The Juvenile Assessment Center is a central unit for processing young offenders and truants in Hillsborough County. Several agencies provide services at this intake facility, including the Agency for Community Treatment Services, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Tampa Police Department, the Hillsborough County School District, the University of South Florida and the Hillsborough County Department of Children's Services.
Juveniles must be brought into the center by law enforcement. First-time offenders are eligible to be diverted from the juvenile court system through case management at the center.