TJJD Community Services

Probation and Community Services Division works with probation departments across the state to enhance the many services offered to the local youth. By facilitating quality interaction between juvenile boards and juvenile probation departments and the various divisions within TJJD we can work together in all areas of juvenile justice.

This partnership encourages participation from all departments. TJJD understands the wide diversity in the many departments across Texas; the Probation and Community Services Division recognizes this also and serves as a resource for innovative approaches when problem solving. As a liaison between the Department and the field, the Probation and Community Services Division will to be a resource for the continued success of the departments and TJJD.

Other Departments within the Probation and Community Services Division:

• Interstate Compact for Juveniles (ICJ)
• Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program
• Placement Services & Title IV-E Program
• Prevention and Intervention Services
• Special Needs Diversionary Program