Connecting Juvenile Justice Professionals
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Connecting Juvenile Justice Professionals
Nationwide Networking
Each year, PbS strives to provide quality training and technical assistance to participating agencies, in order to build agencies’ internal capacity to use PbS’ continuous improvement model.
Continuous Improvement Standards For
Juvenile Justice Programs
PbS provides training, technical assistance and expert coaching to educate, support and guide many different types youth serving programs to use its data-driven improvement model.
Correction Facilities
A correctional facility is a training school, treatment, and/or residential institution/program for juvenile offenders committed by the court to the care and custody of an agency for a determinate period.
Detention Centers
Juvenile detention facilities are a temporary and safe custody for juveniles who are accused of conduct subject to the agency of the court who require a restricted environment for their own or the community’s protection while pending legal action.
Assessment Centers
Juvenile assessment facilities serve both pre- and post-adjudicated youths and conduct diagnostic and assessment tests in order to determine the most appropriate placement, services, and/or treatment program(s) to best meet the juvenile offender’s needs.
Community Residential
For residential facilities or programs that keep youths participating in the community such as group homes, ranch/wilderness camps and shelters.
Community Supervision
For programs that provide for the supervision of youths in their local community either in place of or following residential treatment, such as: probation and parole.
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Unsure where your program or facility fits? Contact the PbS Help Desk team with more information about your program and we can help get you started.
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PbS uniquely offers participants outcome measures aligned with research and best practices to manage facility and program operations, programs and services in a timely manner so leaders and staff can continuously monitor conditions of confinement and quality of life.