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- The issues addressed by the work group reflect the important role of state legislatures in enacting policies that avoid unnecessary involvement of youth in the justice system and support evidence-based interventions that reduce recidivism and protect public safety.
- This pilot study compared the recidivism risks of older, high-risk juvenile probationers exposed or unexposed to an experimental case-management intervention to further the development of a supportive community intervention.
EZAPOP provides access to National, State, and County level population data detailed by age, sex, race, and ethnicity.
- The Racial-Ethnic Fairness section of the Resource Hub will provide you with an overview of salient issues and links to information on each approach, as well as the most recent research, cutting edge reforms, model policies, best practices, links to experts, and toolkits to take action.
- While it echoes others’ observations that the confusing jurisdictional web is part of the reason Native youth remain neglected and invisible in federal and state systems, and ill-served by tribal systems, this Article’s detailed analysis of the law reveals much greater potential for tribal control under current laws than others assume exists.
- This brief describes an ongoing evaluation of PACE that will help policymakers and practitioners understand and strengthen the program’s effects for at-risk girls on a range of outcomes, including education, delinquency, risky behavior, social support, and mental health.
This document is meant to assist agencies and facilities in their PREA compliance efforts.
This report provides a clear blueprint for closing youth prisons and replacing them with community-based juvenile justice services.
Little is known about youth who were previously placed in a detention facility and what factors predict a subsequent recidivism to placement.
The goal of this exploratory research was to hear from girls from the First Coast (Duval, Clay, Nassau, Baker, and St.
- PREA standards for juvenile facilities are divided into the following sections: Prevention Planning, Responsive Planning, Training and Education, Screening for Risk of Sexual Victimization and Abusiveness, Reporting, Official Response Following a Resident Report, Investigations, Discipline, Medical and Mental Care, Data Collection and Review, Audits, Auditing and Corrective Action, and State Compliance.
In 2010, South Carolina passed the Sentencing Reform Act, enacting comprehensive criminal justice reforms.