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How do states organize and administer aftercare services for juveniles committed to a state delinquency institution? (Updated: May 4, 2006)

 

 

By far, the most common aftercare arrangement for juveniles committed to the state is one in which the executive agency that runs the state's delinquency institutions is also responsible for providing aftercare services to juveniles released to the community. A total of 36 states and the District of Columbia deliver aftercare in this way. In addition, agencies in this category provide aftercare services in at least some areas or for some juveniles in 10 other states; in such cases, they generally share aftercare responsibilities with probation services run by local court systems.

By contrast, in only 4 states, aftercare services are administered exclusively by judicial agencies.

© 2000 (original copyright); © 2006 (most recent copyright) National Center for Juvenile Justice

Citation: Griffin, Patrick and King, Melanie. 2006. "National Overviews." State Juvenile Justice Profiles. Pittsburgh, PA: National Center for Juvenile Justice. Online. Available: http://www.ncjj.org/stateprofiles/.


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