In Fiscal Year 2021-22:
Fund | Dollars | Positions | |
---|---|---|---|
JUVENILE JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF | |||
PROGRAM: ACCOUNTABILITY AND PROGRAM SUPPORT | |||
CONTRACTING AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT |
10,435,507
|
125.50 |
|
PROGRAM: JUVENILE DETENTION PROGRAM | |||
DETENTION CENTERS |
155,215,236
|
1,453.00 |
|
PROGRAM: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY/ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES | |||
EXECUTIVE DIRECTION AND SUPPORT SERVICES |
22,966,189
|
176.00 |
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
9,486,544
|
60.50 |
|
PROGRAM: PREVENTION AND VICTIM SERVICES | |||
DELINQUENCY PREVENTION AND DIVERSION |
105,974,843
|
20.00 |
|
PROGRAM: PROBATION AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PROGRAM | |||
COMMUNITY INTERVENTIONS AND SERVICES |
60,697,583
|
496.00 |
|
COMMUNITY SUPERVISION |
108,917,744
|
826.50 |
|
PROGRAM: RESIDENTIAL CORRECTIONS PROGRAM | |||
NON-SECURE RESIDENTIAL COMMITMENT |
158,216,767
|
.00 |
|
SECURE RESIDENTIAL COMMITMENT |
88,548,000
|
90.00 |
|
TOTAL |
720,458,413 |
3,247.50 |
Florida Scholars Academy. The 2023 Legislature passed Ch. 2023-59, Laws of Florida, which creates the Florida Scholars Academy. The mission of the academy is to provide a free and high-quality education and to prepare youth in residential commitment programs for gainful employment upon their reentry into the community. The bill also specifies that each residential commitment site is a campus of the Florida Scholars Academy. The bill allows for collaboration of services by allowing DJJ to contract with education service providers to operate, provide, or supplement instruction services that allow students to earn a high school diploma or equivalency diploma or enroll in a degree program at a Florida college or university. It also creates a board of trustees made up of the Secretary of DJJ and three board members appointment by the Governor.
Juvenile Justice Changes. The 2021 Legislature passed Ch. 2021-219, Laws of Florida, which made several changes at the state level. This law permanently created the Accountability and Program Support Program within the Department of Juvenile Justice and changed the name of a unit from Prevention and Victim Services to Prevention Services. Additionally, the law authorized the Department of Juvenile Justice to work with the Department of Education to review alternative models for education services in detention and residential facilities.
The law also made changes at the local level. The law amended the detention cost-sharing plan to ensure that a non-fiscally constrained county providing its own juvenile detention care is not required to participate in detention cost sharing. Additionally, in order to take a child into custody for failing to appear, a court must consider five specified criteria before issuing the order. For example, the court must consider if any person provided the notice to the child. Finally, several entities, including judges, state attorneys, and public defenders, must collaborate and create a plan for appropriate alternative incentives and consequences pertaining to technical probation violations. The incentives or consequences must be included in the child’s disposition order.
Other Reports
The Auditor General reports on department operations are available on its website
The Florida Department of Financial Services reports on agency contract management reviews are available on its website
Monthly Accountability Scorecard, Department of Juvenile Justice
Quality Improvement Program Reports, Department of Juvenile Justice
Comprehensive Accountability Reports, Department of Juvenile Justice
Service Continuum Analysis Report, Department of Juvenile Justice
Websites of Interest
National Center for Juvenile Justice
Evident Change
U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
U.S. Department of Justice, National Criminal Justice Reference Service
U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Performance Measures
Performance Information
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