Publications

The Comeback States: Reducing youth incarceration in the United States: Jun 18, 2013, National Juvenile Justice Network & Texas Public Policy Foundation; In 2000, a record-setting 108,802 youth were held in detention centers awaiting trial or confined by the courts in juvenile facilities in the United States. In a dramatic turnaround, by late-2010,…
The Florida Juvenile Collateral Consequences Checklist: May 21, 2013, Juvenile Justice Center; The purpose of the Florida Juvenile Collateral Consequences Checklist is to provide attorneys, judges, and other juvenile justice professionals with the most current information available on the…
Florida New Juvenile Defender Attorney Manual: May 21, 2013, Juvenile Justice Center; The 1820s and 1830s saw the first establishment of special institutions for children in the United States. These “Houses of Refuge” accepted children for a variety of reasons, including…
Florida Guidelines of Practice: May 21, 2013, Juvenile Justice Center; All children charged with delinquent acts have a constitutional right to legal representation. In re Gault, 387 U.S. 1, 30-31, 37 (1967), State v. T.G., 800 So.2d 204, 210 (Fla. 2001). These…
Pennsylvania and MacArthur's Models for Change: The Story of a Successful Public-Private Partnership: May 3, 2013, Robert G. Schwartz; At the heart of the Models for Change story in Pennsylvania is the partnership between the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Committee…
National Juvenile Defense Standards: Feb 4, 2013, National Juvenile Defender Center; The National Juvenile Defense Standards are a comprehensive understanding of the role and duties of the juvenile defender in the 21st century juvenile court system, and seek to strengthen and guide…
JIDAN Journal: Dec 19, 2012, NJDC; The JIDAN Journal reports on efforts by the Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network (JIDAN) to improve juvenile indigent defense practice. JIDAN is a project of the John D. and Catherine T.…
Innovation Brief: Reforming Automatic Transfer Laws: A Success Story: Nov 30, 2012, Jason Szanyi; In the mid-1980s, the Illinois Legislature took a tough stance on drug use among youth. As part of a national trend toward harsher punishments for juveniles, lawmakers decided to prosecute in adult…
Innovation Brief: Partnering with Schools to Reduce Juvenile Justice Referrals: Nov 30, 2012, Jason Szanyi; In Peoria, Illinois, a large number of African-American youth were entering detention for aggravated battery in one public high school. After learning more about the problem, local juvenile justice…
Innovation Brief: Juvenile Justice and Mental Health: A Collaborative Approach: Nov 30, 2012, Barbara Chayt; No single agency can solve the mental health/juvenile justice crisis. It demands a collaborative model.Three Pennsylvania counties—Allegheny, Chester, and Erie—and a state-level team…
Innovation Brief: Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pennsylvania: Nov 30, 2012, Dana Shoenberg; Across the United States, youth of color are disproportionately represented at every stage of the juvenile justice system, with the greatest disparities at the deepest end of the system. Although…
Innovation Brief: Strengthening the Role of Families in Juvenile Justice: Nov 30, 2012, Wendy Luckenbill; In 2007, Models for Change-Pennsylvania established a multidisciplinary workgroup—including both family advocates and juvenile justice practitioners—to address the role of families in the…
Innovation Brief: Media Relations: Transforming a Crisis into an Opportunity for Reform: Nov 30, 2012, Marie Yeager; The Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, “kids-for-cash” tragedy provided many opportunities for education regarding juvenile justice in the United States. The publicity, shaped by thoughtful…
Innovation Brief: Learn to Earn: PACTT Helps Delinquent Youths Gain Academic and Job Skills: Nov 30, 2012, Candace Putter; In a time of high unemployment, the lack of attention to education and career training for delinquent youths has aggravated the considerable barriers to employment they face upon release from…
Innovation Brief: Mental Health Needs and Due Process Rights: Finding the Balance: Nov 30, 2012, Autumn Dickman; Models for Change sites have launched a variety of initiatives to identify and treat justice involved youths with mental health and substance abuse problems. They include screening and assessment…
Innovation Brief: Using Risk Assessment to Meet Needs and Reduce Recidivism: Nov 30, 2012, Gina M. Vincent; A growing number of juvenile justice experts are suggesting that an effective approach to reducing recidivism is to evaluate a youth’s risk of reoffending, then match services to his or her…
Research on Pathways to Desistance: December 2012 Update: Nov 30, 2012, Carol Schubert; This brief reports on four key findings: • The majority of young, serious offenders do not make a career of crime, and the original crime is not a good predictor of future patterns of offending;…
Models for Change Update 2012: Headlines: Nov 30, 2012, Hunter Hurst; Models for Change has been an effort to provide what it takes to support and grow comprehensive, organic change in multiple jurisdictions with varying histories, resources, strengths and…
A Family Guide to Pennsylvania's Juvenile Justice System: Nov 7, 2012, Doreen Barkowitz; If your child is in the juvenile justice system in Pennsylvania, this guide is for you! This guide was developed by the Family Involvement Committee of the Pa Council of Chief Juvenile Probation…
Risk Assessment in Juvenile Justice: A Guidebook for Implementation: Nov 6, 2012, Gina M. Vincent; 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…
Risk Assessment Guidebook Appendices: Nov 6, 2012, Gina M. Vincent; We dedicate ourselves to working in partnership to enhance the capacity of Pennsylvania's Juvenile Justice System to achieve its balanced and restorative justice mission by: Employing evidence-based…
Using Language in Court That Youth Can Understand: the Washington Judicial Colloquies: Oct 31, 2012, TeamChild; When youth end up in court, they are often confused and uncertain about the purpose of the proceedings, and what's expected of them when they leave. Why? Because much of the language used there by…
Chester County Pennsylvania Intake Diversion Program Final Report: Oct 31, 2012, Andrew Wachter; In 2009, with support from Models for Change, Chester County, Pennsylvania developed an Intake Diversion Program. Through collaboration with experts in the field of juvenile justice including the…
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…
Family Involvement Resource Inventory: An overview of resources for family, youth and staff: Sep 5, 2012, National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice; This Family Resources Inventory was compiled to assist the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network States in the identification of publications and resources that address the barriers families…
DMC Action Network: Aug 16, 2012, Taking DMC Reduction Strategies Statewide in North Carolina; During the past six months, juvenile justice in North Carolina has undergone some significant changes. For one, the state’s juvenile justice agency, formerly known as the Department of Juvenile…
Trends in Juvenile Justice State Legislation 2001-2011: Aug 7, 2012, National Conference of State Legislatures; A rise in serious juvenile crime in the late 1980s and early 1990s led to state laws that moved away from the traditional emphasis on rehabilitation in the juvenile justice system toward tougher,…
Positive Power: Exercising Judicial Leadership to Prevent Court Involvement and Incarceration of Non-Delinquent Youth: Jul 17, 2012, Coalition for Juvenile Justice; Juvenile and family court judges play a critical role in the lives of youth and families who come into contact with the courts. When you spend time with juvenile judges or their client families, you…
Judicial Perspectives on the Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders in the United States with Recommendations for Policy and Practice: Jul 17, 2012, National Council of Juvenile and Family Courty Judges and Coalition for Juvenile Justice; Deinstitutionalization of status offenders (DSO) is one of the four core requirements of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA). Status offenses are offenses that only apply to…
DMC Action Network: Jun 5, 2012, DMC Action Network; What do Alachua County, Florida, and Arapahoe County, Colorado, have in common? They're the next two jurisdictions to benefit from a new effort to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the juvenile…
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…
Effective Leadership to Change System Culture: May 5, 2012, Tiana Davis; This presentation, from the May 2010 DMC Action Network meeting, focused on two leaders' systems change experiences. Presentations included include specific leadership activities that have produced…
School-Wide Positive Behavior Support: May 5, 2012, Barry L. McCurdy; This presentation, from the DMC Action Network's 2009 annual meeting, focused on positive behavior support in schools.
