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Juvenile Justice in a Developmental Framework: A 2015 Status Report: Dec 11, 2015, Models for Change; Advances in the understanding of adolescent development have provided a foundation for progress in juvenile justice reform, including changes in state legislation. In accord with the Supreme…
Champions for Change Awards Program 2015: Dec 8, 2015, 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…
The Supreme Court and the Transformation of Juvenile Sentencing: Sep 30, 2015, Elizabeth Scott; In the past decade, the Supreme Court has transformed the constitutional landscape of juvenile crime regulation. In three strongly worded opinions, the Court held that imposing harsh criminal…
Trends in Juvenile Justice State Legislation 2011-2015: Oct 12, 2015, Sarah Alice Brown; In the past five years, juvenile justice reform legislation in the United States has grown at a remarkable pace. The recent shift in juvenile justice policy marks a clear departure from laws enacted…

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Issue Brief: Alternatives to Arrest for Young People: Dec 15, 2015, National League of Cities; NLC's issue brief provides early examples of how law enforcement agencies can divert youth accused of minor offenses from arrest when appropriate. Through the increased use of promising alternatives…
Key Questions Judges Can Ask: Dec 15, 2015, Council of State Governments Justice Center; Identifies the 10 key questions juvenile court judges should ask to determine whether court practices support improved outcomes for youth. Judges can also use this interactive checklist to learn more…
The Pennsylvania Juvenile Collateral Consequences Checklist: Dec 15, 2015, Pennsylvania DMC Youth-Law Enforcement Corporation; This Checklist was developed with assistance from the MacArthur Foundation Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network to help to explain many of the consequences of being arrested as a juvenile in…
Pennsylvania Juvenile Collateral Consequences Checklist (Spanish): Dec 15, 2015, Pennsylvania DMC Youth-Law Enforcement Corporation; This Checklist was developed with assistance from the MacArthur Foundation Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network to help to explain many of the consequences of being arrested as a juvenile in…
Massachusetts Arrest Screening Tool for Law Enforcement: Dec 15, 2015, University of Massachusetts Medical School; The Massachusetts Arrest Screening Tool for Law Enforcement (MASTLE) is an objective screening tool validated in Massachusetts jurisdictions that assesses the likelihood a youth taken into police…
New Jersey Juvenile Collateral Consequences Checklist: Dec 15, 2015, National Juvenile Defender Center; The purpose of the New Jersey Juvenile Collateral Consequences Checklist is to provide attorneys, judges, and other juvenile justice professionals, in addition to youth and their families, with the…
County Leadership in Juvenile Justice Reform: Case Study: Dec 15, 2015, National Association of Counties; County governments are uniquely positioned to be leaders in the juvenile justice field and have a dramatic impact on the lives of their young residents, families and the broader community. These case…
NJDC Summaries: DOJ Actions in Protecting System-Involved Youth: Dec 15, 2015, National Juvenile Defender Center; NJDC's summaries provide key highlights of prominent Department of Justice actions in protecting the rights of youth involved in the juvenile justice system. The summaries cover DOJ's Statement of…
Spanish Language Philadelphia Juvenile Admission Colloquy: Dec 15, 2015, Pennsylvania DMC Youth-Law Enforcement Corporation; Through the Pennsylvania DMC Youth-Law Enforcement Corporation, the Philadelphia written admission colloquy was translated into Spanish to encourage linguistic equity and competency for all youth and…
Key Steps Policymakers Can Take to Improve Outcomes for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: Dec 15, 2015, Council of State Governments Justice Center; Identifies the 3 key steps that policymakers can take to increase public safety, improve youth outcomes, and maximize the efficient use of resources. Policymakers can also use this interactive…
Protecting Youth Confined for Profit: Policy Safeguards: Dec 15, 2015, National Juvenile Justice Network; NJJN opposes the use of for-profit private youth confinement facilities because they encourage the incarceration of youth and the elimination of services youth need to succeed; and they are morally…
Respecting Differences: A DMC Newsletter Summer 2015: Dec 15, 2015, Pennsylvania DMC Youth-Law Enforcement Corporation; A quarterly newsletter from the Pennsylvania DMC Youth-Law Enforcement Corporation on developments in the effort to end racial and ethnic disparities in the Pennsylvania juvenile justice system.
