Detention Risk Screening Instruments - JDAI Helpdesk

Small group discussion
Think about your answers to the following questions regarding your
home community. Then discuss your responses with the people at
your table.
! If you gave this list of risk factors to the people who make the
decisions for your detention facility, would they all agree on the
priorities? If not, who has the greatest influence or final say in
whether a youth is detained?
! What difficulties has your community experienced in matching
risks with appropriate security levels? (For example, is there a
gap in the continuum of custody levels that forces lower risk
youth into more secure custody?)
! How satisfied are you with how detention decisions are made in
your community?