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California Division of Juvenile Justice

By Walin & Klarich

The Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) is part of California?s criminal justice system that deals exclusively with the crimes and subsequent punishment and rehabilitation of our youth. Originally known as the California Youth Authority (CYA), the division began in 1943, providing training and parole supervision for juvenile and young adult offenders. The DJJ's mission is to protect the public from criminal activity. The law mandates the Division to: ? Provide training and treatment services for youth offenders convicted in a court of law ? Direct youth offenders to participate in community and victim restoration ? Assist police and other agencies with efforts to control crime and delinquency ? Encourage the development of state and local programs to prevent crime and delinquency When a minor is committed directly to the DJJ, they do not receive a ?sentence? for their juvenile crimes in California...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on May 15, 2009 (boomark / email).