A Fair Juvenile Justice System: The Importance of Linguistic The Importance of Linguistic and Cultural Competency: May 4, 2012, NCLR Latino Juvenile Justice Network Coordinator Cassandra Villanueva; During the DMC Action Network's first annual meeting, one workshop outlined strategies for reviewing and modifying system processes through a cultural competence lens, and ensuring that the DMC…
Just the Facts: a Snapshot of Incarcerated Hispanic Youth: May 3, 2012, Jose D. Saavedra; According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the estimated population of Hispanic youth ages 10–17 in 2008 was 6.4 million, making up nearly 19% of all youth within that age group. In contrast to the…
Berks County Evening Reporting Center Development: Strategies and Outcomes: May 3, 2012, Jeff Gregro; This presentation discusses work in Berks County, PA, a DMC Action Network site, that led to Pennsylvania's first pre-adjudication evening reporting center, which opened in late 2008. A little more…
Relevant Versus Interesting Data Trends - Presentation: May 3, 2012, Tiana Davis; The DMC Action Network designed a series of three Technical Assistance Seminars to further develop the expertise and leadership skills of local DMC Coordinators and other staff responsible for…
Stakeholder Buy-in and Participation - Presentation and Group Dialogue: May 3, 2012, Tiana Davis; The DMC Action Network designed a series of three Technical Assistance Seminars to further develop the expertise and leadership skills of local DMC Coordinators and other staff responsible for…
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…
Strategies for Serving Hispanic Youth: May 2, 2012, Maria F. Ramiu and Dana Shoenberg; CCLP Deputy Director Dana Shoenberg co-authored this chapter in the latest edition of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Disproportionate Minority Contact Technical…
Guidelines for Collecting and Recording the Race and Ethnicity of Youth in Illinois' Juvenile Justice System: May 2, 2012, Tiana Davis; This booklet provides instruction and guidance to juvenile justice practitioners, including members of state and local law enforcement, juvenile courts, probation departments, and correctional…
Guidelines for State Courts Serving Limited English Proficient (LEP) Youth and Family Members-Short Fact Sheet: May 2, 2012, Dana Shoenberg; Good communication and cultural understanding are prerequisites to a fair, efficient, and effective justice system. Navigating the juvenile justice system is often difficult for youth and their…
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…
Pennsylvania's Juvenile Justice System Enhancement Strategy: Apr 2, 2012, Juvenile Court Judges Commission; The goals of Pennsylvania’s Juvenile Justice System Enhancement Strategy (JJSES) align with those of Balanced and Restorative Justice. JJSES seeks to reduce harm by applying the best-known…
Developing Statutes for Competence to Stand Trial in Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings: A Guide for Lawmakers: Apr 2, 2012, Kimberly Larson; The purpose of this guide is to assist states in developing legislation that will provide clear assistance for juvenile courts when applying competence to stand trial to juvenile court proceedings.…
Illinois Leaders Perspective: Apr 1, 2012, Various; The goal of the Illinois Models for Change1 Fast Forward project was to hear and learn from a range of influential state leaders on how they view the current state of juvenile justice in Illinois,…
DMC eNews-New Collaboration Extends DMC Action Network’s Impact: Mar 29, 2012, DMC Action Network; This month, Rock County, Wisconsin, a DMC Action Network site, describes a new partnership that is spreading effective strategies to reduce racial and ethnic disparities to Wisconsin’s largest…
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…
DMC e-News-By the Numbers: Signs of Progress from Rapides Parish, Louisiana: Feb 7, 2012, DMC Action Network; In this issue, we highlight work in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, where officials have reduced probation revocations by over 50% for youth of color. This edition also describes CCLP's search for…
Screening and Assessment in Juvenile Justice Systems: Identifying Mental Health Needs and Risk of Reoffending: Jan 18, 2012, Gina M. Vincent; Each year, more than 2 million children, youth, and young adults formally come into contact with the juvenile justice system, while millions more are at risk of involvement with the system for myriad…
DMC e-News: Mark Masterson of Sedgwick County, KS Named Champion for Change: Jan 4, 2012, DMC Action Network; The November/December issue features news from the Models for Change 6th Annual Working Conference and the presentation of the Champions for Change award to Mark Masterson of Sedgewick County,…
Counting Latino Youth in the Illinois Juvenile Justice System: Dec 9, 2011, National Council of La Raza; The report details the inadequacy of information on Hispanic youth, who constitute one of the fastest-growing segments of the population, and highlights this lack of data as a major barrier to…
Adding Up Models for Change: Initial Findings from the Models for Change Database: Dec 9, 2011, Patrick Griffin; 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…
Probation Review Guidebook: Dec 9, 2011, Janet K. Wiig and John A. Tuell; 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…
Men in Motion in the Community and the Philadelphia Latino Juvenile Justice Network: Reducing Disproportionate Minority Contact, Strengthening Reentry, and Building Community: Dec 8, 2011, National Council of La Raza; In Philadelphia and across the nation, Latino youth are disproportionately overrepresented in the juvenile justice system. Over the past five years, MIMIC and the Latino Juvenile Justice Network…
Highlights from the DMC Action Network: Dec 6, 2011, Dana Shoenberg; This presentation, from December 6, 2011 explains the DMC Action Network's approach and highlights accomplishments in the following DMC Action Network Sites: Rock County, WI Lancaster County, PA…
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. …
Innovation Brief: Using Diversion Fairly, Consistently, and Effectively: Dec 1, 2011, Juvenile Law Center; Juvenile justice leaders in Pennsylvania wanted to create a model system to channel youths away from formal processing. The idea was to hold young offenders accountable withless costly and more…
Innovation Brief: Raising the Standards of Juvenile Indigent Defense: Dec 1, 2011, Juvenile Law Center; Pennsylvania’s county-based approach to juvenile defense created a patchwork system in which children in some counties received excellent representation while those in other locations did not,…
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…
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,…
Knowledge Brief: Mental Health Services in Juvenile Justice: Who pays? What gets paid for? And who gets to decide?: Dec 1, 2011, Models for Change Research Initiative; Providing effective mental health services for youths in the juvenile justice system raisescomplex policy questions, including: Who pays? What services get paid for? And who getsto decide? The…
Knowledge Brief: Does Mental Health Screening Fulfill Its Promise?: Dec 1, 2011, Models for Change Research Initiative; As many as two-thirds of youths in pre-trial detention exhibit behaviors serious enough to qualify them for a mental disorder. Under the stress of detention, these youths can act out in ways that are…
Knowledge Brief: Is There a Link between Child Welfare and Disproportionate Minority Contact in Juvenile Justice?: Dec 1, 2011, Models for Change Research Initiative; African-American children are represented in foster care and other child welfare placements at a rate more than twice their representation in the U.S. child population. Like others in the child…
Knowledge Brief: How Well Is the Child Welfare System Serving Youths with Behavioral Problems?: Dec 1, 2011, Models for Change Research Initiative; Child welfare systems were designed with a focus on ensuring the safety and stability of abused and neglected children. Today, though, these systems also serve as an alternative to secure confinement…
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 researchersinterviewed and…
Knowledge Brief: How Can We Know If Juvenile Justice Reforms Are Worth the Cost?: Dec 1, 2011, Models for Change Research Initiative; With governments at every level facing grim budget forecasts, policymakers need to knowas much as possible about what juvenile justice activities yield the greatest social good fora given level of…
An Executive Summary: Rethinking Juvenile Justice: Dec 1, 2011, Models for Change Research Initiative; Elizabeth S. Scott and Laurence Steinberg, leading figures in juvenile law and adolescentdevelopmental psychology, have brought their disciplines together to define a newapproach to juvenile crime.…
EdLaw Project: Top Ten Education Questions to Ask Your Client at Arraignment: Nov 10, 2011, Rey Cheatham Banks; A Massachusetts checklist for arraignment issues in juvenile court.
JIDAN Strategic Innovations by State: Nov 10, 2011, Rey Cheatham Banks; A description of the states strategic innovations work.
Protocol for Competence in California Juvenile Justice Proceedings: Nov 10, 2011, Rey Cheatham Banks; This protocol is intended as a tool for the development of such procedures in cases where competence may be an issue. It incorporates Supreme Court and California case law, and existing statutory…
Illinois Juvenile Defender Practice Notebook: Nov 10, 2011, Rey Cheatham Banks; The Illinois Juvenile Defender Practice Notebook assists defenders who practice in one of the most rewarding and yet most challenging areas of law – juvenile defense.
Youth Advocacy Department, Annotated Bibliography: What the Literature Says About Juvenile Sex Offenders: Nov 10, 2011, Rey Cheatham Banks; The following articles, fact sheets, and studies have been compiled to assist attorneys and individuals working on behalf of youth charged with sexual offending. The information contained in these…
Youth Advocacy Department, Courtroom Practice Guide to Bail, MGLc.276 s58: Nov 9, 2011, Rey Cheatham Banks; A Massachusetts guide for bail proceedings in juvenile court.
Summary of Pennsylvania Juvenile Collateral Consequences Checklist: Nov 9, 2011, Rhonda McKitten; A synopsis of the essential collateral consequences of a juvenile adjudication in a large, easy to read poster format.
