OJJDP Family Listening Sessions: Executive Summary

July 1, 2013
OJJDP Family Listening Sessions: Executive Summary
In July 2013, the federal Bureau of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) released a summary of four listening sessions with families and youth who had direct experiences with the juvenile justice system at the local and state levels. The discussions focused on four broad topic areas: the expectations and the reality of families' first encounters with the juvenile justice system, whether the youth’s needs were met during the period of confinement, how the family was treated and served while their child was confined, and the availability . . .