Two Decades of JDAI: A Progress Report: From Demonstration Project to National Standards. Draft
Publication year:
2009
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 23, 2009
ANNOTATION: “This report documents JDAI’s [Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative’s] recent progress both in reforming juvenile detention practices nationwide and also in contributing to the larger movement for more comprehensive reforms in juvenile justice” (p.2). Sections contained in this report include: overview; juvenile detention reform—why it matters; what JDAI is and how it works; how wide the JDAI model is being replicated nationwide; what participating sites achieved through detention reform; how detention reform stimulated or supported broader changes in juvenile justice; future challenges; and conclusion—onward toward comprehensive juvenile justice reform.