Purpose

The Jefferson county Juvenile Assessment Center is a dynamic program that provides a wide range of services through a collective effort between Juvenile Assessment Center Staff, JCMH, DHS, the First Judicial District's Attorney's office, and the R-1 School District. There are three basic categories of services: at-risk youth in contact with the criminal justice system, Jefferson County Law Enforcement Agencies, and the Jefferson County Court System.

Mission

Pursuant to the I.G.A. and in recognition of our obligation to be responsive to the best interests of children, victims, and the community-and to protect, restore and improve the public's safety, it is the mission of the Juvenile Assessment Center to provide and maintain a single point of entry utilizing a centralized facility for individualized processing, assessing, screening, and referring of at-risk juveniles and juvenile offenders.