Community Resource

Somerset County Juvenile Institutional Services

(908) 704-6326
Somerville

Somerset County Juvenile Institutional Services

Responsible for insuring fiscal and programmatic management for juvenile detention and alternative to detention programs for Somerset County youth ages 12 -18. There are seven programs that operate out of this division:

Juvenile Detention for court-involved youth who require secure care.

Home Detention Program (HDP)** for court-involved youth who can safely return to the community with electronic monitoring.

Advanced House Arrest (AHA) for lower risk court-involved youth who require some supervision in the community.

Juvenile Justice Intensive Case Management (JJICM) for court-involved youth who need case management assistance in order to prevent secure placement or to reintegrate into the community after a period of secure care.

Advanced Station House Adjustment (ASHA) which provides a community service program for youth who have committed a Disorderly Person (DP) offense, Petty Disorderly Persons (PDP) offense or who have been charged with an offense in the municipal court; and who have previously participated in a Station House Adjustment; with the goal of discouraging youth from re-offending and progressing further into the juvenile justice system.

QAL (Question & Answer Line) a resource line for families of youth who have had police and/or court contact: QAL Line: 908-704-6355   QAL Email:  [email protected]

Somerset County Firewatch Program for youth in need of risk assessment due to inappropriate behavior and/or fascination with fire.

**In addition to serving youth from Somerset County, the Home Detention Program currently provides program services to Hunterdon County youth in need of electronic monitoring services at a contracted per diem rate.

Age Groups
  • Adolescents
Community Services
Legal / Advocacy
Areas Served
  • Somerset County

Last Updated: 09/09/19