Detention Effects
Placing kids behind bars while awaiting a hearing or an out-of-home placement is both stigmatizing and harmful.
This practice guide is specifically aimed at State Advisory Group (SAG) members who advise and guide the implementation of the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA), offering recommendations, case studies and examples of ways to generate and lead an effective detention reform effort. The guide uses Casey’s JDAI reform efforts as examples of what can be accomplished and the results being achieved.
Creating reform takes a concerted effort, especially for the justice system. Creating lasting detention reform means that every decision maker must be at the table – judges, law enforcement, prosecutors, defenders, probation officers, social workers, legislators, governor’s reps.… Without committed policymakers, success for even the most effectively designed program can be derailed as support and implementation become problematic.