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The
intent of the Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative (JDAI) is
to change policies, practices and programs so as to ensure that
only those youth who are the greatest risk to public safety are
held in secure detention. The overall goals of JDAI are to protect
public safety, reduce the unnecessary or inappropriate use of secure
detention, and to re-direct public finances to more effective purposes.
The effort, a partnership with the Annie E. Casey Foundation, is
grounded in eight core strategies including collaboration; reliance
on data; objective admissions screening; alternatives to secure
detention; strategies to reduce racial disparities where they exist;
expedited case processing; and rigorous facility inspections. CJJP
serves as the state-level coordinating center for detention reform
efforts. A major point of implementation for JDAI relates to the
efforts taking place in local sites in Black Hawk, Polk, and Woodbury
Counties. At the state-level administrative oversight is being provided
by the Governor’s Youth Race and Detention Task Force, Iowa’s
Juvenile Justice Advisory Council (JJAC), and the JJAC’s Disproportionate
Minority Contact Committee.
- Iowa
Site Visit Materials Developed-Utilized
- Casey's
Getting Started Resources for Iowa
- Local
Coordinator-Position Information
- Other
State's JDAI Materials
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