Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections

It is a large campus like facility that currently houses a maximum of 120 juveniles in a treatment environment plus ten beds utilized for regional observation and assessment and special management.

(an acronym which stands for Creating, Honest, Open, Individuals, Choosing, Enduring, Solutions) is a program that uses the Balanced Approach and Restorative Justice Model[1] as its primary foundation.

This approach includes attention to emotional growth, family relations, academic success, social supports, and cultural diversity along with physical and psychological healing.

Credentialed addiction counselors work with other professionals to provide a safe, balanced and flexible treatment environment.

Therapeutic communities produce an environment that is immediately safe and functional, as well as challenging and supportive of meaningful life changes, and sustained sobriety.

[3] The objective of the Milestones program is to facilitate a transformation in the juvenile offender’s behavior from delinquent and addictive to pro-social and healthy.

The program staff and treatment team develop individual and community strategies to help eliminate and / or manage undesirable behaviors and reinforce those that are socially acceptable with positive outcomes.

JCC-L recognizes that most juvenile offenders, including those who are lower functioning, still possess a level of reasoning, response, and the ability to identify simple patterns.

Consistent with cognitive theory,[5] the expressed thoughts and beliefs of the juvenile offenders are tracked over time to establish patterns of thinking.

Cognitive interventions target both beliefs and thoughts, identify those with positive and negative ultimate outcomes, and subsequently facilitate a change in behavior.

In addition to providing alternative coping skills and competencies, the Milestone program also reduces risk levels.