State Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative: Case Study Findings

• In Event: Addressing Needs of Communities and Individuals: Findings from the WestEd Justice & Prevention Research Center

Abstract

The Annie E. Casey Foundation is partnering with the WestEd Justice & Prevention Research Center (JPRC) to develop case studies of the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) in four states: Indiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, and New Mexico. The purpose of the case studies is to document how states have scaled JDAI and with what quality and the lessons learned both in and across these states. Ultimately the case studies will generate findings that can inform practice and scaling of JDAI and other complex juvenile justice reform initiatives. This paper will present key findings from the analysis of over fifty interviews of state and local JDAI stakeholders as well as document review and survey data collected across the four states. This presentation will also offer a perspective from the Foundation on how this information may be used to inform the JDAI implementation at the state level.

Authors

• Sarah Guckenburg, WestEd

• Gilberto Lopez, Harvard University

• Alexis Stern, WestEd

• Hannah Persson, WestEd

• Anthony Petrosino, WestEd

• Jeff Poirier, Annie E. Casey Foundation