ABSTRACT
This chapter examines how juvenile justice services are organized in the states and if and how performance data is engaged for budgeting for these programs and services. State juvenile justice agencies have the responsibility to serve youth who have come into the government’s care through the judicial system. The chapter aims to compare states of varying performance budgeting laws as characterized and their different operational structures to expose the nuances of the relationship between performance measurement and budgeting for juvenile justice. Modern research indicates that some, albeit often expensive, juvenile justice services and programs can impact youth offender outcomes in a good way. Reforms to juvenile justice operations in the state have come full circle—the current governor is recommending to re-populate youth facilities for greater program effectiveness.