Respecting Differences: A DMC Newsletter Winter 2014: Dec 15, 2015, Pennsylvania DMC Youth-Law Enforcement Corporation; A quarterly newsletter from the Pennsylvania DMC Youth-Law Enforcement Corporation on developments in the effort to end racial and ethnic disparities in the Pennsylvania juvenile justice system.
Youth Justice Leadership Institute: Outcomes: Dec 15, 2015, National Juvenile Justice Network; Although the brunt of the harmful practices in our youth justice system are borne by youth of color, reform leaders do not always reflect the affected population. NJJN's Youth Justice Leadership…
The Adolescent Domestic Battery Typology Tool: Executive Summary: Dec 15, 2015, Northeast DuPage Family and Youth Services; There has been an increase in the number of youth referred to the juvenile justice system for charges related to abusing their parents. The Adolescent Domestic Battery Typologies Tool was developed…
School Discipline Consensus Report: Strategies from the Field to Keep Students Engaged in School and Out of the Juvenile Justice System: Dec 15, 2015, Council of State Governments Justice Center; This report presents a comprehensive set of consensus-based and field-driven recommendations to improve conditions for learning for all students and educators, better support students with behavioral…
Identifying Dual Status Youth with Trauma-Related Problems: Dec 15, 2015, RFK National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice; How would an agency put in place a way to identify dual status youths’ trauma-related needs? That is the question addressed in this second brief in a series on trauma-related procedures for…
Improving Youth Outcomes, Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice 2015 Operating Plan Summary: Dec 15, 2015, Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice; To help fulfill the Department's mission and to direct its actions, the agency developed and is now implementing a comprehensive operating plan for 2015. The Operating Plan was the result of a…
Pennsylvania DMC Youth Law Enforcement Corporation Brochure: Dec 15, 2015, Pennsylvania DMC Youth-Law Enforcement Corporation; This brochure describes the history, mission, and efforts of the Pennsylvania DMC Youth-Law Enforcement Corporation in eliminate the over-representation of youth of color in the Pennsylvania juvenile…
Statewide Risk Assessment in Juvenile Probation: Dec 15, 2015, National Center for Juvenile Justice; This StateScan publication released for the project addresses the prevalence of risk assessment tools in juvenile probation. This is the first time NCJJ has conducted a scan of risk assessment…
Juvenile Justice Agency Leaders and Managers Checklist: Dec 15, 2015, Council of State Governments Justice Center; Provides a comprehensive online assessment and scoring tool to enable agency leaders to identify system strengths, areas for improvement, and develop an action plan to improve outcomes for youth.
Arrests of Young Adults in Illinois, CY2013: Dec 15, 2015, Juvenile Justice Initiative; Research shows that the adolescent brain does not fully develop until age 25, yet people are criminalized as adults after age 16 or 17. In order to explore young adults in conflict with the law, JJI…
Notes from the Field: Newtown County, GA: Dec 15, 2015, Vera Institute of Justice; This profile describes the development of the Truancy Intervention Board in Newton County, GA. This Board aims to divert youth away from the formal court process by addressing problems of truancy…
The “Becca Bill” 20 Years Later: How Washington’s Truancy Laws Negatively Impact Children: Dec 15, 2015, Vera Institute of Justice; The Becca laws have made Washington State the country’s foremost jailer of children for “status offenses” like skipping school. It allows parents to use legal petitions called ARY…
Lessons from Five Years of Accelerating Change: Dec 14, 2015, National Campaign to Reform State Juvenile Justice Systems; After two decades of funding cutting-edge research on adolescent behavioral and brain development and pioneering new juvenile justice practice models, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur…
Fact Sheet on Automatic Transfer Bill from Spring, 2015: Dec 14, 2015, Juvenile Justice Initiative; Fact sheet on HB3718 SA1, a bill related to automatic transfer that summarizes the need for the reform, what the bill does and does not do and the list of supporters of the bill.
