Juvenile Intensive Supervision: Planning Guide, Program Summary

Program models such as these have been found to be effective for many serious,
violent, and chronic juvenile offenders, obviating the need for secure incarceration.
OJJDP views the intensive supervision program as a positive response to
the need to address the overcrowding of juvenile detention centers. The Planning
Guide offers practitioners the tools they need to implement confidently an
ISP as an alternative to long-term institutional confinement for designated
juvenile offenders.