Statewide Impact of the JDAI and DMC Efforts

 Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC):

• The Court has, for the past two years, implemented process changes to address and review its use of secure care both within its detention center and through court ordered commitments to ADJC.
• 264 youth were committed to ADJC in calendar year 2002 by PCJCC; 162 youth were committed in 2003; and 96 youth were committed in 2004.   This is a 64% reduction in commitments from Pima County to ADJC over a three-year period.
• The youth who might have been previously committed to ADJC are remaining in the community and require services and supervision in order to promote their rehabilitation and the safety of the community.
• This reduction in census at ADJC facilitates its own reform efforts.
• The Court is committed to continuing this effort provided that it can do so without compromising public safety.  It will continue to require resources to be able to provide supervision and services to these youth.