Philadelphia Juvenile Treatment Court Student Handbook (Spanish): Dec 14, 2015, Pennsylvania DMC Youth-Law Enforcement Corporation; The Spanish language translation of the Philadelphia Juvenile Treatment Court Student Handbook, a guide to the policies of treatment court for youth and families.
Sustaining Momentum Assessing and Mitigating Threats to the Fourth Wave of Juvenile Justice Reform: Dec 14, 2015, Models for Change; Fourth Wave reform has made remarkable progress in the past two decades so that juvenile justice looks much different today than it did in the 1990s. There is still work to do, but the reform has…
Standing Up to Sexual Misconduct: An Advocacy Toolkit to End the Sexual Abuse of Children in Juvenile Facilities: Dec 11, 2015, Center for Children's Law and Policy; This toolkit is designed to equip advocates with the knowledge, tools, and resources to promote practices that will help end the sexual abuse and harassment of children in juvenile justice…
Campaign Against Indiscriminate Juvenile Shackling Toolkit: Dec 11, 2015, National Juvenile Defender Center; The Campaign Against Indiscriminate Juvenile Shackling (CAIJS), created in August 2014, works across the country to support advocates in their efforts to amend laws, court rules, policies and…
Policy Statement on Indiscriminate Shackling of Juveniles in Court: Dec 11, 2015, National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice; The National Center of Mental Health and Juvenile Justice (NCMHJJ) strongly opposes the automatic or widespread shackling of youth appearing in court. The NCMHJJ holds that no youth should be…
Adolescent Domestic Battery Typology Tool Manual: Dec 8, 2015, Wendy Nussbaum, M.A., LCPC, Stuart M. Berry, M.S.W., LISW, Shannon Hartnett, M.A., Gina M. Vincent, Ph.D.; There has been an increase in the number of youth referred to the juvenile justice system for charges related to abusing their parents. The Adolescent Domestic Battery Typologies Tool (ADBTT) was…
Detention Bill Fact Sheet: Dec 1, 2015, Justice Policy Institute; Fact sheet related to a bill regarding keeping young children (ages 10-12) out of detention. Addresses need for reform, what the bill does and research related to harmful effects of detention on…
Massachusetts Arrest Screening Tool for Law Enforcement Executive Summary: Nov 17, 2015, University of Massachusetts Medical School; The MASTLE assesses the likelihood a youth taken into police custody for a criminal offense will be arrested for the commission of another offense in the future or will fail to appear for…
LOCKED OUT: Improving Educational and Vocational Outcomes for Incarcerated Youth: Nov 9, 2015, Council of State Governments Justice Center; To understand the extent to which states provide incarcerated youth with access to educational and vocational services; track and use student outcome data, and support school reenrollment for these…
Reducing Recidivism and Improving Other Outcomes for Young Adults in the Juvenile and Adult Criminal Justice Systems: Nov 9, 2015, Council of State Governments Justice Center; Researchers focused on brain development have found that 18- to 24-year-olds—also referred to as young adults — stand out as a distinct developmental group with heightened impulsive…
School Discipline & Security Personnel: A Tip Sheet for Advocates on Maximizing School Safety and Student Success: Oct 5, 2015, National Juvenile Justice Network; School resource officers tend to criminalize normal adolescent behavior and disproportionately impact youth of color, contributing to racial and ethnic disparities in the justice system. This tip…
Overview Brief: The U.S. Supreme Court and the Transformation of Juvenile Sentencing: Sep 30, 2015, Elizabeth Scott, Thomas Grisso, Marsha Levick, and Laurence Steinberg; Three United States Supreme Court decisions of the past decade have delineated the principle that children are developmentally different from adults in ways that matter for the fair punishment of…
Practitioner Brief: Applying a Developmental Framework to Juvenile Sentencing-What Forensic Experts and Attorneys Should Know: Sep 30, 2015, Elizabeth Scott, Thomas Grisso, Marsha Levick, and Laurence Steinberg; Recent decisions by the United States Supreme Court have severely restricted the use of life without parole for juvenile offenders (JLWOP). Affirming the principle that children are developmentally…
Confining Youth for Profit: Sep 14, 2015, National Juvenile Justice Network; In this publication, NJJN's member organizations (in 40 states) recommend ending the use of for-profit private youth confinement facilities of all kinds because they encourage the incarceration of…
U.S. Age Boundaries of Delinquency: Aug 14, 2015, Angel Zang; This StateScan publication is the 8th in a series that distills knowledge from NCJJ’s Juvenile Justice Geography, Policy, Practice & Statistics website. The publication summarizes the…
Racial and Ethnic Fairness in Juvenile Justice: Availability of State Data: Aug 7, 2015, Lauren Vessels, Research Assistant, NCJJ; NCJJ has released a new StateScan publication that summarizes the results from a review of publicly available data that describe racial and ethnic fairness across the country. This StateScan…
Respecting Differences: A DMC Newsletter Autumn 2015: Aug 3, 2015, Pennsylvania DMC Youth-Law Enforcement Corporation; A quarterly newsletter from the Pennsylvania DMC Youth-Law Enforcement Corporation on developments in the effort to end racial and ethnic disparities in the Pennsylvania juvenile justice system.