Florida Guidelines for Attorneys who Represent Children in Delinquency Proceedings: Nov 9, 2011, Rob Mason; These guidelines address the specific roles and responsibilities of an attorney appointed or retained to defend a child in a delinquency case. They are intended to serve as a guide for an…
Washington Defender Association, Beyond Juvenile Court: Long-Term Impact of a Juvenile Record: Nov 9, 2011, www.defensenet.org; The information in this booklet is intended for use by public defense attorneys, their juvenile clients, and their clients’ parents in Washington State. It is not comprehensive. It is meant as…
Presentation: Models for Change Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network: In the Beginning, there was In re Gault: Nov 9, 2011, Rey Cheatham Banks; California's Power Point presentation on juvenile defense.
Ten Core Principles: For Providing Quality Delinquency Representation Through Public Defense Delivery System: Nov 9, 2011, Rey Cheatham Banks; NJDC's Ten Core Principles for Providing Quality Delinquency Representation through Public Defense Delivery Systems provide criteria by which a public defense delivery system may fully implement the…
Your Guide to the Juvenile Justice System in Illinois: Nov 9, 2011, Marjorie Moss; An illustrated guide for youth in contact with the juvenile justice system in Illinois.
Disproportionate Minority Contact Action Network eNews-September/October: Oct 21, 2011, DMC Action Network; This month's issue includes articles featuring: Farewell and Thank You to Lisa Garry, A Visionary Advocate for Change Connecticut Replicates DMC Action Network Strategies at the State and Local…
The Pennsylvania Juvenile Defense Notebook: Oct 3, 2011, PA JIDAN Team; The Pennsylvania Juvenile Defense Notebook is a comprehensive training tool for both new and experienced attorneys who defend children accused of delinquent offenses. The Notebook includes caselaw,…
Doorways to Delinquency: Multi-System Involvement of Delinquent Youth in King County (Seattle, WA): Sep 23, 2011, Gregory Halemba and Gene Siegel; This report highlights findings from a study conducted by NCJJ that examines the prevalence of multi-system involvement among youth referred to the King County Juvenile Court on delinquency matters…
Disproportionate Minority Contact Action Network eNews-August: Aug 26, 2011, DMC Action Network; This month's issue focuses on "Having Faith: Partnering with Religious Organizations to Help Combat DMC." In October 2010, we described how Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, hit the ground running…
NJJN Policy Platform - Safe and Effective School Disciplinary Policies and Practices: Aug 1, 2011, National Juvenile Justice Network; NJJN's latest policy platform includes recommendations on safe and effective school disciplinary policies and practices. The recommendations focus on: Law enforcement and discipline policies…
Disproportionate Minority Contact Action Network eNews-June: Jul 6, 2011, DMC Action Network; What can you do about DMC with relatively little funding but a bigcommitment to racial and ethnic fairness? Outagamie County, Wisconsin,answers that question by sharing how it engaged community…
Bringing Youth Home: A National Movement to Increase Public Safety, Rehabilitate Youth and Save Money: Jul 1, 2011, National Juvenile Justice Network; At least twenty-four states will save tens of millions of dollars in the coming fiscal year—and significantly increase public safety—through a smart and simple restructuring of their…
Truancy Literature Review: Jun 30, 2011, Tonisha Jones; A general overview of the topic of truancy behavior, educational status of ethnic/racial minorities, ethnic/racial minorities barriers to educational attainment achievement and recommendations to…
Disproportionate Minority Contact Action Network eNews-June: Jun 2, 2011, DMC Action Network; Culture change. For many juvenile justice administrators, these two words represent an important goal, but one that often seems impossible to reach. This month, Rock County, Wisconsin, explains how…
Performance Guidelines For Quality and Effective Juvenile Delinquency Representation: May 6, 2011, Rey Cheatham Banks; The Guidelines serve as a training and development tool for new attorneys who receive delinquency representation assignments. They also reaffirm for experienced counsel the considerations necessary…
Responder Program Development Manual (Summit County, Ohio): May 6, 2011, Judge Linda Tucci Teodosi; This Responder Program Manual was developed out of the work that Ohio has been undertaking as part of their work in the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network. It is meant to serve as a guide…
Collateral Consequences of Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings in California: May 1, 2011, Sue Burrell and Rourke F. Stacy; A handbook for juvenile law professionals on the consquences of juvenile system involvment and ajudication.
Workforce Development: Strategic Innovations from the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network: Apr 1, 2011, National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice; This report provides a detailed update and summary on the work of the MH/JJ Action Network's Workforce Development Strategic Innovation Group. Recognizing the need for comprehensive mental health…
Law Enforcement-Based Diversion: Strategic Innovations from the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network: Apr 1, 2011, National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice; This report provides a detailed update and summary on the work of the MH/JJ Action Network's Law Enforcement-based Diversion Strategic Innovation Group. While standard Crisis Intervention Team…
Intake Based Diversion: Strategic Innovations from the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network: Apr 1, 2011, The National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice; This report provides a detailed update and summary on the work of the MH/JJ Action Network's intake-based diversion strategic innovation group. The intention of the Action Network's Front-End…
School-Based Diversion: Strategic Innovations from the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network: Apr 1, 2011, National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice; This report provides a detailed update and summary on the work of the MH/JJ Action Network's School-Based Diversion Strategic Innovation Group. The four participating states (Connecticut, Illinois,…
State Trends: Legislative Victories from 2005 to 2010 Removing Youth from the Adult Criminal Justice System: Mar 16, 2011, Neelum Arya; Neelum Arya, National Research and Policy Director at the Campaign for Youth Justice, recently authored the report, State Trends: Legislative Changes from 2005 to 2010 Removing Youth from the Adult…
JIDAN Journal: Mar 16, 2011, NJDC; News and Updates from the Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network
Guidelines for State Courts Serving Limited English Proficient (LEP) Youth and Family Members-Long Fact Sheet: Mar 11, 2011, Dana Shoenberg; Good communication and cultural understanding are prerequisites to a fair, efficient, and effective justice system. Navigating the juvenile justice system is often difficult for youth and their…
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…
Training Module--Mental Health Screening with the MAYSI-2 for Juvenile Probation Power Point Slides: Feb 8, 2011, Valerie Williams; The purpose of this powerpoint is to train staff in probation on the background, history, administration, and use of the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument-2. This powerpoint can be used for…
Reauthorizing the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: The Impact on Latino Youth: Feb 4, 2011, Marguerite Moeller; This paper analyzes the impact on Latino youth of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 and provides recommendations for a reauthorization of the law that takes a rational…
DMC (Disproportionate Minority Contact) Action Network eNews-January: Feb 1, 2011, DMC Action Network; Working to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in systems that serve at-risk youth is challenging, but knowing about strategies and tools to promote DMC reform can help jurisdictions that are…
Peoria County Juvenile Domestic Violence Work Area Transition Report: Jan 4, 2011, Jeff Gress; Each of the Illinois Demonstration Sites for Community Based Alternatives have developed transition reports for each of their written work-plan supported areas. The Peoria County Juvenile Domestic…
JIDAN (Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network) Journal: Dec 21, 2010, Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network; 2010 has been an eventful year for the Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network. The eight JIDAN teams have generated an impressive body of work. We've celebrated births (Anne Lee from Washington…
Disproportionate Minority Contact Action Network eNews-December: Dec 16, 2010, DMC Action Network; Nine months ago, we described how Jason Witt, Deputy Director of the Rock County, Wisconsin, Human Services Department, was navigating a vigorous debate surrounding reforms that had improved outcomes…
Improving the Effectiveness of Juvenile Justice Programs: A New Perspective on Evidence-Based Practice: Dec 3, 2010, Mark W. Lipsey; 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…
DMC Action Network eNews-November: Dec 1, 2010, DMC Action Network; Generally, juvenile justice practitioners don't enter the field expecting the glitz and glamor that accompany some other professions -- it's the desire to help youth in trouble that provides the…
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,…
Turning Knowledge into Practice: A Manual for Human Service Administrators and Practitioners about Understanding and Implementing Evidence-Based Practices, 2nd edition (revised): Nov 19, 2010, John A. Morris; The mission of the authors and sponsors of this manual is to enhance independence, self sufficiency, and community living for people with disabilities through the implementation and approaches of…
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…
DMC Action Network eNews-October: Oct 26, 2010, DMC Action Network; Smart, sustainable DMC reduction takes time. So what can a jurisdiction realistically hope to accomplish in just one year? As Lancaster County, PA, has demonstrated, you can accomplish a lot,…
