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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
- 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,…
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Innovation Brief: Local Detention Reform Leading to State Adoption of Best Practice Detention Standards
- Dec 12, 2013, Dana Kaplan
- 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…
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Models for Change Innovations in Practice
- Nov 30, 2010, Patrick Griffin
- This report briefly summarizes four promising practice innovations that have emerged from Models for Change funding and technical assistance in four key partner states, Pennsylvania, Illinois,…
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Louisiana Juvenile Justice System Screening & Assessment & Treatment Services Survey
- Sep 28, 2009, Stephen Phillippi
- To find alternatives to formal processing and incarceration, to have more Evidence-based community services available for youths in LA and their families, and to use data analyses and other research…
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Louisiana Treatment Provider Survey Sample Results Report
- Sep 11, 2009, Stephen W. Phillippi
- As a first step for the Evidence-based Community Services TAI, a survey was developed to assess the current state of affairs within Louisiana counties with respect to a) the extent and methods of…
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Louisiana Children & Youth Planning Board (Act 555): Planning Tools and Resources
- Jun 1, 2009, Compiled by: John A. Tuell and Janet K. Wiig
- The Louisiana Children and Youth Planning Board Toolkit assembles the documents the Models for Change Project National Resource Bank consultants use to establish, strengthen and advance local CYPBs. …
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Innovation Brief: Model for Effective Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices
- Dec 12, 2013, Stephen Phillippi
- 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…
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Innovation Brief: University Partnerships as a Strategy for Promoting Data-Driven Decision Making in Juvenile Justice
- Dec 12, 2013, Kristina Childs
- 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…
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Probation Review Implementation: How Best Practices Meet Everyday Practices
- Nov 15, 2013, Dr. John S. Ryals
- 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…
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A Legislated Study of Raising the Age of Juvenile Jurisdiction in Louisiana
- Feb 15, 2016, Institute for Public Health and Justice
- Louisiana should strongly consider raising the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to include 17-year-old offenders. Findings suggest that this change would benefit public safety, promote youth…
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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
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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…
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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…
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Outcome Evaluation of Calcasieu Parish's Multi-Agency Resource Center (MARC)
- Apr 4, 2014, Brenda Velazquez, Jennifer Fratello, Annie Salsich, Vincent Lau, Vera Institute of Justice
- In 2011, Calcasieu launched the Multi-Agency Resource Center (MARC)—a centralized point of intake for Families in Need of Services (FINS) and delinquency cases, housed under the office of…
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Louisiana Juvenile Detention Facility Licensing Standards
- Dec 1, 2012, Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services
- Louisiana Juvenile Detention Facility
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The Rapides Parish DA's Neighborhood Accountability Board Program
- May 5, 2012, Daphne Robinson
- This presentation, from the May 2010 DMC Action Network meeting, focused on the Rapides Parish (LA) Neighborhood Accountability Boards. Workshop discussion included useful insights for the design and…
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Addressing the Needs of Multi-System Youth: Strengthening the Connection between Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice
- Mar 1, 2012, Center for Juvenile Justice Reform at Georgetown University and Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps
- It has been known for quite some time that children involved in the child welfare system are at risk of “crossing over” to the juvenile justice system and, inversely, that many juvenile…
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Adding Up Models for Change: Initial Findings from the Models for Change Database
- Dec 9, 2011, Patrick Griffin, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- Models for Change was deliberately designed to be wide-ranging—to support state and local reformers in a variety of settings, working in variety of issue areas, and taking a variety of…
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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…
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Juvenile Justice Guide Book for Legislators
- Dec 5, 2011, National Conference of State Legislators
- Under a partnership with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, NCSL has published a juvenile justice guidebook addressing the most important juvenile justice policy issues of the day. …
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Knowledge Brief: Can Risk Assessment Improve Juvenile Justice Practices?
- Dec 1, 2011, Models for Change Research Initiative
- A growing number of juvenile justice experts are suggesting a new, potentially more effective approach to reducing recidivism: first identify a youth’s risk of re-offending; then match services…
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Knowledge Brief: Are Minority Youths Treated Differently in Juvenile Probation?
- Dec 1, 2011, Models for Change Research Initiative
- While many studies have examined disproportionate minority contact at the front endof the juvenile justice system, few have examined disparities deep within the system—in particular,…
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Knowledge Brief: Harnessing the Capacity for Change
- Dec 1, 2011, Models for Change Research Initiative
- Organizational change requires more than good ideas. Organizations must also have thecapacity and resources necessary to reach the desired goals. In this project, the researchers interviewed and…
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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…
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Improving the Effectiveness of Juvenile Justice Programs: A New Perspective on Evidence-Based Practice
- Dec 3, 2010, Mark W. Lipsey, James C. Howell, Marion R. Kelly, Gabrielle Chapman, Darin Carver
- Interventions for juvenile offenders should alter their behavior in ways that reduce their delinquency and improve their chances to prosper as productive citizens. Juvenile justice systems make use…
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2010 Overview of Models for Change: Systems Reform in Juvenile Justice
- Nov 16, 2010, Models for Change
- Provides an overview of the Models for Change initiative including: Background/Perspective, Framework, Grantmaking Strategy, Advancing the Models, Frequently Asked Questions, National Resource Bank…
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Models for Change 2009 Update: Core State Progress
- Nov 2, 2009, Patrick Griffin, National Center for Juvenile Justice
- Central to the Models for Change strategy is its long-termpartnership with four key states: Pennsylvania, Illinois, Louisiana,and Washington. By supporting comprehensive reformsin these core states,…
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Juvenile Justice Bill Tracking Database
- Sep 1, 2009, Sarah Hammond
- Juvenile Justice Database
Under the National Conference of State Legislature's partnership with the MacArthur Foundation, a Juvenile Justice Bill Tracking Database was developed to bring you…
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A Template for Written Reports of Pre-Disposition Psychological Evaluations
- Aug 17, 2009, Perry Hill, Laura Goodwin, Thomas Grisso
- This document is a model outline for psychologists or psychiatrists to report the results of their evaluations of youth in delinquency cases involving assessment questions of disposition after…
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Models for Change 2008 Update: Gathering Force
- Dec 9, 2008, Models for Change, National Center for Juvenile Justice
- Outlines specific achievements made in each of the four Model States and three Action Networks since December 2007. Over the last year the sense of movement in the field of juvenile justice, of…
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Advances in Juvenile Justice Reform: 2007-2008
- Dec 1, 2008, National Juvenile Justice Network
- Provides an extensive sampling of juvenile justice reforms across the country from 2007-2008. The booklet is organized by topic area and includes a state index of reforms.