Indefensible: The Lack of Juvenile Defense Data: Jul 23, 2015, Andrew Wachter, Research Associate, NCJJ; NCJJ has released a new StateScan publication that summarizes the results from a review of publicly available data that describe the application of juvenile defense across the country. This StateScan…
Measuring Subsequent Offending in Juvenile Probation: Jul 23, 2015, Teri Deal, Anne Rackow, Andrew Wachter, NCJJ Research Associates; NCJJ has released a new StateScan publication that summarizes the results of a review of publicly available recidivism reports that include measures of recidivism for youth adjudicated to probation.…
Snapshot: Using Re-entry Thinking to Guide Placement: May 13, 2015, National Juvenile Justice Network; When youth are confined or put in placement, it jeopardizes connections they need to re-enter society successfully: this snapshot summarizes key recommendations from the Juvenile Justice Resrource…
Caring for Youth with Mental Health Needs in the Juvenile Justice System: Improving Knowledge and Skills: May 7, 2015, Fred Meservey, LMSW and Kathleen R. Skowyra, NCMHJJ/Collaborative for Change; Approximately two-thirds of youth in the care of the juvenile justice system have a diagnosable mental health and/or substance use disorder. Too frequently, staff supervising these youth have…
Mental Health Screening in Juvenile Justice Services: May 5, 2015, Andrew Wachter, Research Associate, NCJJ; This StateScan publication is the 4th in a series that distills important knowledge from NCJJ’s new Juvenile Justice Geography, Policy, Practice and Statistics website. The author, Andrew…
When Systems Collaborate: How Three Jurisdictions Improved their Handling of Dual-Status Cases: Apr 22, 2015, Douglas Thomas et al. NCJJ Senior Research Associate; When Systems Collaborate (19 pages) provides case studies of three jurisdictions trying to coordinate information and services to youth with dual-status in both the juvenile justice and child welfare…
State of the State: At Risk Youth in Louisiana: Apr 15, 2015, Stephen Phillippi, PhD, Institute for Public Health and Justice; Presentation from the 2nd Annual Louisiana Child Well-Being Summit, Baton Rouge, LA April 2015
Diverting Youth at Probation Intake: The Front-End Diversion Initiative: Apr 8, 2015, Erin Espinosa, Ph.D., Kathleen R. Skowyra; This Research and Program Brief describes the Front End Diversion Initiative, which is a probation-intake based diversion program for youth with specific mental health conditions that grew out of the…
Young Adults in Conflict with the Law: Opportunities for Diversion: Feb 9, 2015, Kanako Ishida, Juvenile Justice Initiative; While in most states (including Illinois) young people are treated as adults by the justice system once they turn 18, research in recent years suggests that people ages 18 – 24 are not yet…
A Better Way to Do Business: Changing Organizational Culture to Promote Integrated Service Delivery in Child Protection and Juvenile Justice Systems: Jan 14, 2015, Mark Mertens and Melissa Blom; A Better Way to Do Business: Changing Organizational Culture to Promote Integrated Service Delivery in Child Protection and Juvenile Justice Systems, is the inaugural Practice Brief published by the…
Trauma in Dual Status Youth: Putting Things In Perspective: Jan 13, 2015, Thomas Grisso, PhD and Gina Vincent, PhD; This article is the first in a series on trauma-related procedures for use with dual status youth—children and adolescents who come into contact with both child welfare and juvenile justice…
Closer to Home: An Analysis of the State and Local Impact of the Texas Juvenile Justice Reforms: Jan 8, 2015, Council of State Governments Justice Center, Public Policy Research Institute; The report provides the first comprehensive statewide study on the impact of reforms enacted in Texas since 2007 and provides insight into what is happening to kids amid a trend the majority of…
Juvenile Justice Reform: County Leadership Roles and Opportunities: Dec 29, 2014, National Association of Counties; This report details why it is important to improve juvenile justice systems and how county governments can lead improvement efforts in their role as primary local providers of health, justice and…
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…
