youth CY 2012

1.60

1.40

1.20

1.00

0.80

1.42
0.60

1.13 0.81 0.65

0.40

0.20

0.00

Cuyahoga Hills JCF

Circleville JCF

Indian River JCF

Scioto JCF

*Data was calculated by dividing the total number of fights by the average monthly population at each facility for 2012. NOTE: the data does not take into account whether the same youth was involved in multiple fights. **Fight data provided by the Ohio Department of Youth Services, ODYS Activity Management System (AMS) Monthly Fight Summary Reports for January through December 2012. Population data provided by the Ohio Department of Youth Services, Oyms Reporting System (ORS) Daily Institutional Population Summary for January through December 2012. Each monthly report includes a snapshot of the population.
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3.00

Rate of Total Assaults Per Youth CY 2009 - 2012

2.50

2.00

1.50

2.39
1.00

2.38 2.10 1.88

0.50

0.00

2009

2010

2011

2012

*Data was calculated by dividing the total number of youth on youth and youth on staff assaults by the average DYS population for 2009 through 2012. NOTE: the data does not take into account whether the same youth was involved in multiple assaults. **Assault data provided by the Ohio Department of Youth Services, ODYS Activity Management System (AMS) Monthly Assault Summary Reports for 2009 through 2012. Population data provided by the Ohio Department of Youth Services, Oyms Reporting System (ORS) Daily Institutional Population Summary for 2009 through 2012. Each monthly report includes a snapshot of the population.
Correctional Institution Inspection Committee Riffe Center, 77 S. High Street, 15th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215, PHONE (614) 466-6649, FAX (614) 466-6929

2012 Assault Statistics

Facility
Cuyahoga JCF

Type
Youth on Youth Youth on Staff Total Youth on Youth

Q1
44 4 48 27 26 53 68 37 105 21 76 97

Q2
33 11 44 25 27 52 51 37 88 8 64 72

Q3
34 11 45 33 55 88 52 27 79 15 59 74

Q4
38 12 50 27 44 71 57 29 86 10 44 54

Total
149 38 187 112 152 264 228 130 358 54 243 297

Circleville JCF

Youth on Staff Total Youth on Youth

Indian River JCF

Youth on Staff Total Youth on Youth

Scioto JCF

Youth on Staff Total

Total

303

256

286

261

1,106

2012 Fight Statistics

Facility
Cuyahoga JCF Circleville JCF Indian River JCF Scioto JCF

Q1
32 26 35 21

Q2
35 33 48 17

Q3
34 44 38 8

Q4
31 38 57 17

Total
132 141 178 63

Total

114

133

124

143

514

*Data provided by the Ohio Department of Youth Services, ODYS Activity Management System (AMS) Assault Summary Reports for January through December 2012.
Correctional Institution Inspection Committee Riffe Center, 77 S. High Street, 15th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215, PHONE (614) 466-6649, FAX (614) 466-6929