Found 40 matches.
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CYPM in Brief: Improving Educational Outcomes for Crossover Youth, CJJR
Tags: National | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Correctional Education | Partner Publications
Children in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems face challenges in achieving positive educational outcomes. This brief discusses relationships between childhood maltreatment, delinquency, and educational outcomes; a model to address educational outcomes and case examples.
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YTFG Blueprint for Youth Justice Reform - 2016
Tags: National | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Deinstitutionalization | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | Family and Youth Involvement | General System Reform | Girls | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Youth in the Adult System | Partner Publications
The Youth Justice Work Group (YJWG) of the Youth Transition Funders Group (YTFG) envisions a youth justice system that fosters the healthy development and well-being of all children and youth by building upon their strengths, cultivating their relationships with caring adults, supporting their families and communities, and offering them age-appropriate opportunities for future success. We are committed to partnering with the broader community to promote restorative justice, safety, opportunity and positive outcomes for all young people. In order to achieve our vision, and in alignment with YTFG’s Youth Well-Being Framework, we recommend the following 10 Tenets for Youth Justice Reform.
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Missed Opportunities: Preventing youth in the child welfare system from entering the juvenile justice system
Tags: National | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | General System Reform | Reports | Research | Partner Publications
Children pulled into the child welfare system are too often not afforded the kinds of stabilizing support systems that are essential for their healthy growth and well-being. We must seek interventions to prevent these “multi-system,” “dual-status” or “crossover” youth from entering the juvenile justice system. This review found that within the children welfare system, children who eventually had juvenile justice involvement had significantly different experiences from those who did not. These findings present opportunities to intervene, and incorporate different policies and programs that can prevent these children’s juvenile justice involvement.
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Trends in Juvenile Justice State Legislation 2011-2015
Tags: National | Aftercare/Reentry | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Deinstitutionalization | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | General System Reform | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Reports
National Conference of State Legislatures tracks trends in state legislation of youth justice reform for 2011-2015. Specific trends have emerged to: Restore jurisdiction to the juvenile court, divert youth from the system, reform detention, shift resources from incarceration to community-based alternatives, provide strong public defense for youth, address racial and ethnic disparities in justice systems, respond more effectively to the mental health needs of young offenders, and improve re-entry and aftercare programs for youth.
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Trauma in Dual Status Youth: Putting Things In Perspective
Tags: National | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Research | Partner Publications
This article describes the state of our understanding of the prevalence of trauma-based behavior problems and considerations in designing agreed-upon best practices to identify them.
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California Passes Law to Reduce Foster Care Youths’ Referral and Detention in the Juvenile Justice System
Tags: California | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Legislation
Assembly Bill 388 sets up a number of new policies, reporting, and monitoring procedures to reduce the inappropriate referral and detention of foster youth from group homes and other placements into the juvenile justice system for minor incidents and typical adolescent behavior. A.B. 388 requires group homes, transitional housing, community treatment facilities or runaway and homeless youth shelters to report any incident involving law enforcement. It also requires the Community Care Licensing Division of the Department of Social Services (CDSS) to inspect facilities with greater than average law enforcement contacts, to develop performance standards and outcome measures requiring facilities for foster youth to implement programs, services, and protocols to minimize law enforcement contacts, and to publish annual reports on group home law enforcement contacts, complaints, and licensing suspensions. The new legislation limits secure detention of foster youth through a number of mechanisms including prohibiting courts from detaining youth in secure confinement based on the youth’s status as a foster youth or on the child welfare system’s inability to provide a placement for the youth. Assembly Bill 388 was authored by Assembly Member Chesbro and co-sponsored by The Youth Law Center, California Youth Connection, Children’s Advocacy Institute, and Public Counsel. A.B. 388 was signed into law on September 29, 2014.
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California Protects Youth from Unreasonable Delays in Moving Out of Post-Dispositional Detention
Tags: California | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Legislation
Assembly Bill 2607 addresses the issue of youth who are currently held in secure detention for long periods of time following disposition while they await an appropriate placement. Many of these youth are foster youth who are detained in part because they do not have a home to which they can return. The legislation adds new criteria for determining whether the delay is unreasonable which include delays attributable to the probation officer’s failure to make reasonable efforts to identify an appropriate and available placement. If the court finds the delay to be unreasonable, it must order the probation officer to assess the availability of suitable temporary placements and can place the youth in a nonsecure placement or alternative to detention after consultation with all parties. Assembly Bill 2607 was authored by Assembly Member Nancy Skinner and was signed into law on September 26, 2014.
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Trauma and Resilience: A New Look at Legal Advocacy for Youth in the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems
Tags: National | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Risk Assessment and Screening | Reports | Partner Publications
This report from the Juvenile Law Center sets forth key points about using research on trauma in advocacy for system-involved youth.
