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Reform Progress
Short "Progress updates" about activities and developments in the Initiative, and longer feature "Promising stories" related to juvenile justice reform
Promising stories
- National Symposium Highlights Juvenile Indigent Defense
- Mar 9, 2010, Rey Banks, National Juvenile Defender Center
- 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…
- New Data on Sanctions and Services Supports the Use of Non-Institutional Alternatives
- Mar 9, 2010, LaWanda Johnson
- 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…
- Champions for Change Award Winners: Video Clips from the 4th Annual Models for Change Working Conference
- Feb 2, 2010
- Here are video clips of the 2009 Champions for Change Award winners:
Patricia Koch,
Keith Snyder,
Annie Lee,
Ben Roe.
- Conference Highlights Successes in Models for Change States
- Jan 8, 2010, LaWanda Johnson
- Hundreds of Models for Change representatives from sixteen states were on hand to highlight reform progress in their states and share experiences with peers during the 4th annual Models for Change…
- Innovative Network Enacting Juvenile Indigent Defense Systemic Change, One State at a Time
- Dec 1, 2009, LaWanda Johnson
- In 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court held in In re Gault, that all children have due process rights, most notably a constitutional right to be represented by counsel in delinquency court proceedings. …
Progress updates
- Illinois Models for Change Leader Honored as Faculty Member of the Year at Loyola University Chicago
- Mar 1, 2010, Illinois Models for Change
- 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…
- New Chair of Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission Talks About Future of Reform in Illinois
- Feb 24, 2010, Illinois Models for Change
- Retired Judge George W. Timberlake, who is a member of the Illinois Models for Change Coordinating Council, recently was named Chair of the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission (IJJC).
Timberlake…
- Illinois Governor Taps Models for Change Leaders to Help Shape Juvenile Justice Policy
- Feb 24, 2010, Illinois Models for Change
- Illinois Governor Pat Quinn recently reinvigorated the state’s Juvenile Justice Commission (IJJC) by naming 16 new members to the 25-member advisory group. Several of the new commission members…
- Chicago Public Radio Tells the Story of Life "Inside and Out" of the Juvenile Justice System
- Feb 3, 2010, Illinois Models for Change
- Chicago Public Radio station WBEZ-FM has begun a series of reports examining how young people get caught up in the juvenile justice system, their life inside juvenile prisons and what happens to them…
- Models for Change Forum Focuses on Aftercare for Juveniles
- Jan 28, 2010, Pennsylvania Models for Change
- The fifth annual Aftercare Forum training was held December 3rd and 4th at the Days Inn at State College, PA. The forum, which was focused on highlighting the ongoing work of the Models for Change…
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