2004 Session Laws, Chapter 111, requires the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) to conduct a study on the court ordered placements of students (COPS) in Wyoming. The study is also directed to look at day treatment and juvenile detention centers as cost-efficient alternatives to placements in existing institutions. The Department of Family…

For the past two decades, economic influences have significantly impacted the provision of health and welfare services for children, young people and their families in communities around the world. The dynamic of cost has reshaped both the nature and provision of group care services, promoting de-institutionalization and transforming the nature of…

This paper reports on the net cost-savings benefits (loss) to the criminal justice system of one rural and one urban day reporting center, both of which serve high risk/high need probationers. It also discusses issues of conducting criminal justice system cost studies of community corrections programs. The average DRC participant in the rural…