A plan for improving services : goals & recommendations from four public regional charrettes & forums with youth across the state

Abstract

During 2006, DJJ, in conjunction with Clemson University’s Institute for Economic and Community Development, conducted a series of community forums (“charrettes”) around the state to gather public comments in regards to the role of the South Carolina juvenile justice system. The following report is an attempt to synthesize the responses, identify the most frequently mentioned ideas and to categorize them to serve as the basis for the development of an action plan. It is organized into two sections: a summary section and a section outlining the specific goals of the program.