{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-1515.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 2-1515.02","heading":"Establishment and purposes of the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services.","body":"(a)\nPursuant to § 1-204.04(b), the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services is established as a separate Cabinet-level agency, subordinate to the Mayor, within the executive branch of the government of the District of Columbia. The Department shall lead the reform of the District’s juvenile justice system by coordinating the collaborative efforts of government agencies, contracted providers, labor, and community leaders to:\n(1)\nImprove the security, supervision, and rehabilitation services provided to committed and detained juvenile offenders and Persons in Need of Supervision (“PINS”);\n(2)\nDevelop and maintain a holistic, family-oriented approach to the provision of youth services that emphasizes youth and parental responsibility so as to reduce juvenile crime, delinquency, and recidivism; and\n(3)\nDevelop and maintain state-of-the-art service programs, delivery systems, and facilities that will transform the District’s juvenile justice system into a national model.\n\n(b)\nThe Department shall be headed by a Director, who shall report to the Mayor. The Director shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council, pursuant to § 1-523.01(a).\n\n(c)\nThe Director shall have a minimum education of a Masters Degree in Criminal Justice, Social Work, or some related field, or shall possess equivalent work-related experience in the management of juvenile justice programs.\n\n(d)\nThe Director shall have authority over the Department, its functions, and personnel, including the power to re-delegate to employees authority as, in the judgment of the Director, is warranted in the interests of efficiency and sound administration.\n\n(e)\nThe Director shall have authority to organize and reorganize the personnel and property transferred herein within any organizational unit of the Department, including creating offices within the Department, as necessary, and exercising any other powers necessary and appropriate to implement the provisions of this subchapter.\n\n(f)\nThe Director shall have authority to implement an aggressive, District-wide program of reform within the juvenile justice system that leads to a system that can serve as a nationwide model.","path":["Title 2. Government Administration.","Chapter 15. Youth Affairs.","Subchapter I-A. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services.","Part A. General."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/2-1515.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"6cb4400662d74e3c21c0bd68589049eae111af04ffa07acbde87e75a0e2c285b","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-1515.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-1515.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}