Lists of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Preface; 1. He Walks with the Angels; 2. The Court Acts; 3. Staff of the Right Kind; 4. Preparations for Reform; 5. Implementing a Helpful Model of Conditions of Confinement; 6. Implementing a Helpful Model of Conditions of Confinement; 7. The Crime Lab Findings; 8. Reverse-Engineering by the Crime Lab and CBT 2.0; 9. Reverse Engineering by the Transitional Administrator: Climate Control and the External Active Ingredients; 10. Reverse Engineering by the Transitional Administrator: Flipping the Switch and the Internal Active Ingredients; 11. Recalibrating Juvenile Detention; References; Appendix A: On-the-Job Training; Appendix B: The Executive Team and the Key JTDC Departments; Appendix C: Origins of the DuPage Model; Appendix D: CBT Program Evaluation Form
David Roush, PhD (Michigan State University), a specialist in juvenile justice with consulting experiences with over 260 institutions in 49 states, is co-founder of Juvenile Justice Associates, LLC. As a US Department of Justice (USDOJ) protection from harm specialist, he was a compliance monitor in multiple jurisdictions. He developed award-winning programs in juvenile detention and corrections (two from USDOJ and three from the National Association of Counties) and was one of the first to use cognitive behavior interventions with serious, violent and mentally ill juveniles in 1974. He taught courses and conducted research on conditions of confinement and coordinated national training and technical assistance services while at Michigan State University. He has held leadership positions in several professional juvenile justice and correctional health care associations, receiving distinguished service awards from state and national detention associations, the National Juvenile Court Services Association and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. He lives in Michigan with his wife Nancy. They have two children and five grandchildren.
Dr. Roush's book is a down to earth blueprint of the process
leading to successful reform of the largest US temporary juvenile
detention facility, and is a must read for anyone interested in
youth in juvenile detention. Reading like a living history, it is a
serious work of scholarship chocked with frequent pearls of wisdom
and advice with supporting science.
—Carl C. Bell, M.D., D.L.F.A.P.A., Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry
and former Director of the Institute of Juvenile Research at the
University of Illinois, ChicagoRecalibrating Juvenile Detention is
a must read for anyone interested in the complex world of juvenile
detention facilities and reform. The story of the Cook County
Juvenile Temporary Detention Center is a fascinating account of a
modern-day phoenix rising from the ashes. It is also a cautionary
tale of what can happen when the focus shifts away from the ideals
of juvenile reformation.
—Christopher Hansen, Ed.D., Chief Probation Officer,
CaliforniaRecalibrating Juvenile Detention presents a blueprint for
successfully running any juvenile detention center. It describes in
vivid detail how to implement changes in the most challenging
facility. Moreover, it provides a fascinating use of theoretical
lenses, from punishment through mental illness, CBT, brain
development, and trauma to explain the essential need for safety
and relationships in this bold, healing plan.
—Eugene Griffin J.D., Ph.D.Comprehensive, detailed, relevant, and
thought-provoking. Recalibrating Juvenile Detention highlights
critical issues all juvenile justice professionals should be aware
of. Roush’s massive undertaking results in a guide of lessons
learned and recommendations for the future. Chapter 4 is
particularly helpful for any juvenile justice practitioner working
in a detention or correctional facility—from administrators to
front-line staff.
—Lisa Boesky, Ph.D., National Expert on Suicide & Mental Health in
Juvenile JusticeDr. Roush's book, Recalibrating Juvenile Detention
should be required reading for any student of juvenile justice
—particularly those focusing on juvenile detention—and any
detention professional charged with the responsibility of
implementing change on a major scale. Roush has done an excellent
job of chronicling the lessons learned from the 2007-2015 landmark
U.S. District Court-ordered reform of the Cook County Juvenile
Temporary Detention Center (JTDC) in Illinois, following years of
litigation by the ACLU about egregious and unconstitutional
conditions of confinement.Roush clearly blends theory and practice
as he describes in great detail what transpired in JTDC under the
leadership Earl L. Dunlap, U.S. District Court appointed
Transitional Administrator, resulting in a dynamic shift in the
culture of the facility.
—Mel Brown, Ph.D., President/CEO, Mel Brown and
AssociatesRecalibrating Juvenile Detention is a refreshing guide to
developmentally-sound care. David Roush is a remarkable teacher,
weaving together countless stories from detention, research about
youth, examples from reforms around the country, and lessons
learned from those who inspired him. He describes how practices
from past juvenile reforms escalate traumatized youth. Dr. Roush
recognizes that most juveniles’ difficult behaviors are
trauma-related and reactive, not something they can control: the
innovation of "Flipping the Switch" is the act of slowing
automaticity from "hot" emotions to "cool" emotions. Dr. Roush
defines trauma responsiveness in staff as recalibration presented
through the framework of adolescent development: both understanding
the effects of trauma and immaturity and taking responsibility for
earning trusting relationships with youth.
—Marty Beyer, Ph.D., Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare
ConsultantThe book presents a thoughtful and inspiring account of
the court-supervised transformation of a large juvenile detention
facility in Chicago, the city where the troubled American
experiment in juvenile justice began. Dr. Roush provides a thorough
analysis of how an extraordinary leader effectively used the broad
powers granted him by a federal court to reverse years of abuse and
neglect. The book leads the reader to two simple conclusions:
First, providing safe conditions and effective services for young
people in government custody makes a lasting difference not only to
them, but also to the safety of their communities. Second,
leadership matters, even if it has to be imposed on a broken system
by a court.
—Benjamin S. Wolf, J.D., Legal Director, ACLU of Illinois
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