Department of Community Justice, Juvenile Justice Services
Department of Community Justice, Juvenile Justice Services
2 PagesPage 1 Wayne County, MI A Case Study... Department of Community Justice, Juvenile Justice Services The Vision: Create a system of care to effectively reduce and prevent crime by improving access to quality community-based services for children, youth, and families. Introduction: During the mid to late 1990s, Wayne County, Michigan was faced with escalating utilization and costs in out-of-home care, unacceptable escape rates and high recidivism of adjudicated delinquents in its court systems. A county study found that among young people charged with the most violent crimes, approximately 70% had not previously been involved with the system. “The Wayne County Department of Community Justice (WCDCJ) was charged with creating a new human investment sy