Peoria County BARJ Work Area Transition Report: Sep 30, 2010, Jeff Gress; Each of the Illinois Demonstration Sites for Community Based Alternatives have developed transition reports for each of their written work-plan supported areas. The Peoria County Balanced and…
DMC Action Network eNews: Sep 29, 2010, DMC Action Network; In Washington State’s Benton-Franklin Counties, financial shortfalls have forced the counties to limit the population at their 80-bed detention center to 35 youth. That cap can help keep…
JIDAN Journal: Sep 14, 2010, Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network; The JIDAN Journal reports on efforts by the Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network (JIDAN) to improve juvenile indigent defense practice. JIDAN is a project of the John D. and Catherine T.…
Guide to Developing Pre-Adjudication Diversion Policy and Practice in Pennsylvania: Sep 1, 2010, Diversion Subcommittee of the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice state work group of the Models for Change Initiative in Pennsylvania; In 2006, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania issued a Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Joint Policy Statement (the “Joint Policy Statement”)1 as a blueprint for creating a model system that…
Disproportionate Minority Contact Action Network eNews, August 2010: Aug 30, 2010, DMC Action Network; In November 2009, we highlighted Baltimore City’s Pre-Adjudication Coordination and Transition Center, which was recognized by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention as a…
Juvenile Justice Update: Aug 6, 2010, H. Ted Rubin; The Legal Defense of Juveniles: Struggling But Pushing Forward
DMC Action Network e-News - July 2010: Jul 30, 2010, DMC Action Network; In November 2009, we described how the Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority weathered severe budget cuts at the state level by closing correctional facilities and continuing to fund its community…
Report on the Behavioral Health Program for Youth Committed to Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice: Jul 29, 2010, Illinois Models for Change Behavioral Health Assessment Team; In response to a request for technical assistance from the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), the Illinois Models for Change initiative assembled a team of mental health and corrections…
The Real Costs and Benefits of Change: Finding Opportunities for Reform During Difficult Fiscal Times: Jul 14, 2010, The National Juvenile Justice Network; The financial collapse of 2008 and 2009 means that almost all states are facing alarming budget shortfalls. Because of these fiscal crises, advocates can expect increasingly significant pushback from…
Batting with Two Strikes: Brown and Young in the Juvenile Justice System: Jul 11, 2010, Mark Soler; In this presentation from July 2010, CCLP Executive Director Mark Soler discusses DMC and Latino youth in the juvenile justice system at the National Council for La Raza's National Conference in San…
Healing Invisible Wounds: Why Investing in Trauma-Informed Care for Children Makes Sense: Jul 7, 2010, Justice Policy Institute; Any number of factors can contribute to a person becoming involved in the criminal justice system, including a history of trauma or victimization. Over 93,000 children are currently locked up in…
Washington State Models for Change Newsletter-July 2010: Jul 6, 2010, WA State Models for Change; Hello from Benton/Franklin Counties Models for Change! We hope this issue of our newsletter finds you well. It looks like summer is finally here and with that comes a chance to breathe a bit and…
Forces...Gangs to Riots Vol 1 and 2: Jul 4, 2010, Steven D. Valdivia; Vol 1: Intro By Edward James Olmos and Mike Farrell; New paradigm in understanding and treating community violence, especially gang violence. Examines multiple factors related to violence. Posits…
Pre-Adjudication Coordination and Transition (PACT) Center Outcome and Process Evaluation: Jul 1, 2010, Samantha Mellerson; The Baltimore Pre-Adjudicated Coordination and Training (PACT) Center emerged from the recommendations of the city's DMC Advisory Board, which highlighted the need for additional community-based…
DMC Action Network e-News - June 2010: Jun 30, 2010, DMC Action Network; At the age of sixteen, Edwin Desamour was convicted as an adult for third-degree murder. He spent eight years in an adult penitentiary and eleven and a half years on parole. Now, twenty years later,…
DMC Action Network e-News - May 2010: Jun 7, 2010, DMC Action Network; This month, representatives from DMC Action Network sites gathered in Alexandria, Virginia, for the final annual meeting of the full Network. The three-day conference focused on equipping…
Sustaining Change: A Models for Change Guidebook: Jun 1, 2010, Janet K. Wiig; Long-term program sustainability is perhaps one of the most challenging issues facing new and innovative juvenile justice programs today. All too often, programs receive start-up funding from…
Mental Health Issues in California’s Juvenile Justice System: May 26, 2010, Berkeley Center for Criminal Justice; Young delinquents diagnosed with mental illness have been incarcerated at steadily higher rates in California's juvenile justice system for nearly a decade. Yet these young offenders rarely receive…
Pennsylvania Juvenile Collateral Consequences Checklist: May 24, 2010, This publication was cooperative effort on the part of numerous Models for Change partners across Pennsylvania. A complete list of contributing authors is available on the last page of the publication.; The purpose of the Pennsylvania Juvenile Collateral Consequences Checklist is to provide attorneys, judges and other juvenile justice professionals with the most up to date information available on…
Pennsylvania Juvenile Collateral Consequences Checklist: May 24, 2010, This poster was made possible through the collaborative work of many Models for Change partners across Pennsylvania. Please see the Checklist publication for a complete list of contributing authors.; The purpose of the Pennsylvania Juvenile Collateral Consequences Checklist is to provide attorneys, judges and other juvenile justice professionals with the most up to date information available on…
First, Do No Harm: How Educators and Police Can Work Together More Effectively to Preserve School Safety and Protect Vulnerable Students: May 18, 2010, The Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice; A decade after police officers have become a ubiquitous presence in public schools across the country, their purpose and impact remain shrouded in mystery. The responsibilities, daily functions and…
Addressing the Unmet Educational Needs of Children and Youth in the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems: May 7, 2010, Center for Juvenile Justice Reform; Children and youth involved in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, like all children, deserve a quality education that allows them to develop the skills and competencies necessary for…
National Juvenile Justice Network Policy Platform, DMC: May 6, 2010, National Juvenile Justice Network; Although white youth and youth of color commit crimes at similar rates, crime policies and school, police and juvenile court practices frequently lead to a disproportionate focus on – and more…
First, Do No Harm: How Educators and Police Can Work Together More Effectively to Preserve School Safety and Protect Vulnerable Students: May 3, 2010, Johanna Wald and Lisa Thurau; Today, the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School released a policy brief, entitled, “First, Do No Harm,” (authors Johanna Wald and Lisa Thurau)…
Interbranch Commission on Juvenile Justice Report on Luzerne County: May 1, 2010, Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission on Juvenile Justice; The Interbranch Commission on Juvenile Justice was created in 2009 by an act of the General Assembly with the support of the Governor and the Supreme Court. Its purpose was to investigate…
The Pennsylvania Juvenile Collateral Consequences Checklist: May 1, 2010, Rhonda McKitten; The purpose of the Pennsylvania Juvenile Collateral Consequences Checklist (Checklist) is to provide attorneys, judges and other juvenile justice professionals with the most current information…
DMC Action Network e-News - April 2010: Apr 29, 2010, DMC Action Network; In December 2009, we introduced nine new sites to the DMC Action Network. Those sites are working closely with the Network’s eleven original sites to build their data collection capacity,…
Juvenile Court Training Curriculum, 2nd Ed.: Apr 20, 2010, National Juvenile Defender Center; Intended for juvenile court judges, defense attorneys, prosecutors, and probation staff, the curriculum provides in-depth training materials on the most up-to-date adolescent development research…
Positive Youth Justice: Apr 9, 2010, Coalition for Juvenile Justice; Positive Youth Justice: Framing Justice Interventions Using the Concepts of Positive Youth Development The future for youth involved with the justice system could be dramatically improved by…
The Cost of Justice: How Low-Income Youth Continue To Pay the Price of Failing Indigent Defense Systems: Apr 7, 2010, Katayoon Majd and Patricia Puritz; From the Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy, Volume XVI, Symposium Issue 2009: No right is more fundamental for youth in delinquency cases than the right to counsel. In 1967, the United…
Performance Guidelines for Quality and Effective Juvenile Delinquency Representation: Apr 1, 2010, Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network; Section 1: The Representation of Children in Delinquency Court is a Specialized and Complicated Practice Area Section 2: Support for Well-Resourced, Specialized Juvenile Delinquency Representation…
DMC Action Network e-News - March 2010: Mar 30, 2010, DMC Action Network; The DMC Action Network promotes the data-driven development and expansion of community-based alternatives to secure detention as a way of reducing unnecessary incarceration of youth of color while…
JIDAN Journal - March 2010: Mar 17, 2010, Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network; Welcome to the March edition of the JIDAN Journal. Since our last edition, the JIDAN teams have been busy implementing SIG projects and sharing strategies and practices.
