Planning Study for the Colorado Division of Youth Services

• NCJ Number: 123979
• Author(s): B Krisberg; J Austin; C Baird; P Sullivan; C Toole
• Date Published: 1985
• Length: 93 pages
• Corporate Author: Carter Ctr
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Technical Assistance)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This technical assistance report provides data and recommendations pertinent to the development of a comprehensive plan for the Colorado Division of Youth Services (DYS).

Abstract

The goal of the DYS must be to create a youth corrections system that is safe, fair, humane, and cost-effective. This will require a comprehensive facilities program that will upgrade overcrowded and substandard institutions. Such a program must take into account the volume and characteristics of youth to be served in the future. The DYS must develop and maintain a planning process that focuses on forecasting future populations, improved offender classification in terms of security and treatment needs, and the potential for expanding community-based programs for nonviolent youth. Long-term facility planning should be guided by a systems approach that examines the key forces that create the demand for correctional beds. The prerequisites of such a system approach are outlined in this report. 7 tables, 12 references.