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Issues for Change

Targeted juvenile justice leverage points whose success will stimulate system-wide reforms.

Youth artwork by Children's Prison Art Project

Youth artwork by Children's Prison Art Project

States for Change

Selected for their leadership and commitment to change, and likelihood to influence reforms

Four core states work on system-wide change, and 12 additional Action Network states focus on specific issues.

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Action Networks

Collaborations involving several state and local partners working to advance targeted juvenile justice reform issues.

Disproportionate Minority Contact

Juvenile Indigent Defense

Mental Health/Juvenile Justice

Youth artwork by Children's Prison Art Project

Youth artwork by Children's Prison Art Project

2011 Champions for Change

December 6, 2011

Champions for Change are individuals working with Models for Change in their states who have positively affected the lives of justice-involved youth, their families, and communities in ways that…

Department of Justice, MacArthur Foundation Provide $2 Million to Support Juvenile Justice Reform

January 26, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Office of Justice Programs (OJP) January 26, 2012 (202) 307-0703 www.ojp.gov …

Landmark Study Offers Glimpse at Previously Ignored Youth Population

January 27, 2012

Landmark Study Offers Glimpse at Previously Ignored Youth Population Youth with Both Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice History Studied A study out of King County is the first of its kind in Washington state to bring together data sets from different agencies to address challenges facing youth…

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Directory

States for Change: Strategic states selected for their leadership and commitment to change:

Illinois, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, and Washington.

Action Networks: Collaborations involving several state and local partners working to advance targeted juvenile justice reform issues:

Disproportionate Minority Contact,
Juvenile Indigent Defense, and
Mental Health/Juvenile Justice.

National Resource Bank: Leading organizations that provide expert advice, training, and technical assistance to the core states and Action Networks.

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Models for Change is a national initiative funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to accelerate reform of juvenile justice systems across the country. Focused on efforts in select states, the initiative aims to create replicable models for reform that effectively hold young people accountable for their actions, provide for their rehabilitation, protect them from harm, increase their life chances, and manage the risk they pose to themselves and to public safety. The Models for Change Research Initiative emphasizes evidence-based practices and provides support to the states to develop, implement, and sustain lasting reform.
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Publications

Photo DMC e-News: Mark Masterson of Sedgwick County, KS Named Champion for Change
The November/December issue features news from the Models for Change 6th…
Photo Counting Latino Youth in the Illinois Juvenile Justice System
The report details the inadequacy of information on Hispanic youth, who…
Photo An Executive Summary: Rethinking Juvenile Justice
Elizabeth S. Scott and Laurence Steinberg, leading figures in juvenile law…

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Newsroom

Department of Justice, MacArthur Foundation Provide $2 Million to Support Juvenile Justice Reform
1/26/2012
by Department of Justice, MacArthur Foundation
Editorial: Non-Violent Juveniles Should not be Locked Up
1/3/2012 by Chicago Sun-Times
Change Makers 2012: James Bell, W. Haywood Burns Institute
1/1/2012 by San Francisco Chronicle
by Jessica Lum

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