NCJ Number
175904
Date Published
1997
Length
212 pages
Annotation
This document addresses the physical requirements for meeting the population and programmatic needs of Maryland's Department of Juvenile Justice's detained and committed youth for the next 10 years.
Abstract
The capital plan reflects the Department of Juvenile Justice's (DJJ's) restorative justice approach, paralleling programmatic reform efforts to provide opportunities for competency, character development, and community reintegration. The plan has two goals. One goal is to meet the needs of the juvenile population through the year 2007. The DJJ will meet this goal by providing a capital improvement plan that addresses the changing needs of the juvenile population and accommodates the increased number of youth to be served. These capital improvements are integrally related to and consistent with programmatic reforms and initiatives that the DJJ identified in the 1997 Three-Year Plan. The second goal is to provide appropriate physical environments to enrich program services to youth. This goal ensures that the physical surroundings where services are provided meet the State's health, safety, security, and programming standards, as well as contribute to the development of the youth's transition into the community. This goal also ensures that the physical structures provide for the unique programming needs of special populations. This report includes a review of DJJ history, mission, goals, and organizational structure, an inventory and analysis of existing facilities and programs, juvenile population projects and analysis, and a determination of the physical needs required to support the DJJ mission. Appended population projections, a glossary of terms, facility assessments, cost estimates, and a list of DJJ reference publications