News items related to DDAP

SF department website connects community to needed resources: Selena Teji, Jul 9, 2013; San Francisco's Department of Children, Youth and their Families (DCYF) collaborates with local organizations to improve the lives of youth and their families.
Diversion Programs Offer Youth a Second Chance: May 15, 2013; Diversion programs for youth offenders are blooming within area jurisdictions and are having a positive impact on the criminal justice system and on society, some officials and other experts said.
CJCJ Bulletin: A Plan for Juvenile Justice in San Francisco: Dec 1, 2006; CJCJ Bulletin: A Plan for Juvenile Justice in San Francisco
Community-based Alternative to Juvenile Detention is a Success with Youth Offenders: Sep 1, 2002; Community-based Alternative to Juvenile Detention is a Success with Youth Offenders
Detention Diversion Advocacy: An Evaluation (OJJDP): Sep 1, 1999; Detention Diversion Advocacy: An Evaluation (OJJDP)
An Assessment of the Detention Diversion Advocacy Project: Oct 6, 1997; This research suggests that the apparent success of DDAP may stem largely from the fact that it exists outside of the formal juvenile justice framework; that is, it is a true alternative to the normal institutional framework.

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