When children are in the juvenile detention system they need to be monitored closely for a wide variety of reasons. The main focus is for a successful rehabilitation and it is very important to make sure that details are not forgotten, no information slips through the cracks and a proactive approach is taken with each aspect of the behavior correction and healing processes.

Is There a Correlation Between Good Software and Improved Outcomes?

There is a direct correlation on how a good information management platform for juvenile justice and detention agencies helps the clients and children that agencies and centers serve. Specifically, for detention centers that serve youth and children - a solid case management platform helps caseworkers take control of all of the information that is coming in daily, make real-time sense of it and enable them to make the right decisions that help the children get back on their feet.

Here are five benefits that both case workers and children in the juvenile detention system receive when a solid, web-based information tracking platform is integrated.
A good juvenile detention information platform can track an extensive variety of services that are available to juveniles. These services include support for emotional and physical demands, such as: Track a wide range of services that support the juvenile's physical, emotional, and social development.Track therapeutic interventions designed to address offense specific needs for juveniles committed for longer periods of time.Progress reporting and court updates can be generated in a timely fashion.Casenotes can be entered at any time during the youth's stay.They also help connect children with the groups that can help them adjust socially with a new perspective.When data on the children can be monitored in real-time it is easy to make notes on their achievements and setbacks. On a simple level - this type of information is important for making the proper adjustments and giving the proper rewards for the correct behaviors. At a higher level - aggregate information helps identify new trends as they occur and improves decision making at the caseworker and agency director levels. Juvenile detention management software helps track those notes and make them available for case workers and other pertinent people to review. In addition bed checks can be confirmed through bar-coding scanning devices. Speed, convenience, accuracy - can determine the overall effectiveness of the program. It is easy to communicate with the court systems quickly and efficiently. The information is electronic; the information can be shared securely and does not fall through cracks as in a paper-based process. Probation officers, court managers and judges all have the ability to connect via a laptop or "smart phone" as needed - and it's very convenient. P.O.'s can pull up client information while they're waiting for their case to be heard in court. Judges could have direct access to a child's record right from the bench. The result is that the children in juvenile detention are having their needs and considerations attended to efficiently. In actual application, this provides the ability for juvenile detention management staff to focus less on paperwork and administration and more on the needs of the children. Juvenile detention management software can track and monitor the interventions and needs of juveniles that are going to be in the system for a long period of time. This provides an invaluable tool for evaluation and determining needs of children's whose lives are being significantly altered due to past problems. When they leave the juvenile detention system it is going to be a very different world than it was when they entered. It is the job of juvenile detention management workers to ensure that these children are equipped with the proper life skills to rejoin society. The right software makes it easy for juvenile detention facilities to create reports that help in monitoring, tracking, budget building, and showing results. Facilitiescan report on the following programs and services (at a minimum): intake, medical and health care, orientation, education, recreation, visitation, census reports, progress reports, counseling and treatment provided, supervision, bed checks / barcode scanning, food service/USDA reporting, daily shift logs, incident reports.