Juvenile Justice - General

Whether the benefits and costs of youth prisons [aka training schools” or “youth centers”] are weighed on a scale of public dollars, community safe

The Juvenile Justice Research-to-Practice Implementation Resources provide juvenile justice agency managers, staff, and other practitioners with co

Juveniles and adults who sexually offend should be viewed as distinct populations.

News and publications about juvenile justice.

This webinar highlights strategies, tools, examples, and best-practice models from across the country that juvenile justice agency managers, staff,

The objective of this study was to systematically review and statistically synthesize all available research that, at a minimum, compared participa

The issues addressed by the work group reflect the important role of state legislatures in enacting policies that avoid unnecessary involvement of

The well-documented statistics regarding the academic struggles of incarcerated youth are disconcerting, and efforts to improve reading performance

This report provides a clear blueprint for closing youth prisons and replacing them with community-based juvenile justice services.

This report presents findings from a project in which researchers examined six mentoring programs in Ohio to better understand their impact on reci

The goal of this policy brief is to provide state and local policymakers as well as education and juvenile justice leaders with information about h

The proliferation of adult criminal records and their harmful impact on people with convictions has received growing attention from scholars, the m

This special report offers a primer on status offenses—misbehaviors that are only illegal because of a person’s age and that unfairly land many kid

This report presents the findings of an implementation and outcome evaluation of NYC Justice Corps (Justice Corps), a cohort-based workforce develo