Division of Community Services          

DJJ's Division of Community Services is responsible for a wide range of direct services to juveniles; including field services, community justice, and consultation and evaluation services.

Field Services

DJJ provides services to juveniles and their families in the community through 43 DJJ county offices, servicing all 46 counties in the state. Community case managers are involved with juveniles from the moment they enter the system until  they complete probation and/or parole. The county staff conduct detention screenings and intake interviews, complete risk /needs assessments; and make recommendations to the family court for disposition. Case managers also coordinate case diversion, supervise juveniles on probation or parole, and participate in prevention initiatives.

Community Justice

The primary focus of the Office of Community Justice is to develop a continuum of effective programmatic initiatives that lead to creating a balanced and restorative justice system for all who are impacted by juvenile crime -- juveniles, their families, and victims. Programs coordinated through this office include:

• Juvenile Arbitration -- provides a statewide network of community-based programs that successfully divert first-time juvenile offenders charged with committing non-violent criminal offenses
• Prevention Services -- partners with the family court system, schools, and local organizations throughout South Carolina to develop and implement a variety of delinquency prevention initiatives for at-risk youth, such as eliminating truancy
• Victim Services -- offers a variety of services, ranging from contacting victims (prior to making recommendations to the Solicitor's Office) to informing victims of any post-adjudicatory hearings. Victims Services seeks to give victims a sense of justice, as well as to assist them in the recovery process
• Interstate Compact Services -- arranges for supervision of delinquent juveniles who move to or from South Carolina
• Placement Services -- offers educational, therapeutic, and social skills development sessions in a highly supervised and structured environment. This includes wilderness camps, marine institutes, and multiagency private providers (group homes)

Consultation and Evaluation Services

DJJ's Office of Consultation and Evaluation Services is responsible for conducting psychological evaluations and consulting with other DJJ staff about individual cases. The psychologists are also charged with performing pre-waiver (transfer) evaluations for juveniles being considered for waiver (to stand trial as an adults). This office also provides consultation on all treatment-related issues in the Community Services Division.

South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice
4900 Broad River Road
Columbia SC, 29212-3552
Telephone: 803-896-9749

The South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age. THE FOLLOWING OFFICES HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED TO HANDLE INQUIRIES REGARDING THE NONDISCRIMINATON POLICIES: Title IX -- Inspector General's Office -- 803-896-9595 Title II & 504 -- Special Education Office -- 803-896-8484.