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2014 National Report: Dec 12, 2014, Melissa Sickmund and Charles Puzzanchera, National Center for Juvenile Justice; This report consists of the most requested information on juveniles and the juvenile justice system in the U.S. Developed by the National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ) for the Office of Juvenile…
Dependency and Delinquency in SYNC (Serving Youth in Newton County, Georgia): Dec 11, 2014, RFK National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice; Youth who touch both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, known as dual status youth, present complex, resource-intensive cases and tend to experience poor outcomes. A new report,…
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
Philadelphia Juvenile Expungement Access for Youth: Dec 10, 2014, Pennsylvania DMC Youth-Law Enforcement Corporation; This card provides information and access in the Spanish language for youth and families on the expungement process in Philadelphia. The Juvenile Unit of the Defender Association of Philadelphia…
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…
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…
Crisis Intervention Teams - Youth: A Law Enforcement Diversion Project: Dec 8, 2014, LSUHSC Institute for Public Health and Justice; Presentation
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…
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…
SORC Toolkit Module 4: Monitoring and Sustaining System Change: Dec 8, 2014, Vera Institute of Justice; Monitoring and Sustaining System Change describes three common strategies for evaluating reform efforts: (1) performance monitoring, (2) process evaluations, and (3) outcome evaluations. Because…
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.…
What Do Juvenile Probation Officers Think of Using the SAVRY and YLS/CMI for Case Management, and Do They Use the Instruments Properly?: Dec 5, 2014, University of Massachusetts Medical School; In many jurisdictions in the United States, juvenile probation officers (JPOs) can play a crucial role in shaping the path of a case through the judicial system, and may have considerable influence…
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…
Washington State Mental Health Diversion Guidebook: Dec 1, 2014, University of Washington and the Center for Children & Youth Justice; This guidebook presents a number of policies and programs occurring within Washington State that are bridging services between the judicial system and the community to serve youth with mental health…
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
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 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…
DMC eNews 34: Jul 8, 2013, Center for Children's Law and Policy; Outagamie embraces family engagement, drops arrest rates 32%
Juvenile Court Statistics 2013: Jul 1, 2013, National Center for Juvenile Justice; Juvenile Court Statistics 2013 draws on data from the National Juvenile Court Data Archive (Archive) to profile nearly 1.1 million delinquency cases and 109,000 petitioned status offense cases…
DMC eNews 33: Mar 8, 2013, Center for Children's Law and Policy; New program to support local efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in juvenile justice
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
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
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
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
DMC eNews 32: Nov 8, 2012, Center for Children's Law and Policy; Replicating the DMC Action Network approach and getting results in Connecticut
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…
Measurable Progress: A Summary of Illinois Juvenile Justice Reforms: Oct 1, 2012, Various; This report summarizes some of the key changes in juvenile justice law, policy and practice that have taken place in Illinois during the period 2005 – 2012. These changes have accelerated over…
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…
BREAKING SCHOOLS' RULES: A Statewide Study of How School Discipline Relates to Students’ Success and Juvenile Justice Involvement: Jul 7, 2011, Council of State Governments Justice Center; The CSG Justice Center, in partnership with the Public Policy Research Institute at Texas A&M University, has released a groundbreaking statewide study of nearly 1 million Texas public secondary…
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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