Reinvesting in New Jersey Youth: Building on Successful Juvenile Detention Reform
Publication year:
2009
| Cataloged on:
May. 28, 2009
ANNOTATION: "This policy brief discusses the need for county and state leaders to capitalize on the success of detention center reforms that have resulted in fewer youth being confined in county detention centers" (p. 2). This report contains these sections: new alternatives to juvenile detention; declining numbers of NJ youth in detention; why detention reform is important; youth in detention have significant needs; from concept to action -- national examples of the ripple effect of detention reform; reforms bring significant savings for many states; advancing reforms -- NJ sites demonstrate positive reforms; and learning from experience.