News items related to DDAP

October news from CJCJ: Oct 30, 2015; JCRT's Daniel Reyes promotes community-based services at national conference, a CJCJ youth client looks forward to the future, and After the Doors Were Locked by Daniel Macallair receives praise from criminal justice professionals
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.