Common use of Need for Improvement Clause in Contracts

Need for Improvement. First, it is important to point out that the relative rates and various studies that have been reported on over the last 2 to 3 years, including the results from the 3rd assessment study to be discussed within this report, continue to show, for the most part, that DMC is due to many factors, such as differential offending, bias, and procedural factors (a parent unwilling to pick-up the child).  DMC continues to exist due to differential offending, bias, and procedural or administrative factors (e.g., police referrals especially for minor offenses and domestic assaults, admission of these minor offenses into detention, etc.) Thus, strategies and initiatives need to be implemented with this mind and the areas cited below for improvement attempt to do this. In addition, these have been previously discussed in the first three Equal Protection Compliance Reports and reiterated here again in this fourth Equal Protection Report, and detailed as well as in the Settlement Agreement Coordinator Reports. More specific, consistent findings reveal:  While the number of referrals has declined over time, the racial breakdown continues to be high.  Likewise, although the overall number of youth held in secure detention has decreased, a racial gap remains and in fact has increased AND race still matters once all other factors are considered.  Black youth continue to be underrepresented in diversion.  Black youth are overrepresented in cases petitioned and resulting in confinement in secure facilities.  Last and although overall numbers appear to have declined, significant overrepresentation of Black youth exist for receiving Notice to Transfer to adult criminal proceedings and actual waiver to adult court. Some of these results can be explained by Black youth representing more serious cases (committing more serious crime, problems at school, etc.) AND bias in the treatment of Black youth AND simply as by-products of existing procedures (unnecessary police referral to court and detention, no one to pick up the youth, aggressive prosecutorial recommendations, etc.). To address these varied but interrelated factors, the following is once again recommended:

Need for Improvement. First, it is important to point out that the relative rates and various studies that have been reported on over the last 2 to 2-3 years, including the results from the 3rd 4th assessment study to be discussed within this report, continue to show, for the most part, that DMC is due to many factors, such as differential offending, bias, and procedural factors (a parent unwilling to pick-up the child).  DMC continues to exist due to differential offending, biasbias (e.g., overcharing), and procedural or administrative factors (e.g., police referrals especially for minor offenses and domestic assaults, admission of these minor offenses into detention, etc.) ). Thus, strategies and initiatives need to be implemented with this mind and the areas cited below for improvement attempt to do this. In addition, these These have been previously discussed in each of the first three four Equal Protection Compliance Reports and reiterated here again in this fourth fifth Equal Protection Report, and detailed as well as in the Settlement Agreement Coordinator Reports. More specific, consistent findings reveal:  While the number of referrals has declined over time, the racial breakdown continues to be remain high.  Likewise, although the overall number of youth held in secure detention has decreased, a racial gap remains and in fact has increased AND race still matters once all other factors are considered. More specific, Blacks charged with domestic assault and other person offenses are likely to be detained than similarly situated Whites.  Black youth continue to be underrepresented in diversion.  Blacks charged with person offenses at the non-judicial stage are having increased odds of receiving harsher outcomes relative to their similar situated White counterpart.  Black youth are overrepresented in cases petitioned adjudication and resulting in confinement in secure facilities. But, evidence of race being an influential factor once relevant legal and extralegal considerations are taken into account is not present at adjudication and judicial disposition.  Last and although overall numbers appear to have declined, significant overrepresentation of Black youth exist for receiving Notice to Transfer to adult criminal proceedings (these numbers are high) and actual waiver to adult court. Some of these results can be explained by Black youth representing being charged with more serious cases (committing crime, more serious crime, problems at school, etc.) . AND bias in the treatment of Black youth (overcharging, reliance on tainted decision-making criteria) AND simply as by-products of existing procedures (unnecessary police referral referrals to court and detention, no one to pick up the youth, aggressive prosecutorial recommendations, etc.). To address these varied but interrelated factors, the following is are once again recommended:

Need for Improvement. First, it is important to point out that the relative rates and various studies that have been reported on over the last 2 to 3 years, including the results from the 3rd assessment study to be discussed within this report, continue to show, for the most part, that DMC is due to many factors, such as differential offending, bias, and procedural factors (a parent unwilling to pick-up the child).  • DMC continues to exist due to differential offending, bias, and procedural or administrative factors (e.g., police referrals especially for minor offenses and domestic assaults, admission of these minor offenses into detention, etc.) Thus, strategies and initiatives need to be implemented with this mind and the areas cited below for improvement attempt to do this. In addition, these have been previously discussed in the first three Equal Protection Compliance Reports and reiterated here again in this fourth Equal Protection Report, and detailed as well as in the Settlement Agreement Coordinator Reports. More specific, consistent findings reveal:  • While the number of referrals has declined over time, the racial breakdown continues to be high.  • Likewise, although the overall number of youth held in secure detention has decreased, a racial gap remains and in fact has increased AND race still matters once all other factors are considered.  • Black youth continue to be underrepresented in diversion.  • Black youth are overrepresented in cases petitioned and resulting in confinement in secure facilities.  • Last and although overall numbers appear to have declined, significant overrepresentation of Black youth exist for receiving Notice to Transfer to adult criminal proceedings and actual waiver to adult court. Some of these results can be explained by Black youth representing more serious cases (committing more serious crime, problems at school, etc.) AND bias in the treatment of Black youth AND simply as by-products of existing procedures (unnecessary police referral to court and detention, no one to pick up the youth, aggressive prosecutorial recommendations, etc.). To address these varied but interrelated factors, the following is once again recommended:

Need for Improvement. First, it is important to point out that the relative rates and various studies that have been reported on over the last 2 to 2-3 years, including the results from the 3rd 4th assessment study to be discussed within this report, continue to show, for the most part, that DMC is due to many factors, such as differential offending, bias, and procedural factors (a parent unwilling to pick-up the child).  • DMC continues to exist due to differential offending, biasbias (e.g., overcharing), and procedural or administrative factors (e.g., police referrals especially for minor offenses and domestic assaults, admission of these minor offenses into detention, etc.) ). Thus, strategies and initiatives need to be implemented with this mind and the areas cited below for improvement attempt to do this. In addition, these These have been previously discussed in each of the first three four Equal Protection Compliance Reports and reiterated here again in this fourth fifth Equal Protection Report, and detailed as well as in the Settlement Agreement Coordinator Reports. More specific, consistent findings reveal:  • While the number of referrals has declined over time, the racial breakdown continues to be remain high.  • Likewise, although the overall number of youth held in secure detention has decreased, a racial gap remains and in fact has increased AND race still matters once all other factors are considered.  More specific, Blacks charged with domestic assault and other person offenses are likely to be detained than similarly situated Whites. • Black youth continue to be underrepresented in diversion.  • Blacks charged with person offenses at the non-judicial stage are having increased odds of receiving harsher outcomes relative to their similar situated White counterpart. • Black youth are overrepresented in cases petitioned adjudication and resulting in confinement in secure facilities.  But, evidence of race being an influential factor once relevant legal and extralegal considerations are taken into account is not present at adjudication and judicial disposition. • Last and although overall numbers appear to have declined, significant overrepresentation of Black youth exist for receiving Notice to Transfer to adult criminal proceedings (these numbers are high) and actual waiver to adult court. Some of these results can be explained by Black youth representing being charged with more serious cases (committing crime, more serious crime, problems at school, etc.) . AND bias in the treatment of Black youth (overcharging, reliance on tainted decision-making criteria) AND simply as by-products of existing procedures (unnecessary police referral referrals to court and detention, no one to pick up the youth, aggressive prosecutorial recommendations, etc.). To address these varied but interrelated factors, the following is are once again recommended: