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Data Planning in the Dual Status Youth Initiatives: Initial Suggestions: Dec 12, 2014, Robert F. Kennedy National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice; This article is targeted to help jurisdictions more effectively and efficiently collect, report and manage data related to dual status youth. The article provides a helpful data construct to support…
What Videos of an ATM Robbery Can Teach Us About Bias in Juvenile Justice: Dec 12, 2014, Center for Children's Law and Policy; What videos of an ATM robbery can teach us about bias in juvenile justice
Status Offenders and Race: Dec 12, 2014, Center for Children's Law and Policy; Status Offenders and Race
Race Matters: Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System: Dec 12, 2014, Center for Children's Law and Policy; Racial and ethnic disparities are one of the most pervasive and disturbing characteristics of our juvenile justice system. Youth of color are over-represented at key decision points, including…
Reducing Youth Confinement: A Policy Platform: Dec 11, 2014, National Juvenile Justice Network; NJJN's new policy platform, "Reducing Youth Confinement," lays out pathways to reduce the number of youth in confinement for all youth, while reducing justice system costs, increasing community…
Evidence-Based Practice for Policy Makers: Dec 11, 2014, LSUHSC Institute for Public Health and Justice; Presentation
Juvenile Justice Mapping Process- A How To Guide Louisiana MacArthur Models for Change Program: Dec 11, 2014, LSUHSC Institute for Public Health and Justice; A how to guide
Understanding the DMC Data Template: Dec 11, 2014, Center for Children's Law and Policy; Understanding the DMC Data Template
Unchain the Children: Policy Opportunities to End the Shackling of Youth in Court: Dec 10, 2014, National Juvenile Justice Network; Children in far too many states are forced to appear in court shackled--often wearing handcuffs, leg irons, and belly chains connecting ankle and hand restraints. This policy update reviews…
Resource Brief: What Juvenile Defenders Should Know about the DSM-5: Dec 10, 2014, National Juvenile Defender Center; What Juvenile Defenders should know abiut tje DSM-5
What Juvenile Defenders should Know About the DSM-5: Dec 10, 2014, National Juvenile Defender Center; Standards
National Juvenile Defender Center: FAQs: Dec 10, 2014, National Juvenile Defender Center; NJDC
Juvenile Defense Attorneys and Family Engagement: Same Team, Different Roles: Dec 10, 2014, National Juvenile Defender Center; Same Team, Different Rules
Juvenile Defender Self-Assessment Tool for Best Practices in Detention Advocacy: Dec 10, 2014, National Juvenile Defender Center; This tool is designed to assist juvenile defenders in assessing the quality of their detention advocacy. Defenders should check the box next to each step that they regularly take on behalf of a…
Issue Brief: Raising the Bar with Comprehensive Juvenile Indigent Defense Contracts: Dec 10, 2014, National Juvenile Defender Center; Issue Briefs
Issue Brief: Protecting Rights, Promiting Positive Outcomes: Post-Disposition Access to Counsel: Dec 10, 2014, National Juvenile Defender Center; Issue Briefs
Issue Brief: Juvenile Defense Standards: A Framework for the Specialist Representation of Youth: Dec 10, 2014, National Juvenile Defender Center; Issue Briefs
Issue Brief: Juvenile Defense Law School Clinics: Dec 10, 2014, National Juvenile Defender Center; Issue Briefs
Issue Brief: Ending the Indiscriminate Shackling of Youth: Dec 10, 2014, National Juvenile Defender Center; Issue Briefs
Issue Brief: Appeals: A Critical Check on the Juvenile Delinquency System: Dec 10, 2014, National Juvenile Defender Center; Issue Briefs
Sticker Shock: Calculating the Full Price Tag for Youth Incarceration: Dec 9, 2014, Justice Policy Institute; Thirty-three U.S. states and jurisdictions spend $100,000 or more annually to incarcerate a young person, and continue to generate outcomes that result in even greater costs. The Justice Policy…
Because Kids are Different: Five Opportunities for Reforming the Juvenile Justice System: Dec 9, 2014, Models for Change Resource Center Partnership; As broader acceptance of recent findings in the field of adolescent development has opened the way for change, juvenile justice policymakers, stakeholders, practitioners, and advocates across the…
Champions for Change Awards Program 2014: Dec 9, 2014, Models for Change; Champions for Change are individuals working with Models for Change who have positively affected the lives of justice-involved youth, their families, and communities. Champions have helped pave the…
NLC Municipal Action Guide: Increasing Public Safety and Improving Outcomes for Youth through Juvenile Justice Reform: Dec 8, 2014, National League of Cities; City leaders can increase public safety and improve outcomes for young residents by changing how their cities respond to young people implicated in delinquent acts or accused of crimes. When city…
Crisis Intervention Teams - Youth: A Law Enforcement Diversion Project: Dec 8, 2014, LSUHSC Institute for Public Health and Justice; Presentation
Issue Brief: Using Developmentally Appropriate Language to Communicate with Court-Involved Youth: Dec 8, 2014, National Juvenile Defender Center; Issue Briefs
Issue Brief: Specialist Training: Advancing the Ethical and Professional Representation of Youth: Dec 8, 2014, National Juvenile Defender Center; Issue Briefs
Runaway Youth: A Research Brief: Dec 8, 2014, Vera Institute of Justice; This research brief summarizes empirical literature on youth who run away from home.
Notes from the Field: Maricopa County, AZ: Dec 8, 2014, Vera Institute of Justice; This profile provides a summary of status offense system reform in Maricopa County, AZ, including the creation of a citation court to divert youth alleged of status offenses from traditional court…
Notes from the Field: Clayton County, GA: Dec 8, 2014, Vera Institute of Justice; This profile describes the collaborative effort that led to a drastic drop in school referrals to court in Clayton County, Georgia.
Notes from the Field: Campbell County, KY: Dec 8, 2014, Vera Institute of Justice; This profile from our Notes from the Field series provides an overview of recently-developed case management model for status offense cases in Campbell County, KY.
Improving Louisiana's Status Offender System: Model Program Service Models: Dec 8, 2014, LSUHSC Institute for Public Health and Justice; Improving Louisiana's Status Offender System: Model Program Service Models
Improving Louisiana's Status Offender System: Dec 8, 2014, LSUHSC Institute for Public Health and Justice; Improving Louisiana's Status Offender System
Youth Who Commit Sex Offenses: Research Update: Dec 8, 2014, National Juvenile Justice Network; Policy responses to youth who commit sex offenses are largely based on misconceptions. Fortunately, new research sheds light on why youth commit sex offenses and how to achieve the best outcomes for…
Perils of Registering Youth Who Commit Sex Offenses: Research Update: Dec 8, 2014, National Juvenile Justice Network; Registries and notification laws for people who commit sex offenses offer no clear public safety benefits. So we should not subject youth to their crippling consequences. Registration is especially…
Improving Illinois' Response to Sexual Offenses Committed by Youth: Dec 8, 2014, Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission; The Illinois State Advisory Group conducted this study of sexual offending by youth at the request of the Illinois legislature. The report contains research and data findings and offers…
Media Crises and Opportunities for Reform: Dec 8, 2014, National Juvenile Justice Network; NJJN's new tip sheet, "Media Crises and Opportunities for Reform," is a brief guide to responding to media events, from damage control to leveraging an opportunity for reform. Our tip sheet will help…
Trends in State Courts 2014: Dec 8, 2014, National Center for State Courts, Robert F. Kennedy National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice; Report describes how courts can support community efforts to integrate and coordinate youth-serving systems to improve outcomes for dual status youth, and demonstrates how these strategies have been…
Measurable Progress in Illinois: Dec 8, 2014, Loyola University, Civitas ChildLaw Center; This report summarizes some of the key changes in juvenile justice law, policy and practice that have taken place in Illinois in 2014.
Supporting JJ-Involved Youth Experiencing Behavioral Health Disorders: Dec 8, 2014, LSUHSC Institute for Public Health and Justice; Presentation
Time for a Check-Up: How Advocates Can Help Youth in the Juvenile Justice System Get the Mental Health Services They Need: Dec 8, 2014, National Juvenile Justice Network; NJJN's policy update summarizes the major changes on the horizon for the provision of mental health services for youth in the juvenile justice system and provides recommendations to help advocates…
Innovation Brief: Implementing Evidence-based Practices in a Louisiana Juvenile Drug Court: Dec 8, 2014, LSUHSC Institute for Public Health and Justice; Operating since 2005, the 4th Judicial District’s juvenile drug court made a decision in 2009 to modify their screening, assessment, and treatment offerings based on newly emerging practice…
Innovation Brief: Indicators of Success: Developing System and Youth Outcome Measures for Juvenile Justice Agencies: Dec 8, 2014, LSUHSC Institute for Public Health and Justice; Knowledge of the effectiveness of the Louisiana Models for Change reform efforts has, in large part, been attributable to the implementation of local data driven programs that monitor and track the…
Innovation Brief: Using Evidence-Based Intervention with Youth Who Have Committed Sexual Offenses: Dec 8, 2014, Illinois Models for Change Invitative; Despite a growing body of research challenging traditional assumptions about youth who sexually offend, few jurisdictions have made a systematic effort to use this research to re-engineer the way in…
Innovation Brief: Mental Health Screening as a Valuable Tool for Truancy Intervention: Dec 8, 2014, Center for Children & Youth Justice; The Clark County Truancy Project (CCTP) was designed to effectively respond to truancy while reducing the need for formal court intervention. Research indicates that one of the most prevalent issues…
Innovation Brief: Improving Behavorial Health and Community Support in Evening Reporting Centers: Dec 8, 2014, Illinois Models for Change Invitative; In Cook County, Illinois, the juvenile court has implemented a strong continuum of alternatives to detention. Evening Reporting Centers, or ERCs, are a key component in this continuum. As an…
Innovation Brief: Effective Tools for Local/State Probation Officers: Dec 8, 2014, LSUHSC Institute for Public Health and Justice; Since the creation of probation services involving youth offenders, juvenile probation has evolved with a fluctuating history involving both rehabilitation and enforcement roles. Even today, juvenile…
Advancing Juvenile Justice: Recommendations in Three Key Areas: Dec 8, 2014, Mental Health and Juvenile Justice Collaborative for Change, Robert F. Kennedy National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice, Status Offense Reform Center; As OJJDP considers how best to carry out its mission, three core issues stand out for their intense need, their proven potential for reform, and the opportunities they offer OJJDP to lead significant…
Innovation Brief: Special Counsel: Enhancing Juvenile Indigent Defense in Washington State: Dec 8, 2014, Center for Children & Youth Justice; When addressing the issue of indigent defense for juvenile respondents in Washington State, an initial reaction was that the cost for needed improvements would be formidable. Reducing caseloads and…
Transfer Data in Illinois: Gaps and Opportunities: Dec 8, 2014, Loyola University, Civitas ChildLaw Center; This brief provides an overview of the transfer data collection mechanisms in place in the Illinois. It is based, in part, on the analysis of the Center for Prevention Research and Development,…
Screening and Assessment in Illinois' Juvenile Justice Sytem: Dec 8, 2014, Loyola University, Civitas ChildLaw Center; This document discusses three screening or assessment tools (or processes) currently in use at important decision-points in Illinoisâ€™ juvenile justice system: MAYSI-II, CANS and…
Implementing & Sustaining Systems Change: Louisiana Examples: Dec 8, 2014, LSUHSC Institute for Public Health and Justice, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Implementing & Sustaining Systems Change: Louisiana Examples
2014 Issue Brief: Aftercare Services are Key to Positive Community Adjustment: Dec 8, 2014, Models for Change Resource Center Partnership; SUMMARY For young offenders who, for public safety reasons, cannot remain in the community, placement is still more than mere punishment. It is also an opportunity to provide services that address…
2014 Issue Brief: Give Adolescents the Time and Skills to Mature, and Most Offenders Will Stop: Dec 8, 2014, Models for Change Resource Center Partnership; SUMMARY Pathways to Desistance, a major, long-term study of serious juvenile offenders, has shown that: Adolescents, including serious juvenile offenders, naturally mature—psychologically,…
2014 Issue Brief: To Decrease Juvenile Offending, Make Effective Drug Treatment a Priority: Dec 8, 2014, Models for Change Resource Center Partnership; Substance use is prevalent among juvenile offenders, and predicts both continued offending and a less successful transition to adulthood. Yet many juvenile offenders with drug problems go untreated.…
2014 Issue Brief: Programs that Promote Positive Development Can Help Young Offenders Grow Up and Out of Crime: Dec 8, 2014, Models for Change Resource Center Partnership; Serious juvenile offenders, like other young people, have the potential for growth and change. Multiple studies have shown that maturity and reduced offending are closely intertwined. The question…
2014 Knowledge Brief: Perceptions and Outcomes in Adolescent Confinement: Dec 8, 2014, Models for Change Resource Center Partnership; While the content of programming in juvenile facilities has been the subject of much study, there has been less work on the broader “institutional environment” and its effect on outcomes.…
2014 Issue Brief: To Monitor Changing Risks and Needs, Repeat Assessment of Young Offenders Over Time: Dec 8, 2014, Models for Change Resource Center Partnership; Valid, practical screening and assessment tools are now available to evaluate juvenile offenders’ risks for future criminal involvement and their case management needs. Analyses from the…
2014 Issue Brief: Smarter Use of Placement Can Improve Outcomes for Youth and Communities: Dec 8, 2014, Models for Change Resource Center Partnership; SUMMARY Because institutional placement is likely to remain in use, especially for serious or chronic offenders, juvenile justice systems need to understand its effects and how to use it to improve…
State Trends: Updates from the 2013-2014 Legislative Session: Dec 8, 2014, Campaign for Youth Justice; In 2014, advocacy, research, operative Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) regulations, and fiscal analysis assisted in the introduction of bills in nine states to remove youth from the adult criminal…
Social Impact Bonds: Tip Sheet: Dec 8, 2014, National Juvenile Justice Network; What are social impact bonds? This tip sheet for juvenile justice reformers gives a brief overview of what they are, where they came from, how they're structured, and their benefits and pitfalls. It…
A House Divided No More: Common Cause for Juvenile Justice Advocates, Victim Advocates, and Communities: Dec 8, 2014, National Juvenile Justice Network; Our juvenile justice system fails youth because it rarely holds them accountable with effective age-appropriate responses, and it fails to provide victims of crime with adequate support services that…
Roca: A Rock for the At-Risk: Dec 8, 2014, National Conference of State Legislatures; Roca: A Rock for the At-Risk
Becoming a Data-Driven Juvenile Justice Organization: Dec 8, 2014, National Center for Juvenile Justice, Calcasieu Parish Office of Juvenile Justice Services; This monograph (13 pages) describes the successful efforts of the Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, Office of Juvenile Justice Services (OJJS) to implement a data-driven decision-making model during…
Using Data to Enhance Decision Making: Practical Uses of Data in Juvenile Justice: Dec 8, 2014, LSUHSC Institute for Public Health and Justice; Presentation
Law Enforcement's Leadership Role in Juvenile Justice Reform: Actionable Recommendations for Practice & Policy: Dec 8, 2014, International Association of Chiefs of Police; IACP's National Summit on Law Enforcement Leadership in Juvenile Justice drew attention to law enforcement executives' potential to lead juvenile justice reforms in their agencies, communities and…
In Their Own Words: Young People’s Experiences in the Criminal Justice System and Their Perceptions of Its Legitimacy: Dec 6, 2014, John Howard Association of Illinois; While there is a growing consensus that the country needs to re-examine the criminal justice system’s prosecution of serious young offenders, there is little documentation of how this…
Innovation Brief: Bridging the Divide: Enhancing Collaboration between the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems to Respong to the Needs of Dually Involved Youth: Dec 6, 2014, Center for Children’s Law and Policy; In DuPage County, Illinois, youth who have concurrent involvement with both the delinquency and child welfare systems comprise only a small percentage of youth in the juvenile justice system.…
Juvenile Justice and Racial Disproportionality: A Presentation to the Washington Supreme Court: Dec 5, 2014, Task Force on Race and the Criminal Justice System; The over-representation of youth of color in the juvenile justice system has drawn national and local attention since the 1980’s and hundreds of thousands, if not millions of federal, state and…
Innovation Brief: PathNet: An Innovative School Reengagement System: Dec 4, 2014, Center for Children & Youth Justice; Juvenile justice-involved youth are overrepresented in the nation’s high school dropout statistics. These youth are often credit deficient, reading below grade level and in need of supplemental…
Innovation Brief: A Collaborative Approach to Truancy Reform: Dec 4, 2014, Center for Children & Youth Justice; High school dropout rates in Benton and Franklin Counties in Washington State are significantly higher than the national average. Truancy is a clear predictor of high school dropout. The…
Municipal Action Guide to Juvenile Justice Reform: Dec 4, 2014, National League of Cities; City leaders can increase public safety and improve outcomes for young residents by changing how their cities respond to young people implicated in delinquent acts or accused of crimes. When city…
JJGPS State Scan: Systems Integration-Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice: Oct 21, 2014, National Center for Juvenile Justice; The way states organize the administration of child welfare and juvenile justice varies widely across the country and may influence a state’s ability to coordinate services between the two…
Promising Practices for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice System: Sep 4, 2014, National Juvenile Justice Network; This policy update draws on the work of Models for Change in Pennsylvania, as well other jurisdictions-many also supported by Models for Change- to identify key policy recommendations that may help…
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, Nastassia Walsh, Josh Weber; 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…
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…
Juvenile Defense Attorneys: A Critical Protection Against Injustice: Apr 14, 2014, National Juvenile Defender Center; Stakes are high when youth come into contact with the juvenile justice system. When a child’s liberty and freedom are at risk, meaningful access to legal advice and the counsel of a juvenile…
SORC Toolkit Module 1: Structuring System Change: Mar 19, 2014, Status Offense Reform Center, Vera Institute of Justice; Toolkit for Status Offense System Reform Transforming a juvenile justice oriented status offense system – one that is likely complex and has been in place for decades – into one that…
Better Solutions for Youth with Mental Health Needs in the Juvenile Justice System: Jan 22, 2014, Mental Health and Juvenile Justice Collaborative for Change; Up to 70 percent of all youth in contact with the juvenile justice system have a diagnosable mental health disorder. Yet, the juvenile justice system is not always the best or most appropriate place…
Selected Blogs from Status Offense Reform Center: Jan 1, 2014, Vera Institute of Justice; A variety of blogs that have received positive attention on the Vera website.
Evaluation of Responses to Truancy in Clark County, Washington: Background Factors and Outcomes: Dec 31, 2013, Washington State University/Vancouver; Evaluation of Responses to Truancy in Clark County, Washington: Background Factors and Outcomes
The Fourth Wave: Juvenile Justice Reforms for the Twenty-First Century: Dec 15, 2013, National Campaign to Reform State Juvenile Justice Systems; The Fourth Wave: Juvenile Justice Reforms for the 21st Century takes a comprehensive look at the evolution of juvenile justice reform efforts over the past century and highlights the current wave of…
Innovation Brief: Schools Turn to Treatment, Not Punishment, for Children with Mental Health Needs: Dec 12, 2013, Giudi Weiss, Kathleen Skowyra; In 2008, the new Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network selected “early diversion” as its first area of focus. Its goal was to create opportunities for youth with mental health…
Innovation Brief: Professional Development for Key Decision Makers in Juvenile Court: Strengthening the Juvenile-Specific Knowledge and Capabilities of Prosecutors, Defenders, and Judges: Dec 12, 2013, Barry Mahoney – The Justice Management Institute & Stephen Phillippi, PhD-Louisiana State University School of Public Health: Institute for Public Health & Justice; When Louisiana began to address long-standing problems in its juvenile justice system, leaders of the reform movement recognized that engaging key juvenile court decision makers—prosecutors,…
Innovation Brief: Local Detention Reform Leading to State Adoption of Best Practice Detention Standards: Dec 12, 2013, Dana Kaplan, Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana & Stephen Phillippi, PhD, Louisiana State University School of Public Health: Institute for Public Health & Justice; Statewide standards for juvenile detention facilities were produced through a collaborative effort utilizing and accelerating local reforms from Models for Change sites in Louisiana. These standards…
Innovation Brief: Model for Effective Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices: Dec 12, 2013, Stephen Phillippi, PhD & Debra DePrato, MD, LSU School of Public Health, Institute for Public Health and Justice; In current literature, there is a general agreement concerning what works and what does not work in reducing delinquent behavior with juvenile offenders in communities; however, this knowledge has…
Innovation Brief: University Partnerships as a Strategy for Promoting Data-Driven Decision Making in Juvenile Justice: Dec 12, 2013, Kristina Childs, PhD,Consultant for the Institute for Public Health and Justice & Paul Frick, PhD, University of New Orleans; A critical piece of juvenile justice reform is the use of data to objectively identify areas in need of reform, select the types of reforms that match a jurisdiction’s needs, and to evaluate…
The Comeback and Coming-from-Behind States: An Update on Youth Incarceration in the United States: Dec 11, 2013, National Juvenile Justice Network; Federal data on youth confinement shows continued progress of 9 states on implementing meaningful juvenile justice reforms tied to reducing youth confinement. The report identifies four states not…
The Affordable Care Act and Its Effects on Juvenile Defense: Dec 10, 2013, National Juvenile Defender Center; Fact Sheets
Ten Reasons to Ask Clients About Citizenship: Dec 10, 2013, National Juvenile Defender Center; Fact Sheets
Juvenile Defense Manager-Supervisor Tool for Best Practices in Detention Advocacy: Dec 10, 2013, National Juvenile Defender Center; Fact Sheets
Frequently Asked Questions for Juvenile Defenders - PREA: Dec 10, 2013, National Juvenile Defender Center; Fact Sheets
From Courts to Communities: The Right Response to Truancy, Running Away, and Other Status Offenses: Dec 9, 2013, Annie Salsich, Jennifer Trone at Vera Institute of Justice; Young people who run away from home, skip school, or engage in other risky behaviors that are only prohibited because of their age end up in courtrooms every year by the thousands. Responding to…
Law Enforcement's Leadership Role in the Advancement of Promising Practices in Juvenile Justice: Executive Officer Survey Findings: Dec 8, 2013, International Association of Chiefs of Police; IACP conducted a national survey of more than 900 law enforcement executives to assess the current state of attitudes, knowledge and practices regarding how law enforcement agencies deal with…
Juvenile Competency Procedures: Dec 8, 2013, National Center for Juvenile Justice; This 4-page brief summarizes state statutes concerning juvenile competency to stand trial and supports a topic profiled on the Juvenile Justice Geography, Policy, Practice and Statistics website…
Improving Diversion Policies and Programs for Justice-Involved Youth with Co-occurring Mental and Substance Use Disorders: Dec 8, 2013, National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice, Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc.; Summary of the MacArthur Foundation and SAMHSA collaboration to increase the number of youth with behavioral health disorders diverted out of the juvenile justice system to appropriate…
Truancy: A Research Brief: Dec 8, 2013, Vera Institute of Justice; This research brief summarizes empirical literature on truancy from the last 20 years, highlighting reasons why students skip school, risk and protective factors, and what is known about the…
Notes from the Field: Florida: Dec 8, 2013, Vera Institute of Justice; Notes from the Field: Florida
Dual Status Youth – Technical Assistance Workbook: Dec 1, 2013, John A. Tuell, Jessica K. Heldman, and Janet K. Wiig; “Dual status youth” refers to juveniles who come into contact with both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems and occupy various statuses in terms of their relationship to the…
Washington State Disproportioinate Minority Contact Assessment: Dec 1, 2013, University of Washington School of Medicine, Division of Public Behavioral Health and Justice Policy; This DMC assessment process sought to combine available data with the experiences, beliefs, and knowledge of local stakeholders in order to uncover those areas in which DMC is considered to be an…
Washington State Model Protocol for Commercially Sexually Exploited Children: Dec 1, 2013, Center for Children and Youth Justice; Washington State Model Protocol for Commercially Sexually Exploited Children
Mapping Change in Washington State: Dec 1, 2013, Washington State University; Mapping Change in Washington State
Probation Review Implementation: How Best Practices Meet Everyday Practices: Nov 15, 2013, Dr. John S. Ryals, Jr.; Through support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana undertook a comprehensive Probation Review…
Arrested Development: Confinement Can Negatively Affect Youth Maturation: Oct 29, 2013, National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN); Common sense tells us that teenagers are different from adults, and a large, growing body of psychological and neurological research confirms that young people's brains mature far less rapidly than…
Washington State Integrated Case Management (ICM): A Replication Toolkit: Jan 1, 2013, Washington State Department of Socail & Health Services; We are pleased to present this Toolkit on the Integrated Case Management (ICM) work at the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration…
Reducing the Incarceration of Youth of Color in Berks County Through Structured Decision-making and Community-based Alternatives: Dec 8, 2012, Center for Children's Law and Policy; Reducing the Incarceration of Youth of Color in Berks County Through Structured Decision-making and Community-based Alternatives
New Federal Guidance for State Courts Serving Limited English Proficient (LEP) Youth and Family Members: Dec 8, 2012, Center for Children's Law and Policy; Understanding the BJS Study of Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities
Developing a System of Graduated Responses for Youth Supervised by the Juvenile Justice System: Dec 1, 2012, CCLP; Effective juvenile justice systems encourage youth to develop the skills they need for successful transitions to adulthood while also holding them accountable for inappropriate behavior. Research…