DMC Action Network e-News - February 2010: Feb 23, 2010, DMC Action Network; Keeping youth of color from entering the juvenile justice system is a big part of eliminating racial and ethnic disparities - but it isn't the only way to reduce DMC. This month, representatives from…
Positive Youth Development: From Theory to Practice: Feb 2, 2010, Jeffrey Butts; The DMC Action Network designed a series of Technical Assistance Seminars to further develop the expertise and leadership skills of local staff responsible for day-to-day operations of DMC reduction…
Promoting Seamless Re-Entry in a DMC Reduction Context and Analysis of Re-Entry Stages: Feb 2, 2010, Dr. David M. Altschuler; The DMC Action Network designed a series of Technical Assistance Seminars to further develop the expertise and leadership skills of local staff responsible for day-to-day operations of DMC reduction…
Pathways to Desistance Talking Points: Jan 28, 2010, National Juvenile Justice Network; New Research Shows Community-Based Alternatives as Effective as Institutional Placements for Curbing Re-arrest in Youth with Serious Offenses Findings from a longitudinal study on serious youth…
Juvenile Delinquency: The Case for Specialty Training: Jan 20, 2010, Sue Burrell; Each year, more than 100,000 young people in California face juvenile court delinquency petitions alleging violations of the law - more than in any other state. Most are represented by an attorney -…
DMC Action Network e-News - January 2010: Jan 12, 2010, DMC Action Network; The DMC Action Network had much to celebrate at the end of 2009. Last month, the MacArthur Foundation's Fourth Annual National Working Conference in Washington, DC highlighted successes in DMC…
Champions for Change Award Winners - December 2009: Jan 8, 2010, Models for Change; Models for Change is an effort to create successful and replicable models of juvenile justice reform, through targeted investments in key states, with core support from the John D. and Catherine T.…
Models for Change Fourth Annual Working Conference Agenda - December 2009: Jan 8, 2010, Models for Change; Models for Change Fourth Annual Working Conference Agenda, December 7-9, 2009.
Models for Change Fourth Annual Working Conference Participants List - December 2009: Jan 8, 2010, Models for Change; Models for Change Fourth Annual Working Conference Participants List, December 7-9, 2009.
JIDAN Journal - December 2009: Dec 23, 2009, Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network; Thanks to all JIDAN team members who attended the 13th Annual Juvenile Defender Leadership Summit in Denver. JIDAN played a prominent role in this year's summit activities as we were able to share…
Conducting Benefit-Cost Analyses of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction and Other Juvenile Justice Policies: Dec 21, 2009, Jens Ludwig; Concern about juvenile crime in the 1980s led most states across the country to enact policy changes that made it easier to transfer juvenile arrestees into the adult criminal justice system (Hahn et…
Florida Supreme Court Drastically Limits Shackling - In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure: Dec 17, 2009, Provided by National Juvenile Defender Center; Attached is the Florida Supreme Court's opinion authorizing changes to the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure. The most important change is the Court's finding that indiscriminate shackling of…
DMC Action Network e-News - December 2009: Dec 16, 2009, DMC Action Network; This month we welcome the nine newest additions to the DMC Action Network. Twenty-one sites in eight states are now working to identify and reduce racial and ethnic disparities as part of the Models…
Research on Pathways to Desistance: Dec 9, 2009, Research Update Created for the Fourth Annual Models for Change National Working Conference; Pathways to Desistance A First Look at Emerging Findings
The Role and Conversation of the DMC Coordinator - Facilitation of Dialogue and Players: Dec 7, 2009, Tiana Davis; The DMC Action Network designed a series of three Technical Assistance Seminars to further develop the expertise and leadership skills of local DMC Coordinators and other staff responsible for…
DMC Performance Measures: Dec 3, 2009, Lisa Garry; The purpose of this document is to collect and report performance measures that are relevant to the site's Strategic Innovations and other indicators of progress in the local collaborative to reduce…
Clark County Truancy Program: Mental Health Screening Protocols - Administering MAYSI 2: Nov 11, 2009, Jodi Martin; Protocol incorporating MAYSI-2 screening into the Clark County Truancy Program intake procedure.
DMC Action Network e-News - November 2009: Nov 4, 2009, DMC Action Network; In This Issue: 35 Years of the JJDPA Learn More about JJDPA Reauthorization Keeping Reforms on Track while Cutting Back: The Kansas Story OJJDP Recognizes Baltimore City in DMC Reduction…
Models for Change 2009 Update: Core State Progress: Nov 2, 2009, Patrick Griffin; 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,…
Tribal Juvenile Justice Key Informant Interview Questionnaire: Nov 1, 2009, Ron Whitener; Information provided by key informants will be used to inform a survey instrument and focus group guide, both to be administered at a Gathering to which a team from each of the 29 Tribes located…
Benton/Franklin Counties School Truancy Survey Instrument: Nov 1, 2009, Nick Lovrich; For collecting information on how state truancy laws have been implemented at the school building level. Updated as of March 20, 2013
Truancy and Hispanic Focused Evidence-Based Programs: Nov 1, 2009, Eric Trupin; A list of trauncy and Hispanic-focused EBPs, categorized by: OJJDP Rating, Model, type of evaluation, location, demographics, truancy findings, other findings, training requirements/costs and…
Family Involvement in Pennsylvania's Juvenile Justice System: Nov 1, 2009, Wendy Luckenbill & Clay Yeager; When children are involved with juvenile justice, the involvement of families is critical to a successful outcome. Yet, family involvement is frequently associated with negative rather than positive…
Advances and Innovations Emerging from the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network: 2009 Update: Nov 1, 2009, National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice; Offers a brief update on the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network’s strategic innovation group (SIG) projects. Through the SIG process, the Network developed and piloted front-end…
Union County DMC News - May Newsletter: Oct 23, 2009, Union County DMC Advisory Board; Karen Tucker and Becky Smith of Union County, North Carolina, have released their first newsletter addressing DMC reduction efforts and accomplishments in that jurisdiction. Union County is a…
Strategies for Serving Hispanic Youth: Oct 20, 2009, Maria F. Ramiu and Dana Shoenberg; CCLP Senior Staff Attorney Dana Shoenberg co-authored a chapter in the latest edition of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Disproportionate Minority Contact Technical…
Hidden Injustice- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth in Juvenile Courts: Oct 16, 2009, Katayoon Majd; 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…
Annual Champions for Change Awards - 2009 Call for Nominations Forms: Oct 13, 2009, Models for Change; Models for Change 2nd Annual Champions for Change Awards 2009 Call for Nominations Overview Models for Change is now accepting nominations for the second-annual Champions for Change recognition…
10 Steps for Implementing Mental Health Screening: Oct 9, 2009, Thomas Grisso; The document provides 10 essential considerations for juvenile justice agencies planning mental health screening to support programs and placements.
Reducing DMC: Preparation at the Local Level: Oct 1, 2009, Mark Soler and Lisa Garry; Reducing Disproportionate Minority Contact
Multi-Agency Grant Awarded to Aid in Correlating Delinquent Behavior and Brain Injury: Sep 29, 2009, N/A; Multi-Agency Grant Awarded to Aid in Correlating Delinquent Behavior and Brain Injury The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services has awarded Texas a $1 million four-year grant to help identify…
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…
School-Based Diversion Questionnaire: Sep 25, 2009, National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice; To collect process/implementation data on the school-based diversion program being implemented by the MH/JJ Action Network states.
Probation Diversion Questionnaire: Sep 25, 2009, National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice; To collect process/implementation data on the probation-based diversion program being implemented in Texas.
Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument --Version 2 Training Video Instructions: Sep 14, 2009, Shannon M. Maney; This document provides a summary of the MAYSI-2 Training Video and instructions for obtaining the video.
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…
Reducing Disproportionate Minority Contact: Preparation at the Local Level: Sep 1, 2009, Mark Soler; 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…
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…
Review of Evidence-Based and Promising Risk/Needs Assessment Tools for Juvenile Justice: Aug 18, 2009, Gina M. Vincent; This document assembles four reviews of risk/needs assessment tools for use in juvenile justice or designed for young offenders in general.
Guidelines of Instructing Youth Prior to Administration of a Mental Health Screening Tool: Aug 18, 2009, Valerie Williams; This document was created to assist juvenile justice personnel when introducing youth to a mental health screening tool as part of an intake process.
A Template for Written Reports of Pre-Disposition Psychological Evaluations: Aug 17, 2009, Perry Hill; 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…
Screening and Assessment Tools Database: Aug 17, 2009, Richard Rondeau; The database was created to standardize the process of collecting and reviewing literature about screening and assessment tools designed for use with juvenile justice-involved youth.
A Template for Profiling Detention Centers Regarding Mental Health Services: Aug 17, 2009, Valerie Williams; This document was created for use as a survey tool. The information gathered provides a description of a detention center's daily operations, programs, and use of mental health services, including…
Survey of Spokane County Schools on Truancy Issues – Final Results: Aug 1, 2009, Kevin Wright; To obtain a comprehensive understanding of school building implementation of the state truancy laws.
DMC eNews #5: DMC Reduction Signs of Progress: Aug 1, 2009, DMC Action Network; DMC eNews reports on efforts to reduce Disproportionate Minority Contact, or DMC, in juvenile justice systems in the DMC Action Network. Issue #5 highlights DMC Action Network innovations that are…
DMC eNews #4: Transformation at Annual Meeting: Jul 7, 2009, DMC Action Network; DMC eNews reports on efforts to reduce Disproportionate Minority Contact, or DMC, in juvenile justice systems in the DMC Action Network. Sign up here to receive DMC eNews by email. Issue #4 contains…
Strategies: Chicago Urban League Newsletter Summer 2009 Vol. 1 No. 5: Jul 6, 2009, Chicago Urban League; Chicago Urban League's Newsletter with special focus on disproportionate contact of minority youth with the juvenile justice system. The Newsletter features an interview with James Bell, Founder and…
Evidence-Based Practice Recommendations for Juvenile Drug Courts: Jul 1, 2009, Holly Hills; This guide provides a series of recommendations for juvenile drug courts along three critical areas—screening and assessment (Chapter 2), treatment (Chapter 3), and outcome monitoring (Chapter…
Educational Aftercare & Reintegration Toolkit for Juvenile Justice Professionals, 2nd ed.: Jun 30, 2009, Jennifer Lowman; Youth who are adjudicated delinquent frequently encounter problems in obtaining appropriate education services in placement, as well as when they are released and reintegrated into their…
Benton-Franklin Truancy Case Study Coding Instrument: Jun 30, 2009, Nick Lovrich; Coding instrument used when conducting a comprehensive analysis of 30 traunt youth, 10 each from the following categories: cases resolved without court intervention; cases resolved with court…
Benton Franklin Counties Existing Truancy Data Analysis and Case Tracking: Jun 30, 2009, Nick Lovrich; To inform Benton/Franklin Counties Models for Change when developing system reforms targeting truant youth, with an emphasis on Hispanic/Latino youth. Document also contains the coding instrument…
Benton Franklin Counties Juvenile Justice Personnel Truancy Survey Report: Jun 30, 2009, Nick Lovrich; Report on juvenile court staff perceptions of truancy practices and resources in Benton/Franklin Counties. Updated as of March 20, 2013
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. …
Texas Front End Diversion Initiative Program Policy and Procedure Manual: May 29, 2009, Vicki Spriggs; This manual contains each of Texas' FEDI sites' local policies.
Connecticut School Based Diversion Initiative Manual: May 29, 2009, Vicki Spriggs; This manual summarizes the major activities of the Connecticut School-Based Diversion Initiative (SBDI) and is intended to aid communities in developing their own school-based diversion programs with…
America's Invisible Children: Latino Youth and the Failure of Justice: May 20, 2009, Neelum Arya with Francisco Villarruel; From the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) and the Campaign for Youth Justice, the report examines the most recent information available about Latino youth in the justice system, with a particular…
Update: Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) Reauthorization: May 5, 2009, Dana Shoenberg; This presentation, from the DMC Action Network's 2009 annual meeting, focused on the progress toward reauthorizing the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, with a focus on DMC…
Charged With a Crime Brochure: May 1, 2009, Southern Juvenile Defender Center and Barry University; If you've been charged with a crime, don't go it alone. Talk to a lawyer. If you don't, you might regret it for the rest of your life.
Supporting Youth in Transition to Adulthood: Lessons Learned from Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice: Apr 23, 2009, David Altschuler; Explores how the child welfare and juvenile justice systems can better work to ensure that youth in their care successfully make the transition to adulthood.
In the Interest of P.M.P.: Apr 17, 2009, RUTGERS URBAN LEGAL CLINIC; This amicus brief, filed by the Rutgers Urban Legal Clinic, the National Juvenile Defender Center, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, the Rutgers School of Law's Children's Justice…
Redeploy Illinois Annual Report Impact and Implementation 2008: Apr 14, 2009, Redepoly Illinois Oversight Board (RIOB); Documents how four Redeploy Illinois pilot programs reduced commitments to Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice by 51 percent, or 400 fewer youth in the first three years, and mobilized…
Collecting and Analyzing Data on Racial and Ethnic Disparities: The Peoria Pilot Project: Apr 1, 2009, James Bell; 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…
DMC eNews #3: Burns Institute Data: Feb 17, 2009, Center for Children's Law and Policy; DMC eNews reports on efforts to reduce Disproportionate Minority Contact, or DMC, in juvenile justice systems in the DMC Action Network. Sign up here to receive DMC eNews by email. Issue #3 contains…
NEW HOPE FOUND IN PRACTICE STANDARDS: Jan 5, 2009, Laura Cohen; Since Gault, juvenile justice reform projects--and there have been many-- largely have ignored the question of effective assistance of counsel. The perfect storm of the Gault anniversary and the…
Minority Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: Disproportionate Minority Contact: Jan 1, 2009, National Conference of State Legislatures; Provides explanations for and strategies to reduce disproportionate minority contact. This report is the second in a planned series to focus and provide research-based information on key policy…
Benton Franklin Counties Juvenile Justice Needs Assessment Report: Jan 1, 2009, Eric Trupin; Report on the the responses to a community needs survey of parents and youth conducted in Benton/Franklin Counties.
King County Resource Guide for Information Sharing - 2nd Edition: Jan 1, 2009, Marcus Stubblefield; Resource guideline providing direction on information sharing between staff from the following agencies: probation, detention child welfare, juvenile rehabilitation, law enforcement, schools, mental…
Adoration of the Question: Reflections on the Failure to Reduce Racial & Ethnic Disparities...: Dec 23, 2008, W. Haywood Burns Institute; Adoration of the Question: Reflections on the Failure to Reduce Racial & Ethnic Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System outlines the early juvenile justice system and its approach toward youth…
Models for Change 2008 Update: Gathering Force: Dec 9, 2008, Models for Change; 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…
Making Court the Last Resort: A New Focus for Supporting Families in Crisis: Dec 8, 2008, Vera Institute of Justice; Parents who struggle to control chronically misbehaving youth sometimes turn to “status offender” systems for help. Until recently, status offender systems regularly referred these youth…
Guidebook for Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare System Coordination and Integration: Dec 8, 2008, Child Welfare League of America; 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…
DMC eNews #2: What DMC Reduction Is—and Is Not: Dec 3, 2008, Center for Children's Law and Policy; DMC eNews reports on efforts to reduce Disproportionate Minority Contact, or DMC, in juvenile justice systems in the DMC Action Network. Sign up here to receive DMC eNews by email. Issue #2 contains…
The Second Century: Juvenile Justice Reform in Illinois: Dec 1, 2008, Center for Children's Law and Policy; Describes a number of promising juvenile justice policies and practices in Illinois that provide a solid base for further reform efforts. The report shares information about these efforts in the hope…
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.
The Illinois Juvenile Defender Practice Notebook: Dec 1, 2008, Children and Family Justice National Juvenile Defender Center and Center of the Bluhm Legal Clinic at Northwestern School of Law; Note, the download link above provides a cover image—at this time the Notebook is only available to registered users of the Illinois Juvenile Defender Resource Institute website. In December…
The Second Century: Juvenile Justice Reform in Illinois: Dec 1, 2008, Mark Soler; This report illustrates significant achievements with policies and practices in Illinois' juvenile justice system. The report includes information on efforts to utilize data and public education to…
Information Sharing Tool Kit: Dec 1, 2008, Child Welfare League of America and Juvenile Law Center; The Models for Change Information Sharing Tool Kit provides guidance to jurisdictions seeking to improve their information and data sharing practices in the handling of juveniles and reach the…
Guidelines for Collecting and Recording the Race and Ethnicity of Youth in Illinois’ Juvenile Justice System: Nov 24, 2008, Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission; The Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission and the Illinois Models for Change Initiative strongly encourage agencies, organizations and practitioners at all stages of the juvenile justice system to…
DMC eNews #1: Intro to the DMC Action Network: Nov 12, 2008, Center for Children's Law and Policy; DMC eNews reports on efforts to reduce Disproportionate Minority Contact, or DMC, in juvenile justice systems in the DMC Action Network. Sign up here to receive DMC eNews by email. Issue #1 contains…
Different from Adults: An Updated Analysis of Juvenile Transfer and Blended Sentencing Laws, with Recommendations for Reform: Nov 1, 2008, National Center for Juvenile Justice; Maps the current landscape of laws governing the trial, sentencing, and sanctioning of juveniles as adults. The report summarizes the transfer laws of all 50 states and the District of Columbia as of…
Pennsylvania Progress: Doing Something About DMC: Nov 1, 2008, Patrick Griffin; 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 Side by Side Assessment Recommendations: Oct 2, 2008, National Juvenile Detention Center; This document summarizes issues, solutions and recommendation identified in the Illinois assessment.
