title: Before you open the doors: ten lessons from Florida's Faith and Community-Based Delinquency Treatment Initiative.
abstract: In 2003, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) provided Florida's Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) with a $3.5 million grant to design and implement a faith- and community-based program for incarcerated juveniles. Florida's experience developing a completely new program has provided valuable lessons regarding important issues to consider and address before clients are referred to the program. This article enumerates 10 key lessons from Florida's experience that can provide important guidance to other sites across the country hoping to develop faith-related services for youths in institutions.
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Jodi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lane
authors.forename: Lonn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lanza-Kaduce
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005431:Florida; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008611:Mentors; D011332:Privatization / Q000592:standards; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012112:Residential Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012946:Social Welfare