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From Conversation to Collaboration: How Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Agencies Can Work Together to Improve Outcomes for Dual Status Youth
Tags: National | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Reports
White paper from the RFK resource center and MacArthur's Models for Change initiative regarding system collaboration between child welfare and youth justice systems, to address the specific needs of dual-status youth.
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Dual Status Youth: Technical Assistance Workbook
Tags: National | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Reports | Research
This Technical Assistance Workbook to provide practical guidance for state and local jurisdictions in their endeavor to improve the outcomes for dual status youth and families and to enhance system performance among the critical youth- and family-serving agency partners.
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The State of America's Children - 2014 Report
Tags: National | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Reports | Partner Publications
The Children's Defense Fund's annual report detailing the current status of multiple issues that affect children, including juvenile justice and youth incarceration.
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Nebraska Legislative Bill 561
Tags: Nebraska | Aftercare/Reentry | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Deinstitutionalization | General System Reform | Status Offenses | Legislation
Nebraska's L.B. 561, a comprehensive youth justice reform bill.
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Cross-System Collaboration: NCTSN Trauma-Informed Approach Brief
Tags: Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | General System Reform | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Reports
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network, a program of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for Mental Health Services, released six online briefs in September, 2013. This brief, authored by Macon Stewart, discusses the cross-system partnerships necessary to effectively address youth trauma.
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Connecticut Creates Raise the Grade Pilot Program for Youth in the Juvenile Justice or Child Welfare System, H.B. 6705/Act No. 13-234
Tags: Connecticut | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Legislation
Acknowledging a problematic educational achievement gap between youth in the juvenile justice and/or child welfare systems and those in the general population, the Connecticut General Assembly created the Raise the Grade pilot program. The two-year pilot program—created by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) in consultation with the Department of Education—is being implemented in Hartford, Bridgeport, and New Haven and aims to increase the academic achievement of children in DCF custody or who are served by the Court Support Services Division. The legislation includes provisions to help identify youth who are performing below grade level, develop plans to improve their academic performance, facilitate the transfer of academic records, and annually track the academic progress of each youth in state custody. H.B. 6705/Act No. 13-234, signed into law June 19, 2013; effective July 1, 2013.
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Missouri Expands Program Allowing Certain Youth Convicted as Adults to Receive Juvenile Disposition, S.B. 36
Tags: Missouri | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Youth in the Adult System | Legislation
Stemming from the tragic suicide of a 17-year-old boy who had been sentenced as an adult, was held in isolation in an adult prison, and was awaiting transfer to a notoriously abusive adult prison, the Missouri Legislature passed Jonathan’s Law, which expands the availability of Missouri’s dual jurisdiction program for youth convicted as adults. The dual jurisdiction program allows youth convicted as adults to have their adult criminal sentence suspended and to instead receive a juvenile disposition. The law requires judges to consider giving a juvenile disposition to youth who have been convicted as adults; if judges choose not to give a juvenile disposition—despite acceptance of the youth by the Division of Youth Services (DYS)—they must make findings on the record as to their reasons for imposing an adult sentence. All judges in Missouri must also now order a DYS evaluation for youth who are transferred to adult court to help give all youth an opportunity to qualify for the dual jurisdiction program. The law extends the age of eligibility for the dual jurisdiction program from 17 years to 17 years and six months, helping to ensure youth are not deprived of the option simply because of delays inherent to the court system. Additionally, the law removes the “once an adult, always an adult” for youth who were transferred to adult court, but not convicted. S.B. 36, signed into law June 12, 2013; effective August 28, 2013.
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Louisiana Aims to Better Serve Crossover Youth
Tags: Louisiana | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Legislation
Recognizing the need for targeted case management and better coordination between systems, the Louisiana legislature passed a law to better serve youth in the juvenile justice system who are in need of mental health or child welfare services. The legislation requires the creation of an “Integrated Case Management Planning System” that focuses on the behavioral health, rehabilitative, and educational needs of youth involved in or exiting the juvenile justice and child welfare systems. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections and the Department of Children and Family Services must work together to identify the prevalence of youth served by multiple systems, identify opportunities to more efficiently and effectively deliver programs and services to youth across all systems of care, and develop mechanisms for funding of such programs and services. By July 1, 2014 the departments must jointly issue a report of the timeline and processes for implementing the program by July 1, 2015. S.B. 107/Act No. 214, signed into law June 10, 2013; effective August 1, 2013.
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King County Resource Guide for Information Sharing - 2nd Edition
Tags: Washington | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Administrative/Regulatory Policies
This resource guide provides information on how to safely and legally share information between staff in the following agencies: probation, detention, child welfare, juvenile rehabilitation, law enforcement, schools, mental health services, substance abuse treatment, and court-appointed special advocates.
