2016 Annual Report, South Dakota Juvenile Justice Public Safety Improvement Act
On March 28, 2017, theĀ Juvenile JusticeĀ Public Safety Improvement Act (JJPSIA) Oversight Council released this annual report for the state of South Dakota for the 2016 fiscal year. The report is a compilation of theĀ performance measures from key juvenile justice agenciesĀ related to changes in the JJPSIA in order to gaugeĀ the Act's effectiveness.
The JJPSIA is designed to increase public safety by improvingĀ outcomes for youth in the juvenile justice system, effectively hold juveniles more accountable, and reduce costs by investing in proven community-based practices while reserving residential facilities forĀ juveniles who are a public . . .