Staffing can be reallocated. Police officers no longer have to waste hours in their patrol cars for boys and girls they have arrested to be admitted to juvenile hall. Constant checks every 15 minutes are no longer needed where the pod system is in place because young people are in clear view of their supervisors. Private showers, for example, make the policing of degrading and dangerous gang showers unnecessary. Staff morale improves, making it easier to recruit and cutting overtime costs.
Liability lessens because the facility is safer.
Family relationships improve because there is time and space for parents to come and spend time with their children, either in individual rooms or in a general room. This can be a valuable time to reach the parents, who often need education and support. Outdoor space for exercise is particularly important for keeping young people 10 to 14 healthy. Young people with attention-deficit disorder need room to run off energy. Erker says it is important to keep them involved in constructive activities so they are not just sitting in their rooms bouncing off the walls.