DJJ's Quality Assurance Unit
The Chief Deputy Director assists the Director with implementation of initiatives, reforms and policies that are designed to improve the lives of court-involved youth and move the agency forward. The Chief Deputy directly supervises the Investigative Unit, Quality Assurance Unit, Interstate Compact Unit, and the Public Information Office. The Chief Deputy may also oversee cross-functional agencywide issues and take on day-to-day tasks to enable the Director to focus on the agency’s vision and carry out strategic organizational initiatives.
The unit combines system accountability and monitoring of evidence-based practices to ensure continuous quality improvement of a statewide system of evidence-informed services and programs to improve outcomes for youth offenders placed in the juvenile correctional center, alternative placements, and community-based services, and to reduce recidivism. Our team consists professionals with diverse backgrounds in juvenile justice who are committed to excellence and engaging all DJJ stakeholders.
The Interstate Commission for Juveniles is established to fulfill the objectives of the Compact, through means of joint cooperative action among the Compacting states to promote, develop and facilitate a uniform standard that provides for the welfare and protection of juveniles, victims and the public by governing the Compacting states’ transfer of supervision of juveniles, temporary travel of defined offenders and return of juveniles who have absconded, escaped, fled to avoid prosecution or run away.
As a public agency, DJJ has a responsibility to communicate clearly and transparently with all its stakeholders. The public information officer (PIO) ensures that crucial, up-to-date information is readily available on the agency’s website, its social media channels, and through the issuance of news releases. The PIO handles all media inquiries.
