A Review of the Status of DMC Efforts in Iowa and Virginia - April 2010

justice personnel; and (3) system change, which involves altering aspects of the juvenile justice
system that may contribute to DMC (p. 4-6). The Manual discusses the following initiatives in
each of these three categories:
• Direct Services
o Prevention and Early Intervention
o Diversion
o Alternatives to Secure Confinement
o Advocacy
• Training and Technical Assistance
o Cultural Competency Training and Program Development
• System Change
o Legislative Reforms
o Administrative, Policy and Procedural Changes
o Structured Decision-making
State-Level Activities
Both Iowa and Virginia have carried out similar state-level activities. These activities
have included the following:
• Establishing Web sites that include DMC information and RRI statistics;
• Funding an annual DMC conference and other training initiatives;
• Funding assessment studies or other DMC-related studies;
• Studying DMC and related issues through the establishment of statewide task forces,
commissions, etc.;
• Providing funding for local initiatives/interventions;
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