Pennsylvania Side by Side Assessment Recommendations: Oct 2, 2008, National Juvenile Defender Center; The document outlines the recommendations made in the assessment of access to counsel and Quality Representation in Pennsylvania delinquency system.
Washington Side by Side Assessment Recommendations: Oct 2, 2008, National Juvenile Defender Center; This document summarizes issues, solutions and recommendations identified in the WA Assessment.
The Future of Children: Juvenile Justice Issue: Sep 23, 2008, Published by The Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University and The Brookings Institution; Published by The Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University and The Brookings Institution, The Future of Children produces two issues and two policy briefs yearly. Each journal issue examines a…
Critical Condition: African American Youth in the Justice System: Sep 1, 2008, Neelum Arya and Ian Augarten; The second in a series on race and ethnicity, the brief looks at the state of racial disparities for black youth in the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems, and analyzes demographic data,…
Pennsylvania Progress: Addressing the Behavioral Health Needs of Court-Involved Youth: Aug 1, 2008, Susanna Zawacki; This issue of Pennsylvania Progress focuses on efforts to create a comprehensive model for addressing the needs of youth with behavioral health disorders in the juvenile justice system. Pennsylvania…
An Overview of Illinois Medicaid and SCHIP Programs: Aug 1, 2008, National Academy for State Health Policy; 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…
An Overview of Louisiana’s Medicaid and SCHIP Programs: Aug 1, 2008, National Academy for State Health Policy; 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…
An Overview of Pennsylvania’s Publicly Funded Insurance Programs: Aug 1, 2008, National Academy for State Health Policy; 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…
An Overview of Washington's Publicly Funded Insurance Programs: Aug 1, 2008, National Academy for State Health Policy; 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…
Improving Access to Health Coverage for Transitional Youth: Jul 1, 2008, National Academy for State Health Policy; Offers a detailed examination of ways to improve states’ ability to keep foster care and juvenile justice youth enrolled in Medicaid and SCHIP. The report focuses on the areas of simplifying…
A Tangled Web of Justice: American Indian and Alaska Native Youth in Federal, State and Tribal Justice Systems: Jun 3, 2008, Neelum Arya and Addie C. Rolnick; The first in a series on race and ethnicity, the brief provides an overview of federal, state and tribal justice systems and an examination of the unique issues Native youth face in each system. The…
Changing Course: A Review of the First Two Years of Drug Transfer Reform in Illinois: May 31, 2008, Illinois Juvenile Justice Initiative; Details the reform efforts that led to passage of PA 94-0574, which reversed the automatic transfer of juvenile drug cases to adult court, and the impact the law has had in the two years after it…
Overcoming Language and Culture Barriers Using Evidence-Based Practices: Apr 29, 2008, National Council of La Raza (NCLR); Summary, remarks and speaker biographies from the workshop "Defeating Language and Culture Barriers Using Evidence-Based Practices" held at the The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) 2007 Annual…
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.
A Medicaid Primer for Juvenile Justice Officials: Apr 1, 2008, National Academy for State Health Policy; Provides those who work with system-involved youth with an introduction to Medicaid and its key concepts, as they pertain to the juvenile justice system as Medicaid provides health coverage to more…
Berks County, Pennsylvania Juvenile Detention Risk Assessment: Apr 1, 2008, Dana Shoenberg; The Berks County Juvenile Detention Risk Assessment Instrument Report documents the results of an eight month test of a draft Juvenile Detention Assessment Instrument in Berks County, Pennsylvania…
Building Pennsylvania’s Comprehensive Aftercare Model: Probation Case Management Essentials for Youth in Placement: Mar 31, 2008, Patricia M. Torbet; Describes the development of a structured and thoughtful approach for implementing the probation-related goals of Pennsylvania's Joint Policy Statement on Aftercare, resulting in a model for…
Child Welfare & Juvenile Justice Systems Integration Initiative: A Promising Progress Report: Jan 24, 2008, Child Welfare League of America; The work and progress in the numerous state and local jurisdictions around the country that have partnered with CWLA has also been highlighted in Child Welfare & Juvenile Justice Systems…
Pennsylvania Progress: Preparing Youth for Productive Futures: Jan 18, 2008, Patrick Griffin and Mary Humninen; This issue of Pennsylvania Progress focuses on efforts to ensure that delinquent youth are educated, trained and connected with school and work opportunities. Pennsylvania Progress: A Juvenile…
Mental Health Screening within Juvenile Justice: The Next Frontier: Nov 15, 2007, National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice; Discusses issues surrounding the mental health screening of juvenile offenders such as screening procedures, policies and implementation. Chapters of this report are: "Introduction" by Kathleen R.…
Rehabilitation Versus Incarceration of Juvenile Offenders: Public Preferences in Four Models for Change States: Nov 1, 2007, Alex R. Piquero; 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…
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.
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…
Potential for Change: Pennsylvania Executive Summary: Nov 1, 2007, Center for Children's Law and Policy; Presents Pennsylvania-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…
Potential for Change: Washington Executive Summary: Nov 1, 2007, Center for Children's Law and Policy; Presents Washington-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…
Potential for Change: Illinois Executive Summary: Nov 1, 2007, Center for Children's Law and Policy; Presents Illinois-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…
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…
Jailing Juveniles: The Dangers of Incarcerating Youth in Adult Jails in America: Nov 1, 2007, Neelum Arya; Provides a summary of the risks that youth face when incarcerated in adult jails, facts and figures about how many youth are incarcerated in jails nationwide, and a review of the limited federal and…
The Accelerating Pace of Juvenile Justice Reform: Oct 31, 2007, National Juvenile Defender Center; Outlines trends identified by a survey of state-level enactments and policy changes in 2006-2007.
Models for Change: Illinois Workplan: Oct 31, 2007, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Outlines reform efforts in the second Model state, Illinois, which focusing on bringing about change in three areas identified as already ripe for improvement: juvenile court jurisdiction;…
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…
Models for Change: Pennsylvania Workplan: Oct 31, 2007, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Outlines reform efforts in the first Model state, Pennsylvania, which focusing on bringing about change in three areas identified as already ripe for improvement: mental health and juvenile justice…
Models for Change: Washington Workplan: Oct 31, 2007, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Outlines reform efforts in the fourth Model state, Washington, which focusing on bringing about change in three areas identified as already ripe for improvement: alternatives to formal processing and…
LJJN: A Culturally Competent Model for Juvenile Justice Reform: Oct 25, 2007, Cassandra Villanueva; During the DMC Action Network's first annual meeting, one workshop outlined strategies for reviewing and modifying system processes through a cultural competence lens, and ensuring that the DMC…
Vision 2008 and Beyond : The Jefferson Parish Children and Youth Planning Board Comprehensive Plan: Oct 8, 2007, Roy L. Juncker; 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.
Mental Health Screening within Juvenile Justice: The Next Frontier: Oct 1, 2007, National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice; Discusses issues surrounding the mental health screening of juvenile offenders. Chapters of this report are: "Introduction" by Kathleen R. Skowyra and Joseph J. Cocozza; "Procedures and Policies:…
Illinois: An Assessment of Access to Counsel & Quality of Representation in Delinquency Proceedings: Sep 13, 2007, Children and Family Justice Center; Forty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision: In In re Gault, the Court ruled that children accused of delinquent acts are entitled to the protections of due process of law,…
Mental Health Needs of Juvenile Offenders: Jun 21, 2007, National Conference of State Legislatures; Describes disorders, issues and strategies for addressing the mental health needs of youth in the juvenile justice system: as many as 70 percent of youth in the system are affected with a mental…
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…
Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Action Network: Invitation to Join: Jun 20, 2007, Center for Children's Law and Policy; 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…
Redeploy Illinois Annual Report Implementation and Impact 2007: May 24, 2007, Redeploy Illinois Oversight Board (RIOB); Documents how four Redeploy Illinois pilot programs reduced commitments to Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice on average by 44%, or 226 fewer youth in the first two years, thereby saving the…
Improving and Coordinating Access to Mental Health Services for Youth in Pennsylvania's Juvenile Justice System: Apr 10, 2007, Models for Change; Outlines approaches and opportunities for the juvenile justice and mental health systems to better respond to the needs of the large number (over 70%) of youth with mental health needs who come into…
Pennsylvania Models for Change Monthly Newsletter: February 2007 Issue: Mar 8, 2007, Juvenile Law Center; February 2007 issue of the Pennsylvania Models for Change newsletter features updates on target area of improvement, information exchange, upcoming events, national news etc.
