JDAI Practice Guides Collection

The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s JDAI® practice guide collection — named after its Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative® — shares lessons from the field on driving juvenile detention reform. The series spans 12 core reports and a range of topics aimed at helping local jurisdictions create a safer, fairer detention system while championing the use of more effective and efficient alternatives to secure confinement. Explore the JDAI practice guides.

Making Detention Reform Work for Girls

A Guide to Juvenile Justice Reform #5

Casey’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) produced a practical, detailed, how-to guide to tackle the issue of girls held in detention facilities and get true detention reform for girls started in JDAI sites.

Bernalillo County Mental Health Clinic Case Study

A Guide to Juvenile Detention Reform #6

This JDAI Practice Guide highlights the mental health needs of juvenile detainees and how one site in New Mexico met those needs.

Using Media Advocacy to Promote Detention Reform

A Practice Guide to Juvenile Detention Reform #4

Written specifically for juvenile justice advocates and officials, this nuts and bolts handbook provides insider tips for media advocacy, or ways to engage the press to promote reforms achieved through Casey’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI).

State-Level Detention Reform

A Practice Guide for State Advisory Groups #3

This detention reform practice guide is specifically designed for State Advisory Groups overseeing the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA), providing recommendations for ways to implement and lead an effective detention reform initiative.

Detention Facility Self-Assessment

A Practice Guide to Juvenile Detention Reform #2

This practice guide provides extensive instructions and checklists on conducting a secure detention facility self-inspection.

Juvenile Detention Risk Assessment

A Practice Guide for Juvenile Detention Reform #1

Risk screening evaluates arrested minors to see if they need secure lock up. Learn how each risk and needs assessment for juvenile offenders is customized in this practical guide for juvenile detention reform.

JDAI Practice Guides Collection

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