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Helpful Detention

Helpful Detention. Carol Cramer Brooks National Center for Youth in Custody National Partnership for Juvenile Services carol.brooks1959@att.net Ph: (734) 604-NCYC. Process and Place Definition. Process

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Helpful Detention

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  1. Helpful Detention Carol Cramer Brooks National Center for Youth in Custody National Partnership for Juvenile Services carol.brooks1959@att.net Ph: (734) 604-NCYC

  2. Process and Place Definition • Process The actions taken by the court to provide care, custody, and restrictive supervision in a manner that matches the level of restrictiveness with the detention/supervision needs of the offender. Detention is a series of alternatives available within a Continuum of Services or Care. • Place Commonly referred to as “secure detention”, detention as place is included in the process definition; The physical environment with varying levels of security, construction, hardware, and technology that produce the care and custody of youth.

  3. Under JDAI, the purpose of secure detention is: To prevent re-offending during the time the youth is waiting for his or her court appearance and adjudication. To ensure that a youth appears for his or her court date. Controlling the Front Gates Through Informed Decision Making

  4. Juvenile detention is the temporary and safe custody of juveniles who are accused of conduct subject to the jurisdiction of the court who require a restricted environment for their own or the community’s protection while pending legal action. Further, juvenile detention provides a wide range of helpful services that support the juvenile’s physical, emotional, and social development. Helpful services minimally include: education, visitation, communication, counseling, continuous supervision, medical and health care services, nutrition, recreation, and reading. Juvenile detention includes or provides for a system of clinical observation and assessment that complements the helpful services and report findings. National Juvenile Detention Association, 1989 Temporary Custody Safe Custody Restricted Environment Community Protection Pending Legal Action Helpful Services Clinical Observation and Assessment ACA themes for juvenile detention

  5. Inside the Walls:the function of detention

  6. Helpful Detention The most effective way to return a youth to a law-abiding life style is through healthy relationships with healthy adults in a healthy environment. Mission Statement NPJS Center for Research and Professional Development at Michigan State University

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