The Division of Juvenile Services (DJS), in an effort to enhance services to the delinquent juveniles in our care has developed and implemented a Juvenile Assessment Center on the campus of the North Dakota Youth Correctional Center (NDYCC.) The Assessment Center provides a central point of entry for all delinquent juveniles placed within the custody of the DJS as authorized by the North Dakota Century Code for centralized processing, assessment and referral. The Assessment Center utilizes a variety of assessment tools designed to provide a framework for making informed decisions by developing a more comprehensive treatment plan that best links the juvenile to the services and interventions that will provide them the treatment, skills and competencies to live a crime-free life. Additionally, the Assessment Center increases coordination of information and services and enhances sharing of information across agency lines.
The Assessment Center program will span 14-21 days and for males will operate out of Brown Cottage and for females out of Maple Cottage.
