Perf-Based Stds, Juvenile Correctional Facilities, 5th Ed_DEC 2024

Acknowledgements We wish to extend our appreciation to those who have given freely of their time and effort in the development of this manual of Performance-Based Standards and Expected Practices for Juvenile Correctional Facilities . We are particularly proud of the fact this document is a product developed by professionals who are or have been directly involved in the very difficult task of providing for the management and day-to-day operations of juvenile correctional facilities. Major Contributors to this effort (in alphabetical order) are as follows: Amy L. Ast, Ohio Department of Youth Services Christine M. Blessinger, Indiana Department of Corrections Joe Guttierez, Western South Dakota Juvenile Service Center Ron E. Koon, Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice Thomas J. Stickrath, Retired Ohio Department of Youth Services We also wish to gratefully acknowledge the involvement of all those committee members, auditors and accreditation managers whose comments and suggestions contributed to the many drafts and ultimately, this final product. We would finally like to recognize the contribution, patience, support, encouragement and commitment to this project by Dr. Mary L. Livers (retired), Office of Juvenile Justice in Louisiana.

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