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Indiana Creates Commission on Improving the Status of Children
Tags: Indiana | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Legislation
The Indiana General Assembly established the Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana (CISC), charged with studying and evaluating services for vulnerable youth, promoting information-sharing and best practices, and reviewing and making recommendations concerning pending legislation. The 18-member commission consists of leadership from all three branches of government and includes representatives from the juvenile justice system. Its stated priorities include expanding juvenile justice reform and improving data sharing, communication, and collaboration across child-serving agencies. The commission’s Cross-System Youth Task Force is working to expand JDAI, increase alternatives to detention for youth with mental health issues, improve transitions for youth leaving the juvenile justice system, and improve coordination and develop polices to better meet the needs of dually-adjudicated youth. S.E.A. 125/P.L. 119-2013, signed into law April 30, 2013; effective July 1, 2013.
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Virginia Facilitates Reentry for Older Dual-Jurisdiction Youth, S.B. 863
Tags: Aftercare/Reentry | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Legislation
Older youth in Virginia who were wards of the child welfare system prior to being committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) are now eligible for independent living services upon release from DJJ. Ninety days prior to release, youth aged 18 to 21 are eligible to receive information on available independent living services and the court must work with the Department of Social Services to develop a plan to help the youth transition successfully to independent living. The law explicitly requires DJJ and DSS to work collaboratively to ensure communication regarding services and facilitate transition planning. S.B. 863/Act No. 362, signed into law March 14, 2013; effective July 1, 2013.
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Child Welfare: Gateway to Juvenile Court for African-American Youth
Tags: Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Racial and Ethnic Disparities
Is child welfare a gateway to the juvenile justice system for African-American youth? A new policy update from NJJN, drawing on a “knowledge brief” published by Models for Change, suggests that the answer is “yes.”
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Recipe for Reform School: Why Some Kids and Teens in the Child Welfare System End Up in the Juvenile Justice System
Tags: Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Reports | NJJN Publications
An NJJN Policy Update on crossover youth. New research funded and synthesized by Models for Change in a 2011 Knowledge Brief shows that not all youth in the child welfare system are equally likely to cross over into the juvenile justice system; and highlights the factors that increase the likelihood of crossover.
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Children in Need of Services Petitions May Now Include Delinquency Offenses
Tags: New Hampshire | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Legislation
New Hampshire expanded eligibility for its Children in Need of Services (CHINS) program. Youth under the age of 18 who have committed offenses that are considered delinquent acts may now be eligible for a CHINS petition, allowing them and their families to receive support services and treatment from the state without youth entering the delinquency system. S.B. 349/Act No. 110, signed into law and effective May 29, 2012.
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Alaska Changes Access to Department of Health and Human Services Records, H.B. 343
Tags: Alaska | Confidentiality | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Legislation
The Alaska State Legislature added state and municipal child placement agencies to the list of approved recipients of otherwise confidential juvenile delinquency records from the Department of Health and Human Services. The legislation also modified the standards for disclosure of information to the public regarding minors who have been adjudicated delinquent. The law was crafted with the aim of improving collaboration between juvenile justice and child protection agencies. The clarifications included in the law are also intended to reduce the risk of accidental or mistaken disclosure of records. H.B. 343/Act No. 2012-38, signed into law May 24, 2012; effective July 1, 2012 (May 25, 2012 for Section 5).
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Knowledge Brief: How Well Is the Child Welfare System Serving Youths with Behavioral Problems?
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Knowledge Brief: Is There a Link between Child Welfare and Disproportionate Minority Contact in Juvenile Justice?
Tags: Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Research
One of a series of publications from the MacArthur Foundation's Models for Change initiative. Investigates the link between disproportionate rates of African-American children in child welfare placements and disproportionate minority contact (DMC) in the juvenile justice and finds a strong link.
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Safety, Fairness, Stability: Repositioning Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare to Engage Families and Communities
Tags: Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Family and Youth Involvement | Reports
In this paper, produced by Georgetown University's Center for Juvenile Justice Reform, readers have the opportunity to learn the importance of family engagement to the juvenile's growth and behavior patterns and considers what changes may occur within the juvenile justice system if participants placed a greater value on the family structure.
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The Connector: Working Together for Multi-System Youth (Fall 2011)
Tags: Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Research
Focusing on challenges faced by the juvenile justice system, the second issue of The Connector brings to light current research necessary to juvenile justice reform. Articles include findings on the dominance of child welfare intervention in the history of youth referred to juvenile court on delinquency matters and suggestions to improve cross-system collaborations.
