Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections

The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC) 2023 Strategic Plan focuses on enhancing public safety by providing effective rehabilitative services to youth in its care. Key areas of focus include improving facility safety through prevention and intervention initiatives and trauma-informed care; delivering evidence-based programs to support youth in completing education, treatment, and behavioral programming; fostering a positive work culture that attracts and retains engaged professionals; and driving continuous improvement and accountability through the Arizona Management System. The plan aims to reduce violent incidents, improve youth successful completion of parole, enhance employee engagement, improve alignment with evidence-based practices, and increase the agency's AMS maturity score.

The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC) 2024 Strategic Plan focuses on improving the safety of youth and staff, fostering a positive and supportive work culture, enhancing the delivery of evidence-based rehabilitative services, and driving continuous improvement and accountability. Key initiatives include reducing violent incidents, expanding reentry services, implementing trauma-informed care, improving program delivery alignment with evidence-based practices, enhancing staff training and development, increasing continuous improvement maturity, and establishing a Family Advisory Board. The plan aims to build safer communities by providing effective rehabilitative services that empower youth to become successful members of society.

The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC) 2025-2029 Strategic Plan focuses on improving public safety by providing effective rehabilitative services to young people. Key areas include reducing recidivism, ensuring housing independence upon release, increasing job readiness, enhancing employment for those on parole, and driving continuous improvement and efficiency across core processes. The plan outlines specific annual objectives and initiatives to achieve these outcomes, emphasizing evidence-based practices, developmentally appropriate and trauma-responsive programming, and strong partnerships with stakeholders. The ADJC aims to equip young people with the skills and resources needed to thrive as successful members of society.

The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC) 2022 Strategic Plan outlines five key strategic areas: advancing public safety, attracting and retaining a professional workforce, delivering evidence-based programs in a trauma-informed environment, building stakeholder relationships, and fully integrating the Arizona Management System. The plan aims to reduce violent incidents, improve employee engagement, enhance treatment services, increase youth educational attainment, improve reentry planning, and strengthen stakeholder partnerships. The ADJC seeks to achieve these goals through various initiatives, including increased training opportunities, improved data collection and analysis, enhanced program fidelity, and strengthened community collaborations. The ultimate objective is to rehabilitate youth and transition them into productive, law-abiding members of society.

The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC) 2021 Strategic Plan focuses on public safety through the rehabilitation of seriously delinquent youth. Key areas include reducing violent incidents and injuries through prevention and intervention; delivering evidence-based programs to ensure youth successfully complete individualized education, treatment, and behavior programming; attracting, retaining, and developing a professional workforce; building meaningful relationships with stakeholders; and fully integrating the Arizona Management System into agency practices. The plan aims to improve agency processes and services, leading to successful youth transitions into productive community members.