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Reform Progress
Short "Progress updates" about activities and developments in the Initiative, and longer feature "Promising stories" related to juvenile justice reform
Promising stories
- Law Enforcement-Based Diversion: Helping Youth at a Critical Stage
- Jun 28, 2010, Kathy Skowyra, Associate Director, Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network
- Young people in the juvenile justice system are experiencing mental health disorders at a rate that is three times that of youth who are not in the system. Studies have shown that the majority of…
- National Symposium Highlights Juvenile Indigent Defense
- Mar 9, 2010, Rey Banks, National Juvenile Defender Center
- The juvenile defense agenda was squarely and resolutely placed on the indigent defense landscape at the 2010 National Symposium on Indigent Defense hosted by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and the…
- New Data on Sanctions and Services Supports the Use of Non-Institutional Alternatives
- Mar 9, 2010, LaWanda Johnson
- Does placing youth who commit offenses in expensive, out-of-home placements improve their chances of not reoffending? New preliminary data from the Pathways to Desistance study reported by the…
- Champions for Change Award Winners: Video Clips from the 4th Annual Models for Change Working Conference
- Feb 2, 2010, David Kindler
- Here are video clips of the 2009 Champions for Change Award winners:
Patricia Koch,
Keith Snyder,
Annie Lee,
Ben Roe.
- Conference Highlights Successes in Models for Change States
- Jan 8, 2010, LaWanda Johnson
- Hundreds of Models for Change representatives from sixteen states were on hand to highlight reform progress in their states and share experiences with peers during the 4th annual Models for Change…
Progress updates
- Calcasieu Sets Standards for Juvenile Justice
- Aug 29, 2010, Louisiana Models for Change
- Calcasieu Parish has been asked to help develop standards for juvenile justice detention centers around the state.
House Bill 1477, enacted this summer, outlines the development of “best…
- NCLR Highlights Juvenile Justice from Its 2010 Annual Conference
- Aug 11, 2010, The National Council of La Raza
- The National Council of La Raza (NCLR)—the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States—presented two juvenile justice workshops and held a…
- Juvenile Detention Reform Helping to Ease Overcrowding
- Aug 6, 2010, Louisiana Models for Change
- In Shreveport, Louisiana, Caddo Juvenile Detention Center's small cell blocks are reserved mostly for teens charged with armed robbery, sex crimes and other violent felony offenses. Despite a…
- Reforming Juvenile Justice in Pennsylvania
- Aug 3, 2010, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- An innovative new approach to juvenile justice reform in Berks County, Pennsylvania, is helping to improve community safety while reducing the number of young people in secure detention and…
- Latino Leaders Engaged
- Jun 29, 2010, Washington State Models for Change
- Latino leaders in Benton and Franklin counties are aligning and strategizing for change. As a follow up to their initial meeting in late May, local Latino leaders have agreed to continue meeting to…
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