Day Reporting Centers in North Carolina: Implementation Lessons for Policymakers

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to analyze the implementation of day reporting as a new intermediate sanction in North Carolina. This is accomplished by comparing the implementation experiences of two day reporting centers in Davidson and Guilford counties. From the early programmatic experiences (both positive and negative) of these centers, a series of “lessons learned” are offered for justice system policymakers who may be considering day reporting as a new element in a continuum of sanctions.