This report, the second installment in a series devoted to revolutionizing detention programs and practices in America, highlights two basic — yet vital — components for advancing complex reform: Leadership and teamwork. Readers will learn exactly what it takes (coordination! small victories! committees!) to pull players from all corners of the juvenile justice landscape and have them step in sync toward one noble focus—creating a safer, fairer detention system for today’s youth.
Every JDAI site established a collaborative comprised of a diverse group of policy-level movers and shakers who had the authority to drive real change. At the onset, these groups worked together to sketch a three-part roadmap for reform. They defined: 1) what wasn’t working in their current system; 2) what their new system would look like; and 3) an action plan for change.
