Launch of National Center for Youth in Custody

By On October 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment

This month, the National Center for Youth in Custody, which is co-directed by the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators and the National Partnership for Juvenile Services, has been launched.  The Center’s mission is described in this way:  to advance the field of juvenile justice by providing training and technical assistance and by [...]

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Annie E. Casey foundation report on youth incarceration

By On October 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The Annie E. Casey Foundation has just released a report in which they make a case for reducing juvenile incarceration.  The report provides data on the extent of confinement, its costs, and the alternatives to incarceration which are available.  The report provides comprehensive and up-to-date data on the issues surrounding the incarceration of young [...]

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Culture change in the Illinois Juvenile Justice System

By On April 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The MacArthur Foundation-funded ‘Models for Change’ program conducted an assessment of reforms to behavioral health programs in the Illinois juvenile justice system, and they issued a report about these programs in July of 2010.  This report details the findings of an assessment of various areas of the behavioral change program, including [...]

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New report about juvenile justice reform in DC

By On January 26, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The Vera Institute of Justice has just released a report detailing a process evaluation of major reforms to the juvenile justice system in DC.  This report is one of the first of its kind to evaluate reforms which have closely followed the so-called ‘Missouri model.’  The report is based in part on interviews [...]

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