The South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice's Division of Community Services is responsible for a wide range of direct services to youth and their families, as well as victims of crime, in communities statewide. Among these services are a number of programs and initiatives aimed at providing effective supervision of youth who are on probation or parole and to support their families, with the goals of reducing juvenile crime and recidivism, and providing for safer communities.
DJJ provides services to juveniles and their families in the community through 43 DJJ county offices, servicing all 46 counties in the state. Community case managers are involved with juveniles from the moment they enter the system until they complete probation and/or parole. The county staff conducts detention screenings and intake interviews, complete risk /needs assessments; and make recommendations to the family court for disposition. Case managers also coordinate case diversion, supervise juveniles on probation or parole, and participate in prevention initiatives.