JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS AND ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS IS A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING ITS MEMBERS BY PROMOTING SOUND POLICIES, ADVANCING BEST PRACTICE STANDARDS, EDUCATING AND TRAINING, INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN JUVENILE DETENTION AND ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS, MAINTAINING A CONTINUOUS LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND BEING LEADERS IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM THROUGH THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE.