The Supervision and Treatment Services for Juveniles Program (STSJP) plays a key role in transforming New York State's juvenile justice system. Since its inception in 2011, STSJP incentivizes local programs to divert youth from detention to residential care.
The 2017 enactment of the Raise the Age (RTA) legislation (Part WWW Chapter 59 of the Laws of 2017) made substantive changes to the procedures and mechanisms used to process 16- and 17-year-olds in the criminal and juvenile justice systems. Among other things, the RTA legislation modified Executive Law § 529-b to expand the eligible population for STSJP services to include older youth subject to RTA; this expansion went into effect on October 1, 2018.
Pursuant to Executive Law § 529-b, STSJP programs can be utilized to meet the needs of youth who are at risk of becoming, alleged to be, or adjudicated as Persons in Need of Supervision (PINS) or Juvenile Delinquents (JDs), or youth alleged to be or convicted as Juvenile Offenders (JOs), Adolescent Offenders (AOs), or adjudicated as Youthful Offenders (YOs). Please see the definitions of each youth type below. For additional information, see the New York Family Court Act.
STSJP and STSJP-RTA programs are used by Probation Officers and Juvenile Justice Counselors in the JDS Team at Family Court to provide comprehensive, wraparound support and resources for youth involved in the juvenile justice system.
STSJP programs are awarded to non-profit organizations through the Request for Proposals (RFP) process. The next RFP for STSJP services is scheduled to be issued in early 2026. For more information, visit the Erie County Purchasing website.