NCJ Number
190668
Date Published
September 2001
Length
40 pages
Annotation
This section of the "Strategic Planning Master Notebook" contains the lesson plan for a training workshop module on the creation of the jurisdictional core work group for the purpose of reforming juvenile detention, along with participant materials related to module objectives.
Abstract
The performance objectives for the training are to describe historical factors that indicate the need for a jurisdictional approach; to understand the fundamental principles of the core work group; to explain the work group agenda; and to identify community leaders in each category for participation. The target population for the training consists of community and juvenile justice leaders, law enforcement officials, school administrators, and juvenile confinement facility directors. In addition to listing performance objectives, the lesson plan describes teaching method/techniques; lists instructor materials as well as equipment and supplies needed; and outlines the content of the module. As part of the participant material, a paper discusses the development of jurisdictional core groups to address overcrowding in juvenile detention facilities. It advises that in order to reduce overcrowding, the leaders within a jurisdiction must take collective responsibility for developing, monitoring, and revising effective juvenile justice policies. The core group should develop a common definition of detention and specify the role of secure detention within the juvenile justice system. Once an agreement is reached, the core group develops a variety of solutions to reduce overcrowding. A series of graphs show juvenile arrest trends for various types of offenses from 1981 through 1997.