Joint Ad Hoc Tennessee Blue Ribbon Task Force On Juvenile Justice Final Report

On December 7, 2017, the Joint Ad-Hoc Tennessee Blue Ribbon Task Force On Juvenile Justice released this final report. The task force was formed with the task of completing a comprehensive, data-driven review of the state's juvenile justice system, and developing evidence-based policy recommendations for legislative, administrative, and budgetary action that:

Protects public safety
Effectively holds juvenile offenders accountable
Contains taxpayer costs
Improves outcomes for youth, families, and communities in Tennessee

Some of the major findings from the review of Tennessee's juvenile justice system included the following:

Youth adjudicated on misdemeanor offenses, unruly offenses, and . . .