Council of Juvenile Justice Administrators Inc.

“The organization has members that consist of member state or metropolitan area juvenile facilities. Each facility appoints a representative who has one vote at the annual meeting to elect the four officers of the organization. Each of the 4 pre-defined regions elect the remaining 4 directors, one from each region.”

“The organization reviews form 990 internally and once management has approved the 990 a copy is distributed to the board of directors before it is filed with the irs. The finance committee reviewed the 990 prior to distribution to the full executive board.”

“In the capacity as board of directors members have a fiduciary duty to conduct themselves without conflict to the interest of the organization. For this reason cjja has adopted a conflict-of-interest policy that is applicable to all board and committee members with powers delegated to it by the board (collectively, "interested person"). In accordance with the policy, annually, each interested person must provide a signed attestation regarding the conflict of interest policy. Upon disclosing financial interest to the board and committee members by an interested person, and after any necessary discussion, the interested person will leave the meeting and the remaining board members will determine if a conflict actually exists. If a conflict is deemed to exist, the disinterested director and committee members will review and vote upon whether the transaction is in the best interests of the organization and whether it is fair or reasonable. The interested person may make a presentation to the board and committee, but must leave the meeting prior to any discussion/vote on the transaction.”

“The organization performs internal performance reviews of all employees on an annual basis. The board of directors review and evaluate the performance of the executive director and approve any changes to compensation. The executive director reviews and evaluates the performance of the key employees annually and approves any resulting raises. The executive director reports the results of this process to the board of directors. All decisions regarding compensation are documented in writing.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“The council of juvenile justice administrators (cjja) is a national non-profit organization formed in 1994 to improve juvenile justice systems, local secure correctional and residential facilities, services, programs and, most importantly, long term outcomes for youth and their families. Cjja represents the state juvenile justice system ceo's and various local jurisdications across the country. Cjja fulfills its mission through educational activities and programs as well as research and technical assistance projects. Education activities include up to three annual meetings for all directors offering sessions on best practices and evidence-based approaches. The meetings convene leaders from each state and several large counties to share information, identify issues and strategies to address them and form a national voice for youth corrections. Education activities also include presentations at conferences hosted by other national organizations and disseminating written materials to the public and policy-makers about the issues in youth corrections, describing the youths and their needs and the system's successes and shortcomings.”

“The council of juvenile justice administrators (cjja) is a national non-profit organization formed in 1994 to improve juvenile justice systems, local secure correctional and residential facilities, services, programs and, most importantly, long term outcomes for youth and their families. Cjja represents the state juvenile justice system ceo's and various local jurisdications across the country. Cjja fulfills its mission through educational activities and programs as well as research and technical assistance projects. Education activities include up to three annual meetings for all directors offering sessions on best practices and evidence-based approaches. The meetings convene leaders from each state and several large counties to share information, identify issues and strategies to address them and form a national voice for youth corrections. Education activities also include presentations at conferences hosted by other national organizations and disseminating written materials to the public and policy-makers about the issues in youth corrections, describing the youths and their needs and the system's successes and shortcomings.”

“Contract services: program service expenses 371,215. Management and general expenses 4,539. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 375,754.”