Addi­tion­al resources on juve­nile detention Time­ly Jus­tice: Improv­ing JDAI Results Through Case Pro­cess­ing Reforms . This JDAI prac­tice guide offers prac­ti­cal steps that juve­nile jus­tice sys­tems can take to safe­ly and equi­tably reduce the use of juve­nile detention.

Dec 5, 2018 · Juvenile detention is a crucial early phase in the juvenile justice process, the point at which the courts decide whether to confine a young person pending their court hearing or while awaiting placement into a correctional or treatment facility rather than allowing the young person to remain at home or perhaps in an alternative supervision ...

Beyond Detention is the 14th report in a series about a multiyear, multisite project conducted by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Called the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI), the project aimed to do just what its name suggests: Identify more effective, efficient alternatives to juvenile detention.

Jan 1, 1999 · In 1993, 5 counties accepted the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s challenge to commit to radical detention reform. The experiment—called the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI)—required a huge political risk, a staff paradigm shift and the development of new procedures and programs to better serve America’s troubled youth.

Deten­tion is a piv­otal deci­sion point in the juve­nile jus­tice process. It takes youth who are await­ing a court hear­ing or a move into a cor­rec­tion­al or treat­ment facil­i­ty and tem­porar­i­ly con­fines them instead of allow­ing them to return home or enter an alter­na­tive super­vi­sion pro­gram.

Juvenile detention reforms in Broward County, Florida inspired the creation of JDAI more than 25 years ago. Detention is a crucial early phase in the juvenile court process. Placement into a locked detention center pending court significantly increases the odds that youth will be found delinquent and committed to corrections facilities and can ...

Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) Monthly Youth Detention Survey During and After COVID-19 To under­stand the effects of the COVID- 19 pan­dem­ic on youth deten­tion pop­u­la­tions, the Annie E. Casey Foun­da­tion is sur­vey­ing juve­nile jus­tice agen­cies across the coun­try every month and report­ing on youth ...

Aug 3, 2023 · Pretrial juvenile detention is an ineffective response to crime and poses concrete dangers to young people. Even a short detainment can harm a young people’s mental and physical well-being, hinder their education and employment prospects and increase their risk of further justice system involvement.

Apr 17, 2017 · The Annie E. Casey Foundation launched its Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) 25 years ago. This results report, which draws on eight years of JDAI data, tells how participating sites have achieved significant and — in many cases — long-lasting reductions in rates of juvenile incarceration and juvenile crime.

Apr 8, 2024 · 40 % of youth placed in pre­tri­al detention; 42 % of youth com­mit­ted to res­i­den­tial place­ment; and 52 % of youth waived to stand tri­al as adults in crim­i­nal court. 15