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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…
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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…
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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. …
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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 researchers interviewed and…
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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…
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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…
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Improving the Effectiveness of Juvenile Justice Programs: A New Perspective on Evidence-Based Practice
- Dec 3, 2010, Mark W. Lipsey, James C. Howell, Marion R. Kelly, Gabrielle Chapman, Darin Carver
- 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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
