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ALASKA
- Alaska
Master Plan for Juvenile Corrections
The Center, in cooperation with Moyer Associates, developed
a master plan for juvenile services in Alaska. The plan
included residential and community treatment, supervision
of youth statewide, and staff, facility, and program needs
through the year 2000 plus program design for a five-bed
residential facility in Fairbanks, Alaska.
ARKANSAS
- A
Master Plan for Arkansas' Courts of Juvenile Jurisdiction
This project developed a design for Arkansas' juvenile justice
system including estimated workload, the number of judges,
support staff, and probation officers required to operate
the court.
- A
Study of Rural Detention Needs in Arkansas
Three eastern Arkansas counties requested a study of juvenile
detention needs in their area because youths were being
held in county jails and lock-ups and local officials wanted
to comply with the 1985 jail removal requirement of the
federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act.
The Center was responsible for the development of a comprehensive
set of recommendations as well as plans for implementation.
ARIZONA
- Arizona
(Pima County) Calendaring Project and Model Court Evaluation
After
finishing a calendering project for the Pima County Juvenile
Court, the Center conducted a formal evaluation of court
reform activities around dependency case processing in the
Pima County Juvenile Court.
- Arizona
CASA Evaluation
The
Center has contracted with the Arizona Supreme Court to
evaluate the effectiveness of CASA. Documentation will proceed
of how CASA's are assigned and utilized in five Arizona
counties and answer specific questions related to the value
of CASA.
- Arizona
Court Improvement Project
The Center conducted a statewide assessment of the Arizona
juvenile court system's handling of dependent, neglect,
and abuse cases.
- Arizona
Court Improvement Assessment Four Years Later
This project revisited and updated a previous report
done in 1996 and identified the impact of a series of changes
that the state undertook to improve its court processing
of dependency cases.
- Arizona
Study of Dually Involved Youth
Project staff studied issues pertaining to youth who
are adjudicated delinquent and dependent in Arizona juvenile
courts.
- Arizona
Supreme Court Probation/Risk Need Assessment Project
The Center developed, tested, and implemented a measurement
scale and instrument for a Juvenile Probation Risk, Need,
and Case Classification System; provided technical assistance
regarding current issues and methods in the field of Juvenile
Risk and Needs Assessment and Case Classification; and developed
enhancements to the statewide automated information system
using software that would allow the classification system
to grow.
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