On May 21st, approximately 200 policymakers, practitioners, researchers, educators, judicial officials, community members, foundation representatives and advocates traveled to Georgetown University from across the country to attend the 2018 Janet Reno Forum and participate in a discussion about the future of the juvenile justice system. During the convening, national experts, system leaders and funders took part in panel discussions around the six key strategies for reform outlined in the newly released publication Transforming Juvenile Justice Systems to Improve Public Safety and Youth Outcomes and shared informati…
Read more >>“Juvenile Justice Systems Need to Transform to Have Lasting Impact on Youth Outcomes” By Shay Bilchik and Josh Weber | JJIE
For juvenile court judges, correctional facility administrators and community supervision agency leaders throughout the country, the progress juvenile justice systems have made in recent years is clear. Nationwide, juvenile arrest rates are at historic lows, and incarceration rates have plummeted by more than half. Despite these tremendous strides, data and experience indicates that juvenile justice […]
Read more >>“To Cut Recidivism, Focus on Public Safety, Not Technical Violations, Report Says ” By Matt Smith | JJIE
Want to keep youth out of the juvenile justice system? Maybe the best way is not to lock them up in the first place. A new report that examines innovative efforts to reduce recidivism across the country recommends that authorities focus more effort on youth whose behaviors pose a threat to public safety — and […]
Read more >>“Taking Care of Our Children Is One Thing We Can Agree On” By Maggy Hurchalla | TC Palm
I was in Washington D.C. last week walking paths along the Potomac River where I walked and paddled with my sister almost 20 years ago. I communed with family ghosts and admired the awesome power of Great Falls in flood. My big sister, Janet Reno, and I learned to whitewater kayak on the littler falls […]
Read more >>Improving Outcomes for Crossover Youth: Douglas County, Nebraska’s CYPM Efforts Featured in Webinar Series
On April 26, 2018, CJJR presented the second webinar in a two-part series highlighting the impact of the Crossover Youth Practice Model (CYPM) efforts in Douglas County, Nebraska. The series features the results of an evaluation conducted by the Nebraska Center for Justice Research at the University of Nebraska-Omaha (UNO). The study found multiple benefits […]
Read more >>CJJR Holds Evidence-Based Decision-Making Certificate Program in Oregon
Last month in Salem, Oregon, CJJR and Vanderbilt University’s Peabody Research Institute convened a group of cross-system leaders from Multnomah, Jackson, Marion, Clackamas and Washington counties, the 17 county Central and Eastern Juvenile Justice Consortium (CEOJJC), and the state level Oregon Youth Authority. Fifty-seven participants came together for a weeklong training on evidence-based decision-making (EBDM) […]
Read more >>Shay Bilchik Presents at Annual Health Disparities Round Table
On April 6, 2018, CJJR Director Shay Bilchik delivered a keynote address at the annual Health Disparities Round Table at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Held during National Public Health Week, the round table welcomed more than 200 participants to discuss strategies to prevent individuals from entering the criminal justice system and […]
Read more >>Shay Bilchik and Macon Stewart Present at 2018 National CASA/GAL Conference
Last month, CJJR Director Shay Bilchik and Deputy Director for Multi-Systems Programs, Macon Stewart presented at the 2018 National CASA/GAL conference held March 10-13, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. More than 1,200 people gathered at the conference to celebrate the mission and impact of nearly 1,000 court appointed special advocate (CASA) and guardian ad litem (GAL) […]
Read more >>CCAS Awards MSC-TTA Grants to Four Jurisdictions
With support from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Center for Coordinated Assistance to States (CCAS) has awarded grants to four jurisdictions, providing them with the opportunity to participate in the sixth cohort of the Multi-System Collaboration Training and Technical Assistance (MSC-TTA) program. Each selected jurisdiction has exhibited a distinct level of […]
Read more >>“From The Juvenile Justice System To John Jay, Alumnus Hernan Carvente’s Impact Is Far-Reaching” By John Jay College News
Long before graduating in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, Hernan Carvente knew he wanted to dedicate his life to helping young people in prison. He was incarcerated at Brookwood Secure Center, a youth detention facility, when he was accepted to John Jay. “I wrote a letter to a friend saying I was […]
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