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States for Change

Selected for their leadership and commitment to change, and likelihood to influence reforms

Four core states work on system-wide change, and 12 additional Action Network states focus on specific issues.

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Issues for Change

Targeted juvenile justice leverage points whose success will stimulate system-wide reforms.

Youth artwork by Children's Prison Art Project

Youth artwork by Children's Prison Art Project

Action Networks

Collaborations involving several state and local partners working to advance targeted juvenile justice reform issues.

Disproportionate Minority Contact

Juvenile Indigent Defense

Mental Health/Juvenile Justice

Youth artwork by Children's Prison Art Project

Youth artwork by Children's Prison Art Project

New Data on Sanctions and Services Supports the Use of Non-Institutional Alternatives

March 9, 2010

Does placing youth who commit offenses in expensive, out-of-home placements improve their chances of not reoffending? New preliminary data from the Pathways to Desistance study reported by the…

National Symposium Highlights Juvenile Indigent Defense

March 9, 2010

The juvenile defense agenda was squarely and resolutely placed on the indigent defense landscape at the 2010 National Symposium on Indigent Defense hosted by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington, D.C. last month. Attorney General Holder told the…

Illinois Models for Change Leader Honored as Faculty Member of the Year at Loyola University Chicago

March 1, 2010

Diane Geraghty, a leader of the Illinois Models for Change, has been recognized as the 2009 Faculty Member of the Year at Loyola University Chicago. Geraghty is founder and director of the Loyola Civitas ChildLaw Center, which is the lead entity for Models for Change in Illinois. Since the John…

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Mar

17

The 2010 CMHS National GAINS Center Conference

Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, FL, Lake Buena Vista FL

Mar

19

The Backdoor of the Juvenile Courts: Waivers and the Impact of…

LSU Law Center

Apr

10

Coalition for Juvenile Justice Annual Spring Conference and Council of…

Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, Washington DC

Apr

29

Save the date

6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.

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Directory

States for Change: Strategic states selected for their leadership and commitment to change:

Illinois, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, and Washington.

Action Networks: Collaborations involving several state and local partners working to advance targeted juvenile justice reform issues:

Disproportionate Minority Contact,
Juvenile Indigent Defense, and
Mental Health/Juvenile Justice.

National Resource Bank: Leading organizations that provide expert advice, training, and technical assistance to the core states and Action Networks.

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Models for Change is a national initiative funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to accelerate reform of juvenile justice systems across the country. Focused on efforts in select states, the initiative aims to create replicable models for reform that effectively hold young people accountable for their actions, provide for their rehabilitation, protect them from harm, increase their life chances, and manage the risk they pose to themselves and to public safety. More »

Publications

Photo DMC Action Network e-News - February 2010
Keeping youth of color from entering the juvenile justice system is a big…
Photo Pathways to Desistance Talking Points
New Research Shows Community-Based Alternatives as Effective as…
Photo Juvenile Delinquency: The Case for Specialty Training
Each year, more than 100,000 young people in California face juvenile…

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Newsroom

Illinois Increases Juvenile Court Age Cutoff to 17
3/12/2010 by Chicago Tribune
by Jeff Long
Scandals Highlight the Need for Juvenile Justice Reform
3/4/2010 by Illinois Issues
by Jamey Dunn
Outreach Group Matches Homeless Teens With Adults
2/24/2010 by WBBM-TV, Chicago
by Kristyn Hartman

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