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New Data on Sanctions and Services Supports the Use of Non-Institutional Alternatives
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 MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice suggests that, compared with probation, the answer may be “no” –even for youth who commit serious and sometimes violent offenses.
The data found that institutional placement – which includes both correctional and residential treatment facilities - appears to have no advantage over community-based services in addressing delinquency. For youth involved in ‘low-level’ offending, institutional placement raised their level of future offending by a statistically significant amount. The study also found that most youth with serious felony offenses ceased to re-offend after their contact with the system, regardless of the intervention.
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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 U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington, D.C. last month.
Attorney General Holder told the…
Mar 9, 2010
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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 are leaders of the Illinois Models for Change initiative, including the IJJC’s new chairman,…
Feb 24, 2010
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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 Aftercare Reform Initiative, was attended by sixty-seven people from more than twenty counties and…
Jan 28, 2010
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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 Working Conference in Washington, D.C. The representatives, comprised of judges, lawyers, state policy…
Jan 8, 2010
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Newsroom
Scandals Highlight the Need for Juvenile Justice Reform
Mar 4, 2010, Jamey Dunn, Illinois Issues
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Outreach Group Matches Homeless Teens With Adults
Feb 24, 2010, Kristyn Hartman, WBBM-TV, Chicago
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The 2010 CMHS National GAINS Center Conference
Feb 22, 2010
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Kids Should Never Be Tried As Adults
Feb 18, 2010, Bob Schwartz, CNN
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SAMHSA Seeks Applicants for Juvenile Treatment Drug Courts Program
Jan 4, 2010, National Juvenile Defender Center
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Keith Snyder Honored for Mental Health Reform Efforts
Dec 20, 2009, Marie Yeager, Juvenile Court Judges' Commission Newsletter
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