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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 Bill Tracking Database: Sep 1, 2009, Sarah Hammond; Juvenile Justice Database Under the National Conference of State Legislature's partnership with the MacArthur Foundation, a Juvenile Justice Bill Tracking Database was developed to bring you…
DMC eNews #5: DMC Reduction Signs of Progress: Aug 1, 2009, DMC Action Network; DMC eNews reports on efforts to reduce Disproportionate Minority Contact, or DMC, in juvenile justice systems in the DMC Action Network. Issue #5 highlights DMC Action Network innovations that are…
DMC eNews #4: Transformation at Annual Meeting: Jul 7, 2009, DMC Action Network; DMC eNews reports on efforts to reduce Disproportionate Minority Contact, or DMC, in juvenile justice systems in the DMC Action Network. Sign up here to receive DMC eNews by email. Issue #4 contains…
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…
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…
Advances in Juvenile Justice Reform: 2007-2008: Dec 1, 2008, National Juvenile Justice Network; Provides an extensive sampling of juvenile justice reforms across the country from 2007-2008. The booklet is organized by topic area and includes a state index of reforms.
An Overview of Louisiana’s Medicaid and SCHIP Programs: Aug 1, 2008, National Academy for State Health Policy; Intended to assist professionals who work in systems serving children, such as juvenile justice and child welfare. For more information about Medicaid and its key concepts as they relate to the…
Overview of The Models for Change Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network: Apr 8, 2008, Models for Change Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network; Provides information on the startup, organization and strategies of the iniative's Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network including background on the issue of mental health in juvenile justice.
Advances in Juvenile Justice Reform: 2006-2007: Nov 1, 2007, National Juvenile Justice Network; Provides an extensive sampling of juvenile justice reforms across the country from 2006-2007. The booklet is organized by topic area and includes a state index of reforms.
Potential for Change: Louisiana Executive Summary: Nov 1, 2007, Center for Children's Law and Policy; Presents Louisiana-specific results of public opinion poll conducted in 2007 by Center for Children's Law and Policy (with research firm Belden Russonello and Stewart) to survey public attitudes on…
Rehabilitation Versus Incarceration of Juvenile Offenders: Public Preferences in Four Models for Change States: Nov 1, 2007, Alex R. Piquero; Presents the results of a poll measuring respondents’ willingness to pay for alternative policy proposals for juvenile offenders. Telephone interviews were conducted with a random sample of…
Potential for Change: Public Attitudes and Policy Preferences for Juvenile Justice Systems Reform: Nov 1, 2007, Center for Children's Law and Policy; Summary of findings from a public opinion poll that included over-sampling in the four Models for Change states to determine attitudes held by the public there. Americans' attitudes about youth, race…
Rehabilitation Versus Incarceration of Juvenile Offenders: Public Preferences in Four Models for Change States: Oct 31, 2007; Presents the results of a poll measuring respondentsâ€™ willingness to pay for alternative policy proposals for juvenile offenders. Telephone interviews were conducted with a random sample of…
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…
Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Action Network FAQ: Jun 21, 2007, Center for Children's Law and Policy; Answers frequently asked questions about the DMC Action Network, a Models for Change-supported forum for sharing knowledge and accelerating progress in the reduction of racial and ethnic disparities…
Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Action Network: Invitation to Join: Jun 20, 2007, Center for Children's Law and Policy; Invitation to apply to be one of four additional states or local sites (e.g., counties or cities) across the country provide leadership in reduction of disproportionate minority contact as a member…
Louisiana System Snapshot: Dec 10, 2006, National Center for Juvenile Justice; Provides information on the juvenile justice system in Louisiana including key agencies, demographics, framework, statistics, etc.
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.
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…