Compliance with the PREA Standards for Facilities that House Youth: Dec 1, 2012, CCLP; Compliance with the PREA Standards for Facilities That House Youth
Fact Sheet: Chemical Agents in Juvenile Facilities: Dec 1, 2012, CCLP; Chemical Agents in Juvenile Facilities
Fact Sheet: Independent Monitoring Systems for Juvenile Facilities: Dec 1, 2012, CCLP; Independent Monitoring Systems for Juvenile Facilities
Transitions of Truants: Community Truancy Board as a Turning Point in the Lives of Adolescents: Dec 1, 2012, Washington State University Tri-Cities; Transitions of Truants: Community Truancy Board as a Turning Point in the Lives of Adolescents
Washington State's Models for Change Truancy Interventions: A Cost-Benefit Analysis: Dec 1, 2012, National Center for School Engagement; Washington State's Models for Change Truancy Interventions: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
Louisiana Juvenile Detention Facility Licensing Standards: Dec 1, 2012, Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services; Louisiana Juvenile Detention Facility
Understanding the Impact of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Standards on Facilities That House Youth: Dec 1, 2012, CCLP; Understanding the Impact of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Standards on Facilities That House Youth
Risk Assessment in Juvenile Justice: A Guidebook for Implementation: Nov 6, 2012, Gina M. Vincent, Ph.D.; The primary purpose of this guide is to provide a structure for jurisdictions, juvenile probation or centralized statewide agencies striving to implement risk assessment or to improve their current…
Juvenile Justice: Lessons for a New Era: May 2, 2012, Mark Soler; Executive Director Mark Soler and Deputy Director Dana Shoenberg have published an article that outlines how new research and experience should guide juvenile justice policy and practice reforms in…
Missed Opportunity: Waiver, Race, Data, and Policy Reform: May 2, 2012, Mark Soler; In this article from the Louisiana Law Review, CCLP Executive Director Mark Soler examines the research on waiver of youth to adult court and racial disparities in the juvenile justice system. The…
Probation Review Guidebook: Dec 9, 2011, Janet K. Wiig and John A. Tuell, Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps; The genesis for this guidebook was the probation review work undertaken in Jefferson Parish, LA as part of the work in the four core states associated with Models for Change: System Reform in…
Juvenile Diversion Guidebook: Mar 1, 2011, Models for Change Juvenile Diversion Workgroup; Programs that divert youth from involvement in the juvenile justice system have become more frequent in response to the growing recognition that such involvement often is not necessary to achieve…
Fact Sheet: Understanding the BJS Study of Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities: Dec 1, 2010, Center for Children's Law and Policy; Understanding the BJS Study of Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities
Hidden Injustice- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth in Juvenile Courts: Oct 16, 2009, Katayoon Majd, Jody Marksamer and Carolyn Reyes; 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…
Reducing Disproportionate Minority Contact: Preparation at the Local Level: Sep 1, 2009, Mark Soler, Center for Children's Law and Policy; The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention released a bulletin on local DMC reduction strategies, co-authored by CCLP's Mark Soler and Lisa Garry. It is the first in a series by OJJDP…
Collecting and Analyzing Data on Racial and Ethnic Disparities: The Peoria Pilot Project: Apr 1, 2009, James Bell, Laura John Ridolfi, Lori Brown; The W. Haywood Burns Institute (BI) and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation collaborated to develop and pilot a data template that enables local jurisdictions to strategically gather…
Guidebook for Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare System Coordination and Integration: Dec 8, 2008, Child Welfare League of America, Janet Wiig, with John A. Tuell (revised in 2008); Built from years of collaborative expertise and experience, the newly revised Guidebook for Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare System Coordination and Integration: A Framework for Improved Outcomes…
Pennsylvania Progress: Doing Something About DMC: Nov 1, 2008, Patrick Griffin, National Center for Juvenile Justice; This issue of Pennsylvania Progress focuses on the states leadership in the national effort to understand and address minority overrepresentation in the juvenile justice system. Pennsylvania…
Illinois: Reducing Disproportionate Minority Contact Promoting Accountability and Fairness in Juvenile Justice: Oct 13, 2005, Civitas ChildLaw Center, Chicago Council on Urban Affairs; Provides statistics on disproportionate minority contact with the Illinois juvenile justice system, including along with brief information on efforts underway to improve racial fairness.

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