Community Services | South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice (2024)

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.

County Offices (by Region)

Low Country Regional Office

3887 Leeds Avenue,North Charleston, SC 29405 |(843)740-1649

Midlands Regional Office

Winthrop Building, 220 Executive Center Drive Columbia, SC 29210 |(803) 896-4517

Pee Dee Regional Office

816 South Church Street, Florence, SC 29504 |(843)317-4068

(Mailing)PO Box 12965, Florence, SC 29504

Upstate Regional Office

300 E. Courthouse, Public Square, Laurens, SC 29360 |864-526-8185

Community Justice

The primary focus of the Office of Community Justice is to develop a continuum of effective programmatic initiatives that lead to creating a restorative justice system for all who are impacted by juvenile crime -- juveniles, their families, and victims. Programs coordinated through this office can be found on the page, and include Juvenile Arbitration, Project: Right Turn,Interstate Compact Services and Teen After-School Centers.

Marine and Wilderness Camps

In conjunction with private providers, DJJ has developed alternative marine, wilderness,andspecialtreatment programs which offer services in lieu of commitment or revocation for juveniles on probation or parole. Juveniles in these programs are on transfer, probation, or parole. See all of our camp locations under the Facilitiespage.

Risk and Needs Assessment (4th Gen)

DJJ staff across the state are required to make decisions on a daily basis that balance the needs of the youth and families we serve, with the needs of victims and public safety.