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Measuring and Using Juvenile Recidivism Data to Inform Policy, Practice, and Resource Allocation: Jul 28, 2014, Council of State Governments Justice Center; Juvenile arrest rates, including for violent crimes, fell by approximately 50 percent from 1997 to 2011, to their lowest level in more than 30 years. In combination with this sharp drop in arrests,…
Core Principles for Reducing Recidivism and Improving Other Outcomes for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: Jul 28, 2014, Council of State Governments Justice Center: Elizabeth Seigle; This white paper is written to guide leaders across all branches of government; juvenile justice system administrators, managers, and front-line staff; and researchers, advocates, and other…
NCSC Trends in State Courts 2014: Jul 2, 2014, Mulitple; National Center for State Courts' (NCSC) Trends in State Courts 2014 focuses on what courts can do, and are doing, to serve the needs of society’s most vulnerable groups: juveniles and the…
Runaway Youth: A Research Brief: May 28, 2014, Sydney McKinney; Running away is a status offense in 39 states. While the exact number of youth who run away from home each year is unknown, evidence suggests that most return home within a few days. This research…
Capital City Correction: Reforming DC's Use of Adult Incarceration Against Youth: May 19, 2014, Eduardo Ferrer; From 2007 to 2012, 541 youth were charged as adults and incarcerated in adult jail in the District of Columbia. While incarcerated in the adult jail, these DC youth were housed in a developmentally…
From Conversation to Collaboration: How Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Agencies Can Work Together to Improve Outcomes for Dual Status Youth: May 8, 2014, RFK National Resource Center for Juvenile Jusitce; Dual status youth cross the agency lines of the juvenile justice and child welfare systems, yet the agencies do not always communicate or collaborate on plans to serve the youth. Research and…