Youth Services

Research has contributed to the use of assessments that identify a youth's risk to reoffend. This has allowed the department to develop a continuum of interventions ranging from referral to city diversion panels for low-risk youth to intensive supervision practices for high-risk youth. These targeted interventions hold youth accountable and teach new skills while simultaneously working to restore victims and community for the harm done to them. For the fourth consecutive year, the juvenile department has seen a reduction in repeat youth offenders.

• Youth referred to the Juvenile Department - What's Next?
• Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
• Cognitive Skills Groups
• Community Connections
• Detention
• Emancipation
• Intake and Assessment
• Latino Services
• Project Payback
• Servicios en español
• Sex Offense