Juvenile justice

Children and youth with mental health issues and learning difficulties are common in the juvenile justice system and finding ways to effectively re

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

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

Bala, Nila

Newsweek, U.S. Edition 12/30/17 at 6:00 AM

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

The tribal notification provision for Native youth entering the state juvenile justice system, unique to the State of New Mexico, has been identifi

This Article provides a thorough description and diagnosis of the reasons that the Indian country juvenile justice system continues to fail Native

Little is known about youth who were previously placed in a detention facility and what factors predict a subsequent recidivism to placement.

This brief, from the CSG Justice Center, is designed to help state and local officials better support young adults in the justice system.

In this paper, [the authors] propose a different kind of criminal justice for young men and women.

The key theme that emerged from JPI’s convening of stakeholders to discuss better ways of working with young adults, is that if a more effective an

This resource presents a concrete list of dos and don’ts that policymakers and justice system leaders can use to guide policy and practice changes

This website provides access to the report and webinar, both entitled, "Environmental Scan of Criminal Justice Responses to Justice-Involved Young

Although youthful offenders account for about 18 percent of all federal offenders sentenced between fiscal years 2010 and 2015, there is little cur

Ackerman, Mark, and Dillon Thomas

Canon City, Colo. (CBS4)

Nzeka, Gloria

Capital News Service January 26, 2018

This brief discusses how the implementation and sustainability of Second Chance Act programs for juveniles were affected by the changing policy con

Most juvenile justice practitioners are aware of the value of research and evidence-based practices, but few resources exist to help them apply res

Translating research into practice requires a systematic approach grounded in implementation science and input from practitioners.

The Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol (SPEP) is a system that rates the potential for therapeutic services to reduce recidivism among youth,

Delivering reentry services to youth proves challenging.

Crime, victimization, and justice system responses greatly affect the life prospects of the most vulnerable Great Lakes youth, restricting their ac

The Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol (SPEP) system rates how effectively juvenile justice services reduce recidivism.

This report explains how jurisdictions have integrated the JJSIP [Juvenile Justice Systems Improvement Project] and the JJRRI [Juvenile Justice Ref

The Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol (SPEP) is a validated, data driven rating scheme for determining how well an existing program or servi

While researchers have found that African American youth experience higher levels of juvenile justice involvement at every system level (arrest, se

Little is known about what factors contribute to African American youth desisting from offending … Researchers investigated whether youth possessed

Horowitz, Jake, and Arna Carlock

Pew Charitable Trusts Public Safety Performance Project (Philadelphia, PA)

Within the past decade, reliance on the juvenile justice system to meet the needs of juvenile offenders with mental health concerns has increased.

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

Youth in Juvenile Hall are often at a critical crisis point.

This article examines the confluence of mental health needs and racial disparities within the juvenile justice system.

Mental health screening and assessment is crucial within juvenile correctional facilities (JC).

This brief reviews the prevalence of mental health issues among youth in the juvenile justice system, including: 1) the types of disorders among yo

While mental health problems are generally not risk factors for criminal behavior according to the risk-needs-responsivity (RNR) framework of corre

This study examines the effects of mental health screening and service delivery on perceived future criminal justice interactions— arrest and incar

Many juvenile justice systems across the country are overwhelmed by the number of young people suffering from behavioral health problems—meaning me

Step into juvenile delinquency courts throughout the country, and you will usually find the number of children of color who appear there are far ou

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

In 2010, South Carolina passed the Sentencing Reform Act, enacting comprehensive criminal justice reforms.

In 2012, Georgia passed comprehensive criminal justice reform legislation.

This report evaluates the New York City-based Arches Transformative Mentoring program, finding that participation in the program reduces one-year f

This report reviews a number of prominent frameworks that are available to help youth justice systems rely on positive outcomes rather than recidiv

Miller, Elizabeth

New Mexico In Depth 2-26-2018

This report provides an introductory snapshot of what happens when justice-involved youth are held by the state: where they are held, under what co

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

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been identified as a key risk factor for a range of negative life outcomes, including delinquency.

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

Titus, Jennifer

NEWS 7 Articles (Tampa, FL)

Published: 9:00 AM EST February 28, 2018