DJJS is responsible for providing supervision and rehabilitative services to youth adjudicated under state law as delinquent or as children in need of services (CHINS).  DJJS provides supervision, case management, and an array of rehabilitative services through its staff of Juvenile Probation and Parole Officers (JPPOs) and a network of community-based providers who are licensed and/or certified by DHHS. 

The Division for Juvenile Justice Services administers programs and services around three organizational and functional areas:

• Institutional Services:  the Youth Services Center and the Youth Detention Services unit provide residential placements for NH youth  involved with the NH court system.  
• Community Programs: all community-based services, both residential and nonresidential, are administered by this unit.
• Probation and Parole: conducts investigations and provides supervision of delinquent minors and Children In Need of Services (CHINS), as well as  providing supervision of committed delinquents released from the Youth Services Center on parole.