Our Work
The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform currently works with jurisdictions nationwide to help them better translate knowledge on “what works” into everyday practice and policy. The Center provides on-and off-site training, networking opportunities, webinars and more to help state and local agencies develop and implement system improvement efforts.
Learn more about our current and past initiatives.
Data & Evaluation Services
At the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR) at Georgetown University, we bring a rigorous, data-driven approach to improving outcomes for youth involved in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems. Our team has experience in program evaluation, data analysis, and research that informs policy and practice.
Through our expertise, we help jurisdictions and organizations harness the power of data to drive decision-making and enhance service delivery. Whether it’s conducting process evaluations, assessing program effectiveness, or developing data-driven solutions, we collaborate with partners to generate meaningful insights that lead to real-world impact.
The TTA Center for State Compliance with the R/ED Core Requirement
We are delighted to announce that, with the support of OJJDP, the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR) and our partners at the Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ), have launched the The TTA Center for State Compliance with the R/ED Core Requirement. This collaboration leverages the collective strengths of each partner. This includes strengthening state and territory level compliance, developing and implementing comprehensive technical assistance, increasing the knowledge base of practitioners, and meaningfully partnering with youth and families.
Addressing Commercial Sexual Exploitation
The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform is hosting a new webinar series titled “Addressing Commercial Sexual Exploitation: A Framework for the Youth Legal System.” Youth experiencing commercial sexual exploitation, or sex trafficking, continue to interface with our public systems – youth justice, child welfare, and beyond. Led by an expert team of researchers, practitioners, policy managers, and advocates, this webinar series will provide an overview of what commercial sexual exploitation is, what it looks like, and common misconceptions. Then, our expert team of collaborators and presenters will share examples from professional and lived experience of specific system-level policies and on-the-ground practices that can be used to better identify and support youth experiencing commercial sexual exploitation.
Breakthrough Series Collaborative
This BSC is focused on transforming the youth justice system by revising or eliminating policies and practices that disproportionately or disparately impact youth of color; creating community-based supports; enhancing the alternatives provided to youth to avoid involvement with the formal youth justice system; and wherever possible, addressing socioeconomic disparities. This BSC will build upon the collective experience gained by CJJR and CCLP since 2013 through the development and facilitation of the Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice Certificate Program and significantly expand the focus on community-involved and community- based solutions to juvenile justice issues. This, in combination with CJJR’s experience in facilitating the implementation of innovative solutions through the use of the BSC methodology, contributes to a BSC that is inclusive, action-oriented, and direct in challenging how the youth justice system has served or disserved youth and families of color.
Juvenile Justice Leadership Network
In partnership with the Council of Juvenile Justice Administrators and the Public Welfare Foundation, CJJR hosts a Juvenile Justice Leadership Network designed to provide public juvenile justice agency leaders a convenient and comfortable “place” to have open and honest dialogues on juvenile justice reform issues. This collaboration facilitates the convening on an informal basis of a small group of progressive and innovative public agency juvenile justice probation and correctional leaders at the state and local levels, to discuss their work in a safe environment, one that allows them to discuss their successes, failures and ongoing challenges.