Washington State Partnership Council on Juvenile Justice

WA-PCJJ Members

About the new State Advisory Group

The WA-PCJJ will assume a pro-active role, providing collaborative leadership and direction, recommending innovative juvenile justice reforms and best practices for implementation. Through the strength of shared responsibility and leadership, the WA-PCJJ will partner key decision-makers from state, local and tribal governments, and non-profit organizations to:

• Support its members in influencing the implementation of innovative reforms and best practices within their communities and organizations;
• Support and enhance multi-system collaboration and coordination among juvenile justice, child welfare, education, mental health and related systems in which Washington’s children, youth and families are involved;
• Ensure that across Washington State, evidence-based and promising practices are replicated and administered in a culturally competent manner that adheres to program fidelity;
• Recommend and influence the adoption and implementation of system reforms and best practices to improve Washington’s compliance with the core requirements of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP);
• Support the use of developmentally appropriate services for youth at risk of system involvement to help prevent youth crime;
• Support the use of developmentally appropriate services and sanctions for system-involved youth to help prevent subsequent delinquent behavior and deeper penetration into the juvenile justice system;
• Support the implementation of a continuum of programs, including delinquency prevention, intervention, mental health and substance abuse treatment and aftercare to address the needs of youth at-risk of system involvement, and system-involved youth; and
• Develop recommendations for innovative juvenile justice reform, best practices, quality improvement, and accountability -- and strategies for their implementation in the systems and communities from which the members come.