Transforming Juvenile Justice in Texas: A Framework for Action

September 2007 In April 2007, the Texas Youth Commission (TYC) requested that a task force make recommendations about how the agency could improve the state juvenile justice system. A task force was created to consider the systemic problems at TYC. The researchers were focused on re-designing the health care, education, treatment and case management at TYC and creating a better overall juvenile justice system in Texas. As part of the evaluation, the researchers divided their recommendations into before, during, and after confinement categories: the before category focused on crime prevention/deterrence and sentencing reform the during category addressed the . . .