Juvenile Justice Services

 AZ Juvenile Detention Task Force      
JDTF Next Meeting Information

Next meeting to be announced.

For further information regarding the Juvenile Detention Task Force (JDTF) please contact:

Mark Koch,
Juvenile Justice Services Division
Email: mkoch@courts.az.gov

Juvenile
Detention Standards
Juvenile Detention Standards
    
 
 







 

On February 13, 2007, the Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court issued Administrative Order No. 2008-17 establishing the Juvenile Detention Task Force. The Task Force is comprised of fourteen individuals, consisting of juvenile court directors, juvenile detention facility administrators, Presiding Juvenile Court Judges representing both rural and urban counties and at least one individual from another agency involved in the detention of juvenile delinquents.  The Task Force shall review the Arizona Auditor General’s Performance Audit Report on Detention Operations and identify and develop mandatory juvenile detention center operational standards consistent with the recommendations of the Auditor General. The Task Force shall also develop statewide policies and procedures or standards for the application of Rule 23 (D), Rules of Procedure for the Juvenile Court to appropriately and consistently screen juveniles for detention and institute a thorough inspection and compliance process contingent upon the Legislature revising statute to replace the Department of Juvenile Corrections with the AOC as the entity responsible for inspecting juvenile detention centers.