Juvenile Services

Juvenile Alternative Services Program (JASP)

The Juvenile Alternative Services Program (JASP) is a juvenile diversion program offering an alternative to judicial processing for first referral eligible felony and violent misdemeanor offenders. The JASP program provides individualized client needs assessments, alternative sanctions and treatment plans, case management services, community service work, coordination of restitution payments, social skills enhancement, victim/offender mediation, and referrals to: family and individual counseling, psycho educational groups, substance abuse treatment. 

Referrals are received from the State of Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), the State Attorney’s Office (SAO), and Juvenile Court. The program utilizes a vast network of service agencies, coordinating closely with Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and the State Attorney’s Office.  Services are provided in 3 office locations, as well as through home, school and field visits.