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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.…
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…
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…
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. …
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…
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…
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.
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.
JIDAN Journal: Mar 16, 2011, NJDC; News and Updates from the Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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.
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.

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