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Addressing the Needs of Multi-System Youth Strengthening the Connection Between Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice
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California Foster Youth Aging Out of Juvenile Court’s Jurisdiction Gain Notice of Services, S.B. 945
Tags: California | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Legislation
The legislation recognizes that one of the major barriers foster youth face is their lack of knowledge that assistance programs exist for foster youth; and when they are aware of them, they often have difficulty documenting that they are eligible for such programs. As a result, the law requires probation or parole officers to provide foster youth with a written notice stating that they are foster youth and that they may be eligible for services and benefits available to former foster children through public and private programs, including, but not limited to, any independent living program for youth who have been in the foster care system.
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Addressing the Unmet Educational Needs of Children and Youth in the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems, Peter Leone and Lois Weinberg, Georgetown Public Policy Institute's Center for Juvenile Justice Reform
Tags: Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Correctional Education | Reports
Report reviewing educational barriers encountered by youth involved in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems.
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J.J. v. State of Florida, Third District Court of Appeal, No. 3D10-226
Tags: Florida | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Court Decisions and Related Documents
Decision from the Third District Court of Appeal in Florida ruling that juvenile court judges cannot jail foster youth simply in an effort to do what is in their best interest, ending a years-old practice used by authorities in an attempt to protect runaway youth.
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Florida Appeals Court Rules Foster Youth Cannot Be Jailed for Their Own Good, J.J. v. Florida, No. 3D10-226, March 31, 2010
Tags: Florida | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Court Decisions and Related Documents
The Third District Court of Appeal in Florida ruled that juvenile court judges cannot jail foster youth simply for their best interest, ending a years-old practice used by authorities in an attempt to protect runaway youth. The decision is in line with the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act’s prohibition on locking up youth who commit status offenses, such running away. The case involved a 12-year-old girl in foster care who repeatedly ran away from her foster homes and school. The state alleged that incarceration of the girl was necessary in order to secure medical and dental examinations, psycho-educational testing, and a psychiatric evaluation. The court stated that a youth may not be detained simply to permit “administrative access” to the youth, and that detention is only authorized under “strict statutory criteria.”
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Supporting Youth in Transition to Adulthood, Center for Juvenile Justice Reform and Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative
Tags: Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Reports
Report discussing youth who transition out of the juvenile justice and child welfare systems and lessons learned from juvenile justice and child welfare agencies.
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Improving Access to Health Coverage for Transitional Youth, Sonya Schwartz and Melanie Glascock, National Academy for State Health Policy
Tags: Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Fiscal Issues and Funding | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Physical Health | Reports
Report discussing strategies for ensuring that transitional youth (i.e., all youth who are entering, leaving or moving within the juvenile justice and foster care systems) have access to health care. The report focuses on opportunities to screen youth for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) eligibility. It describes key transition points for youth in both systems, ways for states to extend Medicaid and SCHIP to them, and opportunities to better enroll and retain the population.
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State of Arizona Systems Integration Initiative Information Sharing Guide, Arizona Juvenile Justice Commission and Governor's Office for Children, Youth and Families
Tags: Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Reports
Information sharing guide for those agencies that work with youth who are involved in both the juvenile justice and child welfare systems.
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Official Policy on Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth, American Bar Association
Tags: Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Reports
Recommendations and a report on policies and practices related to "dual jurisdiction" youth (abused and neglected youth with juvenile dependency cases who are charged with acts of delinquency). The recommendations include diversion and intervention for minor acts of misbehavior committed while in foster care; the provision of a single judge for post-adjudication dispositional matters; continuity of legal representation; information-sharing among dependency and delinquency courts and agencies; prompt post-arrest involvement of providers, caseworkers or advocates for the child; and elimination of detention or prolonged incarceration of youth due to foster care status or lack of placement options.
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Illinois Increases Age of Department of Children and Family Services Guardianship, Illinois, Public Act 95-0642
Tags: Illinois | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Legislation
Provides that a minor released from state prison may be placed under the guardianship of the Department of Children and Family Services as long as a basis of abuse, neglect, or dependency exists.
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Arkansas Requires Placement Decisions for Dually Involved Youth to Be Made by One Judge, Arkansas, S.B. 370/Act 587
Tags: Arkansas | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Legislation
Aims to ensure that all matters relating to the placement of children who are in foster care and have been sent to a different jurisdiction remain with one judge.
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A Guide to Legal and Policy Analysis for Systems Integration
Tags: National | Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Partner Publications
Reviews federal laws that apply to dual-status youth and provides instructions for improving cross-system coordination and services for these youth.
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Transition: Building Better Lives For Youth Leaving Foster Care, Children's Action Alliance
Tags: Crossover and Dual Jurisdiction Youth | Reports
Report providing updated information on federal laws and funding, existing state support programs and services to support transitioning youth, findings from focus groups with youth in/from foster care, recent state actions taken to improve transitions for youth, and new and emerging issues since the 2003 report.