Youth Justice Perspective January 2025

The Perspective offers a snapshot of data from the Center for Improving Youth Justice’s Performance-based Standards program member sites during the October 2024 data collection. Trends show an increase in the average daily population and length of stay as well as an increase in staff job satisfaction and young people reporting they trust the staff.

PbS measures and monitors facility practices by collecting and reporting data from administrative records and survey responses from youths, staff and families to provide a holistic picture of the conditions and quality of life in residential facilities, highlights the practices that are effective in promoting youths’ healthy maturation and identifies those that are not. PbS data is reported every April and October.  PbS trains staff to use the information to change practices and support reforms implementing the adolescent development approach.

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