Strategic Planning

• Department of Juvenile Services 2024-2028 Strategic Plan (NEW)​
• DJS Report on the Baltimore City Strategic Partnership (2022)
  
• DJS Re-entry Strategic Plan​ (December 30, 2015​)​
  

Management and Performance Reports

• Annual Report: Data Resource Guide
• Monthly Indicators Report: Department of Juvenile Services Performance Report -​ July 2024 (8/21/2024)
  
• Annual Population Trend Powerpoints

Research Studies and Reports

• Research Brief – Putting Youth Crime In Maryland in Context (September 2023)
• Detention Risk Assessment (DRAI) Validation Report, April 2019
  Study by the University of Maryland Institute for Governmental Service & Research validating the DJS detention risk assessment instrument
• Services for DJS-Involved Girls, January 2019
  A report to the MD General Assembly examining the needs of girls in Maryland's juvenile justice system and inventories the programs and services available to meet those needs at certain points in the system.
• Department of Juvenile Services Report on the Utilization of Alternative to Detention Programming - 2014 Session
  A report to the MD General Assembly on DJS's current continuum of alternative to detention (ATD) programs and whether they meet the needs of DJS' predisposition population
• Alternatives to Detention & Informal Case Processing Performance Report (2019)
• Doors to Commitment: What Drives Juvenile Confinement in MD, The Annie E. Casey Foundation Juvenile Justice Strategy Group - January 2015
• Report on Female Offenders- Statistical Information on Girls and An Inventory of Services - February 2012
  A report to the MD General Assembly

Research Spotlights

• Volume 5 - March, 2021 – Alternatives to Detention (ATDs)
• Volume 4 - August, 2020 – Pre-Court Supervision
• Volume 3 - June, 2019 – Recidivism
• Volume 2 - July, 2018 – Yoga and Mindfulness Training
• Volume 1 - April, 2018 – Juvenile Reentry

Detention Utilization Studies

Studies with the University of Maryland Institute for Governmental Service & Research examining reasons for youth being detained in Maryland.

• Statewide Detention Utilization Study - June 2013
• Prince Georges County Detention Utilization Study - December 2012
• Baltimore City Detention Utilization Study - January 2012

Studies and Reports on Youth Charged as Adults

• Recidivism Data for Adult Transfer (FY 2022)
• Recidivism Data for Adult Transfer (FY 2021)
• Courtesy Hold Case Processing Study October 2017
  An examination of case processing time and case outcomes of youth charged as adults in Baltimore City.
• Juveniles Charged as Adults: Trends Analysis and Population Projections
  • Juveniles Charged as Adults: Trends Analysis and Population Projections - November 2015
  • Juveniles Charged as Adults: Trends Analysis and Population Projections - December 2014
• Youth Charged as Adults Overview of Available Data
  • Youth Charged as Adults - Overview of Available Data - January 2017
  • Youth Charged as Adults: Overview of Available Data - December 2015
• Department of Juvenile Services Overview of the Youth Charged as Adults Population - December 2012

Juvenile Justice Reform Council Reports

• Juvenile Justice Reform Council (JJRC) 2021 Supplemental Report
• Juvenile Justice Reform Council (JJRC) 2021 Final Report
• Juvenile Justice Reform Council (JJRC) 2019 Interim Report

Other Reports

• 2017 Safe Harbor Workgroup Final Report
  Report to the MD General Assembly from the interagency Workgroup to Study Safe Harbor Policy for Youth Victims of Human Trafficking
• Interagency Council on Homelessness 2016 Annual Report
  Report to the MD General Assembly by the Interagency Council on Homelessness, examining trends in homelessness and policy recommendations.
• Report of the Prince George's County Juvenile Court and School Safety Workgroup - December 2013
• Department of Juvenile Services Central Review Committee Report
  A report to the MD General Assembly on the implementation of policies related to Senate Bill 245 (Chapter 198), which strengthened the ability to manage the treatment needs of committed youth
• Department of Juvenile Services Impact of the Internal Evaluations Process and Related Outcome Measures - 2013
  A report to the MD General Assembly on the operational and fiscal impact of the new multi-disciplinary assessment teams (MAST) which conduct evaluations and recommendations for adjudicated youth treatment.

DJS Contracted Program Information

• Current list of DJS Contracted Programs (2024)
• DJS Sheltercare Programs

Customer Service Reports

• Department of Juvenile Services Customer Service Annual Report - Fiscal Year 2022
• Department of Juvenile Services Customer Service Annual Report - Fiscal Year 2021
• Department of Juvenile Services Customer Service Annual Report - Fiscal Year 2020
• Department of Juvenile Services Customer Service Annual Report - Fiscal Year 2019
• Department of Juvenile Services Customer Service Annual Report - Fiscal Year 2018
• Department of Juvenile Services Customer Service Overview - October 3, 2017

Capital Planning Reports

• Department of Juvenile Services Proposed Female Detention Center - July 2013
• Report on Department of Juvenile Services' Reception and Evaluation Center Implementation Plan - January 2013
  A report to the MD General Assembly exploring the feasibility of developing a centralized reception and diagnostic center as an intake unit for committed youth.
• Committed Population Forecast 2014
• Detention Population Forecast 2013
• Juveniles Charged as Adult Population Forecast
• Southern Regional Children's Center Report - July 2012
  A report by the MD Department of General Services on site selection for the proposed Southern Regional detention facility.
• 2013 Gap Analysis
  A study of needs and capacity in support of DJS' capital planning