title: New York City Department of Juvenile Justice
text: # New York City Department of Juvenile Justice
  
  The New York City Department of Juvenile Justice was the department of the government of New York City that provided secure and non-secure pre-conviction detention facilities for youths aged between 7 and 16. On December 7, 2010 Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed legislation officially merging the Department of Juvenile Justice into the Administration for Children's Services.
  
  ## Facilities
  
  ### Crossroads Juvenile Center
  
  Crossroads Juvenile Center is a secure detention facility located in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn. The center was opened on August 1, 1998.
  
  ### Horizon Juvenile Center
  
  Horizon Juvenile Center is a secure detention facility located in the Mott Haven area of the Bronx. The center was opened on January 18, 1998.
  
  ### SEEDS (Sowing Encouragement and Education to Develop Skills)
  
  SEEDS is a non-secure facility in the Financial District in Manhattan. SEEDS provided an alternative to secure detention for young people in the Department's custody. It provided residential care for alleged Juvenile Delinquents in a less restrictive setting while they awaited disposition of their cases in Family Court.
  
  ### Other
  
  The Department of Juvenile Justice oversaw a network of non-secure group homes and operated two non-secure detention facilities that were operated through contracts with private social service organizations. Non-secure detention facilities are characterized by the absence of physically restrictive hardware, construction, and procedures.
  
  