Table of Contents

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Technical Assistance Process

• Leadership To Achieve Change
• Setting the Course: Identifying Problems or Needs
• Consistency of Vision, Mission, Goals, and Objectives
• Involving Appropriate People in the Technical Assistance Process
• The Technical Assistance Plan or Request
• Selecting Technical Assistance Sources and Providers
• Using Technical Assistance
• Resources for Technical Assistance
• Managing Jurisdictional or Program Change
• Evaluating Technical Assistance
• References
• Technical Assistance Plan (*.pdf)

Chapter 2: Jurisdictional and Program Self-Assessment

• Historical Overview of the Juvenile Justice System
• The Components and Processes of the Juvenile Justice System
• Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: Federal Programs and Strategies
• Juveniles and Delinquent Offenses
• A Profile of Juvenile Offenders
• Types of Offenses Committed by Juveniles and Offenders
• What Prompts Juvenile Delinquency
• Consequences of Juvenile Delinquency and Violence
• Suggested Resources
• References
• Technical Assistance Plan (*.pdf)

Chapter 3: Balanced and Restorative Juvenile Corrections

• Historical Perspective
• Balanced and Restorative Justice
• Developing a Balanced and Restorative Justice Approach to Juvenile Corrections
• Benefits and Caveats for Balanced and Restorative Justice
• Suggested Resources
• References
• Technical Assistance Plan (*.pdf)

Chapter 4: Planning and Forecasting for Juvenile Corrections

• Key Elements of Forecasting and Planning
• Undertaking Operational or Strategic Planning
• Application of the Planning Process
• Suggested Resources
• References
• Technical Assistance Plan (*.pdf)

• Rationale for Case Assessment, Classification, and Management
• Description of the Processes
• Program Impact
• Possible Concerns
• Suggested Resources
• References
• Attachments (*.pdf)
• Technical Assistance Plan (*.pdf)

• Resources
• Samples (*.pdf)

• Appendix A The Technical Assistance Process (*.pdf)
• Appendix B Jurisdictional and Program Self-Assessment (*.pdf)
• Appendix C Balanced and Restorative Juvenile Corrections (*.pdf)
• Appendix D Planning and Forecasting for Juvenile Corrections (*.pdf)
• Appendix E Case Assessment, Classification, and Management (*.pdf)
• Appendix F Resources for Technical Assistance (*.pdf)