CJJR and the McCourt School of Public Policy hosted hundreds of researchers, advocates, and policy experts from across the country for the 2017 LEAD Conference focusing on bridging the divide between research, sound policy and evidence-based practice to improve the lives of youth. The two-day event provided a forum for participants to exchange ideas related […]
Read more >>Marian Wright Edelman Is Recipient of Inaugural Janet Reno Endowment Women’s Leadership Award
The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR) at the McCourt School of Public Policy conferred its first Janet Reno Endowment Women’s Leadership Award upon Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund, during a ceremony at the school’s 2017 LEAD Conference. The award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated a commitment and ability […]
Read more >>Fairfax County Team Is Recipient of 2016 Capstone of the Year Award
CJJR is proud to announce the Fairfax County, Virginia team as the winner of the 2016 Capstone of the Year Award. After attending our 2014 Juvenile Diversion Certificate Program, the team developed and implemented a Capstone Project aimed at improving outcomes for youth participating in diversion and restorative justice programs in Fairfax County.
Read more >>Wayne County Pilots Crossover Youth Practice Model, Improves Agency Collaboration
In January, CJJR facilitated a daylong training in partnership with Casey Family Programs and Wayne County to educate front-line staff from the county’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Care Management Organizations (CMOs) on working with the crossover youth population in Michigan. The training served as the information session for the Crossover […]
Read more >>“Why the Trump Administration Would Be Wise to Invest in Juvenile Justice” By Shay Bilchik | JJIE
This country and its juvenile justice systems are facing an important set of transitions as we enter 2017. A new president is about to take office who is committed to taking the country in a different direction. While most of the policies his administration will promote are outside the scope of this column, they will […]
Read more >>Capstone Projects Highlighted at National DMC Conference
CJJR was honored to co-sponsor the Coalition for Juvenile Justice DMC Conference on December 5 – 6, 2016. As part of the conference, CJJR Director Shay Bilchik led a plenary session as well as three workshops, cumulatively recognizing four individual jurisdictions for their progress in reducing racial and ethnic disparities through their Capstone Projects. In […]
Read more >>CCAS Awards MSC-TTA Grants to Seven Jurisdictions
With support from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Center for Coordinated Assistance to States (CCAS) has awarded grants to seven jurisdictions, providing them with the opportunity to participate in the fourth cohort of the Multi-System Collaboration Training and Technical Assistance (MSC-TTA) program. Each selected jurisdiction has exhibited a distinct level of […]
Read more >>Early Registration Open for 2017 LEAD Conference
Georgetown University, the McCourt School of Public Policy, and CJJR are pleased to announce the 2017 LEAD Conference (Leadership. Evidence. Analysis. Debate.): Moving from Research to Policy & Practice to Improve the Lives of Youth. The McCourt School of Public Policy’s LEAD Conference (Leadership. Evidence. Analysis. Debate.) is an annual event that brings together experts and key […]
Read more >>“Remembering Janet Reno” By Shay Bilchik
It is with great sadness that we share the news that former Attorney General Janet Reno passed away yesterday after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. I had the privilege of working with Janet for more than 20 years, first in Miami-Dade County at the State Attorney’s Office, and later at the U.S. […]
Read more >>“Sister remembers Janet Reno as lover of Fla. outdoors” By Tyler Treadway | USA Today
But one Martin County commissioner, Maggy Hurchalla, remembers her sister, Janny, paddling in the moonlight and playing Sardines, a sort of reverse hide and seek. Reno, 78, died early Monday from complications of Parkinson’s disease at her family’s home west of Miami. Before serving as the country’s top law-enforcement official for eight years under President Bill Clinton, she was state attorney in Dade County for 14 years.Georgetown University recently established the Janet Reno Endowment, which will give an annual award to a woman working to help children at risk of entering the juvenile-justice or child-welfare systems.
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