Pennsylvania Models for Change Organizational Chart: Feb 13, 2007, Juvenile Law Center; Organizational chart showing lead entity, local partners, and National Resource Bank in relation to three target areas for improvement in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Models for Change Monthly Newsletter: January 2007 Issue: Feb 1, 2007, Juvenile Law Center; Inaugural issue of the Pennsylvania Models for Change newsletter features updates on target area of improvement, information exchange, upcoming events, national news etc.
Pennsylvania Progress: Aftercare Reality and Reform: Jan 23, 2007, Patrick Griffin; This issue of Pennsylvania Progress focuses on aftercare successes and areas for improvement. Pennsylvania Progress: A Juvenile Justice Research, Practice and Policy Series is a publication of the…
16th Judicial District Court - Juvenile Justice System Provider Survey (Self Report Survey 2007): Jan 1, 2007, 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…
National Statistics: System Snapshot: Dec 31, 2006, Models for Change; Provides an overview of national trends in juvenile arrests, juvenile court cases received and the court's response to those cases. Statistics presented highlight important differences in offense,…
Washington State Models for Change Initiative: Selected County Highlights: Dec 31, 2006, National Center for Juvenile Justice; Provides statistics on intake, demographics, mental health diversion/treatment programs for Benton, Franklin, Clark, King, Pierce and Spokane Counties in Washington.
Illinois: System Snapshot: Dec 10, 2006, National Center for Juvenile Justice; Provides information on the juvenile justice system in Illinois including key agencies, demographics, framework, statistics, etc.
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.
Pennsylvania: System Snapshot: Dec 10, 2006, National Center for Juvenile Justice; Provides information on the juvenile justice system in Pennsylvania including key agencies, demographics, framework, statistics, etc.
Washington: System Snapshot: Dec 10, 2006, National Center for Juvenile Justice; Provides information on the juvenile justice system in the state of Washington including key agencies, demographics, framework, statistics, etc.
Instructions and Guidelines for Collecting and Recording Race and Ethnicity of Juveniles: Oct 14, 2006, National Center for Juvenile Justice; Provides instruction and guidance to local juvenile courts and probation departments on racial coding of juveniles involved in Pennsylvania's juvenile justice system in conjunction with reporting…
Louisiana Models for Change Initiative: Selected Parish/Judicial District Highlights: Oct 1, 2006, National Center for Juvenile Justice; Provides statistics on intake, demographics, mental health diversion/treatment programs for Caddom Calcasieu, Jefferson, Rapides Parish, and 16th Judicial District parishes in Louisiana.
Lessons Learned: Facilitating Mental Health Screening in Juvenile Justice Programs: Oct 1, 2006, Valerie Williams; Recent evidence suggests that the prevalence of mental disorders among youths in the juvenile justice system is two to three times higher than youths in the general population. Screening upon entry…
Pennsylvania Guidelines for Collecting and Recording the Race and Ethnicity of Juvenile in Conjunction with Juvenile Delinquency Disposition Reporting to the Juvenile court Judges' Commission: Oct 1, 2006, Tiana Davis; This booklet provides instruction and guidance to local juvenile courts and probation departments on accurate racial and ethnic data collections for juveniles, particularly with respect to Hispanic…
Education Aftercare & Reintegration Toolkit for Juvenile Professionals: Sep 30, 2006, Shari A. Mamas; Provides information and resources needed to help juvenile probation officers (JPOs) and other juvenile justice professionals obtain appropriate education and special education services for youth in…
Washington Models for Change Initiative Background Summary: Sep 30, 2006, National Center for Juvenile Justice; Contains a broad spectrum of historical and more recent information regarding Washington State's juvenile justice system as well as a wide range of statistics to support the strategic planning…
Joint Policy Statement on Mental Health/Juvenile Justice: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Aug 31, 2006, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Joint statement by The Mental Health/Juvenile Justice (MH/JJ) Work Group (comprised of representatives from the juvenile justice, mental health, child welfare, drug and alcohol, and education systems…
2006 Overview of Models for Change: Systems Reform in Juvenile Justice: Jun 30, 2006, Models for Change; This 2006 edition of the Models for Change overview provides the background and framework (principles) of the Models for Change initiative. Strategies for grantmaking and success are also described…
Models for Change FAQ: Jun 30, 2006, Models for Change; Answers frequently asked questions about the Models for Change initiative including selection of states, initiative structure and measuring progress.
Models for Change Selected Grants List: Jun 30, 2006, Models for Change; Partial list of national organizations and state departments who have received Models for Change grants as of July 2006.
Summary of Aftercare Practices in Pennsylvania: May 2, 2006, Richard D. Steele; Provides brief overview of current county level aftercare practices in Pennsylvania, developed from information gathered during site visits to each of the state's 67 county juvenile probation…
Louisiana Models for Change Initiative Background Summary: Mar 22, 2006, National Center for Juvenile Justice; 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…
A Guide to Legal and Policy Analysis for Systems Integration: Feb 1, 2006, Jessica K. Heldman; Research has recently confirmed what practitioners have known for years: that there is a link between child maltreatment and delinquency and therefore the systems created to address these issues are…
Blueprint for Change: A Comprehensive Model for the Identification and Treatment of Youth with Mental Health Needs in Contact with the Juvenile Justice Network: Dec 31, 2005, The National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice; Presents a comprehensive model for providing a broad range of mental health services to youth in contact with the juvenile justice system with recommended actions and over 30 detailed suggestions.…
Building Momentum for Juvenile Justice Reform: Nov 30, 2005, 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 systems. Also…
Illinois: Reducing Disproportionate Minority Contact Promoting Accountability and Fairness in Juvenile Justice: Oct 13, 2005, Civitas ChildLaw Center; Provides statistics on disproportionate minority contact with the Illinois juvenile justice system, including along with brief information on efforts underway to improve racial fairness.
Keystones for Reform: Promising Juvenile Justice Policies and Practices in Pennsylvania: Oct 12, 2005, Juvenile Law Center; The first state report for the Models for Change initiative, this report describes promising juvenile justice policies and practices in Pennsylvania that provide a solid base for further reform…
Keystones for Reform: Promising Juvenile Justice Policies and Practices in Pennsylvania: Oct 1, 2005, Dana Shoenberg; This report describes a number of key reforms in juvenile justice in Pennsylvania, including needs-based budgeting, strong state leadership, community-based alternatives to incarceration, and the use…
Thinking About Pennsylvania's Vital Signs: May 24, 2005, National Center for Juvenile Justice; The Models For Change initiative supports efforts to assemble, merge and reconfigure data to build a set of standard measures or "vital signs" that could serve as broad indicators of overall system…
Joint Policy Statement on Aftercare: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Dec 31, 2004, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Joint statement by stakeholders in the Pennsylvania juvenile justice system to collaborate efforts to support counties in developing a comprehensive aftercare system by 2010.
Developing Mental Health Screening in Juvenile Justice: Dec 1, 2004, Gina Vincent; The first step toward managing the mental health needs of juveniles is to be able to identify them. Mental health screening is crucial for identifying mental conditions in need of immediate response,…
Changing the Status Quo for Status Offenders: New York State's Efforts to Support Troubled Teens: Dec 1, 2004, Tina Chiu & Sara Mogulescu; In December 2004, the Vera Institute of Justice released an 'Issue in Brief' discussing the work of child welfare and probation leaders in New York State to reform the PINS (Persons in Need of…
Assessment of Access to Counsel and Quality of Representation in Delinquency Proceedings in Pennsylvania: Oct 1, 2003, Juvenile Law Center and American Bar Association Juvenile Justice Center; This report is an assessment of children’s access to counsel and the quality of representation they receive in Pennsylvania’s juvenile justice system. The report's findings are based on…
Models for Change Framework: Sep 30, 2003, Models for Change; Identifies and describes eight core principles essential to a model juvenile justice system: fundamental fairness, recognition of juvenile-adult differences, recognition of individual differences,…
Understanding Child Maltreatment and Juvenile Delinquency: From Research to Effective Program, Practice, and Systemic Solutions: Jan 1, 2003, Janet K. Wiig; Describes the best research on the connection between child maltreatment and juvenile delinquency. Also includes a description of a wide array of promising responses for improving outcomes for dual…
Understanding Adolescents: A Juvenile Court Training Curriculum: Jun 1, 2000, Youth Law Center; Understanding Adolescents: A Juvenile Court Training Curriculum, training materials for juvenile justice professionals, was funded by the MacArthur Foundation as a joint project of the Youth Law…

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