Where can I find performance measures recommended for monitoring state juvenile justice systems?
a. The Council for Juvenile Corrections Administrators has the “Performance Based Standards for Youth Correction and Detention Facilities” which is a self-improvement and accountability system used in 28 states to better the quality of life for youths in custody You can visit the performance based standards website at http://pbstandards.org and download their handbook on Performance based Standards at http://pbstandards.org/DocLib/PbStandards_0610.pdf b. The National Center for Juvenile Justice has a list of publications for Best Practices in Juvenile Justice which you can view at http://ncjj.servehttp.com/NCJJWebsite/publications/topical/topicalbest.htm c. To help ensure accountability of the juvenile justice system to citizens, the Balanced and Restorative Justice (BARJ) Project at Florida Atlantic University, the American Prosecutors Research Institute (APRI), and the National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ) have developed a set of performance measures to inform citizens and prac
