Who uses ACA standards?
The application and implementation of standards have expanded beyond traditional community-based programs, adult and juvenile facilities, and parole and probation agencies. A recent review of requests for standards manuals indicated the most frequent users are correctional practitioners, facility designers and construction groups. Lawyers, judges, county administrators, academia and advocacy groups also use ACA standards as a tool to ensure the basic constitutional rights of the offender, while serving to protect staff and the public at large.