

Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Committee - Resources
Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Information (JDAI): 
Other Local Juvenile Justice Related Resources:
- Pinellas Juvenile Assessment Center (PJAC)
Juvenile Assessment Centers (JAC) are where law enforcement brings youth who are alleged to have committed a crime for processing and screening. The youth undergoes Detention Risk Assessment Instrument (DRAI) assessment to determine if the youth is released home or transferred and detained at the Juvenile Detention Center. The Pinellas JAC is operated by Operation PAR and DJJ Probation. Diversion (“civil citation”) and runaways are also processed at the PJAC.
14500 49th St N., Clearwater, FL 33762
(727) 464- 7348
- Pinellas Regional Juvenile Detention Center
Detention centers are where youth are detained pending adjudication, disposition or placement in commitment facility.
5255 140th Avenue N., Clearwater, FL 33760
Phone: (727) 538-7100
- 211 Tampa Bay Cares
2-1-1 Tampa Bay Cares, Inc. provides the only free, confidential, multi-lingual, 24-hour dialing code – 2-1-1 – for access to community information, services and resources for the residents of Pinellas. (If unable to reach by dialing 2-1-1 please dial 727-210-4211.)
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