JOII Road Show

2010 NACo Achievement Award Winner

Maricopa County, Ariz., AZ

About the Program

Category: Criminal Justice and Public Safety (Best in Category)

Year: 2010

The inherent barriers that exist in intergovernmental communication are often exacerbated by misinformation, lack of training, and general misunderstanding of process and procedure. Simple but unusual steps were created and implemented by the Maricopa County Juvenile Offense Information Intake (JOII) Unit to address issues of process and protocol as well as to foster richer communications among juvenile justice stakeholders.