JDAI OVERVIEW
The Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) is an ongoing data-driven juvenile justice system improvement effort. JDAI has been replicated in over 300 jurisdictions around the country in the past two decades.
Pima County Juvenile Court adopted JDAI in 2004 and since then has demonstrated it is possible to reduce the detention population while keeping the community safe, restoring victims, and holding youth accountable.
To learn more about how the Pima County Juvenile Court has worked collaboratively with system and community partners to reduce racial and ethnic disparities, improve court practices, develop alternatives to detention, and significantly reduce the detention population in support of the court’s mission, please contact Juvenile Justice System Improvement and Quality Assurance Manager Rebecca Manoleas at [email protected].