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An Overview of Louisiana’s Medicaid and SCHIP Programs
- Aug 1, 2008, National Academy for State Health Policy, Dan Belnap
- Intended to assist professionals who work in systems serving children, such as juvenile justice and child welfare. For more information about Medicaid and its key concepts as they relate to the…
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Overview of The Models for Change Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network
- Apr 8, 2008, Models for Change Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network
- Provides information on the startup, organization and strategies of the iniative's Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network including background on the issue of mental health in juvenile justice.
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Advances in Juvenile Justice Reform: 2006-2007
- Nov 1, 2007, National Juvenile Justice Network
- Provides an extensive sampling of juvenile justice reforms across the country from 2006-2007. The booklet is organized by topic area and includes a state index of reforms.
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Potential for Change: Louisiana Executive Summary
- Nov 1, 2007, Center for Children's Law and Policy
- Presents Louisiana-specific results of public opinion poll conducted in 2007 by Center for Children's Law and Policy (with research firm Belden Russonello and Stewart) to survey public attitudes on…
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Potential for Change: Public Attitudes and Policy Preferences for Juvenile Justice Systems Reform
- Nov 1, 2007, Center for Children's Law and Policy
- Summary of findings from a public opinion poll that included over-sampling in the four Models for Change states to determine attitudes held by the public there. Americans' attitudes about youth, race…
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Rehabilitation Versus Incarceration of Juvenile Offenders: Public Preferences in Four Models for Change States
- Nov 1, 2007, Alex R. Piquero, John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Laurence Steinberg, Temple University
- Presents the results of a poll measuring respondents’ willingness to pay for alternative policy proposals for juvenile offenders. Telephone interviews were conducted with a random sample of…
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Models for Change: Louisiana Workplan
- Oct 31, 2007, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- Outlines reform efforts in the third Model state, Louisiana, which focusing on bringing about change in three areas identified as already ripe for improvement: alternatives to formal processing and…
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Vision 2008 and Beyond : The Jefferson Parish Children and Youth Planning Board Comprehensive Plan
- Oct 8, 2007, Roy L. Juncker, Jr.
- To put forward a comprehensive plan detailing our Children and Youth Planning Board and our juvenile justice reform efforts. This document is a “living” document and is updated annually.
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Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Action Network FAQ
- Jun 21, 2007, Center for Children's Law and Policy
- Answers frequently asked questions about the DMC Action Network, a Models for Change-supported forum for sharing knowledge and accelerating progress in the reduction of racial and ethnic disparities…
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Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Action Network: Invitation to Join
- Jun 20, 2007, Center for Children's Law and Policy, Mark Soler, Executive Director, Lisa Garry, DMC Policy Director
- Invitation to apply to be one of four additional states or local sites (e.g., counties or cities) across the country provide leadership in reduction of disproportionate minority contact as a member…
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16th Judicial District Court - Juvenile Justice System Provider Survey (Self Report Survey 2007)
- Jan 1, 2007, Stephen Phillippi, Ph.D, Joseph J. Cocozza, Ph.D, Jennie L. Shufelt, MS
- To find alternatives to formal processing and incarceration, to have more Evidence-based community services available for youths in LA and their families, and to use data analyses and other research…
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Louisiana System Snapshot
- Dec 10, 2006, National Center for Juvenile Justice
- Provides information on the juvenile justice system in Louisiana including key agencies, demographics, framework, statistics, etc.
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Louisiana Models for Change Initiative: Selected Parish/Judicial District Highlights
- Oct 1, 2006, National Center for Juvenile Justice, Gregg Halemba, Gene Siegel
- Provides statistics on intake, demographics, mental health diversion/treatment programs for Caddom Calcasieu, Jefferson, Rapides Parish, and 16th Judicial District parishes in Louisiana.
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Louisiana Models for Change Initiative Background Summary
- Mar 22, 2006, National Center for Juvenile Justice, Gregg Halemba, Gene Siegel, Charles Puzzanchera, Patrick Griffin
- Contains a broad spectrum of historical and more recent information regarding Louisiana's juvenile justice system as well as a wide range of statistics to support the strategic planning required at…
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Building Momentum for Juvenile Justice Reform
- Jan 5, 2006, Justice Policy Institute
- Tells the story of how the four Models for Change states—Pennsylvania, Illinois, Louisiana, and Washington—are already moving to reform and reshape their own state juvenile justice…