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Community-Based Treatment: The Impact of the Homeless Pretrial Release Project

Detention Diversion Advocacy: An Evaluation (OJJDP)

This guide is designed to assist juvenile court advocates in locating and accessing residential placement alternatives for youths in the juvenile justice system.

An analysis of the need for a new women’s jail in San Francisco determines there is no justifiable reason to build one.

Making San Francisco’s juvenile justice system work requires the adoption of a new organizational structure and direction. Under the new system, secure detention becomes just one element of a full continuum of services capable of providing comprehensive individualized interventions.