What type of outcome does Redeploy Illinois seek to avoid for juveniles?

Redeploy Illinois primarily aims to minimize the use of incarceration for juveniles by promoting local alternatives. The initiative recognizes that many youths involved in the juvenile justice system can benefit from community-based resources and support, which are often more effective than confinement in addressing their behavioral issues and helping them reintegrate into society. By encouraging the diversion of juveniles from incarceration to appropriate local programs and services, Redeploy Illinois focuses on rehabilitation rather than punishment, ultimately supporting better long-term outcomes for the youth involved.

In contrast, the other options—access to mental health treatments, support from community organizations, and engagement in educational programs—represent positive resources and approaches that can be part of a juvenile's development and rehabilitation process, but they do not specifically represent the negative outcome Redeploy Illinois is designed to avoid, which is unnecessary incarceration.