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Nominate Your Champion for Change!: Aug 31, 2010, Models for Change; Models for Change is now accepting nominations for the annual Champions for Change awards. The Champions for Change awards recognize excellence in Models for Change leaders and partners. In 2008 and…
Juvenile Justice Update: Aug 6, 2010, H. Ted Rubin; The Legal Defense of Juveniles: Struggling But Pushing Forward
Juvenile Court Training Curriculum, 2nd Ed.: Apr 20, 2010, National Juvenile Defender Center; Intended for juvenile court judges, defense attorneys, prosecutors, and probation staff, the curriculum provides in-depth training materials on the most up-to-date adolescent development research…
The Cost of Justice: How Low-Income Youth Continue To Pay the Price of Failing Indigent Defense Systems: Apr 7, 2010, Katayoon Majd and Patricia Puritz; From the Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy, Volume XVI, Symposium Issue 2009: No right is more fundamental for youth in delinquency cases than the right to counsel. In 1967, the United…
JIDAN Journal - March 2010: Mar 17, 2010, Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network; Welcome to the March edition of the JIDAN Journal. Since our last edition, the JIDAN teams have been busy implementing SIG projects and sharing strategies and practices.
JIDAN Journal - December 2009: Dec 23, 2009, Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network; Thanks to all JIDAN team members who attended the 13th Annual Juvenile Defender Leadership Summit in Denver. JIDAN played a prominent role in this year's summit activities as we were able to share…
Hidden Injustice- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth in Juvenile Courts: Oct 16, 2009, Katayoon Majd; Hidden Injustice is the first comprehensive report to examine the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth in juvenile courts nationwide. LGBT youth comprise a significant…
Charged With a Crime Brochure: May 1, 2009, Southern Juveile Defender Center and Barry University; If you've been charged with a crime, don't go it alone. Talk to a lawyer. If you don't, you might regret it for the rest of your life.
In the Interest of P.M.P.: Apr 17, 2009, RUTGERS URBAN LEGAL CLINIC; This amicus brief, filed by the Rutgers Urban Legal Clinic, the National Juvenile Defender Center, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, the Rutgers School of Law's Children's Justice…
2009 Overview of Models for Change: Systems Reform in Juvenile Justice: Apr 1, 2009, Models for Change; Provides an overview of the Models for Change initiative including: Background/Perspective, Framework, Grantmaking Strategy, Advancing the Models, Frequently Asked Questions, National Resource Bank…
NEW HOPE FOUND IN PRACTICE STANDARDS: Jan 5, 2009, Laura Cohen; Since Gault, juvenile justice reform projects--and there have been many-- largely have ignored the question of effective assistance of counsel. The perfect storm of the Gault anniversary and the…
Models for Change 2008 Update: Gathering Force: Dec 9, 2008, Models for Change; Outlines specific achievements made in each of the four Model States and three Action Networks since December 2007. Over the last year the sense of movement in the field of juvenile justice, of…
The Second Century: Juvenile Justice Reform in Illinois: Dec 1, 2008, Center for Children's Law and Policy; Describes a number of promising juvenile justice policies and practices in Illinois that provide a solid base for further reform efforts. The report shares information about these efforts in the hope…
Models for Change: Louisiana Workplan: Oct 31, 2007, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Outlines reform efforts in the third Model state, Louisiana, which focusing on bringing about change in three areas identified as already ripe for improvement: alternatives to formal processing and…
Models for Change: Pennsylvania Workplan: Oct 31, 2007, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Outlines reform efforts in the first Model state, Pennsylvania, which focusing on bringing about change in three areas identified as already ripe for improvement: mental health and juvenile justice…
Illinois: An Assessment of Access to Counsel & Quality of Representation in Delinquency Proceedings: Sep 13, 2007, Children and Family Justice Center; Forty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision: In In re Gault, the Court ruled that children accused of delinquent acts are entitled to the protections of due process of law,…
National Statistics: System Snapshot: Dec 31, 2006, Models for Change; Provides an overview of national trends in juvenile arrests, juvenile court cases received and the court's response to those cases. Statistics presented highlight important differences in offense,…
Washington State Models for Change Initiative: Selected County Highlights: Dec 31, 2006, National Center for Juvenile Justice; Provides statistics on intake, demographics, mental health diversion/treatment programs for Benton, Franklin, Clark, King, Pierce and Spokane Counties in Washington.
Louisiana Models for Change Initiative: Selected Parish/Judicial District Highlights: Oct 1, 2006, National Center for Juvenile Justice; Provides statistics on intake, demographics, mental health diversion/treatment programs for Caddom Calcasieu, Jefferson, Rapides Parish, and 16th Judicial District parishes in Louisiana.
Washington Models for Change Initiative Background Summary: Sep 30, 2006, National Center for Juvenile Justice; Contains a broad spectrum of historical and more recent information regarding Washington State's juvenile justice system as well as a wide range of statistics to support the strategic planning…
Louisiana Models for Change Initiative Background Summary: Mar 22, 2006, National Center for Juvenile Justice; Contains a broad spectrum of historical and more recent information regarding Louisiana's juvenile justice system as well as a wide range of statistics to support the strategic planning required at…
Building Momentum for Juvenile Justice Reform: Nov 30, 2005, Justice Policy Institute; Tells the story of how the four Models for Change states—Pennsylvania, Illinois, Louisiana, and Washington—are already moving to reform and reshape their own state juvenile justice systems. Also…
Keystones for Reform: Promising Juvenile Justice Policies and Practices in Pennsylvania: Oct 12, 2005, Juvenile Law Center; The first state report for the Models for Change initiative, this report describes promising juvenile justice policies and practices in Pennsylvania that provide a solid base for further reform…
Models for Change Framework: Sep 30, 2003, Models for Change; Identifies and describes eight core principles essential to a model juvenile justice system: fundamental fairness, recognition of juvenile-adult differences, recognition of individual differences,…